The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-14

doing. He then called Lawrence and
asked him to locate Mrs. Beers and tell
as her mother, Mrs Jacobson, was very
i'll.
Mrs. Beers Gave Information.
Walker then testified as to his acquaint-
ance with Lawrence. after which he pro-
ceeded with the story He said Lawrence
replied later to his telephone message that
Mrs Walker was not stopping with Mrs.
Beers. Some time afterward he received
a call by telephone from Mrs. Beers.
do you know where your wife is?"
Mrs. Beers asked
NO" witness replied, 81 supposed she
was with you"
Mrs. Beers repeated that Mrs. Walker
was not stopping with her and Walker
asked her If she knew her wherea bouts.
In reply the doctors wife told him that
Mrs. Walker had been at the Hermitage
ton was held the day following. Walker
tesuf1ed that during the time Mrs. Beers
was talking over, the phone she was much
excited and it was difficult for him TO
understand what was wrong.
A little later she called him again and
asked him once more If he knew his wife
mad been at the Hermitage on Sunday
and when he replied In the negative she
tor had been in Salt Lake on that date.
Either Mrs. Beers or Lawrence had told
the witness that his wife had stopped at
the Healy hotel in Ogden.
Some time afterward Mrs. Walkerscalled
Walker up over the long distance phone
and ne then told her to come home, as her
mother was i'll. She came home that
evening. MY wife was pale and ex-
cited" continued the witness eve went
right to our room at the hotel and after
We put the baby to her little bed my
wife began to cry and sob. 1 thought she
had another attack of nervous trouble.
She became much excited, nearly hysteri-
cal. l said, Josie, tell me what your
troubles are When she got Gained down
Gla said II 1--we 2nnf h1Tf
say who It was. She became nearly hys-
tericaI again and when she got Gained
down again | asked her how it had oc-
CURED and she told me that 1t was DIR.
Beers that she loved. / asked her what
was the cause for this condition and she
told me that during the time DIR. Beers
loved her; that she was his affinity and
that when two such people met they
| should never part and they would never
be ILL.,, She also said he exercised an I'm
| fluence over her that she couldn't resist.
That was all she could say.
Wanted a Divorce.
"She then went out into the hail. Wal
ker went on, land 1 went with her and
we met Mrs. Donahue- / tried to calm
my wife. She would not go back to our
room, but said she would go to Mrs.
| Donahue's room. We went there and it
was quite while before we could talk
/ again told her that it was no true love
/ that this man hal for her and she said:
Il can't heip II I've started 10 get
! divorce and If can't get it in Salt Lake
| I win get one in Ogden. The doctor told
| me he would appoint an attorney in Og-
/ den for me.
Walker then told of the plea that he
made to his wife that they had loved each
| other since childhood; that they must not
| lei that man come between them.
| Walker said that after Mr.. Nicol who
| had been sent for, came and had gone, his
| wife was calm and she partly consented
| N,-,v. x4~4N hfV,n to aE Aracr r.fgc
| as suggested by Mr. Nicol. At that time
| ne asked Mrs. Walker if she still loved
! him and she said yes. 1t was then she
suggested that, if the defendant would
get DR.. Beers. she would tell him she
! never wanted to see him again. Walker
objected to his wife seeing Beers alone
| but finally consented. He told her that
| ne would 20 to the store during the in
| terview, but. did not go. Instead he went
out the front door and came back through
the rear. He said that when his wife OBJ