The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-24

Owen. About midnight, according TO
BeIcher, Sullivan again inquired about
Garcia. BelcheT then told MN that 'Llt
porch climber was waiting lot MN a'
the Continental saloon.
BeIcher described GaTcias reVolVers-
One. he said. was a blue steel .45-calibre
The other was nickel-plated revolver.
Mrs Sadie Belcher. a trim little N9-
man with a mass of blonde hair, fol-
lowed her husband upon the stand She
admitted that Garcia had been aioWSo
to sleep at the Belchers' place IN tLe
old KimbalI residence The porch cllmo-
er. she said, slept upon the floor IN
the night of Dec. 13. a few hours beIore
the robbery and murder. she SAID that
Garcia, Sullivan and owen visited the
house She met them at the gate and
went into the house with them, Where
she spread repast for them. AFTER they
had eaten, she said, Garcia placed two
revolvers upon the table. One of these
she said. Garcia placed in his pocket
The other, she thought, was taken by sui
Ivan, but of this she was not positive.
The men left the house after midnight.
Mrs. Belcher, after their departure. went
to bed. Some time later Sullivan and
Garcia returned, and Garcia. who had
changed his shoes before going out, again
changed them, taking off a pair of
tennis shoes and ssiled pair Of socks.
Thugs Remain in the City.
Her story of the return of Sullivan
and Garcia is considered proof that after
the hold-up and the shooting of Police
man Ford the two men, instead of flee
ing from the city at once, were able
to. regain their hiding place and plan
their escape.
Mrs Beicher was the last witness at
the morning session of court. In the
afternoon Andrew ]. Buckley, the bar
tender at the Albany saloon, was called
to the stand. He retold the story of the
hold-up. As he spoke Sullivan bent for
ward, intent listener Buckley stated
that the man who had taken the money
frnT1 hn oh OF had sod Haft
hand. He was not able to tell whether
the robbers right hand was injured. He
said that the robbers eyes were black.
Sullivan was then told to advance close
to the witness When Buckley was
asked the color of the prisoners eyes
he said that they were blue on close in
spection. but that they seemed black
MT. Bailey showed Buckley suIIivan's
revolver.
Isn't this larger than the revolver held
by the man who ordered you to throw up
your hands?" he asked
No: it is smaller replied Buckley
1.-The revolver l saw at the time Of the
| hold-up looked as big as beer bot
tie
Buckley said that Sullivan looked like
one of the hold-up men-the man who
stood guard while the other robbed the
| cash register a
James McGibbon. the bartender at the
Continental saloon. told of the visits of
| Sullivan and Owen to that resort. and
/ of their meeting with the man called
| ''Chink'' in the place. He identified the
| picture of Garcia as that of "Chink ."
Garcia. he said. slipped in the side door
so as to avoid attracting attention.
Officer Roberts Testifies.
Police Sergeant John J. Roberts told of
! the raid upon the Belcher quarters and
| described the articles found there. He
| said that Garcia's tennis shoes were wet
when found by the police Sergeant Rob
! erts told of the finding of whitfield pieces
of lead upon the floor of Belcher's room.
Walter Costello, who was in the Albany
at the time of the robbery, described
the Old-up men, saying that one was
/ dark and that the other was of light
| complexion. The man who stood guard
| during the robbery, he said. had a hand
| kerchief over his face and spoke in a
| shTill voice. He said that Sullivan looked
| somewhat like the man, but stated that
/ it would be impossible for him to make
| a positive identification. as the hold-up
1 mans face was concealed.
| At the conclusion of the testimony. Sui
| liYan's lawyers asked for the dismissal
| of the case. The motion was denied.
1 Judge Whitaker then held Sullivan for
! trial on the charge of murder
/ Sullivan was taken back to the state
penitentiary by Deputy Sherffs Sharp and
/ Sperry. owen. being a convict. did not
| at any time leave the custody of Warden
| Pratt and a guard.