The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-01
SWEAR MARTIN
ASKED SHELTER
At THEIR HOME
Witnesses From Morgan In.
form State Concerning
Evening Visit; Testi-
mony Is Unshaken.
CHIEF NORTON TELLS
OF IMPORTANT TALK
Claims That Prisoner at Bar
Evadsd Questions Con-
corning Missiles in
His Body.
Special to The Tribune.

special TO lie Tribune.
OGDEN. March 91.-Remaining unshek-
en- in their opinion after a lengthy cross
xaminat tion Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel J.
Geary. residents of Morgan. declared this
afternoon that Joseph Henry Martin, the
supposed blackmailer, was the man who
called at their home in the Morgan coun-
ty town on the evening OF Sunday, No
vember 8. 1918, following the shooting OF
Detective David Edwards on the early
morning Of that day, 1t was the first in
stallment Of the important outside evil
dence in the prosecution Of the alleged
writer of blackmail letters
The days session of the long dra wn- out
trial marked tho completion of Theodore
Kytka's cross examination and the intro
duction of considerab BILE new evidence on
the part OF the state. In addition to the
Morgan phase of the case the state pre-
sented the evidence concerning Martins
statements to the officers at the time OF
his arrest on December 4 1913, Chief OF
Police W. J. Norton, Sheriff T. A. DeV!nc.
Detective Robert Burk and Postofhce In
spector Thomas i. Fitch being called to
the stand for this purpose.
Following the close OF the Handwriting
experts four days stay on the stand.
Judge j. A. Howell took occasion TO OBJ
tain from the attorneys an estimate OF
the time which will be required 10 present
the remainder OF the evidence and place
| the case in the hands OF the Jury. From
| this information 1t seems certain that the
| case Will not be completed before the mid
die Of next week.
Undermines Expert.
Gaining far more ground than lie had
| originally hoped to attain by the cross
| examination of the handwriting authority,
| Attorney Christensen spent most of the
morning in proddipg the witness with
| pointed questions regarding his ability to
pose as an expert and his basic reasons
| for arriving at such positive conclusions.
| Also he again brought up the matter OF
| how the Martin standards and blackmail
letters reached Kytka' s possession through
Postofnce Inspector l.. 4. MCGEE and
others.
The final tilt between the defendants
| attorney and the witness brought the
| first spirited clash between counsel and
court In taking an exception TO the
| courts upholding OF an objection by At
torney Leatherwood. the defendant S
counsel was warned by Judge Howell that
he might take exception TO the courts
ruling, but not to object Attorney Chris
| tensen maintained his original conGen-
ton and the exception went into the
\ record
r l.. NoggIe, a local photogra pher. was
ON the witness stand long enough TO In
| troduce several enlarged photographs OF
sGnaiWss as wl6 Il tEs
| case The photographs were introduced
\ in evidence. but no further use OF them
| was made today,
Norton Is Interesting.
Tho direct testimony of Postoffice In
! spector Thomas L. Fitch concerned only
the conversation which took place IN the
| police headquarters on the evening OF
| Identical with that previously offerel by
| Postoffice Inspector Ralph Smith. He ad :
| inltted on s-eXa minntion that he haG
| often talked the matter over with In
| on the case together.
Chief OF Police w. L Norton furnished
the detailed conversations had win , me
| on the morning OF December 5. when the
| witness had taken Martin 10 the Office
OF Dr. G. f. osgood for saa me HTsy Ma photo
''old man, you're getting up against
IT."
What do you mean, you must be Jok-
| ing'' replied the defendant, according TO
the police officers testimony.
| mo I'm not joking, but you must
have been joking when you said those
were boils on your legs"
After describing the witness statements
regarding his trip 10 Wyoming In search
| OF work Chief Norton said he had an
other conversation with Martin when they
vore alone In tho police headquarters Of
flee, The witnoss said this was the dia-
logue; r.,
and I want to be fair with you. want
| TO ask you one question which will 10
| long way toward clearing this matter
up II you will answer it"
What is it?'
How did you get that buckshot in
your legr"
shot In my lee?"
Because I've seen II"
Are you sure It's buckshot?'
X-ray Intimidates.
.yes, We have an X-ray picture Of IT
and I'll show II to you In the morning,
Come now, tell me how you got II and
we'll do anything In reason 10 clear this
, thing up.
YOU'RE In pretty bad right now and
don't SEQ how you could be in worse"
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