The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06
News OF the lntermOuntain Re0iOn
OGDEN DEPARTMENT
PERMANENT 24ss WASHINGTON AVENUE BOTH PHONES
" Nion noohs A m TO 1880 A M. P.

witness replied In n positive manner
ina, that he did not know that he had run
INTO anybody, but believed that instead
OF striking Faut squarely that the buggy
snafts which Faut was carrying over
Inils nls mead received the force OF the coll
ns,,S1 ds,on ana threw Faut to the ground.
me testimony. OF the other occupants
OF the automobile was practically the
same sam as that given by Mr.. Howell, Be
tore the inquest began this morning
Attorney t. d. Johnson. one OF the at
toIneys Tor Howells made n statement In
Which he outlined certain facts which
mouia be admitted; including the incident
regarding the. disposition OF the hat
which belonged TO Faut. In making the
statement. the attorney said he did 80
because he thought II would narrow the
the court that he wished IL distinctly
understood that the silence which has
oeen maintained by William Howell and
the other occupants OF the machine since
by him and J, +. Bagley. the other at
torney employed, and that they assumed
full responsibility for II. believing that
interest by so doing
All OF the occupants OF the automobile
testified that they had no idea that they
they came back TO the city. when Pa
trolman Orcn Hadlock aocosted Howell
and told him of the occurrence, and ad-
yised him TO call up the police station.
The automobile was first driven to the
garage, and then Howell and his guests
walked over to the station. called in
Reese Howell. the father. and District
Judge J. A, Howell, the brother OF the
owner OF the automobile. 10 take part In
the interview which followed In the de-
tecuves' room.
Testimony as to Speed,
Caleb Perry. a farmer, who was pass
ing the automobile at the time of the
accident. testified that In his opinion the
was travelling about twenty
miles. an hour, He also said that he
saw Faut as he was struck by the right
the wheels apparently passed over his
PROSTATE form. The witness said that
he didn't hear the automobile horn
blown. although Howell says that 1t was
ness, With others, removed the dying
man TO Caves drug store, he moaned
several times before he expired
Dan G Brain, an eyewitness TO the
tragedy. told what he had seen when
the machine ran over Faut To the best
knowledge of the witness the automobile
was running about eighteen miles an
hour
With the conclusion of Mr. Howells
testimony, Judge ]. d. Murphy. the act
Ing coroner: announced that an adjourn
morning at 10 o'clock. when the inquest
will be concluded, County Attorney Da-
vld Jensen, who is representing the state.
announced that he had about half
v
james II. Douglass, who was drawn
on the jury yesterday TO take the place
OF John Culley, who was excused be
cause he is a licensed druggist. was also
excused this morning, and J. 5. Carver,
al retail merchant, was sworn III his
place. The reorganized jury Is composed
OF s IL. Browne Charles p. Carlson and
Mr., Carver.
When the hearing was begun this
morning there was an array OF attorneys
IN the courtroom which was also
TO the doors with an expectant
crowd.
Miss Eva C. Erb. the official stenog-
rapher OF the district court, was sworn
in to transcrlbe the testimony iN II; II
Henderson appeared on behalf OF MRS.
Faut Attorneys 7. u. Johnson and j.
T. Bagley on behalf OF William Howell
and the occupants of the automobile,
and David Jensen, the county attorney.
is representing the state.
The inquest will he concluded some
time tomorrow. There appears TO be no
doubt as TO what machine caused Faut S
death and the jury will probably find its
only problem TO be the fixing OF the la
biltty