Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-22
STATE RESTS IN
DRISKELL CASE
,,,oriss for Defense Who Be-
reyed Another Day Was
In Sight.
WITNESSES LACK TEAM WORK
ot.,i,c Points Remain 10 be
cleared up-worc Grey suit
ON nay Of Murder.

,,.,ss I'm the Riley murder case
lem bis surprise yesterday a''e'
was .'b., without a hint the s''t'
moo" ..s..ase. The defense had looN =
res'.' least another days direct
cd io' sr,m the prosecution. but
a- patrol Driver George Moore mao
-''.' .,ie5 90 IDENTIFY q hat alleged 10
o''" ~, ro-n by Driskell, ana "a
nave Iyun Young 90 testIy a.
troln'a" rs .,arcoat said 60 nave beeh
hnel-s tr,m Frank y. Nebekei' u"
,ts state rested tbe defense
Oa9sni present four witnesses ana
t1u" d mass of contradlcuon az
ines, ,1ip knowledge rather aqdeu 20
wy ,,airbt of the circums'ahiia'
lH... ofered by the state. ~
I,r,ss NJ Lewis, a porter AZ w ~
-t,,r fheltor was the IISi "1'Ii 1870,
fA.' b,haff OF Driskell LEWIS
caIled ,stt he was just within the
S.,r OF the Orpheum when ne
oDvl ,t, sbot fired that caused hliey
aeaie 4, f1ra the second shot was hred
deagl- t.d mad time 10 almost reach
u" .f fhe sidewalk. lie mad seen
lhe ....1.-er make his escape through
ihe w.. and described him as wear
w -rav suit OF clothes.
As ,fsck SIeater. a self-acknoWl-
n'H'' ,1,,.sfer" IN the gambling
~ the Horseshoe club, was the
hOIa ,ritnass and began the con-
...sigti5ps While Lewis had testihed
.t., ne had time 10 walk little more
Non Inc width Of the sidewalk IN froht
" ne Orpheum. between the time OF
,be two shots fired by the mufderet'
eieater. who was standliik N iions
M the Orpheum, sWore Lhat ne hau
ot'b ga tine 10 wheel half way round.
o,9 t slater tho defense attempted
j.. sb9v. that Driskell. who had been
" pue,'s custody. had broken away
- tbe gueCial officer at Second
s,,,,h and state streets, and had dash
~ nn state street turning into or
.t.rr7 aIiov and Commercial street.
g.stsr.g testimony. however, left a
r,,ning man. supposed 70 have been
n-5ste1 on the east side OF state
.treef and boz the vicinity OF where
Officer Riley fell.
DRIsKELL's GREY SUIT.
Mrs W A. Rector. proprietress Of
the oaks rOoming house, at which
prlskeu and his "par' Kennedy stayed,
Although a witness Tor the uetense'
rather aided the state by affirming that
DrlskelI on the night Of the murder
fad worn a grey suit. This taken IN
coniuncton with the testimony OF
Lewis that the murderer had worn a
grew suit strengthened the states
case Mrs. Rector also testified that
Driskeu had worn a black hat answer
INK the description Of that found In the
aricyway through which the murderer
had escaped at the time OF the shoot
ina The witness also testified that
Driskeu had taken a room In the oaks
ON Sept 10 and that on oct. 3. he had
brought Kennedy there. Mrs. Rector
could not say II Driskell and Kennedy
had been In their room on the night OF
the murder OF officer Riley. except
that the bed had been occupied and
the two men left the house early next
morning
Mrs Laura A. Wilson testified that
at the time OF the arrest OF Driskell
and Kennedy they had been staying at
her mothers house In ogden. on the
day Of his arrest. Mrs. Wilson testified
Driskell had professed to be IN and
had remained in his room until close to
8 O'Clock In the evening.