The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-26
ANDERSON HELD
FELONY CHARGE
Shocking and Very Plain Ad-
missions by the Girl Chief
Witness.
WRANGLF, ABOUT WRITING;
IDENTIFYING THE HAND
Brief Conference. at Anderson 5
Desire, the Court Being
Present.
sn.e,aItn The Tribune.

SneolaI TO The TrlpunS,
PROVO. Nov 25.-Thc preliminary
bcarlnr. of Robert Anderson before a. y,
Noon today On felony charse, @i
le.cd 10 have been committed Oh
,,,sust IS. 1910, With Anna Phillips. sIr
over The age of l5 and Under 10 Schte
of ago. drew. out such crowd OF VII
nes.;cs aud spectators that II WAS heccs-
..ary to hold the proceedings III mo VI"
,,i., courtroom. The girl. in custody OF
Sheriff George Judd. arrived from w
don al 10 o'clock and was imneu,at'e's ,'
taken 10 the courtroom; Inere, r,5a 9s''''tS -
beside her mother MrS, ,.nachnd bv
rbe dcfcndant Anderson, VINO heiu pu'
his hand to shake hands. wuen MtS'
Iamastcr sprans 10 her rect snu III d III u
iant attitude pushed AnderSon r, rm~! m, con- ON
,old him that he could not hold any cor,
yorsation with the girl Whcn coui'
opened the defendant. through nus
toruey. Nj NJ. Warner, waived inc reau
inc of tho complaint and entered F'ee
of not guilty TO thc charge
A Little Talk.
A. u.r,,er l,eu stated to the court
thst the defense would like few MIN
,ues. time to talk with the Witnesses
,or, ths defense bcfore the~hearinS pro
cccdcd The court Was about 10 S'It'
ihc request when Prosecutor iinanI
,,,.',','.'r warner had in seeking for time
WIS 10 see the girl and MT. ,,t nn"e
,npcpIv made the charge tnaC 'tie ,,'oI
nsy for the defense intended 10 make an
ntiomn, 10 coerce the states witness.
This was denied by Mr.. Warner, ana nc
f,lrther objected to Inc insinua'iotie
thrown out by the prosccutlc'i- ne ~.
toru,,vs spared back and torth III 'esa'
tlrases aud each charged the other WIN
nnfairness and t3mpcrinS with inc VII
ness. Mr Warner charged t'lat Inc Su,
IL. ~ IL nd
r;,ood ox-SheriN George n. Storrs as
enc of tlem aud that these men mao
used undue and unfair methods III G1,
:iuS her 10 testify against Anderson iIiS
charge WAS made, ootl, d'recl ano Wy ~,
ference. that the whole case hinged on
which side saw aud talked Win Anna
PhiIlira last. The prosecution atrcnu-
,uslv objected to the defendant seeing
.ind talking with the girl unless III Inc
pcrs,iirc OF The girls mother and the
sheriff Mr.. Warner refused To accede TO
The presence &C amy ono connected WIN
ihc prosecution, but suggested ti'at Inc
,.ouri could accompany him ana the Slrl
and hcHr all that was said This was
nyrcetl 10 by the court, and recess WAS
iaten Tor fifteen minutes, but before one
third OF the time expired The 'r'" re-
turned into court when Air. Warner. on
l,chslf of the defendant. waived eXanii-
nation and stated that they were ready To
.-ive a bond for appes rance III 1he oiS-
,ricl court for trial. Prosecutor bVsns
II the revised statutes. which provides
i,lst the state must consent in waiver.
AMI this slIc state would not do. and
demanded that the hearing be proceeded
with.
J. NJ Swain. proprietor of The st.
richcia:s hotel Of Salt Lake CITY. Vas
tie first witness called by the prcsccu-
iiou lie Identified the hotel register.
pud wifc. Eureka." on two different
dates bnt it WAS not brought cut either
ia direct or on cross- examination that
the defendant Anderson. was i'll any way
conncctcd with the entry.
The Girls Admissions.
Anna Phillips, the girl in tho case. ewss
then sworn and testified that she met
Anderson in an office building in Provo
in April last and went with him to his
office and there had Illicit relations with
him She also met him on several other
occasions. The witness said she went To
Salt Lake City with Anderson. July .,
1910. and also Oh July rs. Tho two vent
lp Saltatr on both occasions. and on both
dates occupied the room together
at the ST. Nicholas hotel. Salt Lake City.
MIR Anderson registered for both OF u.s.
said the witness, as John Adams and
wife OF Eureka, and we were given room
girl told again OF the Illicit lations with
Ardorson in tbe law office here in Provo
and on other occasions. but the times and
places were not given. The girl was
sIiown number or letters. which she
identified as having been written by An
icrsSn Ito her These letters are all
cuuchcd In ondcarlng and loving terms.
Some Of thcm have already been pub
ljsllcd, One Of the letters WAS received
hv tfIs girl since she has been an inmate
of the Industrial school Mt Ogden. When
Tho witness WAS admonlshcd By ATTORNEY
Warner TO tell only what she knew and
what she saw. she repeated over after
The attorney. parrot like. all he said Her
dctneanor the slen IN giving her cvi-
dcncc was not frank and free. but she
seemed 10 be repeating something or re-
.bcarsins. She gave her evidence in A
bold unblushing manner.
The complaint. which is sworn to by
Martha G. Lamaster, the girls mother.
charges felony with the girl on August
10 and the girl was asked several times
II the offensc had been committed ON