The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-14
McCoy's Stables.
Carriages and light livery. Phones 81.

Carriages and light livery. Phones 81.
the forenoon recess was announced by
| Judge Marshall.
The defendant resumed the witness
stand upon court reconVeninS lie tolu
| of several visits TO Salt Lake, said ne
remembered when the indictment was
returned, but II was not arrested sad
! about noon the day OF the fire, ana Il
was aboaL half-past six when he re-
| turned from the races. lie had no con-
versaIion with the postmaster. Es was
| in the postoffce and went there win
| Sheriff Black Frank Day and Peter
Beauregard to show them the l0cK ON
| the rear door which was damaged by
burglar, This incident arose through Il
| conversation they were having, Day say
| Ing that he was arrested for 1t because
| he had quarter in his possession, but
| whole thing was hushed up.
Judge Marioneaux-Did you set fire
| to the postoffice that night
HarrlSon-No, sir.
Witness said he never had in his pos
session. or ever saw. the letters taken
from his room until shown them by ms
counsel In the courtroom. He never
| took any letters from the postorfice on.
| that Sunday or prior to that time said
| ne. and he never placed any letters on
| top Of the cupboard in his room-neVer
! knew there were any letters on top OF
| the cupboard. lie never took any stamps
or any government or any properly what-
| sion with Warner, and the latter drew
| a knife.
| This concluded the direct examination
| OF the witness
Forgets About Mustache.
ross-examined by District Attorney
Booth, the defendant said Miss Beaure-
gard and Rasmussen and tho others were
| sixty or seventy yards from the road
Miss Beaurcgard spoke was May rlaver.
| lie learned this subsequently, Al the
| hre lie might have seen man named
Small and he might have talked with
District Attorney Booth-IIad you
worn a mustache previous 10 that time?
Witness-I frequently, shave IT OFT
| District Attorney Booth-Did you shave
| IL off that day?
Witncss-I don't know. ! wear 1t un-
! til It nterferes with my food and then
The witness went on TO tell that there
has been lot OF knocking against him
in Fillmore by his enemies: When asked
| II he had many enemies. he said he old
not know that they were enemies, but
they wanted the postoflice:"
District Attorney Booth-Were there
charges against you when you resigned
Judge Marioneaux objected 10 the
question and the objection was sus-
| tanned
Al this point Judge Marshall told the
and not go into any long discussion UP
| to this time, unner
the witness had been very loGuacious'
Questioned About Letters.
Hanson denied that he told Charley
| LAYER that when lie went home that
Sunday night he went through the PARK.
| No one was living at his fathers house
self No one lived at his home during
the time he was In Salt Lake.
Hanson's brothers and sisters attended
10 his father while he was away.
| Hot ict Rnntn-lI0W
account for those letters being there?
| Witness-I haven't the least idea
suppose those letters could have got on
! the top of that library of yours, In that
corner and be there for 81 long time with
out your knowing II?
District Attorney Booth-They were
covered with dust when they were found
so they must have been there long
time.
Witness-I don't know.
Asked when he put the telescope on
| top OF the cupboard or library. he said
he put 1t there about the fourteenth of
fifteenth OF August last year
District Attorney Booth-Have you any
theory as TO how those letters got
Witnoss-Jf they got there they were
put there.
Brother for Defense.
John Hanson, brother of the ;;eiendan nj,
then took the stand He corroporatcd his
brothers. testimony with regard 20 their
meeting. but his memory was bad as to
the time. He testified that when on his
way that Sunday night, and 5bodt litt&fn n
or twenty feet past the 2ostofricc he
heard someone talking. II heard man
say. Where is the bottle?' or. Get tn"
hottie and the other ono said, j have
It, then tho other one said. Let's have
st. " When asked If he recognized orc oi
the voices ne said he did. ut was Mr.
Richard Duncan OF Meadow. When the
witness got home. he said. II was i2;25
a. M. but his clock was n few minutes
fast.
Judge Marioneaux then asked the wit
ness II Duncan had ever been convicted
OF arson, District Attorney Booth OBJ
jccted and the objection was sustained
When cross examined by the district
, attorney the witness said that after ;hC
fire occurred he did not make any trouble
! TO find out where Duncan was He sale
the sheriff and deputy sheriff told htir
that 1T was their o2intoa tha- Dick Dur
: can set the place on fire. He SAID hl
told the sheriff that lie heard Duncan il
: the shed and one Of the TWO men were
E. smoking. He did not hear the fire o'
, hear the fire bell ring. although 1t wa:
] but Two blocks away He heard some
, noise but thought IL WAS some dfunka. II
; thought the first time he told this sior,
in detail was TO his brother Willard oI
Thursday night last.
: This closed tho testimony for the da!