The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-19
CASE Of GREGORY
NEARING THE END
Testimony Virtually in Against
the Alleged Sweater"
of Coins.
TESTIMONY OF WIFE
DOES HIM no GOOD
Natter Is Expected to Be Sub
mitted to the Jury This
Afternoon.

Evidence of most damaging ma
ture was introduced in the trial OF
Eben j. Gregory IN the United States
district court Wednesday afternoon by
witnesses put on by the defense. The
third day Of the trial was the most i'm
portant thus far, and Gregory himself
occupied the stand for the greater part
of the day, His brother and wife were
also witnesses for the defense, but the
testimony of Mrs. Gregory did not IN
any way benefit her husband, having
more of 2 direct tendency TO hurt has
cause. ..
Before adjournment was taken at
AIS CLOCK, both sides had rested their
cases, with the exception of brief
examination OF Assayer i. NJ. Bishop
by the defense. which will be the first
matter taken up this morning. The
rebpttal evidence of the prosecution,
which was finished before adjournment,
was also damaging 10 Gregory S
chances. The case viii go TO the jury
today.
Gregory was the first witness called
court opened at 10 O'Clock. He was
smiling and had his usual air of brava-
do, but these soon melted under the
Sweating administered to him by
District Attorney Booth. Gregory en-
deavored in every manner possible to
avoid replying TO the direct questions
OF the prosecuting attorney and once
or twice appealed to the court 10 know
il he must answer, only 10 be told IN
each instance TO do so. Gregory ad-
mitted that he had known Taylor and
Lawrence, the mer whom he alleged
brought him slugs TO put through his
process, for the past three years, but
that he bad never introduced them 10
his friends, aud had only taken them
10 his home once He admitted snip
ping gold TO Denver, but said that gold
came from the slugs furnished by these
men. He has not heard OF them since
his arrest and did not know their pres
ent whereabouts.
Personal Records.
Upon the opening of the afternoon
session some personal records of Greg"
orv's were introduced. and these con-
tanned a multiplicity of figures. In one
place were the figures 320; So" and
several like figures, all ending with 10
per cent. Asked to explain these. Greg
ory was unable TO do so, saying he did
not hDoW tHc uehH HinS Oh Iue HEuIes OF
of the 10 per cent. The question was
rut to him direct as 10 whether OF not
the figures meant that from three $50
gold pieces and from three So gold
pieces he took away 10 per cent of the
gold contained in those pieces. He said
n reply that ne didn Z know what the
figures meant. Asked as TO why lis
had not made an effort 10 locate Tay-
lor and Lawrence at the time of his
ba 10
Why he bad been arrested He was
asked If he had made a proposition 10
j. j. Chinn, a well.known cigar dealer,
10 supply him with gold. and he replied
in n most emphatic manner that he
lad not. In rebuttal, Mr. Chinn de
claFed that Gregory had offered him a
premium on al gold pieces be could get
TOR MIN, but that 40 transaction had
@ver passed between them.
Edward Gregory, brother Of the de-
fendant, was called. and said that he
knew his brother had furnace in the
coal shed. scd sometimes used it, but
ge did Dot know what for.
Mrs. Gregory Testihes,
Mrs. Eben j. Gregory, the defend.
ants wife. told of his arrest on March
81. She knew he had what he called
laboratory. and that he had fur
mace there for nearly three years.
She dld not know that he ever used
II, and it had never been set up 10 her
knowledge. She declared that she had
never known OF anyone bringing ore
% the house. hut she had found bul.
lion there, and after her husbands 8 ar
rest had found u slug hidden in the
house. which she turned over to her
orother-ln' Law, at her husbands re-
guest, She admitted that she had seen
Gregory heat metals. over the gas
ranua and Tbe 1ri-n6on T..
thought he was experimenting, as be
had been doing, with electric lights
and other things. She also had Seen
him hatten ont slugs and then cut them
up into small squares, after which he
put them away, or melted them.
Recalled TO the stand, Gregory was
asked if he know L. A. Johnson, and
at first denied that be did. but lntrr
said he did know him. Asked if nc
knew a. L. Corcorar, be said he did
not.
Both sides were resting at this time.
and The court ordered the introduction
oi evidence in rebuttal. ]. J. Chiun,
who conducts cigar store on Com,
ioercial streetA was called. He had
wears, be said Gregory had frequent
= talked with him about gold. and had
occasionally exchanged some silver for
gold. Asked if Gregory bad ever
offered him premium for all the gold
pieces he could get for him, the Nit.
Strong objection to reply 70 tbie
question was raised by counsel for the
defense. but tho objection was over.
rnled. This completed the evidence in
rebUtta! and an adjournment was
taken TO 10 CLOCK this morning. The
"ase will undoubtedly be in the hands
Of the Jury By the opening OF the after
noon session or shortly after
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Carriages and light livery. Phone 80.