The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-09

picture--that OF man In the declining
years OF life, when the time Is approach
Ing when life's sun is setting. crowning
life strewn along lta entire path with
misdeeds. by one crownIne act OF In
fanny, In resorting TO perjury In an at
tempt TO deprive a fellow being Of life,
Shows Hummel's Perjury.
Mr.. Delmas read exhaustively from
Hummel's testimony, pointing out what
statement. He first rcad what Hummel
said about sending for n photographer
to make a picture of the affidavit alleged
and having the photographer come to his
office.
Then he read where Humme denied
sending for the photographer. or that the
man had como to his office
THESE statements declared the attor-
ney, came from the lips of the same man
upon that witness chair They were ut
tered under the solemnity OF his oath,
or whatever solemnity may attach TO the
oath OF n felon-a man convicted and un-
der sentence for perjury. One OF these
statements was a deliberate falsehood.
Which IL was I care not-they probably
both are false.
"Hummel testified that he dictated this
thing, miscalIed an affidavit, He says he
dictated IL In his office In 1909 To a aten-
ographer whose name or individuality
he does not recall. II he dictated IL. II
this liz his work, II these are his words.
then he committed deliberate perjury here
before you, and the evidence is here on
the face OF the paper.
ITO testify against the defendant II
was necessary for Hummel--that wretch
ed litrle old men-to swear that he was
not acting as Evelyn Nesblts attorney;
her behalf. He came here to tell you
that Harry Jhaw had beaten like hound
the woman he loved. That Is thing you
men know Thaw would rather have died
than done.
Quintessenoe of Roasting
He swore he had never been attorney
for Evelyn Nesbit, vet on the back OF
District Attorneys eyes when this man
was on the stand are the words. Howe
& Hummel. attorney for plaintiff On
the paper, itself were these words. Evelyn
Neshlt, plaintiff, versus Harry *. Thaw,
defendant This man was perjured when
he told you that he was not her counsel,
attorney; perjured when he told you no
action was contemplated In her behalf,
What was the reason for the drawing Of
this paper? 1t Is simple Miss Simonton
Stanford White with the story Evelyn
Nesblt had told her. He knew what he
had done would eternally disgrace him II
II became known, and might send him
to .RgTisS9n, RI Sonra ryo,vr Nnsn,. .. soon aha
returned. He told her Harry Thaw was
protection that he be kept away from
New York, He took her to Hummel' s
office. and what was his object? To get
from her by n cunning trick. a monstrous
deception, n statement which would keep
Thaw from telling what he knew that
would make trouble for White. In some
way, l know not how. this paper was
drawn up. Then Evelyn Nesbit was In
duced TO Sign 1t. or TO sign some other
paper. without reading II or knowing
what was In IT. / don't know whether
nature. or is it a clever forgery or photo
graph? All I know is what comes from
so questionable a source as TO be value
less. II is trick, How the trick was
done | don't know, but that 1t was a
trick I do know
Upon its face this paper proves the
man who dictated it committed perjury on
the stand. | know he Is a convicted
felon: | know there are now TWO indict-
ments against him for procuring false
testimony"
To Illustrate what he termed Hum
mels perfdy. Mr.. De)mas delved into the
history of the Dodge Morse divorce case
and explained TO the jury how the dis
credited lawyer obtained false testimony
In an effort 10 set aside a marriage which
had been legally performed and which
had resulted happily"
tinued, 'are asked upon this mans testl-
mony to make this child a widow by
sending this defendant 10 an lgnominious
death"
Mr.. Delmas then asked for an adjourn
ment until tomorrow morning, saying he
expected to finish his address by the
noon hour.
Adjournment was ordered until 1890
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