The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-27
Alleged Murderer of G.
Erickson Unmoved by Ey;
dence Against Him.
STORY OF THE KILN
Wonnan'S Screams for Hs,
Called Man Who Was I
Shot Down.

The trial o: tic case OF Tic STAT. b
MowEinucy began yesterday mornnr NJ
fore Judge Loofbcurow Harley ua.,,.|
ney. 80 years old. is accused OF "a. ,,.| u
| de- OF e. l.. Erickson. October ,.J
In the Ramona roomirE house. s..sLE
| South and Second E,as, street. g.
state Is represented by Assistant n,s,.U
Aiiorne" +. Z, Fsmsworth. viii, ,,fIl
/ triot Attorney +. o. Leathercood -
ent. and tho defense by Auorn.v. q
| Armstrong Iud II j. Bro;herr Hi
In his statement TO tho jury At,orrs
| Fsmsworth srid that The sta,o in,.rsI
| to show thu; on the afternoon %, 60
C Csa .: M III: !, ME-: Marie Fuller Of Gil,
! flry salesman Of Providence. r
| al the Kenyon hotel end lrte,.- u.,i,,n,eJ
| about Tor a time went to the Ranaen
roomihS house, where Mis-. Fulier 49,
| another woman occupied n ,ousots .n,n1
apartment: II would he Eboon. aid W.
! Fsrnswotth. dat Mcwhinnsv and a ~ ~.
! panion. sam kirkpatrick. knocked n, A.
| door Of Mrs. FUller'a apartment ana a,ss"
~ was opened forced their way into n
! loom Mcwhiuncy Was carving /, ,.,''''|
! Yer in his hand. Brown at Inc lin. H.
! wearing valuable diamond RIM ~
| resisted TIC ciiorts or tho b6ldun 'rn
! TO remove II. rDcreupou one or So,h 4;
J the men struck Brown anon ,b. =.
and during the scufic Mrs. En,Icr :.
! screaming from the room 1'hcr,,Irou T.
l.. Erickson, Nho occupied a nssej-
| room, responded 10 The call FOR hcIn A.
vas shot by Mowhluney. ~
Witnesses Excluded
Tic FIRST witness called Was H. ,ll.A
! Gardner. county surveyor. WHO lJort,iI
piat oi trc rooms in question AZ an
samo 20 the jurors. Iiove,or. telors Ss
| began his explanation Attorney Al
strong requested thet the vIinersss h
lhr case be excluded from The vou,,rto1,
I lpc'>l"re iheN N"ro sworn ana. after hs.
ipg admo1ishcG by the cour, no, 10 al.
cuss the case. scrC sent from, tho roon.
Mrs. Fuller Vas called To the stand ard
| tlc state began It's examination. aia
| testified that she and Srowu had hs.
come acquainted in the southern part al
the s II y" last sumner and ihat she ne,,
| met him IL sal; Lake st tho po,lo!a.r
! ON tn morning ol October s. 81 IN,
ti'ne she Va" accompanied bv anc;hl|
! woman, rom whom Sh" parted later sn1
! al - auout -" ia the uftf moon vent n
the Kenyon hotel. whore she agdn md
| GrOND. She invited iinl To go N'Itb hr
TO the Ramona. Arriving there the,
paused fdr moment II lbe foot of ii,
s,a!ls and were passed b. man IN.
| went ahead oi tlcm 'Ipgtdirs. Wien tbs,
| walked down ,hc hal TO her room. sn
/ says they saw the same man cxaninu,
| the register After tGe" had been Il
! the room iew minutes thcrs came
knock on the door aud before she cout
| reach Il the knock 1'aS repeated. Nhe,
! an" opened ,hc door two Iran NTH h,ni
! EcTrhicfs tied rVcr tn" lower n.r. o
their faces forced their way into ,bI
room. ono or The men Carried rc'o
I IA. q
at tie same time commanding bic com.
panion TO remove the ring from Brown
ilnseg.
Screams for Help.
The witness said 'hat when she hcar1
the man with tho gun toll the other =,
hit Brown. she ran rom IN. room and
| screamed f0r help. She proceeded direct.
the corner and told ;hcfn II robbery va.
being perPc'rnte1 in her apartment. Shs
did moi Sc" the shot fred which Killed
! Erickson
Ths defense was well into it's cross.
cEamlnation Of Mrs Fuller whom ccrH
adjourned until afternoon.
AZ > . clock the defcnS" resumed iir
| cross cXamin8t tiou. aud though the cues
tipnins was rigid and severe. aIrs. fuDet
rctold without material exception hsF
story as related TO the prosecution In thh
| morning.
Or. H. y sprasuo was the mex, pit.
ness called. and testified that he had ar
! rived on tne scene nf the shooting Il
| quickly as the police and that he pro-
! c"edpd At once 10 room 10. where Eiick.
son had staggered after being shot. He
said that when he entered the rcoid
Erickson was supporting htnseh "
iean'ng aGairs; 4 wash stand and ta',
blood was streaming down tho ffont %
his shirt. iIiF examination Of TIC wonns
| showed that the bullet had gone strsgnt
in. entering ri 2 point just 70 me rnot
Of the left nipple and penetrating "
right s,dc Or thc heart lie said "a
STICK his FINGER into the wound 10 stop
the floN Of blood aud that ericsson T., +;
! "ivcJ sufficiently 10 state tNat he nf
not know who shot him. Ni'hln, ~
minutes he died. Dr. Spr3ggc also ,e'-
Grown for eight lacersted wounds. on M ,fs
back and sides Of MS head, ana msn'
| brOis"s.
Clothing in Evidence.
Police Ch'sf :. NJ. Barlow "ss t1s nss
! witness called. lie brought ",'h N,,,I,r xxi
| suitcase fillrd With articles of fpt.i,ss
and Tho revolver and slUngshot Nnis.'
had been taken from Mewhinney al "
| police station. These articles Fe's- W.,
tered as exhibits and Identified py :
Barlow AS received al the Time u ~
arrest. ,o ,ts
saul :; Brown was next called 70 ~
stand and OIL examination told sit nj
identical 10 Mrs Fuller's. UP 20 lnc S1r ri,
where she Ioft the room Ia call to1 ..h .,h
/ Ho said that during his siruse"
I Nowllnney, after klrLpatricS han - 80
/ pearc0. he fought his way 10 VIZ "
! and had Just succeeded In openus
/ when Erickson appeared on ms gS1
/ Nov h'nrev lsyalcd his gun and hIrss,,sxs hIs,
/ ran from the place Befo7s ne oo,na,n.perer'
! r;Tnp.n said Ee saw Erickson s'sAs'
| toward room 10 am
! The defense had begun iis cross "rtij
I ination when court WAS adjourn'I prn1n|
| 10 o'clock this morning. In cout1 M
| porc the huge. gIitterlng dian"nd -
! caused all the trouble. Al hs|
During The day Mcwninney ,.,, saI ~ yn-|
| counseis table and appeared snu g
| concerned His mother. MITE a.
| Brown or Terre Haute, Ind VIZ, VIZ *.
| beside him. however. was the az - az
pos'te In hearing, for she seemed ~ spt'
! "A keen interest In the pIocceu'neJ Nf
| consulted with Mr.. Armstrong; h
| Brothers many timcs during th' '".'