The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-26

from three to five grains. Tuesday Dr.
Kerr testified that q fatal dose w"s =
half grain. and thar tha limit admins
tered in eases W., h'rty'second part
of grain.
No Poison in Stomach.
state Chemist Herman Harms, who
aBalyzed tho organs taken from the
hodv of Mrs Vance. said That he found
absolutely no poison, but had found
small amount of morphine in minute
traces. lie had tested the tablets given
him by DR.. Kerr and found them To
contain seven and sevcn-tcnths grains
of bichloridc Of mercnry and small
quantity of cifric acid lie claimed
that ono OF these tablets placed IN a
glass of water and let alone would re
0uire from two TO four hours IN when
10 dissolve Or. Kerr testified TUESDAY
that one would dissolve, under such
conditions, i'm from fifteen TO twenty
minnfes. Crushed, one Of these tablets
would dissolve in four or FIVE minutes,
Mr. Harms declared He considered
that one grain Of mercury would he
fatal dose Had a person talocn oil Of
savine to cause an aborClon, ana alc9
ten davs later. he said that chemical
ANALYSIS made al that tlmc would SHOW
no traces OF the poison.
Lena Vance was recalled for no
Inent TO identify the waist and sweater
worn by her mother when II is claimed
Vance threw the cup of coffee ut her,
J. Parlcy White, deputy sheriff,
told Of seeing MRS, Vance at 81. Marx 3
hdspital or December in company
with Assistant County Attorney Farms
worth. She was in critical condition
ihcu, in his opinion. as she had dlfn-
cultv in spes king and breathing. They
had secured from her, he said, death
bed statement. IT was written by Mr..
Tarnswo-th Under crosS-cXaminatlon
ne said that tho statement bad been
written is tho result OF questions
asked by Mr.. Farnsworsh rs these
questions h3d not been put down along
with her replies Judge Magnnis object
I'd 10 IL being admitted in cvidcncc. \
lengthy argument followed, as result
Of which part of the statement was
stricken out and tho remainder admit
Death Bed Statement.
The statement follows:
state Of Utah. county OF Salt Lakc.--ss.
Mary Vance being first duly sworn
deposes and says: That sne Is IN immi-
urnt fear OF death. and makes TINS ath-
death, and about TO depart this lfe; ihal
eha Is. and ~ all times herein mentioned,
was tho wife 81 Thomas Vance, and as
such. was living with him ot NO Shl
south Seventh West street, salt Lake
CIV. Salt Lake county. state oi Utah.
:hr os,h dnv OF November \, u. 1900,
number. sci South seventh West street;
which was then and theTc The home oi
this afiiant and OF said Thomas Nancv'
Ssld Ih@mas vance did on on ale snlu III, 49,, o"S,
10 a meal, and. saying that his c9hee
was hled too full, address TINS allant
follows: Cd d-n you. ] VIII bust
vcur head with this. ! viii learn you To
pour mo such coffee And said Thomas
Vance then and there threw said coffee.
and cup holding same, at this afiiant'
said cup did not strike ar1ant, whereupon
Thomas Vance seized afiisnt, and began
beating her violently with his fst, knock
ing her 10 the floor; that she thereupon
arose and started for the door. that said
Thomas Vance again seized her. and
then and there said 10 affant: Now.
Cd d--n YOU ] will kill You this time -;
~hereupon Thomas Vance shook attiant
IN violent manner, and Knocked her
down In a Violent manner, causing her
body 10 strike the stove. and then and
there causing her body 10 strike the floor
ant 10 lose consciousness; that the FOL
lowing named children Of this affant and
said Thomas Vance were present while
said Thomas Vance was beating her. as
Aforesaid 10 wit: Lena Vance Edward
Vance, Florence Vance and Abort Vance
(Signed) MARY VANCE.
This statement was sworn to on Dc
ccmber 4, 1907, before j. Farley White,
notary public.
Mr. White claimed that Mrs. Vance
had said 10 Mr. Farnsworth and him
self after the above affidavit had been
made, :" was lying in bed, I turned
over on my side and saw Vance ap-
preaching the stand in my room. He
then turned and went out. Later I
took n drink of water from a glass on
the stand BY my bed and Immediately
became much worse and continued to
tg nj 4 cry
moments later. in repeating this state
ment, MIR. White changed 1t to that
Mrs. Vance saw her husband cap
preaching her bedside y
Other Statement withdrawn.
Tho so.called death.bcd statement
which was written by Mrs Ward, sis
ter 10 Mrs. Vance, six days prior to
the latter's death, was introduced by
the prosecution as evidence. IL was
objected TO by the defense and the
objection was sustained. Mrs Ward
had been recalled and said that after
she wrote and signed The statement
said it was Just right
DIR. Kerr was next called. An effort
had been made 70 locate him through
out the day. but after leaving home
carly in the morning he had not re-
turned, neither had he been mt his OF.
fee or ut st. Mark s hospital accord
ing 10 the deputy sheriff who searched
for him. \ bench warrant was ordered
80 issue by judge armstrong and the
physician appeared n little later on He
was asked il he detected any odor of
oil of taOsv. savine or pennyroyal in
the vomit from Mrs. Vance and replied
that he did not.
Court adjourned at 5 clock till Fri
day morning,