The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-15
JURY DEL|pERATES
ON FATE OF DEWEY
Slayer of Sergeant Johnston
Awaits Verdict of Men
Who Tried His Case.
RETIRE FOR THE NIGHT
Attorneys for State and De
fendant Present Their Views
in Forceful Addresses.
RETIRE FOR THE NIGHT

L. Dewey, charged with the murder OF
Police Sergeant j, II. Johnston, retired
10 rest in their rooms at The Semioh
hotel Al that hour they had been IN
delibcratlcp "A little more than four hours.
but no, creercnt had been reached.
The case was given to the jury AZ J;-V
o'clock. After eating their dinner, ne
jurors began their consideration NJ lhc
had been reached at the TING the jurors
retired for the night at II O'Clock, none
will be presented until this. forenoon II
one Is arrived t,,g at 1g mat f,n 5'ie The case
rapidly nearing close. aud ycstorda! =
sessions were occupied with the open
ing argument of the state To me Jury
the examination Of Dr. 4. \. Han
sen by the defense, tine argument TO the
fury by the defense. tho closing arsm-
rlent by the prosecution and the court
instructions TO the jurors.
When court conveucd yesterday morn
Ing n . o'clock, District Attorney
IoatherWood was ordered by the court
TO proceed at once with the states argu-
,ncnt ,o the jury. Taking stand direct
Is in 'front.' OF Inc jury box. M Lea,n-
ervcod began two hours, talk lahen
with cInbittered accusations and comments
on Dcwey's conduct as revealed by him
in his testimony. After defining mor-
ceedcd 10 q. review of The occurrences
OF the night OF July as brought out in
thc Testimony. Graphically he rcla'eo
the actual killing OF sergeant John-
ston. Ae he proceeded. Mrs. Johnston,
the widow. who sat within the bar with
her child. began 10 weep. and "hen INC
attorney had finished his description, IL
Iustratlng the manner in which PeWey
had held the weapon, she sobbcd aloud.
snd baby Josephine reached NJ and put
her arms about her neck ir An attempt
tn o,ief her Continuing, Mr. Leather
wood said.
Calls 1t Murder,
There Is no question that Johnston
vas citizen Of salt Take ana OF INC
,nIss Z, I1
SIS OF thc Albert hotel early in the morn :
ing al July 3, tbs, Tho gun WIN Nl',Gn
the deed was committed % vas .,n IL .i,o, hnt
was fired: there is no question ihai
Johnston died within the time prescribed
in the statute on murder. and thcrc Is
no question that Johnston Was shot
u.heu within three feet OF Dewey Ii
was murder. gentlemen cold; oe'lherate
murder. The defendant said tho ga!
efier tic Crimo tlla; be went 10 the
room with murder in his bcar1 toe testl-
mony shows thst he did go TO ms room
and that Il murder was committed.
After discussing the various items t@s.
tined 10 by experts on the question OF
terporary insanity. Mr.. Leatherwood
scored Dewey for eyer, dotsning 10 hsten
In the tales OF a real estate man who
tcld him that bis wife wac going to
various cafcs with mon and hsd once
registered at an Ogden hotel With part
ner as man and wife. continuing. ne
said with u1nch cehemcnce:
Bitterly Arraigns Dewey.
rs this defendant a man? Has nc
suy manhood at Ell? Why did h" no,
strike down the man Who mad dcnled ms
wife and been secure In the justification
~ his act? Instead. he comes before YOU
aud t=sti6es that he saw his Nifo's nhno
and that of another man written on q
hotel register, and then cannot mo those
names written on the books when pro
duced- Instead. in order 10 accut aim
s"lr@cf a crime; lac brands his wife with
the scarlet letter OF nfamy and gives
her forever the name OF having lost thai
most precious possession of every woman
her virtue
On his cross examination by Attorney
Price for The defense. Or. A. n, Hansen
gave further evidence from the yiewpoin,
uf All expert Wednesday, he had declared
that ono who ha6 been a victim OF dc
lirlum tremens could not have recovered
so quickly Dewey alleged after thu
murder, and tlat. considering the case
as IL had been presented to him. he die
not think Dewey had had an attack o
the deirum treInens or the night Of Tn,
murder, Yesterday nc admitted that III
The symptoms testified tn as having bcar
shown By Dewey might nave been indlca
tive Of dciirium tremeus. He susta nee
his own position on the ground that alec
hoic insanity WIS not necessarily detiriuu
trenlens, but might be. Dr. Hansen latcI
.aid that thsre IL no such thing "a
Price Pleads for Prisoner.
Tho afternoon session opened at
o'clock with the argument Of the defens
In the jury. Mr.. Price. IN All impassionet
speech. acting out many details Of tn
occurrences al the time OF the tragedy
pleaded for lis client. He scorncd In
testimony of Police Lieutenant Shannon
clubbing him the "Arenias' OF the case
'Napnlcou' OF the proceedings Thee
men. he declared, were embittcre
against The defendant that they delhi
erately perverted facts and endeavore
bv fnlsehood 10 prejudice the jury. n
also attacked the testimony of Paris
Campbell, one OF tho most important wit
for ffak cY ~ I'm, 4,
"court Jester, and again referred TO hI
as young bundle of uncertainties 70
mis- coutradIctory evidence.
Admitting. to begin with. that ,ntoHica
tcn is no excuse for the committing G
q. crime. Mr., Price urged an acquirtal o
accidental shooting He said
Murder was not in tine boys hear
Johnston was bis friend and lie had no
Inc slightest thought OF killing him. no
anyone, Willy did ne not commit hi
mnrder during the day while he va
carrying tho. gun and when he had plent
nf opportunity 70 shoot Martin, the dc
s,royer Of his home? II he must do dc
lberate old-bloodod murder. why wa
hoTTs unti his friend Johnston becan
NE Of this young man.
Creature Of Fate.
EIc has been fatherIess since chill
aud has been altogether creature
Fate, Fate ordained that at this ccrtai
Time of his life lac WAS TO he tried as i
10 San Francisco 10 take ZIP positio
hotel ricrk. and found the city
nsmeS. He drifted, Ike q mariner with
ont compass. from ono place to anothe
and hnelly came 10 Salt Lake. whore i
Was thrown among conditions dsngerot
to young man
Lieutenant Shannon and Officer RiIe
came before you gentlemen and. thirs
ing for the blood OF the defendant. toe
the stand aud gave testimony wnic
cannot be borne out by considcra tic
OF tho physical aspects OF tho case.
regard 10 The occurrences IN the roo
where the shooting took place and ups
which the greater part or their testnor
bore. tell rne, can you, why the sta
Old not take Johnstons own atateme1
before he died?'
Says Might Have Been Accident.
Mr.. Price dNelt upon the pronatil
of accidental shooting, asserting that Il
shot wsg fred when Dewey and Johnsts
went TO their knees and not when Dcw'
was alleged 10 have cid tho weapon wi
his arm In horizontal position. Th
lie based upon the fact that the bull