The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-28
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IN AGAINST VANCE
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called aud asked if she had heard CON
versati between Vance and his wife
on November IS, in which lie threatened
to make trouble for her if she made any
for him. The question was objected
to as bearsav evidence and tho objection
WAS sustained. Several other like qucs-
tions were put, hut the objections Of
the defense were sustained for the same
reason as that above noted
The entire case was closed and County
Attorney Hanson then delivered the
opening address TO the jury for the
prosecution. His keynote was: 'Who
did it2p He reviewed the case at
some length, classed Vance as a crimi.
nal and his treatment of his wife rs
beneath that even accorded a dog He
claimed that the case contained some
the vast majority OF poisoning cases,
it was difficult to secure positive and
direct evidence. He declared further
that Vance had thought odt his course
Of procedure SOFAS to run as little chance
as possible of being detected, and that
the poisoning was entirely premedi
tated. He declared Vance guilty Of
tho charge as alleged in the informa-
ton, and declared that he should be
shown no mercy, deserving none.
INNING Of Defense.
This morning, at Q clock, Attorney
Tobin will open for the defense. He
the closing argument for the prisoner,
and District Attorney Loofbourow will
close for the state. The charge will
be delivered by Judge George G. Arm
strong. and the jury will retire to con-
slider verdict, which. it is believed,
will be forthcoming this evening,
With the opening of court Friday
motion of the defense to force the state
to stand either upon the count alleging
death by beating, or death by poison
ing. Accordingly, the third count of
the indictment remains in force and the
jury is to decide whether Mrs. Vance
came to her death by poison, or other
wise.
Lena Vance Called.
The first witness called by the de-
Tense was Lena Vance. She testified
that on November 26, 1907, the day it
is claimed her mother was beaten and
kicked by Vance, she went uptown,
She said her mother walked at least
four blocks and carried the baby that
distance.
John Culley, a druggist of Ogden,
told of experiments he had made with
bi-chloride of mercury tablets, the
same as those introduced in evidence,
His experiments were to determine the
solubility of the tablets and the length
of time required for them to dissolve
IN water. He said that a tablet placed
in a tumbler of water and let alone re"
quIred five hours to dissolve, and then
about 25 per cent of it would remain.
By placing in q glass and shaking 1T
would dissolve III from ten to twelve
minutes, but would leave some sedi-
meDt. BY stirring it would dissolve
IN from ono to two minutes. Crush
the tablet and it would dissolve in
even less time than that. The tablets,
and which be experimental with, are
softer than other makes. If a tablet
was dropped into a glass of water and
two-thirds of the water was drunk i'm
mediately there would be none of the
poison in that much of the water, ac"
cordiDg to the witness. He said that
he had allowed a tablet to remain in
water for half an hour and then tested
for poison to find no trace of any until
the final third of the contents had been
reached.
Harms on Stand.
State Chemist Herman Harms said
that bi-chloride of mercury had a taste
like copper, and that a person in
normal condition could not take
single swallow without noting the
taste. In his opinion a person would
get no poison from drinking 90 per
cent of the water in glass immedi-
into it. He thought, under cross eX
animation, that after the tablet had
remained in the water FIVE minutes
there might be some poison taken into
the system if third of the contents
were drunk.
DR.. r. II Monahan of this city. who
has been in the practice of medicine
hypothetical question by Judge Ma
ginnis which reviewed the evidence
presented. The witness declared that
death resulted from some irritant
poison, and as there was an odor Of
oil Of savine in the vomjt, he would
consider that death resulted from this
poison. He said that if Mrs. Vance
went to town and carried the baby in
her arms. walked four blocks and was
evidence, the kicks which it is alleged
she received on that day had nothing
to do with her death.
Under cross examination he declared
that the same symptoms as described
could be caused by mercurial poisoning
or by several Others. He considered
sixty drops Of savine 4 fatal dose The
prosecution attempted to show that UNI
consciousness would Immediately fol
low the taking Of savine but this the
witness denied. AS to pcnnyroyal, the
physician said it could cause the con-
dition of the mouth noted in the case
Of Mrs. Vance, and that it would blister
would be fatal, hypothetical ques-