Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-20

that John struck Tom first. Asked II
she wished Tom To- be- acquitted. she
said. "If be- was DO would not bring
John back, and no one could ON bis
place
Rose Foster. rather comely Indian
maid. told of hearing people shouting
when the hght happened. but claimed
she did not witness The encounter 7hr
saw John Rice aftorWard with blood
streaming down his face. and saw him
after he died.
rs he dead now?" asked the attor-
noy for the government
"lic sure dead, replied the witness.
John II. Wasmund SUPERINTENDENT OF
the Shevwit Indian reservation, was
the next witness He said that after
the fight Tom Rice left the reservation
but was later found at Cauente. He
sent officers 90 bring Tom back, ac-
companying them himself While on
the way back to the reservation. supt
Wasmund testified. Tom told him the
story of the fight. substantially as he
told 10 % the Jury lie said John was
The aggressor. and that Tom told him
ho struck Boa seif-dcfcnsc.
AGENT wAsMUND's STORY.
Agent Wasmund said the Indians on
the reservation live Boz houses. material
for which was supplied by the govern
ment and built by the labor of the
Indians directed by the government
representatives. There are on the res
crvation about l35 of the Shevwit
Indians, the tribe having dWiudled 10
that number He testified % having
seen the body Of John Rice. tud Co the
wound in his head which caused his
death
H. NJ Foster. Presby tcran mission
airy az tho ShcNwit reservation. WAS the
next witness. iic said De- had been
called ia .itcr the fight and that nc had
carried the injured Indian into the
house and applied such remedies as
were at hand. The government MI
Foster said. maintained q supply of
drugs al the agency. and in the absence
Of a physician. he did what he could
To- allav the sunerings of the Indians.
me case of the government Was clus-
ed with the testimony of Nj Foster.
y. >. Ferry, appointed by the court To
dtiend Tom Rice. then made "a brief
statement 10 tho jury. in which be said
the defense would cudcavor TO show
that Rice had committed the act in
self defense, that ne was enragad by
the TACT that he came home and found
another man in his wifc's ROOM and
that John Rice attacked him with a
club and "a knife.
AZ the conclusion Of the testimony
or the defendant, which occupied
something over half AN hour and was
cofrohorated by the testimony Of Alice
tlce, his wife. the court took q recess
until p. m. The arguments viii prob
aoly not occupy more than an hour.
and IL is likely that the case will go
To the jury early this afternoon. II Is
not expected the jury will require
long TO arrive at a verdict
WHITE MEMS CUSTOMS.
Something OF the mystery surround
ing the possession of the same name
by the defendant and the man whom
II Is alleged he slew was explained this
morning by Mr.. Foster. the presby-
terrain missionary az the reservation,
IN an interview with News repre-
sentative Mr. Roberts said II was the
custom with the Indians. since adopt
ing the ways of the white man. to
take white mems names Sally Rice,
widow Of the John Rice. had been
married prior to her union with John
Her former husbands name was Rice,
and her second husband. whose name
was plain John, took the name Of his
wife, and became John Rice. Tom
Rice had also adopted the name Of
Rice, and although the two men were
of the same name, they were i'm reality
of no relation 10 each other Mr. Fos-
ter said he had been engaged ia
work among the Shevwits for seven
years. In which time they had been
taught 20 live in houses and 70 live
like the white people. Mrs Foster is
field matron 4 the reservation. and
she is engaged iu tivilizing the Younger
generation ~ Indians. meeting with
excellent success.