Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-23

they could gee no one on the street.
Johnson assisted Ford into the patro
wagon, which had been summoned ant
then he and Clougn went TO the AL
bany bar which, they had been told
had been robbed. They secured a dos.
cription of the robbers from Bartender
Buckley ard started through the west
ern part OF town to look Tor the mer
having FIRST teephoned the description
to the police station. They took one
man into the police station as possi'
bile suspect, but released him after An
inspection had been made. johnson
testified to having examined Fotds
revolver at the police station HG
had found two chambers which con
tanned empty shells, The gun smelled
as IL 1t had been recently fired john
son also saw "A bullet hole In Ford S
chest
on cross examination by Mr.. Bailey
Policeman Johnson said that the Iea-
son he had not run to where he saw
the man whom he thought was o police
man was that he had thought the po-
liceman was doing the shooting.
PATRoLMAN cLoUGH CALLED.
Patroman Clough was called as a
witness to follow Johnson He stated
the facts much In the same manner as
related by Johnson. He added, how
ever that he saw the flash OF the gun at
Throw np your hands" and that after
laying Ford on the floor a chair was
provided.
Mr. Baley's examination
brought out the fact that when johnson
and himself had talked with Ford at
the Albany saloon corner they HAD
talked about the moon. Il was full,
but was just about to go down. IL
would soon be dark. they said. When
the shot was fired johnson and Clough
were about 20 PAGES away and recog-
nized him as policeman. Mr. Bailey
brought out that while Ford was sit
ting on the chair In the saloon he had
talked with Johnson Bailey dropped
his cross examination there.
FORD SWoRE AT AssAILANT.
Mr. Hanson. for the state. on re-
direct examination. followed up Bailey's
lead with regard to the conversation
Bailey objected to the questions along
this line, but his objection was Overt
ruled by the court. Clough then said
that Ford had said, The s. of a b.
shot me at 20 feet"
DR.. PAUL TEsTIFrEs.
DR.. S. G. Paul, police surgeon, testi-
fed that he had been called to the
emergency hospital at $3.50 or o'clock
on the morning of Dec IA, and that he
had examined Ford's wounds. He de-
scribed the wound as having been in
filcted by q leaden bullet. the point of
entry being on the left breast at the
cartilage OF tho seventh rib and that
It's exit was at a point just below the
angle of tho scapula This wound
he said, caused Ford's death at st.
Marks hospital several hours later the
same day
Upon cross-examlnatlon by Mr.. Wick
cry, DIR. Paul was pressed for a more
complete description, for the direction
of the bullet in passing through the
body. DR. Paul stated that he took
no notes and would not rely upon his
memory He believed the course of
the bullet was slightly downward.
PERFORMED POST MoRTEM.
DR.. w. r. Calderwood, county ply
sician. was then called. He had per-
formed post mortem examination and
had traced the course of the bullet.
He said that II entered the body about
inches below the left nipple and ~
inches to the left of a line passing per-
pendicularly through the sternum, that |
It had passed through the cartilage of |
the seventh rib the diaphragm, the |
lower lobe of the left lung, the stom- |
ach, the diaphragm again, and that It |
had left the body at point near the |
second lumbar vertebra. or where the |
tenth rib joins the spinal column An |
examination of all Ford's vital organs
was made, and all were found to be
normal, He was positive that the
bullet wound caused death. The cross
examination of Mr. Nickery brought
out these facts i'm n slightly more elab-
crate manner. but addueed no other Inn
Dortant facts. on redirect examfna-
tion by Mr.. Hanson, DR.. Calderwood
declared that there We're no powder |
burns noticeable.
TIP" BELCHER HELPS STATE
George Belcher. known also as "Tip"
Belcher bartender at the Jubilee sa-
loon, proved to be a strong witness for
the state. He said that he lives at
LAG north Main street and that Joe
Garcia lived with him for some time.
Belcher said that he will be &c years |
OF age in March, and that he has been +,
a bartender eight years. Part of this
time was spent In Denver. He said that
he saw Garcia the night of the muir
der, some time near 10 o'clock in the
Jubilee saloon. He would not say posi-
lively that he had ever seen sullivan
before, but he believed that he had
seen him with John owens in the sn-
loon. He said that man did call on
him and represent himself To be Joe
Sullivan. That man resembled closely
the prisoner. The man who called him
self Sullivan, Belcher testified, and
Owens were in the Jubilee saloon
drinking about 10 o'clock the night OF
the shooting. He said that they had
asked him II he knew the "Chink.
He told them that he did. He said that
the "Chnk' Is Garcia. They told
Belcher that they were about to leave
town and they wanted to know il Gar
ola wanted to leave. He told them that
he thought he did and later he made
an appointment for Garcia to meet the
two IN front of the Continental saloon
at midnight Doc. Gibson. an ex-con-
Wet, also came in the saloon. They
all left together and all came back
about midnight and were drinking IN n
wine room. II was then that he fold |
them that Garcia would meet them at |
the Continental.
MET GARCIA IN JAIL.
Mr.. Bailey brought out in cross-ex- |
animation that Belcher had been in |
prison In Denver and that IT was while |
III prison there that he met Garcia. |
Beloher had been sent up for robbery |
and larceny He has been IN Jail many |
times, he said He identified the nickel |
plated revolver. n Colts N calibor. as
his own and ono Garcia had had AT
times. When shown II he said. "That >