The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-29
MEWH|NNEY CASE
IS NEARLY CLOSED
State Completes Introduction
OF Testimony Against Al.
legged Murderer.
REVOLVER IS lDENTlFlEn
Witnesses for Defense Seek u
Show Prisoner Is Of I'm.
sound Mind.
REVOLVER IS IDENTIFIED

After a short examination Of fiv, nd,
nssscs in tho case Of Harley MfewhInrsr
accused OF the murder OF Z L Er,oI.
son, the state rested It's case late ye..
terday afternoon, Each witness was
called upon 10 identity certain Of the
exhibits and was submitted to but a
short cross examination b. the defsrac
The two most important Witnesses
called YESTERDAY morning were A. r
Harvey, secretary OF the Labor Templs
in Second East street. and Mrs. Fuller.
the woman whom Brown accompauIod
To the Ramona rooning hous- NJ
Harvey said that during the escape Of
the ncr from the Ramona and the ar
rest of MewhInuey, he sat az a sin
dow In the Labor Temple overlooking
he alley In tho rear and the passage
near The roomtng bouse. and saw man
ruin rapidly up the alley. Harvey said
thai after tho two men had been caught
IN the street. ne searched tire alley and
picked up Il gun. lIc identified the re-
vo'ver introduced IN evidence as the one
alleged 10 have been carried by Me-
Whitney as the same weapon he had
found in the alley.
Mrs. Fuller was called upon TO identify
certain articles Of ciothlng worn by
McwiIIpncy and kirkpatrick, and though
she thought they Here tho same, could
not state POSITIVELY
Officers Give Testimony.
Al the opening Of tho afternoon ses-
sion II. Won ~. Jackson. reporter for
a morning paper, was called TO the
stand 10 identify the blackjack as the
| In the hallway OF the Ramona. he WAS
| followed on the stand BY Detective G. A.
| Cleveland. who told OF giving morphine
to McwhInney AT the police station uu-
dcr directions from Or. II. y. SPrasue.
| Detective L. NJ. Schultz testified 10 his
| part in the arrest OF the defendant and
! the search or the rooming house
| Ilyman EcEstcin, Il clothing and trunk
| dealer at 50 West First South street.
| who lie alleged to have sold the rey Oliver
and sUng shot 10 Mewhnney. was
| shown the weapons for Identification.
He said ne could not positively identity
| them. He was then asked whether there
was anyone in the courtroom who looked
| like the person 20 whom he had sold
| weapons Of the sort, He looked care
fully from face to face. Including jurors,
attorneys. reporters. spectators ano
court officers. but said he did not see
a familiar face. He was then asked b.
| Attorney Farnsworth TO leave the stand
and walk about the room and look more
carefully and his attention was finally
directed io, Mewhinnsy He took hi'
| after a. long study Of his face, shoos
his head and denied having ever seen
| him before.
Defense Opens Case.
Attorney Armstrong, for the defense,
called three or four witnesses 20 the
stand. among them his associate In The
defense. III. J. Brothers, who read the
dispositions OF John Barrett and Nor
ris Cotton OF Terre Haute. IND, former
! acquaintances OF Mewhiuney Both
| depositions stated that Mcwhlnney had
| frequently been seen 10 usc opium ana
morphine, and. in tho opinion Of the
| dcpouents, was Of unsound mind
Court was adjourned until 10 O'Clock
| Ibis morning II is expected that during
| the morning Mewhlnucy VIII be called
10 the stand 10 testify, Tho case Is
drawing rapidly 10 a close and Will Ike
| ly be In the hands OF the jury By sat
| urdar evening.