The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-12
DEWEY WILL TELL
LIFE STORY TODAY
Slayer of Sergeant Johnston
to Go on Stand in His
Own Behalf.
DEFENSE HAS INNING
iiuCh Evidence to Show That
Dewey Was Drunk on
Day of Tragedy.
HAS INNING

Elmer L, Dewey. on trial In Judge
I.oofhourow's division OF the Third dis
trIct court for the killing Of Police Ser
geant j. Henry Johnston. will take the
witness stand today in his own behalf
and VIII rcci,e tho history OF his entire
life up to and including the time Of tho
tragedy OF July ;. With the introduction
OF the defendants testimony and OF allen
lists who WILL testify on the question oi
Dewey's sanity, the defense Will rest its
case and the state will introduce It's
evidence In rebuttal. This. according 10
District Attorney Leatncrwood, will con-
sumo less than two hours time. Areu-
ments OF counsel may begin "Wednesday
and the case go TO the jury that even
ing. -
Mrs Dewey. wife OF the defendant
concluded her testimony yesterday: Her
cross examination was interrupted Satur~
day hv adjournment OF court and was
resumed shortly after court conVened
Yesterday. The district attorney brought
out the quickness and accuracy OF
u,+wev's movements in securing posses.
sion OF the revolver when witness tried
TO take il from the dresser Immediately
before Johnston entered the room.
On redirect examination she told of
her visit the afternoon following t, vne
III the city iail. She swore that Dewey
had cried. his mead buried in her lap:
MY God. I didn't know didn't know
ant also shed tears. while his motncr
put her arm protect!ngly around his
shoulders
May Further Testify.
At 11.SO o clock Mrs. Dewey was ex-
cused from the witness stand. but II Is
understood that she Will be recalled later
by the defense and required TO give fir-
ther details OF the inhdcllties which, ac-
cording TO tho theory OF toe defense;
drove her husband TO drink and resulted
In temporary insanity, during which the
crime was committed.
The llIndliness OF the court is shown
in the mode OF procedure OF Adjournment
OF each session. When the time of sd-
journment arrives judge Loofbourow re
quires all spectators To remain seated
until deputy sheriff has escorted Dewey
from the cour troom. This is done 10 save
The prisoner the ordeal of running tho
gauntlet of the curious who eagerly await
a near view OF the man on trial and fire.
quen,iy the prisoner has had TO bear the
orunt Of unSind remarks;
Attorney c, Stanley Price. represent
| ing the defendant. ma6c rapid progress
| YESTERDAY with the. presentation or his
| side OF the case. placing nine witnesses
on the stand in addition to Mrs. Dewey
that at 3;i5 o'clock in the afternoon the
list Of available witnesses had been eX-
hausted and Mr. Price had To ask for
an Adjournment OF court unlIl today.
/ Three other witnesses will testify prior to
Dcwey's taking tho stand. hut their tes-
| timony will not consume much tine ana
the defendant viii complete much of his
| testimony at the morning session.
Shows Dewey's Course,
The defense presented strong evidence
| that Dewey was drinking TO excess the
afternoon and night preceding the shoot
ing. The chain Of evidence was com
pete one witness taking mp the course
| OF events where the preceding witness
! had ended and carrying IL in a wellds-
| fined channel to where his successor on
| the stand would take up the narrative.
| The entire succession OF nine witnesses
| were mistaken to The facts To which
they testified, although cross-eNamination
usually developed admissions that opin
ions as 10 Dewcy's mental condition were
conclusions rather than convictions.
Arthur o,f os,iGsd psyiS manager ssH,u OF nn the
at 'h that resort on the night f Of July aT ana
! that he was intoxicated and far from
| being in normal condition. In his opin-
ion he SAID defendant was Of ,msound SCUM
mony was given out of the sequence OF
events Of the ,dav in question, in accord
ance With. witness wish TO secure an
! 7. T.. Smith, an insurance man. told
OF meeting Dewey about 4 o'clock of july
T. In the lobby. Of the Kearns building
nj defendants insistance on the witness
taking drink, throwing his arm around
witness neck and pulling him towards
the bar Later the two walked down
q l.
Dewey invited him to have a drink and
| the three drank together. Dewey was
intoxicated" said tho witness In answer
to a question. $50 much so that I was
trying all the time TO get away from
him"
Dewey Talked Wildly.
+. II. Davis. also an insurance man
testified that IN company with Jesse
o'clock that afternoon at Main and Sec
ond South streets. Dewey had a roll
Of money in his hand and told us that
he had been playing the races and had
race track that day IN company with
some OF the city fathers that they had
a, sure thing on beating the races and
lars that day and he was then on his
way 10 purchase satchel to bring the
money. money home nti,, from The depot was Mr
appeared under n high nervous tension
and was apparently under the influence
OF some stimulant.
Steve McMurrin, manager OF III.
United Cigar store at Third South anr
Main streets. told OF having seen Dewe,
at inc Louvre cafe about IL o'clock tn,
gh, fbs defendae G 5se F9nTh G1in OF July He
ties Of champagne and saw him leav,
the cafe staggering. and apparent,
greatly intoxicated
lcorder corroborated the testimony OF r
r.. Davis concerning the actions an,
statements or Dewey at o'clock, whel
they met him at Second South and Mali
streets Mr., Cannon. who has know
the defendant for severa! years. also ties
tilted that his general reputation prio
10 the tragedy was good.
o G. Hemingway a former empIoye
of the defendant, testified as TO the soor
reputation possessed by him. He was no
cross examined.
Poured Down Liquor.
AleE Stanley q barkeeper in 4 salooi
on Second South street, Swore tina
Dewey was at his bar about 1880 o'clocl
on the afternoon of July 4. ''IIe tool
} about -four drinks of whisky one righ
after the other" said the witness III
laid ten n~dollar bill on The bar and in
sisted on paying for all the drinks con
sumed by those In the place" Witnes:
stated that defendant was very mucl
under the influence of liquor at the time
a. Fred Wcy. IA hotel man. told o
being present shortly after Dewey ant
his wifel hec.yne reconciled last May
I'm glad you kids have made up" N
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