Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-13
POSTMASTER MET
WEARING DISGUISE
Half an Hour Before Fillmore
PoStoffiCe Was Found to
Be on Fire.
DECLARE TWO WITNESSES
Letters Posted Evening Before tir'
Found tn Ills Room Aitcrward
by Officers.

Tn the O. $ district court Thursday
afternoon tho defeuse Boo the Hansen
arson case. m which the former post
master at Fillmore Us charged with
burning the poston.ce ut THAT place on
Sept o.. 1905. made strenuous. but un-
avaiiug efforts t1 have testimony
ruled out relative to thr hndius OF l.l-
tgrs which bad been posted on the
evening before the fire in Hansen
room after the nrn THE objections
raised to tine admission ot this tcstl-
mouy by Judge MarouoauN. OF coun-
sci for. defense. were OFerruled hA
the court The letters We're found ul
sheriff George Rolcy and charles
LAYER. tN-city marshal of Fillmore
VINO made am examination Of Hansen.
bDIsa after the fire Both LAYER and
Rolcy testified To the fact that they
found the letters on the top of cup
board 900 Uansen's room. the latter WIZ
ness saying that the letters were an in
one bundle on top OF the cupboard,
and covered by "a small telescope or
suit case.
POSTMASTER WORE DISGUISE.
Damaging testimony was also given
by Ira Warner and Winnie Ihimhlc.
who testified TO having seen Hansen
on the night Of the hre dressed in
years OF age. said that az about 80
ON the night Of the IRE, about half "A
block from the postofice. Doe met Han
sen. be was not dressed ny as usual.
but wore O. SLOUGH hat pulled down over
hls eyes. his coat collar was pulled up
and hc wore no collar or tiei witness
had never seen him dressed In that
way before Witness said he greeted
Hansen. twice saying Good evening
to him. but hC received no response.
Then be snatched Hausen's hat and
recognized the former postmaster
Hansen told Warner 90 "miud his own
business" He walked with Hansen 20
tine eud Of the block and the latter said
hc was going 10 Ion Huntsman's.
Witness left Hansen and met O. friend.
Winnie Trimblc and be- asked him 90
go over and see 81 he knew Hansen.
which me- did Tho defendant. instead
OF going iu tho direction or Huutsmau'S
house turned toward the pOstOfiice
The witness followed him and saw him
go into the wagon shed between Ste
vous's store and the postofIice Wit
noses went into the shed. but could not
find Hansen lie thought perhaps he
had gone 90 tho park. so the witness
climbed the fence and got into tbs
park. but he could not find Hansen
there Warner got home about r.
o'clock. went 90 bed. but had not fallen
asleep when his sister came ana told
him. "stcvcns's store is burning down"
About half am hour after he arrived
at the fire. Hansen came. He was then
attired 100 .tlT hat. with collar and
tic and @ black suit.
on cross cvamiuation judge Marion
elux went into detail about the Hight
the night of the fire, and at what dis
lance witness could recognize one. but
the testimony Of the witness was not
shaken Witness said he was suspic-
lous ~ Hansen because he had never
seen him dressed that way before; but
lots 90 ne fellows dress mo peculiarly
and go and have some fun with the
boys and girls I'm the park" he added.
Aftor the fire broke out be was suspi-
cious that Hansen Was responsible for
IT,
NIGHT AFTER THE FIRE.