Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-23
SEEK TO IMPEACH
STATE S WITNESS
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Counsel for Thomas Vance Al
tacks Testimony of Clara
WunderIich.
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RELY ON THE TRANSCRIPT
RELY ON THE TRANSCRIPT S
stories Told in Court To-day and in
Preliminary Hearing DO not
Conform is Contention.

The taking of testimony in the Vance
murder trial began todap before a
Jury in Judge Armstrong; division OF
the district court Up to the hour Of
noon three witnesses had been exam
tned, and the only feature OF the scs-
sion was the attempt Of Judge Masin-
mis-, of counsel for defense, to ln-
peach the testimony of Mrs Clara
Wunderich, the second witness called
by the state.
Today Mrs. Wunderlich testified that
on Nov. 26 last when she WAS attract
ed to her back door by the screams Of
/ children in the Vance home next door,
that Mrs. Vance came out Of the house
ind asked Mrs Wunderlich to tele-
ed Mrs. Wunderlich, to which Mrs.
Vance replied. tom Vance. the brute
that l call husband; is killing me-
Picking up Il transcript OF the case.
and advancing in front of the witness,
Judge Maginnis read to Mrs. Wunder-.
Acl her testimony given at the prcilm--
mary hearing. which was to the cffeet
that the witness had not used the.
words is killing me-" when tcstifying
Tor the first time. Mis-. Wunderlich
started to explain by saying that she
K had made Il subsequent statement TO
the county attorney, and Mr.. Hanson
arose and offered Judge Maginnis a
paper, but the latter brushed the docu-
ment aside and said that he was deal
ling only with the evidence as 1t had
been originally given
ANOTHER DISCREPANCY.
Again an apparent discrepancy was
: discovered by counsel In the tcsti-
mony Of Mrs. Wunderlich. She stat
cd today that when she first called
upon Mrs. Vance the day after the
& assault complained of, Mrs. Vance
was very nervous and complained OF
n headache. Counsel read from the
Transcript that witness had formerly
testified that Mrs. Vance seemed all
right at that time.
Mrs. Wunderlich detailed today the
events OF Nov. 26, when the trouble
occurred in the Vance household The
the day following Mrs, Vance COM
planned of being Ill. On the 18th witness
had been asked to have a cup OF
coffee With Mrs Vance. This was
early In the forenoon. About o'clock
tho Vance children called to Mrs.
She found Mrs Vance very III and
vomiting blood. She gave her drink
of brandy and a headache remedy.
Seeing a glass upon the machine near
the bed She asked If 1t was clear
MATER. Mrs. Vance querled, Why do
you ask?" Witness noticed that there
were bubbles on the water. and she
&smptied 1t ana got n clean glass and.
fresh water and gave Mrs. Vance Il a
drink. The woman grew worse during
The afternoon and night Next morn
Ing her gums We're swollen and black.
That was Thanksgiving day. Nov. IS.
and that day Mrs. Vance was taken
TO the hospital. Witness saw her but
once afterwards, Dec. g when the
being 5puffed and swollen.
SAW WOMAN KICKED.
Mrs. Helen Abraham an aged Syrian
peddler, took the stand shortly before
the noon recess. An interpreter was
4smployed,as the woman cannot under
stand nor speak the English language.
She told of going to the Vance horne
about noon on Nov. 26. She went to-
the back door of the house. and
through an open door saw a woman
lying on the floor and sa Il man Kick
the woman.
The first witness of the day was
County Surveyor Joseph b. SWenson,
who identified a map he had made OF
the premises, AS many of the Wit
nesses as were present, for both sides,
were sworn together, and excluded
from the court room. except when
wanted to testify. Among the wit
anesscs were three of Nance's children,
who Will be called upon to testify for
The state.
OPENING STATEMENTS.
# In his opening statement on behalf
pf the state MI. Loofbourow detailed
The difficulty that occurred at the
Vance home on NOV. IS, 1907. 1t was
to the effect that at the mid-day meal
pn that day, Mrs. Mary Vance. Wife
4 Of Thomas Vance, poured for her hIs-
band cup of coffee. He complained
Ito her that she had filed the cup too
full, that he had told her he only
wanted part cup full, Upon her re-
plying that she had not heard him to
that effect, he became angry and told
her that she had better say that she
did not heed. rather than that she did
rot hear. Upon her protest to make
the correction, he threw the contents
Of the cup at her, the liquid striking
her in the face and chest. The cup
dew out of his hand and hit the wall
back of him. He then struck her and
knocked her down. She arose went to
the back door and calling neighbor
asked her to telephone for the police.
In reply to question as to who she
wanted arrested Mrs. Vance said, Tom
Vance, the brute ! call husband" Mrs
Vance re-entcred the house. and the
attack was renewed, according to
the statement, and Vance kicked
his wife in the abdomen. Dur
night Mrs. Vance felt the i'll effects of
tho alleged mistreatment.
Next day while she was lying down,
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