Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-27


"Didns you while you were staying
with Sheriff Emery at the county JUL
shouted Atty. King
REFUSES no GET FRUSTRATED
wrong Again" answered tho wit.
ness calmly refusing TO get Illustrated.
The attorney for the defense asked
question after question to get
MoMhlrtei to admit he and his older
brother had talked over the case The
questions were shouted rapidly but
William with legs crossed and hands
folded answered each quickly and
readily. He was the very picture or
composure even during Atty. Kings
most strenuous efforts,
'Iow many hands did they play
around before you Joined In the game
asked The attorney, changing his tact
suddenly.
rWhat's a hand?" asked McWhirter
with aggravating calmncss
How many times were the cards
dealt out 90
How Is it you call the osrien's by
II understand that's their name"
Have you seen them since2'
NO"
Have you had any dealings with
him slnoe?"
Il don't think so.
Have you an acquaintance VITA
him?"
"No my acquaintance consisted OF
that IN the Antlers."
did the doctor Invite you INTO the
game ?"
eyes"
what? Isn't this the first time you
have ever said Donaldson invited you
49, s, robn o,Rrisn said that II
the doctor had no objections we
could get In
erore,4 INVITATION
as that your idea Of an invitation
Most decidedly
and IN Amerlcal"
"You are giving us scotch version,
said Atty. King laughingly as TINS III
te 'nc'dent e'os'u
WONT bh NAii'fi' 1870
Atty. King has a transcript of VII
tllam McWhirter's testimony during
previous hearing Each sentence y
gone over word by word IN an attempt
to have the witness repeat the entire
story with all details. The i1rsl testl-
mony was furnished IN September.
When sure Of certain remarks Nc
Winter answers with decisive most
decidedly" When not positive ne saSs
with one fist pounding In the palm OF
his other hand. II tell you sur Won
what were the words used?' asked
Atty. King. when y - sr io k now" S'
Mowhirter answered.
but | want to know tho exact
words persisted the attorney.
well you wont Know from ne
was the witnesses half angry retprt.
little later Atty King wanted !"
know N someone didn't have n PAIR OF
Jacks, whats jack asked tn'
witness,
You evidently don't KNOW the sa"'s
do your"
mo, strand | don't want 70
Again Atty. King asked u one OF the
nIavers didn't zee the raise" mean
Ing covering the bet.
,yra,, t,r-sv nsEFINC,"
was
II don't know what they saw. was
busy with what | was SEEING nm
swered the witness, mlsinterpreuns
the card slis hptilse' number of oues-
tions TO bring out the statement that
the elder McWhirter went into the
game to win "It would be'foolish not
10 het to win" answered William.
you didn't say anything did you
aside from trying to catch your protn-
cr's eye and shake your head-did
Vol, ~
,'No--everything was serene
.Were YOU surprised or frightened2'
r,,,r,rrNa
HAD AN HhNiE fEfi''N'
.,No Int 7 had what we call In Scot
land and "eerle'' feeling-I knew ev-
n,.S,tbing was moi ali right
Tur,her alo1s Attv King said. "Did
xn,, know ths rules Of The .r1me?"
~ aon,t think that game had any
r,,es ;, answered. the witness with a
san,daa ,,ccan, an INC chat" This an
aue vas q, rickcn out AT Atty. King s
raonest
yhen ATTY King came towards the
Mhen h. Az; n"'s 49,, ea McWhirter