The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-16
||UTH|NORTA SHOWS
|sTRA|V OF ORDEAL
Gsyer of E. L. Hanks Takes
Stand and Tells His
Life Story.
Its BLAME ON WIFE
1ster of Defendant SWears
insanity Is in the South
worth Blood.
UTS BLAME ON WIFE
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o,zpEN, r,cc l5,-ShowinE evidences
'fhe great mental and physical strain to
.ieh ne has been subjected since he
"A and killed r. L. Hanks at Glcnwood
"a August l., this year Henry South
~ charged with murder in the first
-res took the witness stand in Dis
n Judge Harris court late This alter
-b In cxpIaIn the causes which led mp
Tlhec killing The defendant. slight
IA HIT determined looking man. was
1rfrlelv nervous as he seated hllnsei
INC witness chair. His voice was low
A fremulcus and frequently there were
q breaks In his story. indicating That
was on tho verge of a nervous break
In Notwithstanding this, his answers
ia direct and before The hour of ad-
xnulcnt he was relating facts which
1 no to the killing without being aues-
|ned by his attorneys. Attorney Dan
Wander began the examination pl li!e
{cndant by asking him questions reiat-
4 to his carly life. his birthplace. age
a olher preliminary questions.
His Good Memory.
me witness showed remarkable
Irnory for dates and incidents for man
10. II is claimed had no knowledge OF
I'D took place Immediately prior TO and
IN the killing OF Hanks When the
M for adjournment had arrived South
|rth had not reached the stage OF his
sflmopy regarding The actual Hiliing.
Is femily troubles, which he declares
ne due 10 his wife associatins with
,nks and other members OF the Italian
nd, had been related in detail up 10
1Rllst II when court adjourned This
g two days before tho killing Relating
rFersations had with his wife, the wit
IS referred TO her as my darling and
Der cndearinG phrases.
IA come To him time and time again
ior 10 the shooting. lilling his ears with
0rirs In which the name OF MS Nile
ID that OF members OF the Italian band
Ire coupled, wss admitted by The de-
10Hnt. Some OF these were witnesses
The defense. Sonthworth says they
n him Hanks was q bad man. that he
d no respect for women and that he
ls meeting his wife in clandestine
inner.
q Pleaded for Children.
0n the morning Of August Z. five days
{Dre the shooting, Southworth says his
fe told him she had made mp her mind
set a divorce. MY darling. he says
told her II cannot pay attorneys fees
lnking, Let's try 10 get along for the
he Of the children" In reply to this
wife. the defendant sworc. told hun
1t she did not want him 10 pay any
mons or attorneys fees, that she haq
man who would take care of her ana
E fhrcc little children. on this occa-
h Mrs. Southworth slapped him in the
e, declared the witness A. few DAYS
lore the killing. tho defendant swore
n he found a card addressed 10 "Myra
his wife. The card was un-
med and read. "Will play In Ogden un-
Sunday" Southworth says he did not
7e the card 10 her at first. but ono OF
fket and told Mrs. Southworth, who
manded the card. which Was handed
er Tho witness saic he had not seen
Has More to Tell,
When his wife went 10 Salt Lake TO
about the divorce. the defendant said
went with her. They were TO meet
'er al Schramms drug store. South
pfth went 10 sec II s. DsyHes. for
hom he had worked at Pennington. lie
ked Mr, Dayncs TO see and talk with
fs- Southworths attorney, A. j. Weber.
me Mr. Daynes did, and later told him
Ht the attorneys fees would not amount
lp cents, and that he 0Daynes) would
And That expense. Later. Southworih
W.. he met his wife and she told him
~ she had been out TO Wandamcre.
" did not have much OF time as there
~ no one Al tho resort she knew, At
ns 1uncture OF the defendants testimony
" hour OF adjournment arrived. The
lendant will resume the witness stand
morrow morning.
Ars. Ida Griffith sister OF the defend
pt. was on the stand this morning 10
.vve mat insanity is hereditary in the
p2nnworth family. Her mothers aunt.
M y, testified. jumped from a three story
'n,,,ia,ng IN fit of insanity and was
nr lot .,f= p-ig-tH a
u aeiendant was insane when she died
of ANTHONY 2 few years ago. She
cagined the world was aiire. and OF
u oeathbed tried TO Eight those attend
ss ner. declared the witness. On Angus,
= 'he day OF the shooting. the witness
"a had his children with him and his
'SStsons were peculiar. The defendant
= 2'u her That his wife was at SaItair. anG
"a 5inere were no meals prepared for hin
ia liz. 'he children they ate AT Mrs. Grif-
y Carried Away Revolver,
fs. Griffith says she told her brother
"a 1t sne had heard that hairpins. comb,
,re ,ese Vther things belonging TO women hat
ras shd l1uhd in iIanks's bed, and that !
unts saie .i9 they belonged 10 tho defend
r,nr;, ",ie Ny God. My Cod" South
'<%Stln exclaimed. When tho defeudan
nsh vo,,,he INC house he carried away the re
rh,chs hJs belonging TO Mrs Grifhth's son
asvh 9ss iias was the weapon with which Hank
W. W. .k'iied. Let MyTa go. Henry. II sh
III h,s daso. let her have him va
Qefendant '''e "''''09' ~ ="
fsrsneI witnesses were called by the de
3er,es curing tho day, who related incl
Ia %here Mrs. Scuthworth and Hank
baSdV dV.inr @ members of tho Don PhilippIn
ia ert;a were seen together. and tho pccula
shcnyd.s OF ihe defendant prior To TIL
exsrn INC conclusion Of Soulhworth'
fensn nation, il is expected that tho do
sswer. WIN close It's case. The state ha
arntrsii, witnesses In rebuttal. whose cx
Ti'I 'a.lon VIII take about one day. Thi
II III the case moi being Give
dav% % jury before Tuesday or Wednes
Y OF next weak
Zaner Visits Ogden.