Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-19
APPLAUSE IN THE COURTROOM
Unusual Scene When Convict
Deming Tells Why He
Pleaded Guilty.
Court Promises TO Clear Room if Rep
clifton of outbnrst Occurs
Convicts Rally.

"a Joseph sullivan, on trial for his
# life. faced his accusers and jury of
t& his peers in whose hands his fate
III will rest, in Judge Armstrong; court
81 ROOM this morning, ana told the
story Of the fateful night of Dec. IA,
1897 He appeared to talk under
# suppressed emotion his cean-shaven
M eve firm and clear. He was dressed
t IN n dark brown suit, with immacu-
"a late linen and necktie, his hair neatly
Il brushed, aud altogether the personal
appearance of the accused was one
3# not to impress enc with the idea that
he is a murderer. His tone was firm,
E hut his story was told in "a deliberate
manner. the accused evidently weigh
81 ing well his words, and knowing that
81 on the relation of facts as he should
give them. depended in great measure
81 his own fate. He took the stand at
MILES this morning, after the testi-
~ mony of three oonvicts from the state
e penitentiary mad been heard, in which
81 they told that John owen, who plead
n ed guilty to charge of robbery for
tH lis part in the holdup of the Albany
al saloon on the night of Dec. IA, had
M told them individually and severally.
81 that sullivan was not with him and
~ Garcia in the holdup of the Albany,
n and that he mad left them on his way
81 II the Short Line railroad station some
m time before the holdup and murder
Al occurred
81 The story told by sullivan was
n Straightforward. and went TO account
81 for every minute of the time during the
IA night of the holdup from the time he
"a met owen and together they went to the
81 Short Line deot in the evening until
"a the present moment. The most intense
# quiet peTvaded the courtroom during
AZ his narrative, every ear being strained
~ 10 catch the thread OF the story.
x HE WAS A. wANDERBR.
IA In reply to a query from Atty Vick-
IA cry sullivan said he was released from
III the penitentiary Dec. 9, 1907, and then
y q proceeded to give an account of his life.
I'll He was born in New York in 1879, and
III had learned the trade of a machinist.
'z# He was educated in the public schools
III Of New York, and when still a young
IA man he went to Panama, where he
M worked ON the construction of some in
"a land bridges. From there he went to
2U Manzanillo on the west coast of MeXi-
3# cisco where he worked on the vessels
M plying the coast trade. From San Fran
H# cisco he went to Ogden where he got
&# into some trouble, having been convict
&M ed for committing an assault with a
'# deadly weapon, which he described as
81 being merely the fact that he drew a
sH Weapon upon three men who had threat
2N ened to do him up" He pleaded guilty
IN also to jalbreaking at Ogden, and
s served five years for both offenses.
s MEETING WITH OWEN.
"a He was released from Jail Dec .,
81 1901 and ON the evening of Dec. IA,
Ell be met John owen. Sullivan wanted
tH TO get out of town, and with owen no
4. went to the Short Line depot. asking
III me agent there what train he could
III get out on. The next train leaving
81 was al 40 at night and the men
IA walked back up town. They Went nrst
81 10 the Sinbad saloon, where they took
FL a few drinks. owen then asked him
M TO take a talk towards the railroad
III ana they went down there, going INTO
III the Albany saloon on their road. owen
F" walked TO one side, I'm front OF the cigar
IA staRd, ana talked with the bartender.
III IRON whom he received an amount or
FL money, sullivan did not know Just how
FL much. They went from there up 10 the
IA continental saloon, where they mad a.
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FL saloon vbern S,,i,,,o III ~.
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Fl by The NAM, nm q p'it r.
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Fl "' "'e' N"''N'
n MET MRS. BELCHER.
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n perod Sl,' 10 whoh Shilk WINS
b 10 her roon, "o !u uIl1 sue Went pacN
n where We talked While. 'Chinlt' then
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