The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-17
VERDICT EXPECTED
IN HANSON CASE
Jury Expected to Bring In De-
ciSion Shortly After Argu-
mentS Are Finished.
NEW WITNESS VOLUNTEERS
WOMAN WHO SAW DEFENDANT
IN PARK TESTIFIES.

The prosecution, as conducted by
Colonel Hiram +. Booth, in the trial
Of Frank Hanson. charged with burn
ing the Fillmore postoffiee on Septem-
Der 8, 1908, scored a decisive victory
yesterday by the introduction of a new
witness, who testified to having seen
and spoken to the defendant. IN the
park at Fillmore, on the night OF the
burning of the pOstoffice.
This. witness was Mrs Florence
Brougk and, although she had not been
subpoenaed, she called upon Colonel
Booth early yesterday morning before
court convened and offered to testify
Mrs. Brough testified that she was in the
park in company with a young man, at
about 1890 on the night OF the fire,
and that she met Hanson at the north
side of the park, and that he spoke to
her after she had recognized him. She
testified that she had never TOLD any
one about seeing the defendant on the
night of the fire. until yesterday morn
ing when she told Colonel Booth.
Attorney Marioneaux, for the de-
Tense, closely croSS-eXamined the wit
ness and tried to get her to admit
that her family and the defendant had
been at loggeTheads ever since the
time that her aunt, Miss Carlen, had
broken her promise to marry Hanson.
The witness would not admit, how
ever, that there existed any feeling of
hostility. Mrs. Brough declared she
eventful Sunday night, although she
lived close to the fire house.
Her testimony, and that of all other
witnesses, in this regard, is in direct
contradiction OF the statement of Han
son, that he was aroused on the night
bell.
Earlier in the ,fternoon session Han
son was recalled to the stand for a
brief period and, under examination,
denied in toto that he had been in the
PARK or that he had spoken co anyone
in the park or the night of the fire.
Verdict Expected Today.
When Richard Duncan was placed
on the stand Attorney Marioneaux
asked him if he had lighted the fire
hementIy denied any such imputation.
He admitted that sometimes he carried
q bottle of whisky, but only on week
You generally have some left over
on SUNDAY. do you nOt?" asked Attor-
ney Marioneaux.
Very little" replied the witness He
cigarettes and that he had once set fire
TO house with a cigarette
Duncan was asked if he had been
arrested on suspicion of setting fire
to the postoffice and he replied that
he had been, but that he was short
" afterwards released. Witness ad-
mitted he had spent nine months In
the penitentiary for horse stealing,
but said that when granted a new
trial he had been acquitted
Lillian Beauregard. former Sheriff
Joseph Black, and Wendell Trim BILE.
were recalled and testified at the aft
ernoon session. At the opening of the
session Willie Huntsman, nephew of the
defendant. was called. but his testimony
did not bring out anything reEarka bic.
Frank Kelly, postmaster of Fillmore,
was recalled. His testimony concerned
the securing of a temporary postoffice
after the fire.
Frank Rasmussen was called for the
defense. He told of a conversation he
hp iris Ina he 1rlr m, he.
night of the fire.
Clinton W. Ray. formerly a school
teacher at Fillmore, now residing in
Salt Lake. testified as to the contour
of the land near the postoffice.
Peter Beauregard was recalled. He
said in answer to Attorney Marion
eaux, that Frank Hanson had taken
him into the postoffice building to
show him a broken lock. but not on
the day preceding the fire. Willard
Huntsman was also examined
Arguments will be submitted to the
jury this morning. A verdict Is ex-
pected some time today