Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-07
TESTIMONY OF
MRS. STEWART
c;ster to Samuel G. Spencer Sub
stimulates Story Told by
The Defense.
souGHT TO INTERVIEW GIRL.
r.-,ocb Family, She Says, Agreed to
Bring About Meeting With Wal
laces and the Accused.

The afternoon session of the hear
lar Of Samuel G. Spencer commenced
"a o'clock, with Mrs. Maria b.
cosneer. wife of defendant. on the
sand tor cross-examination. There
aes nothing elected from this VIZ
,ses thut was not brought out on d.
rect testimony.
The next witness called to the Wit
,sss chair was AmeNa Stewart, u sis
,,r Of Samuel G. Spencer When she
had been sworn. Asst. County Atty
yeyers stated TO the court that Mrs
Sewart had been accused of standing
!, close to the door, which frequently
vas opened, when the defendant was
...hfying. last Friday. as to be able
y hear what he said.
Mrs Stewart was requested to stand
,,lde FOR a moment and Deputy Sher-
m ", b. Booth was called to the
land. He said he had gone for
,i,cher OF water and had observed
,irs stewart close to the door. When
"a returned and closed the door. 1t
onened of itself. and he saw Mrs.
s,swarts hat close to the door. He
,ssn warned her again, ne said. to
move farther away. and just then court
adjourned,
MRS. STEWART EXPLAINS.
In exclamation of the incident. Mrs.
Sswart said that for two hours she
Nd been sitting in the chilly hall
nav when to rest herself she had
raiked for few minutes in the hall
and was leaning against the railing
when approached by the deputy sher-
m She had had no intention, she
said of listening to what was going on
within, and had In fact not heard n
single word. Her statement was so
satisfactory to the state that counsel
Wihdrew objection. and Mrs. Stewart
was permitted to testify.
WANTED TO SEE GIRL.
The story of the trip made by de-
,andant and others TO the Bertoch
home Sunday, Sept. %. was told by
Mrs. Stewart in uninterrupted mar
ratIye. Present at the interview, she
aid. were James Bertoch and wife,
grandparents of Hannah Iva Wallace,
their sons James c. and George Ber-
toch Bishop II. II. Spencer, of Pleas
ant Green. Samuel G. Spencer. his wife
Maria and witness. The visit had
been planned. she stated. for the pur-
nose Of bringing about meeting with
Inc Wallace family, whereby the
defendant, Samuel G.. Spencer,
might have an opportunity nj
conyersing with Iva Wallace. Mr..
Spencer she said, repeatedly told the
persons assembled at the Bertoch home
that he was innocent, and that in n
Ave minutes talk with Iva Wallace
she would tell the truth. In the pres
ence Of all the persons mentioned, he
had asked the Bertochs to use their
influence for an interview with the
Wallaoes and afterwards in the house
had. in the presence of Mrs. Stewart
Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Bertach, asked
the latter to do what she could for
him in the direction indicated. The
defendant did not go down on his knees
to is aunt. declared Mrs. Stewart He
had asked them all to be humane for
the sake of his family, and that per-
haps some of them or their children
mlghe one day be falsely accused as he
was.
AGREED TO USE INFLUENCE.
The conference at tho Bertoch home
resulted, said Mrs. Stewart in the fam
lily agreeing to use their influence to
bring about the desired meeting be-
tween Mr.. Spencer and the Wallace
family, and that was the understand
ing when the carriage containing Mr.,
Spencer, his wife and sister drove
away.
The REORGANIZATION of Mrs
Stewart was brief and brought out
nothing new.
LOUIE SPENCER RECALLED.
Louie Spencer was then recalled by
the prosecution and asked certain.
questions as to what had taken place
a the Wallace home on the night OF
Aug. 26, 1907. when she was visited by
Sheriff Emery and Deputy sporty
Counsel for the state said the questions
we're for the purpose OF impeaching the 4
witness, Her answers were the same
as given during the forenoon, namely
that she had not told the officers that
she had seen her father in bed wit Iva
Wallace and her sister, Iva Spencer. and
also that he had slept with her within
a comparatively short time.
SHERIFF. EMERY.
Sheriff Emery was called to the
stand, and as pertaining to the state
ments OF Louie Spencer, I'm answer to
hs questions, she had admitted that
she had seen her father IN bed with
Iva Wallace and with Iva Spencer. All
questions directed to Sheriff Emery
as to admissions made to him regard
ing herself were ruled out on objection
Of the defense.
Attorney WedgewQod subjected the
Witness TO short but spirited cross
summation. He asked him why he
nad gone to Granger on the night OF
aug. Y and taken the action he had