Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-17
Taking of Testimony Commences
In the Murder Case
After One Week.
JUROR OLDHAM'S OBJECTION
Asks in Trembling Voice That
Uniform OF Dead Officer Be
Removed from Court.
state Examines Il Number of Witnesses
At This Mornings Session Includ-
ing Daughter of Murdered Man.

ing Daughter of Murdered Man.
The trial Of Joseph Sullivan. charged
with murder In the first degree, COM
menced, SO far as the taking Of tes-
timony was concerned, before Judge
George c. Armstrong. at 10 o'clock
this morning. The defendant is ac-
cused of having participated in the
killing Of Police Officer Charles $.
Ford on the night of Dec. IA. 1907.
The selection of jury occupied
seven days, commencing Monday
March ., and ending yesterday after
noon. Following are the jurors
Hyrum IL. Evans. 457 west Fifth
South street, contractor.
Joshua Hin Sandy shoemaker.
Thomas Lowry. Ninth South and
| Fifteenth West streets, carpenter.
Charles DeAney, printer, Union.
HYrum Stoifer bricklaNer. Murray.
Samuel Oldham, 400 + street en-
| ployed at car barns Of Utah Light x
| Railway company.
Thomas Aston, 900 east First South
| street, bookkeeper for Utah Light ~
| hallway company, and formerly
| county recorder.
Robert Hazen. Jr., 971 west Fourth
North street, travelling representative
| Mcdonald Candy company.
Fl. II. Urry, Min Creek car inspector
| Salt Lake Route
William a. Boggess, sr, farmer
| Union.
William " Davis. salesman u. c.
| NJ. L.. 44S Elm avenue.
ID. l.. Murdoch, salesman H. c. NJ.
| L. - G street.
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| Dist. Atty. Loofbourow. for the state,
| and Atty. j. II. Bailey. Jr. of counsel
! for the defense, as To the outlines of
| the case for the prosecution and the
| defense respectively, the taking OF
| testimony began
j. d. MALLISTER CALLED,
j. ID McAllister. a surveyor was the
! first witness examined. Two maps We're
| produced. placed before the jurors aud
explained by witness as showing the
| location Of the Albany hotel. the build
| ings, streets, etc, adjacent thereto. The
| examination was purely preliminary.
MISS FORD TEsTIFIES.
Miss Lulabell Ford. daughter of the
murdered man. was the next witness,
| She recited briefly the physical condi
| ton of her father when he left home
to go upon duty ON the night of Dec.
| 49, and told of the subsequent visit she
paid TO his bedside at the hospital, and
| of his death. The witness was no,
| cross-eXamined.
BROTHER OFFICERS STORY.
Police Sergt. John j. Roberts told OF
having detailed Officer Ford upon
| duty. of seeing him after he was shot,
| and described the character OF the m
| iured mans wounds. The defense DID
[ NJ Pol
| Patrolman w IL. Clough was the
I fourth witness called He was with
| officer Emil johnson in the neighbor-
hood of the shooting, when three shots
were heard. The two officers We're soon
at Fords side. To johnson the wound
ed man said He shot me at 20 feet
| TO officer Clough Ford afterwards said:
Il fired two Shots The witness was
| only briefly questioned by the defense,
| and nothing important was elected.
officer Nick Gulbransen testified that
| he helped TO take the wounded officer
/ to the emergency hispital at the city
jail, and helped TO undress him.
When witness was asked to Identity
| The clothing worn by officer Ford, the
defense objected to the garments be-
| ing exhibited In the courtroom. The OBJ
| lection was overruled and one by one
| the overcoat, coat, knit Jacket vest,
helmet etc. were held before witness,
who said they had been worn by officer
Ford. The defense had no questions to
ask the witness
BULLET PASSED THROUGH HIM
Dr. w. II. CaIderwood was next
called. Had performed an autopsy up
on the body II G., S, Ford. Dec H. 1907.
Two wounds were round. one In the
chest. one In the back. both made by
| the same missile only one question
| was asked witness by the defense. and