The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10

but finally gave mc the money 10 go ]
ven, aud next saw h'm ma about imst sbort st%gf
| time before the shooting.
In Fear of Life.
She described the manner OF his en-
| trance and The Incidents which followed.
told of her refusal to remain in bed when
Dewey finally disrobcd. placing his re-
| volvcr under the pillow; and her cries OF
fear when he nourished the weapon
cries which aroused the inmates OF the
| hotel ana resulted In tho call for officers;
| She described Tho entrance OF Campbell
| and later The officers and the shooting
| OF the officer.
Asked to take the gun and show Ihc
position In which {, was held she cried
/ bitterly and showed a marked repugnance
| TO touching the weapon. finally taking
| II with nvertcd face and putting 1t down
quickly when she finished She swore
that Johnston had rushed at Dewey when
| the fatal sEnt vas fired Again did Mrs.
Johnston yield TO her emotlon9 and her
Eobs were audible Ill over the courtroom.
| The witness described the scenes follow
ing the shooting and told OF her visit the
next dag 10 her husband in prison.
In conclusion. she testified that Dewey
had not been a heavy drinEcr until about
six months prior to The tragedy,
Recess Required
A recess OF ten minutes gave the par
tlcipants i'm the trial opportunity to Sc
cure control OF their cuotions and the
cross examination OF tho witness began.
| District Attorney IcaIhcrwood handled
the witness with marked gcntlcness. not
insisting on answers 10 questions which
would have proved embarrassing, At ono
point in tic proceedings nc asked her
| if she had recently been In the state OF
Idaho. She appeared TO make several
efforts TO answer. but while ner bps
would move no sound would Issue ano
counsel passed on To the next question.
| The Idaho trip referred to Is sald 10
have been MADE in the company OF
man other than her husband.
Under uounSclS questions Mrs. Dewey
said her husband had always enjoyed
good health and had had no seizure sinh-
lar to the one in which he hsd fallen
unconscious She was questioned close
| ly on a number OF matters connected
with the return OF her husband from 81
trip 10 Elko. but TO most OF the ques-
lions replied. II don't know
II returned from tho races July al
| Il o'clock that night she admitted IN
response TO examination. II came home
! :n an automobile with a gentleman and
| lady
Dewey's Hand Steady.
She admitted that Dewey on his ar
rival In the room some time later iaa
locked the door Immediately and with
out iumblinc. "Why did YOU not Try
10 assist him when hc fell to the noor
( asked and the answer again vas Il
don't know Ibid you think him In
sarcg" was asked.
II don't know-hc acted uucnr.' she
said IL never saw him act that way
| before
Were YOU scared Of the gun in his
hand. asked Mr. Lca5herHood
well. II didn't look good 10 me- VIZ
ness replied
The district attorney secured an ad
| mission from the witness that when she
after !; vas placed under the pillow.
Dewey was the quicker and recovered the
reyplver. She illustrated the motions
! We're YOU scared" counsel persisted,
We'll kind OF frightened answered
the woman.
Witness was describing on cross-ex-
amina ton the entrance into the room oi
ca npbell when The hour OF adjournment
arrived. and court was declared sd-
journed until 10 orIcck Monday morn
Ing.
At the opening Of the days proceed
ings the defense INTRODUCED c. q. Ron
shaw, and bad him sworn ~ witness.
He had been subpoenaed by the prose
cutlon, but WAS not placed on the stand
Outline Of Defense,
Attorney g. Stanley Price then made
the opening statement for tho defense.
outlining the facts ne intended 90 prove.
He reviewed the NE Of the defendant
from the age az years 10 tho present
time, and declared tina, Dewey had led
an upright life until worry over his
wifc's actions caused him 10 drink TO
excess and eliminated In = 9ebauch the
dsy and might OF tho shooting.
Counsel said he expected 10 prove that
Dewey had consumed almost in
credible amount Of liquor on that day.
He had been drinking heavily for sew
eral days previously and at one Tim.
during the afternoon consumed a pint
OF gin In single drink. following II Up
with numerous drinks of WHISKY snd At
least one glass Of beer. and finishing up
the day hy drinking many bottles of
champagne. Al one saloon ot tho several
he visited during the afternoon he pur-
chased q pint OF whisky and. seating
himself al table. drank the contents Of
rho bottle without leaving his chair.
Later said counsel tho defendant pur-
the bottle with "A single drink
Craged oy Drink.
When Dewey reached his room early
the next morning. said Mr.. Price. he was
crazed by these potations and had no
himself pursued, crying They're after
me when he entered the room aud
hastily locked the door.
Counsel stated that he would Intro
ducc expert testimony and by the use OF
Hypothetical questions seek 10 prove that
actions at The time he fired the fatal
shot.
r. G. P~nrose. a newspaper reporter.
was the first witness OF the dar. He
, testified 20 Interviewing Dewey In the
Z jail the morning OF the tragedy and eY-
i pressed the opinion that the prisoner was
a IN anything but normal frame OF mind
Frequent objections and readings o.
= opinions marked this testimony and Mr.
0 Penrose was closely cross examined By
the district attorney.
: Fred McGurr!n. an attorney. testified