The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-07
SMITH HEARING IS
HELD IN OGDEN
fContinued from Page one.)

Continued from rage Sho't
charged with the grave offonse speci-
fed in the federal complaint.
Of the two who arc most concerheo
in the proceedings, the vito exhioi,eo
the keenest interest. There was no
time throughout the four hours "hen
her attention was not directed upon inc
witness under examination or the at-
torneys. At times she made notes VI
small piece of paper with FOUNTAIN
pen. Attired in a gray tailored rn sui'
and rather shabby black haty MI MI,
Smith did not present 1ashlouayI
hidden by heavy black veil, winch
was draped over the hat.
Before the actual hearing was taken
up Harold j, Parker, stenographer Ioi
the Second district court, was hallet
as official stenographer at the reqnes'
of Attorney Chez, although the iea.
cral attorneys refused to have part an
this because they were not ahthori~eu
to contract the expense.
Basipp his claim to recognition op
the grounds that the hearing had been
postponed from 10 o'clock IN the morn.
mo to 2 oclock in the afternoon AT
the REQUEST of the federal attorneys,
ATTORNEY Chez moved for continuance
until tomorrow. He also declared that
he had only been called into the mat
ter Yesterday, and had not been gwen
sufficient time to prepare 1or NE
client IS defense.
Booth Objects.
District Attorney Booth took excep-
ton to this proposed arrangement on
. 4t,,4 Of witnesses
would not be able to testify tomorro"
nor any other day before next tues
duy, whereas the entire time OF the
United States district court ofhciais,
both attorneys and marshals, would be
consumed after next Monday with red
eral grand jury matters in Salt Lake
This brought the hrst spirited CLASH
of the attorneys when Attorney CheZ
replied that the United States courts
were not created for the convenience
of witnesses, and that he hoped the
government had no disposition to rall"
road a man to the penitentiary: Ii
was the duty Of the government, he
contended, to give the accused. man
every opportunity to prepare LOT u
hearing.
In the end Commissioner Corn over
ruled the motion Of the defendant s
attorney, directing that the hearing
proceed.
Witnesses Excluded.
At the request of Attorney Chez all
witnesses for the government, with the
exception of four, were sworn and ex'
cluded from the courtroom. The four
are according to the federal attorneys,
those who have been most concerned IN
working up the case against Smith, and
it is desired that they be present dur"
ing the examination Of all witnesses
This was agreed to by the attorney Tor
the defense The four are Inspector
McGee, former Sheriff Belnap, Chief OF
Police Norton and Sheriff DeVlne.
The attorneys participated in another
jected TO the Introduction OF testimony
In both complaints at the same time
His objection was overruled by the COM
oTsSss The chszs 2caP oon te
quash on the grounds that no. specific
place had been designated In the COM
plant for the delivery of the money de-
manded In the letters. His demurrer 10
Inspector MCGEE, the first witness FOR
the government, testified as TO his seven
years service, during which time he had
often been called upon to pass, Judgment
letters received by Mrs. Ralph L. Bristol
and David G. Eccles. together with the
specimen statements written by Smith
last Sunday evening. he declared that IN
his opinion both were written by the
same person. Smith. The samples. he
said, had been written by Smith In his
presence and at his dictation. Both the
letters and statements were introduced
as evidence, after which the postoffce
Inspector made the same assertion re-
Garding the other blackhand letters re-
ceived by Mrs. Bristol and Mr.. Ecces.
as we'll as those received by Mrs. Thomas
d Dee and Mrs. David Ecces, widow Of
the prominent fnancier.