The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-05


know Again Mr. Kennedy mentioned
the fact that there was hat there.
as they were coming up here In com
pany with Mr.. Hadlock VIII Howell
told him, well. go back and get It."
and he did. He left the crowd to 90
back 10 the garage and like many an
other man who has been suddenly &C
cused OF doing something that was
wrong and Nlled with that sort Of pc
culiar terror that comes to individuals.
/ ] suppose. when they are accused of
crime, and they not having a criminal
instinct, he went back and got the
! hat and foollshly threw II iu the alley
( this side of the garage, Now that Is
| the fact with respect to this hat
| transaction which you have heard
/ about and he today regrets more than
any other man in this house that un-
der an impulse. Il foolish impulse. he
did IL. II 1t was any crime. then he
was guilty of a crime If 1t throws
any light upon this transaction and
how this man was killed In this un-
fortunate accident, then so into it and
verify what | have stated to be the
tactS IN the face.
Now, gentlemen of the jury. and If
the court please and counsel for the
state as well as counsel for the family
here represented. we saw flt 10 keep
silent and say nothing, notwIthstand-
ing all sorts of Tumors were current
on the street, until the present time.
That Is TO say, Mr., Bagley and myself.
who had been called In consultation
as attorneys as to what these gentle
men had best do under the circum-
stances to say nothing until the time
came when it would be proper for
them to speak and when they had
spoken. or ! or Mr.. Bagley had spoken
for them. that they would be here In
the court room, ready to be put under
oath. and this whole matter inquired
into and they then could tell for them
selves. as ! have told you before. just
exactly what this transaction was and
their connection with H.
Court a Complete Investigation.
"As 7 said i'm the beginning, / be-
lieve by making this statement now
that II Will largely narrow this trans
action. You are now rid of any neceS-
Sity Cor attempting to find out who
were the parties who were driving that
machine when this man unfortunately
was killed and this accident which
every cne of these men and every one
Of us who are here present and every
body everywhere must of necessity re-
gret. But 1t has unfortunately oc-
Cured and these are the facts and
the connection of these men with it"
Widow Weeps Bitterly
Mrs. Faut the widow OF the deceaS-
ed, was In the court room and she
wept bitterly as Mr. Johnson told
the story OF the killing of her hus-
band.
James H Douglass was excused
from serving on the jury last evening
and J. S. Carver was sworn 10 6ll the
vacancy. The reorganized jury. con-
sistins OF S H Browne, Charles p.
Carlaon and ], S Carver. viewed the
dead body at the morgue this morn
ing before 10 o'clock and at 1890
they appeared before the judge of the
municipal court to hear the testimony
to be offered regarding the Killing OF
Parker Faut on New Years eve.
Array OF Attorneys.
County Attorney Jensen conducted
the examination for the state and Miss
Eva c. Erb was sworn In as official
stcnograrher. Judge H. II Henderson
appeared in behalf Of Mrs Faut. wid.
ow OF the deceased, and Attorneys I. Z
n Johnson and John f. Bagley ap- +
peared Tor William Howell and others. .
The calling of the case this morn
Ing created no little interest on The
part Of the people and the court room
Ntra 10,
by spectators The story of the trag-
edy as told by Mr.. Johnson and re-
iterated by the witnesses that testi-
fed this morning was listened To in
profound silence, except for the sob
bing ana weeping OF Mrs. Faut.
John II. Larson. city councilman
from the Second ward. was the first
witness to take the stand He told of
the trip taken by himself, VIII How
ell, elliott Kennedy and George Lar.
son, witness brother, on the after.
noon oil last Saturday, The statement
of Nlr. Larson corresponded in all ma
terial facts with that given by the at
torney In his opening address to the
jury
Councilman Larson Testifics.
Mr Larson said that he and the
party were driving along Washington
avenue at about the time OF the al.
legged killing OF Mr. Faut but that
they were moving At a moderate rate
Of speed, perhaps eight or ten miles
an hour They proceeded along the
avenue on the east side of the car
track. but that at point near the
north side OF the Twenty-thrd street
intersection the car was driven close
TO the car track, one wheel of the
auto being on the inside OF the east
rail of the street car track
Al about 100 feet north of Twenty.
third street. the witness said he felt
the automobile swcryc, at the same
Time there being a pcrceptible Jar,
and he noticed that the auto turned
% the left so as to miss the poles In
.ho center OF the street, just in front
Ii them. The automobile, he said.
was seven-passenger car. a White
steamer. and that he was sitting on ;
he front seat with Mr. Howell and
hat Ills brother and Mr.. Kennedy
we're riding in the back seat He s
'ald ne did not see anybody In front {
III the car at any time and did not 6
'now that they had run over anyone 4
Felt the Jar.
After going a little farther along
avenue. on the west side. S
l occurred tc him thnt they might @
ave struck something which caused I
he jar TO the machine they had ex- v
DcrionceG near the street crossing Ha -