The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-21
JURORS EXONERATE
OFFICER CLEVELAND
Held That Killing of Louie 10y,
Chinese, Was in Discharge
of Duty.
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questioned by the attorneys. whom, he
said. represented a prosecution In the
case. Cleveland said. however. that he
would gladly answer any question Sro-
pounded by the coroner. or any member
OF the jury. Attorneys Jensen and
Hutchinson objected 10 this. but the views
the court An argument arose and the
jury was excluded. Cleveland said that
his understanding was that complaint
charging him With murder was to be
the law he understood that he had the
right TO withhold or withdraw testimony
that might be used TO incrlnlinate him.
Cleveland Tells Story.
And" said he. 81 will not answer any
question asked by the prosecution. How
oDer or the jury wish to ask. II WAS my
understanding when ] was sworn that !
be questioned by the jury or the coroner,
The court sustained him and Jensen and
Hutchinson were excluded from asking
him questions. In answer 10 questions
Of the jurors. Detective Cleveland said
- On the night OF the shooting ! was
did not shoot the Chinese until IL became
apparent that he was about 10 escape.
''I was on the west side OF the build
ing and he could have slipped off any
time into a dark alley and escaped before
could have run around the building
and headed him off. Although / could
see nothing but a shadow upon the roof
at that time saw that he was China
man."
The first witness examined yesterday
morning was Captain OF Detectives Riley
NJ. Beckstead. He repeated the testi-
mony In a great measure that he had
given the day before at the beginning
was Detective Earl Ripley He cor
roborated in every detail the testimony
OF Captain Beckstead.
Among other things he testified that
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quantities Of opium and cocaine were be-
ing sold In the establishment OF Loy and
that he with the other detectives had
gone To Loy's establishment with the
Joint object of ascertainng whether or
not criminals and thieves were In hiding
there and whether opium and other drugs
were being sold there In violation OF the
law.
Six Arrests Made.
He also said that conditions at
that establishment were found as
they had been reported TO have
been and that six arrests were
frighten the fleeing Chinaman and also
told him TO stop and that he was under
arrest.
Captain Beckstead testified that two
hop joints" had been raided In Plum
alley the Friday night preceding the
night OF the shooting. and he
said that on this occasion five men had
been arrested. but that the proprietor
Of the house could not be found and.
as the law is against running such an
and not smoking in IT, no
complaints were filed against its oc-
cupants.
Detective Edward Janney was the next
witness, He testified that he had gone
upstairs with Captain Beckstead and
that when the six arrests were made ne
had gone to call the patrol wagon and
thus was not witness to the shoot !
ing.
The next witness was Mrs. Florence
Blue. a Colored woman who lives next
to Loy's establishment on Fifth West
street. She was in her room during
testimony. Stella De Graft. another col |
was the next witness, She testified that |
on the night OF the raid she was coming |
home with Charles Rodgers. n colored |
thereafter locked up in her |
room by Rodgers. She said that Rodgers |
after locking her in had gone out. She |
also said that Rodgers had told her that |
Detective Howell had told him TO say
nothing about the matter. and that when |
she had told what she knew Of the shoot
pE Rodgers had beaten her.
Testimony Contradicted.
Rodgers. who was the next witness.
the major portion Of the
,olored woman's testimony and at the
same time proved n source Of great
amusement to the court and those as
,embled He testified that ne had been
n the room Of the De Graft woman dur