The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-14
DEWEY MURDER CASE
GOES TO JURY TODAY
Expected That Fate of Slayer
of Sergeant Johnston VIII
Soon Be Decided.
ALlENIsTS ON STAND
Doctors Testifying for De-
fense Say Defendant Had
Delirillrn Tremens.
ALIENIsTs ON STAND

With tho afternoon session Of the I'll
,ner l. Dewey murder trial yesterday.
the case drew rapidly /" close. and II
s expected TO he IN the hands of the
jury by this evening.
Throughout The Gay tho greater part
ef the time was consumed with tho
cross examination ut Dewey and several
alienlsts, both tor the prosecution and
the defense. During the morning, prs-
L. O, Odell and w. Brown Ewing teSt-
ned that Dewey's actions AT the time OF
the tragedy gave every evidence of al
c"holic insanity or dclrium tremens.
Both physicians underwent n severe eN
animation AT thc hands of District At
torncY Lestherwnod for the prosecution,
but were not shaken IN their Opinions
as TO the condition OF tho defendant
During his cross examination Yesterday
morning. Dewey reiterated his direct evl-
dence. and despite the efforts OF the
prosecution 10 catch MIN mapping. he
told the same story. with one or Two
ory of certain Incidents. s partial de-
scrlption Of a few of the events imme-
dEra, dlatsly preceding and folio%ins the
spending To Mr LeaIherwood's question
as to all things remembered by him in
mat connection. he said;
What Dewey Remembered
Il remember being in the room.
IelneIUpSE ItuSlnS the pistol IN my lidnu.
remember my wife looking at me. Her
hand WAS al her mouth and there was
scared look in her eyes, which were
staring at me remember man being
In the room, and he staring 1T me.
aftcrv9rd learned That this was Mr..
Campbell, but did not know him at the
time do not remember II he vas
dressed or undressed. l remember we
talked. What We said | do not know.
] remember laying the pistol on the
dresser. aud that is ALL"
tI,--t tlst tI,.,. a., ~.
the floor Tor moment, Dewey added:
II DO not remember the shot. ] DO
not remember being struck by the ofil-
GERS, nor The ride 10 the police station.
IT.
The morning session opened With Or.
Il. q. odell on the stand undergoing
cross examination, Or. Odell testified
Tuesday that u man I'M the condition az
Dewey. 81 outlined In the question OF
the defense. was undou btcdly suffering
from alcoholic insanity or delirium tre-
mems. When called TO the stand DR..
w. Brown Ewing supported the belief Of
Dr. Odcu He was not permitted to an
swer the question put by the defense,
however. until after Attorney Leather
wood had interposed strong objections TO
portions thereof These objections we're
sustained,
State Has Experts.
The state also had experts on hand in
rebuttal 10 the evidence of the defense.
During the testimony OF Or. Ewing and
DR.. odell. DR.. c. ]. Aloaugh was in con-
sultation with Mr.. LeaiherNood and ex-
planned 10 him the tochnicaliues OF the
testimony. The morning session ended
with Dewey on The stand. being cross
examined by the prosecution on his direct
testimony
The afternoon session opened with the
continue ton OF the cross examination by
tho prosecution. The defendant appeared
as cool ana collected as he had during the
morning and confidently replied 10 AL the
questions put To him.
Mrs Dewey was admitted TO the court
room yesterday afternoon for the first
Time since The trial began except when
she was called upon 10 testify. She ap~
peared quite cool during the greater part
nervousness being shown by a rapid
biting OF the lips when the questions OF
counsel hecame personal.
The opening questions put IN Dewey by
the prosecution wer" In an attempt 10 cs
tsblish what. If anything. the defendant
r"m"mbered saving ON the morning of
july . concerning the conduct Of Mrs.
Dewey. He said he rene mbcred nothing.
and recalled nothing OF the statement
made b. him 90 reporters when they
questioned him the following morning.
Examine Hotel Registers.
lr response TO the statement Of Dewey
Hotel Albert the names OF his wife and
Phil Martin. and that they had been
SiNcn adjoining rooms. the prosecution in
troducsd In evidence the registers OF The
hotel covering the months Of January 10
July ., inclusive. Dewey had not been
certain of the time when be had seen tho
names Oh the book. and accordingly a.
thorough examination was made by him
and his attorney to fnd the names. This
thcr failed 10 90. but Dewcy stood firmly
10y bis statement that he had seen the
names. Ar objection iD the examination
of the books when brought into court was
1nade oy Attorney Price for the defend
ant. but was oNerrulcd-
A. IN tho morning session. Dewey did
nol die-"sS from his direct evidence.
When the prosecution suggested 10 Dewey
that his sepa ra iion from his wife wns tho
result Of auarrclng and general disagree
nent. rather than misconduct on his
wifcs pant Dewey answered in the pcga-
tive.
Did YOU ever consider trying 10 prove
Leatherwocd "pId YOU ever consider RI ii .
terina plea OF insanity drunkenness OF
will you not admit thai YOU testified
AZ YOU did concerning your wife merely
Did Not Tell AL
10" empfa t!call,' replied Dewey. II
didn't want 10 tell about her at all ]
didn'i want TO involve her. and in fact,
didn't tell ne-hslf. one third or even
one eighth OF what worried me"
You say you have not told one eighth
WIN you nov tell the other seven
eighih??' s.Nl
You refuse
LieuIcnanl of Police Richard l.. Shan
non %ss called To the stand and testified
that in his opinion the defendant made
his statements TO tho newspaper men on
tlo morning following the murder in a
very clear manner. though ne was ncr-
vous in action When Questioned by Al =
iorney Price as 10 the authenticity OF
the remarks alleged to have been made
by him concerning The punishment that
should be meted out 10 thc defendant
Lieutenant shannon cmphatIcally denied
having made such statements aud stated
hat lie WAS misuuoi ed
Other witnesses called were Dr. H. r.
SpraGuc police physician: Andrew I-re
deputy warden Of the state prison and
Sheriff j. c. SHARP. These witnesses oc-
cupied the stand but few moments
each. The Two other important witnesses
Of the afternoon were William 7. WilIsie
superintendent OF the Salt Lake branch
of the Pinkerton detective service fy
whom Dewey was employ cd and DR. A.
y. Hansen. county physician.
Dewey as Detective.
Mr., 1vilsIe was questioned by Attor-
ney. Price concerning the times Dewey
had been employed on cases and his re-
enumeration therefor When asked
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