The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20
MUCH |NTE EREST IN
TRIAL Of DR|SKEL[
Taking of Testimony Is Begun
in the Noted Murder
Case.
LIVELY TILT BETWEEN
COURT AND ATTORNEY
Accused Identified as Slayer by
Mrs. Sarah E. West Of
Ogden.

Much interest was shown in the trial
of L. T. Driskell Saturday for the mur-
der of Nightwatchman C. G. Riley on
October ) last. The selection of the
Jury being completed, the trial was
ready 10 proceed in Judge Lewis 8 di-
vision of the district court, and the
leading witness Of the day was Mrs.
Sarah Z. West OF Ogden, VINO witnessed
the shooting, and afterwards identified
! the defendant as the one who did the
shooting when he was brought before
| her IN the city Jail Her Identification
was strongly brought out by District
Attorney Loofbourow for the prosecu-
tion. and the cross examination BY
Mathonihah Thomas, OF counsel for the
| defense, was devoted to an effort to
riddle this testimony and TO show that
it would be, impossible for the witness
to make her identification sure, when
she was across the street at the time
Of the shooting and only saw the back
Of the fleeing man.
This testimony caused the dramatic
incident of the afternoon. and the cross
fire of legal shots between the attor-
neys, the ambuscades for the witness,
the objections, Interruptions and
court IS rulings created considerable IN
terest Mrs. West went through the
trying ordeal of direct and crass-eX-
animation very creditably and was cx-
cused Just before adjournment.
Court reconvened at 10 a. m. and the
final Juror was selected In the person OF
Thomas Blake, farmer of South Jor-
dan The jury now consists of Anthony
Bates, G. G. Schlip, w, A. Wilson, S. Il.
Green, Henry Duncomb, Jr., j. l.. Cam
eron, j. 7. Poulton. j. +, Cottain, II, II.
Morris, j. B. Lewis, Isaac Brockbank
and Thomas Blake
Proceedings Enlivened.
During the examination of talesmen
n little tilt took place between Judge
lewis and Attorney Thomas. The
Judge evidently thought the proceed
ings were being delayed and spoke
sharply to the attorney. who replied:
elf my conduct Of this case does not
meet with the approval of the court,
shall withdraw from the case and the
conduct it. Judge Lewis made no
further reply and the case proceeded,
District Attorney Loofbourow made
the opening statement, IN which he said
that the state expected TO prove by eye
committed by L. E. Driskell, the de-
fendant, but the prosecutor did not re-
fer to the alleged confession of Driskell
10 the effect that he committed the
deed.
The first witness was John T. Mackav
of the county surveyors office. He
identified map of State street at the
scene of the shooting and including the
block through 10 Second East, which
map will be used III the trial.
DR.. Beer Is Called.
DR.. William +, Beer, who was called
to the police station to examine the
IaJ,- nf fbc orn1 tho rn-
suits of that examination.
Frank X Nebelier. Jr., was the next
witness. He was held up by two men
on the same evening and for which |
crime DrislcelI was one Of the men ar
rested. Mr.. Nebeker told all the de-
tails of ahe incident and especially the |
incident of the taking of hls overcoat- |
after an objection had been made by !
the defense and overruled by the court. |
Mrs. Ethel d. Rumel Riley, widow Of
the murdered officer, testified to his |
life and work and especially Of his
that evening prior TO the !
killing.
Officer Chase gave testimony relat-
near the Halliday corner, and at the |
close of his testimony court adjourned |
until Monday at 10 o'clock. The jury |
will remain at the Kenyon under charge |
of two bailiffs, whittier they repaired
after the adjournment.
Judy duty in the Driskell murder
trial evidently is not the irksome grind |
that Jury duty IN murder trials usually |
is. Friday evening the jurors saw the |
performance at the Mission and at the
Shubert. Saturday night they saw the
play at the Bungalow, and today. Sun
day. they will occupy special car for
a ride to Saltalr.