Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-01
SYRIAN PE|DLER
IDENTIFIES L VANCE
Somewhat Dramatic Incident Of
This Mornings Session Of
Murder Trial. III.
SHE SAW HIM KICK HIS WIFE
While the Unfortunate Woman Lay
On the Floor ynnIy Screaming
For tic Police.

Emphasizing her statements by tho
impetuous gestures characteristic Of
her race. the testimony of Helen Abra-
nam, a Syrian pedler. given this
morning in the trial OF Thomas Vance,
accused OF numbering his wife. was
thrillingly dramatic and apparently
made strong link in the states chain
of evidence.
The answers of the Syrian woman
TO questions asked by Asst. Dist. Atty.
L. .. l.catherwood We're made through
an Interpreter and We're given without
hesitancy The most intensely dra-
matte incident of the morning session &
was when she was asked to point out
the man whom she saw kick the
woman lying OIL the floor OF the house
on Seventh West street and with ac-
3cusing finger she pointed to Thomas
Vance. saying; "This is the man."
Mrs. Abraham. who is about so years
pcddling needles. pins and like artI-
cles in the neighborhood of Seventh
West street. between Eighth and
Ninth South streets on Nov. 20. 1907.
She said that while she was standing
ut the rear Of a house, the home OF
Mrs. Clara NNunderlich, she heard tho
cry, police! Policc!" A few minutes
later she went to the back door OF
the house next TO the Wunderlch
home, the Vance home). and there
through the open door she saw a
woman lying on the floor with n
man standing beside her. The
witness said that the woman turned
her head toward her and cried out,
Police! Police!' wlicreupon the man
Kicked her and slammed the door shut.
THIS IS THE MAN"
Assistant District Attorney Leather
wood then asked the witness to point
out the man that she saw kick the
PROSTATE woman Thomas Vance, the
defendant, was sitting by the side Of
his brother. A. b. Vance, with his hand
covering part OF his face. The Syrian
hesitated. scanning the faces OF those
| present In court. Mr.. I,eatlierwoods
then requested the defendant5tore remove
| This hand from his face, Tho wit tess
stepped from her se,ttiand VII ng dyer. z
TO where Vance sat. pointed HER finger
Mrs. Abraham. was on the witness
stand VIXEN the 'court adjourned until
2 o'clock.
MRS. WARDS STORY,
Mrs. Amanda Vance Ward was the
first witness examined at the morning
session She testified to having gone
to the Vance home on the day that Mrs.
Vance is alleged to have been poisoned.
Nov. 81, and finding her vomiting. She
said that Mrs. Nance's lips were swollen
and that her gums were black. 70 her
requests that Vance send her to the 1
hospital, she said that lie turned a dens
Garland refused to do 80. On the fol-
lowing day, however. the slcis woman
was taken to ST Marli's hospital. She
also testified to finding bi-chloridc Of
mercury tablets in Vance's trunk.
Two witnesses were examined Mon
lay afternoon. County Surveyor j. B.
Swcnscn5 and Mrs. Clara Wunderlich.9
Mr.. Swenson certified to n ground plan 5
drawing of the VANCE home ut SCI south
Seventh West street ana two ad1oin-8
ing houses.
Mrs, lWunderllch living next doorstn
the Vance home, said thai on November
S27. 1907. she heard cries and screams
which seemed to como from the Vance
home and that Mrs. Vance called to her
to yet policeman, that her husband
was beating and killing her. On the
following day she testified to going into
tho Vance home and finding Mrs. Vance
sick and In commissions 8s
LINE OF DEFENSE
on cross examination. A. j. Weber OF
cpullStlt JOEtHlflt ttGlGltst. tlititCN
The witness that the odoraof medicine
penetrating the room was that of oil 4
OF savne, and this testimony Will be i.
used by the defense in corroborationeofg
its theory that the decedent WIS tho
Victim Of her own attempt Mt a criminal
operation,
A point. considered important by the
state. was brought oit when Mrs, Wun-
idcrlicl testified tl,nt5tlie glass OF water,
on The stand by Mrs. Yance's bed and 4
from which she had drunk, still bubbled
from the bottom when the witness en-
tered tho room. The statc's theory Is
that Vance placed bi-chlorIde OF mcr-
curry tablets In the glass of water and
the cffervnscent bubbling from the
bottom Of the glass is presented by the
State to corioborate the theory
A NEW DEVELOPMENT. M
Z One Of tho new developments of the
trial Monday was the conversation
which Mrs. Wunderlicl testified to hay
ing heard. .between Vance and his Wife
Just before sho was taken to st. Marks
hospital. According to the wltnesA, She,
heard Vance say In an angry tone:S.If8g
you make any trouble for me, I'll make
.tr'oubleNfor you" She said also that,
this was getting to be Ia fine country
where men didn't have the same rights
as women. This lat ter conversation, r.
the witness said, took place Z on. tho
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