The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-12

upon her face with a slight Jingle Of
vengeance; that "she was in a dazed
condition He says he asked for the
gun and she handed him this handbag.
He passed it TO the witness Parker. who
found no gun in the bag. and then Sen
ator Brown, who was lying on the floor.
said; You win find the gun upon the
bureau" The evidence shows il was
found there. The evidence shows that
she was in the habit of carrying the gun
in that bag and that she handed II to
asked for Senator Brown knew where
the gun was, and that is a significant
thing in the evidence of this case.
They have asked US why we have not
brought certain witnesses here. 1t dp-
pears that at that time there was a law
yer by the name of Gum who went into
had with him. Why was not Mr.. Gum
brought here, or why was not his testi-
mony taken. with reference to what pass
ed in that room at that time?
True Story of Tragedy.
The true story of that tragedy. as con-
ceive il. and as il appears to be borne
out by the testimony in this case, is not
dragged out of this woman question by
question by the police officers and by re-
porters- The true story is that she en-
tered this room with that gun intending
1t and they had a struggle and the gun
was discharged. He grabbed the gun and
laid it down, upon the bureau. She was
not aware where it was and he was, and
when he was lying down upon the floor
he told where it was.
That is a double action gun and 1t
course of that struggle. in some way. as
they were close together that gun was
held in position something as 1 hold it
now. and in attempting to draw it from
the hand that trigger was pulled, and the
bullet sent upon its way. The story that
defendant told about Brown putting OF
his overcoat and attempting to pass by
her and go out of the room and that she
shot him is impossible. it is not true. and
II is cOntradicted in this case by the ply
steal evidence of the course of the bullet.
If she had fired at him as he was passing
1t would be a shot through the body or a
glancing shot across the body If she
fired at him as he was approaching the
bullet would have gone Immediately into
the body.
You remember the evidence of the ply
stefan who performed the autopsy? He
declared that the bullet entered the skin
of the abdomen four inches above the
downward; that the wound was super
fetal for four inches, the bali passing
down between the skin and the muscles
until it struck the pubic bone, when il
glanced inward and caused the mortal
wound. The ball would not have travelled
that way 1t would not have taken that
course directly downward, except that the
defendant and Brown were pressed close
ly together. There was a struggle for the
possession of the gun and in that struggle
the shots were fired This is proven by
the fact that the flesh and clothing of
Brown were burned, by the fact that the
wound in his hand is shown by the pow
der marks. to be less than two inches
in diameter and it burned in, demonstrate
ing that the weapon when fired was less
than foot away. These facts show that
little dependence can be placed upon the
story told by defendant the night of the
tragedy. They show beyond a reasonable
Gna Ena "a ut zz~17a CHI cot
and which is strong evidence that she was
mentally irresponsible when the shot was
fired.
Acting Like d Lunatic.
Just shortly before the defendant went
to Browns room the witness, Rich. had
seen her running about the ladies' parIor
of the Raleigh hotel in a way which
convinced him that she was a Iunatic
Witness after witness testified to her con-
dition after the shooting. I cannot recall
to you each word that was said: but while
many of the witnesses say they did not
form an opinion that she was insane, yet
If you Will take the description they give
of her. you Will see that she was wo-
man with a mind disturbed. One saws
she was pale and haggard, agitated."
Another that she was constantly picking
up and putting down articles" Another
says she would not talk cOnnectedly"
Another that ''she looked worse than She
does now. Another that '-she sat pulling
at her cloak and waist and would break
from one subject to another"
Another says that "she appeared over
burdened with trouble. Another said
'she would raise and lower her eyes" An
other that she would turn her head in
different directions" Another that "she
you'd listlessly brush her hair back" An
other that "she leaned on her chair and
had vacant stare: another that "she
was very excited and nervous: another
that her conversation was rambling: an
other that "she would cry and wiring her
hands; another that f'she seemed to be |
heWildaFPd nd had 3 zfa IooIrsf- tt,e,-
that "she was very nervous in passing /
along the street; another that ''her ewes /
were misty and that she rolled them to /
the ceiling, that she looked at the ceiling 4
for thirty seconds and then dropped her /