Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-27
JOE SULLIVAN IN
COURT FOR OENING
Prisoner Conducts His Own Case
With Convict for Chief
Witness.
TELLS OF SAVING THE BARS
Murderer of Patrolman Ford at First
Refuses 90 Answer Questions but
Later Tells whole story.

Joe sullivan, a life prisoner at the
| state prison. was outside the wallis Of
that institution for "a few hours today
~ was brought lu handcuned 60
] Richard Defining, 200 whose behalf DE
/ was called Co testify in the district
/ court Accompanying the Two. who
l with one exception. are considered the
/ most dangerous criminals lu the
| state urls0u were Guards Andrew TIRE
| and "Bill" Davis. $50 sooner was the
/ city and county building reached than
| the guard was increased by half
/ "a dozen deputy shcrIns and during
| court room. where Tor half an hour
he was handcuded. officers stood at
| each door
sullivan does not look much Ike De
/ did when ON trial FOR the murder %
I Police officer Charles S Ford. lie Is
I thinner. and the prison manner Of
| cropping hair makes him look ul of
/ the criminal that hu u.s. Some of his
/ front teeth are gone. and this condition
! is decidedly against his appearance
! be chpwci gum necessarily during his
I trial and today his jaws were 0u the
| go all The time with "a m0uthful ol the
same kind OF material
The announcement that sullivan was
t0 be- called was sufficient tO hl the
courtroom Co overlowing 10 was be-
lcNed that Deming had summoned him
in the hope that some chance Goo es-
cape might occur Tor one of the other
OF both Demiug had asked yesterday
that Abe Majors also @ life prisoner
and the king pin of al the evil prison.
crs at the state institution. bee cited 60
appear. but De later changed his mind
as 10 Majors.
DEMING CONDUCTS CASE
sullivan was on the stand about 30
minutes. half Of which time he was
under direct examination Demug ask
ing the questions. The gist of his evil
dcuce pertaining to conversations that
be claimed Co have had with Deming
when the two occupied cell No. 8. at
the county Jail in January. 1905 short
ly after sullivan had been brought
back from Portland He became sus
picious OF Deming, he said. and after
much persuasion induced him to
tell iu part Of an alleged scheme
of sheriff Emery and Deputy Sherin
sharp, whereby Deming was to gain
confession from sullivan. and falling
in that sullivan was to be entrapp-d
into helping 90 saw out So that the
officers would have excuse for bump
ing him on or in other words 20 shUo,
him
You knew that saving was going
on, did youe' asked Deming of sulu-
van.
Il refuse 70 answer that question"
replied sullivan.
ION what ground do you refuse?'
asked Dist. Atty. Loofbourow.
Upon the ground that IL would Tend
TO incriminate me- replied Sullivan,
and the refusal was sustained by The
court who remarked however, that he
could not see how IL could possibly in
criminate him
SAW DEFINING AT WORK
On accumulation, Sullivan con-
tudicted his testimony given at his
own trial. as 10 when ne had the con-
versations with Deming, but freely
told Of seeing Deming al work with
the saws, the very questions that he
had refused TO answer Tor Deming a
few moments before. He denied having
had anything TO do with the saving
process, and said he had told DEM
ing at the time that he was foolish TO
D. used as a stool pigeon for the sher-
ih's office that they would use MIN
as Ions as they could and then Job"
him.
Before calling sullivan, Demlng had
upon the stand cX-shenff Emery and
sheriff Joseph sharp. The first tcs-
titled that he had never had q talk with
Sullivan about Deming. until possibly
after Suliyans trial
Mr. sharp admitted that he had told
sullivan that Demlng had come volun-
tarlly 20 them and told Of Suliyan's at
tcmpts 20 escape.
After asking that some newspaper
men. whose names be did not know. be
summoned 90 testify FOR him. Deming
made "a demand for the transcript I'M
the sullivan trial. ana after glancing
al his own testimony given az that
Time took the stand iu his own behalf |
For hale am hour before court took /
lts noon recess. Deming was engaged |
in the recital M hls own case
Up to the time of the adjournment |
of court Doe had only arrived an the /
point whore be was brought back 90 |
Salt Lake from Oregon. aud if the /
same leeway is given him. his story |
viii doubtless spin out 90 the end or /
tho week
Sullivan was bandcuHed immc-
diately upon completing hls testimony
and taken into the shcrins office.
None of the spectators were allowed /
hN The court Go leave the room while |
thIs was being done. Demug was .
later taken there and that was the /
last seen of the men by tho public /
lunch being furnished tho prisoners |
boo room of iho sherins office
PRISONER CAUSES SENSATION. /
A sensation Iu DemIngs trial oc- /
CURED yesterday afternoon, when the I
81 .ttD bad closed lts case Tho ac- /
ouscI arose auI In casa Imus-I0ued /
speech accused hIs attorney. James /
lugrnrHsteu oi being H league with I
ito other side and a failure t1 cone /
uHcf tho case dH fnr prisoner doe I
maudei. rHe nerlrrauua ended Hy .
I'.m'nE asAing tnHt Ooh. at.1mat De- .