The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-28
TESTIMONY IS ALL
IN AGAINST VANCE
Defense Also Rests Its Case,
and Arguments Are Being
Made.
VERDICT Is EXPECTED
EARLY THIS EVENING
Accused Man Finally Decides
to GO on Stand for
Himself.

Inc late or Thomas Vance, charged
with the murder Of his wife, will be
given to the jury some time this after.
noon. All the evidence is in against and
1or him, and the case was finally rested
oy the defense at Sis Friday night.
AFTER Vance had been placed on the
stand In his own behalf. Vance WAS NOT
particularly convincing witness. he
was evasive in his answers during the
cross'examlnation, and appeared to be
considerably i'll at ease. He made a
general denial Of all the points brought
out by the prosecution, so far as poison
being administered by him. to his wife
was concerned, but the question of
whether or not he beat and kicked her
was not gono into
Shortly after clock the defense
announced that it would rest its case,
and District Attorney Loofbourow
stated that be had no rebuttal to of
fer- With the opening Of the evening
session, Judge Maginnis, for the de-
fensee, informed the court that he had
overlooked an important point IN his
anxiety 10 have the case closed as soon
as possible and had failed to place the
The case reopeued and this was done
Vance Tells Story.
Vance, upon taking the stand, said
mat on November p, 1907, be arrived
aJ hls home from work at about 1915
noon. His daughter Lena told him his
wife was In the bedroom asleep. He
said that he went to the doorway lead.
ing into the bedroom. looked IN, and
immediately turned and went back into
the kitchen and ate dinner He was
not IN the house more than thirty min.
utes all told. AS he looked irto the
room, be said his wife was lying on the
bed, apparently asleep, and be did not
speak, having no desire 10 awaken her.
He denied absolutely that he placed any
poison in the glass Of water on the sew
ing machine that day, or any other day,
or that he had ever given his wife any
poison at any time in any way. He
curry tablets in the house, saying he
bought than while living in Ogden and
had used them In treating blood poison
ing In his hand. The scar from this he
showed to the jury, He identified the
envelope which contained them as the
Que he received from the druggist in
Ogden.
Cross Examination.
On cross 1amination, Vance said he
and did not know anything was the mat
ter until he returned about Us clock
that evening. He talked with his wife
then, but nothing was said about poison
IN that conversation. That evening.
about . o clock, they talked again, and
poison was mentioned. The next day
be remained at home until $50 Clock.
when his wife was taken to the hospital
and he went along with her. On No
vember 30 he returned TO work and was
arrested that afternoon about clock,
this keeping him from visiting his wife
at the hospital. He was asked If be
did not say TO his wife lust before she
was taken TO the hospltal: Mary, II
you make trouble for me II make tTou
bic for you.'' He denied ever making
the statement. and also denied saying;
'This is n d nice country. y woman
can do anything and be protected, out
man can I.
Vance admitted that he said nothing
10 DR.. Kerr when he called OF him tho
having been poisoned, claiming ne did
not know it at the time. She did not
complain, he said. about her mouth be.
ing sore. He denied that he was called
10 look at the bruises on her body, ard.
when he saw them, said ne dldn I think
she was so sick, and, furthermore.
claimed that he never saw any bruises
mitfed that on the night of November
27 his wife told him she had been pols'
oued and mentioned it again on the
morning of November GS,
Defense Rests Case.
On redirect examination, Vance SAID
that on the night Of November q be
asked his wife If she had attempted
seIf.destruction On the morning of
November 2S he asked her for definite
answer, and she replied, ne said! Fer
the sake Of the children ana what is
lsft behind, YOU will be nothing the
wiser - The defense rested here.
In rebuttal, Mrs. Wunderlieh was
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