Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16

"And yon refused to delsvcr the na-
per ia her.
stanford White
"pid She insists'
mo"
"How long have you hrown Mr.. Jer-
ome7"
Twenty years
sWhen was your last business trans
ASTON with HING"
Il mink understand what YOU mean.
1t was IN this very courtroom in Dc
cenber, 1905.
And you were
Yes. ] WAS ON trial"
lltiMMElsS CONVICTION,
and YOU were eenteuced here on
| conviction obtained against Won on an
| indictment cor conspiracy presented by
| Dlst. Atty- JerumeT'
| Yes
-We admit the witness was convicted
| of |. misdemeanOT.' IN corrupted Mr. Je.
rome. but submit the details or that
humiiiating incideni are not proper
Justice Fitzgerald allowed Nir. pei
| mas to proceed
"Wben you were sentenced" said Mr.
1oeln1as, did YOU not hear the re-
marks made ~ Dist. Atty. Jerome
asking the court To- inlet the longest
and heaviest penalty possible upon you
| as You had been d menace To the com
munity for 20 years -
Jerome renewed his objection to this.
| ana was sustained
~ do not wan To- put the district at
| toruev upon the stand unless he makes
] 1t necessary said Mir pelmas, who
/ turned again to the witness and said;
Now. MI Jerome"
/ a wave " laughter swept the court.
ROOM Hunnnel the district attorne,
| and Mir DelmGs an foiuud i'm the MERIT.
/ N
| There are TIVE other indictments
! for Sub0rniltiOn Of pcrjury--uendiu
against you. Mr.. Humney2' asked Mr.
| DelInas,
| yes
"One charges You with procuring
false affidavit to be made in pro-
ceeding to set aside Il divorce decres?"
Yes
And the other charges YOU with pro-
curing false testimony in yhe same pro-
ceediug2'
Yes, sir
You Appended from your conviction.
I believe Was 1t crnfrmed?''
No indeed, said Mr. Eumuel brist-
ling az. 'Du the other hand, / obtained
a certificate Of reasonable doubt as to
4 the legality of my conviction
rs Dist Atty. Jerome urging shr
ease against you2'
HE certainly is
lis he urging a speedy trial for you
| on the two indictments for fe!ony2''
Mr.. Jerome objected ana addressing
| the court said.
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| stopped on account OF his appeal the
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Mr. Delnas next brought out from
Mr. Hummel that he had been disbarred
from practising law IN 1872 on charges
of bribery. Humnlel declared he was
restored after TWO years The witness
| admitted that he Is now under sts-
pension and petition for his dlshar-
| inent is pending Hulnmel was then
] tACuHtQ dANl -Apl hIlfllAt GllAAeGbtIt DLlt
| of his clerks and notary, was called.
Snydeelker said thar in company with
Jacobson he had teken the original
copy of the affidavit 10 the Madison
Square Garden, where he was shown
into an upper room. Efe handed the
| affi daVit 10 Miss Nesbit. who held II IN
| her hand for five minutes. more or less
and then signed H.
Il asked her ii she had read it and
she said yes" went on the witness.
and then ! signed my name as no.
taey."
On cross examination Suy6ecker said
he did not know whether the room in
which the paper was signed WAS an Of
ice or 4 bedfoom---lt had TWO CHAIRS
he rem elnbered
Snydecker SAID ne llad never seen
Evelyn Nesblt before that evening or
since,
He said he had been IN hummer en-
ploy UP TO the time OF the latters sus-
pension from practlse'
Snydecker was excused ana Dlst'At7S
Jerome Immediately rendered the cop
les of the affidavit III evidence
MI Dellnas SAID ne was not PREPARED
TO state whether or not the defense
| would 0uer any opyeCuOn 10 admitting
the copies OF the aitidaNlts IN evidence
Tie would Ike, however to nave llla
opportunity OF examining l5e paper
and consulting with MS associates be-
fore committing himself, ana therefore
he moved an adjournment to be taken