Show THE DODDS TRIAL Submitted to the Jury Yesterday Yester-day Afternoon KO VERDICT AT LATEST ADVICES j An Able Prosecution and ftefensc The Train Robbers Sentenced Other I Business I In the proceedings in the Dodds case at Provo on Friday evening continued from I our last report Edward Wilkins testified that Dodds kicked Crano on tho head Dodds remarked ho kicked some such remark re-mark as Cook him and eat him CrosscxaminedrPcrhaps two dozen were them when tho remark last mentioned was made Named as being as near as ho was at tho time Cover Harrison Stan skcr lt > Tho court refused to allow Mr Dickson Ito I-to press tho witness further on this point Exception taken Did not see Coombs in tho street when ho went to tho saloon James Harrison next called Know Mr Dodds Was Browns saloon on the 15th of November last Saw deceased there Had his head leaning on a hitching post I Saw defendant coma out as soon as I got there I heard shooting and wont out Saw one shot fired after I got out Saw Dodd kick the body and ho said Wake up or Get up you E of u b After thai Dodds went in the saloon Dodds said Cut a slice off tho body and cook it or cat it or something of that kind I C C Rich testified I live at Vernal ama am-a farmer and was an official last fall I was I attending Hatchs store near by when I heard shot fired I rushed out and went to the saloon I know defendant I Ididu see him at that time saw him afterwards I saw i tho body clyirg on the ground I helped carry it into tho butcherhop lex amined tho body but found no arms did find a small penknife in his pocket Tho dead man had a vest on butno coat When I first went around tho body was still quivering quiv-ering and when I came back from tho store it had been removed 1 saw the body when stripped There was a wound on tho right side of the head two in the centre of tho breast ano a little below these and ono in the arm I asked what should be done with 1 the body ant Dodds patted me on the shoulder and said Lot us roast the s of a band eat him Cross examined When I comeback from If tho store it was being moved and I stopped tho parties from moving the body Afterwards After-wards Mr A A Hatch myself and others carried the body in and searched it Martin Worthing an unsophisticated youth testified I saw Mr Dodd standing on tho porch with a pistol then he put it down Mr Dodd then said Wako up and put tho pistol near tho headjof Crane and tired I thou got scared aud run I heard other shots Tho deceased moved his head Crossexamined am sixteen years old I was somewhat excited when I heard the shots fired Am not sure whether tho deceased de-ceased i aised his head or not before tho shot Jesse Clark next stated the story of the shooting not differing materially from previous pre-vious witnesses gTho prosecution offered the return of I ofiiccrs to show tho absence of some of the prosecution witnesses I Here tho prosecution rested and court adjourned till 10 oclock tomorrow At 10 oclock Wednesday morning Lar IOU Peterson and Augustus Peterson both 1 of Sweden were admitted to citizenship r THE DODDS CASE came up and George Sutherland made the opening statement for the defendant Tho flrst witness for tho defense was Walter Moore Ho said he had lived at Moab about eleven years Havo seen the man William Crane He was about five feet ten in height dark complexioned Had a finger off his hand 5 QWhat was his reputation Prosecution Prosecu-tion objected to defense being allowed to show the reputation of deceased authorities authori-ties were cited on both sides and after atilt I a-tilt between Dickson and Varian the objection ob-jection was sustained The defense called Mr Coup I know defendant de-fendant his reputation as to being peacea i ble and quiet is good Crossexamined Have heard several I persons speak of his character could recollect rec-ollect but one such I Mr Baser testified defendants reputation rep-utation in Uintah county was good Mr Dcltman know defendant and have known him since 1S77 his reputation is goodMr Mr Erickson knew defendants reputation reputa-tion in Vernal as being good Luxton Havo lived in Ashley near Vernal Know Dodds and the old settlers His reputation is good Was in Rouuts saloon at tho time of tho shooting Saw Crane and Cone there They were playing jVjol They were drinking whisky Dodds was there and joined in tho game This witness related the circumstances that occurred in the saloon about as tho witnesses for the prosecution have described de-scribed them reciting the abusive language of deceased After a long and tedious examination and crossexamination tho grand jury filed in the foreman bearing a suspicious looking bundle of papers They reported having ignored five charges Mr Moore the witness who was called this morning and his testimony ruled out now that the foundation had been laid said he knew tho reputation of deceased and it was bad I know him at Moab about a year or BO before Saw that he had one linger gone Didnt see him many times Mr Jas Luster a farmer from Moab Saw Crane about a year ago several times His general reputation was bad Dont know the color of his eyes Hair was dark Dont know his weight I never saw anything boisterous or bad L about him but people said he was bad Y I Defendant recalled Didnt have my pistol in my hand on the porch Worthing didnt tell the truth about that It wasnt because I intended to kill him that I wanted him to take back what he had said v John H Shaffer a stockman from Moab know Crane about a your ago His general i reputation thon was bad The defense here rested and tho court took recess for five minutes and the jury strolled out under tho protecting wing of a couple of bailiffs When they returned the court announced that by agreement of the lawyers a recess would be taken till 7 I pm at which time Mr Evans will likely make the openingargument the juror jur-or the prosecution d WEDXESDAT EVEXIXO At the opening of the court at 7 oclock I on Wednesday evening Mr Evans arose and addressed tho gentlemen of the jury1 in his usual earnest manner He claimed that tho facts would warrant a verdict of murder in the first degree and after reviewing I review-ing the testimony at length claimed tOils i this tOil-s one of the most cruel and cold blooded mnrders in the annals of crime 1 Mr Dickson followed for the defense I rspidJi reciting fscl after fact and utu rAVelag Ins theory of the case wiUnvu dcrful rapidity Hia eloquence it times became touching and the moat minute cir sumstancc of the caso In his hands was turned to make a link in his plausible twry For nn hour and a half he was licJened to with rapt attention At 1015 pm tho court adjourned till 0 I 30 Thursday morning I THfnSDAT8 PROCEEDXG Pursuant to adjournment the court opened op-ened this morning and Richard Phipper and Hans P Reeves were admitted to citizenship 1 citizen-ship A Mrs Gibbs who had previously applied ap-plied for a dissolution of the bonds of matrimony I mat-rimony alleging us a cause that Mr Gibbs was living in adultery with his second I wife was given a hearing It developed that tho complainant had consented to the marriage the defendant with the second jfftifc some years ago and the court refused to grant the divcBne till further developments develop-ments in the adultery case against Gibbs now under consideration before tho grand l1r i nIl lHS Mruncii nasa uaa taken up and Mr Thurman for the defense in a general way commented upon I tho law and the evidence in the case The closing argument was made by Mr I Varian who after showing that the highest and best citizen in tho land was no more justified than the humblest and meanest in I taking the life of a human being thundered over the horrors of tho shooting of the drowsy drunken wretch the pouring of bullets into the body after it had fallen the kicking of the same and the cannibalistic proposition to roast and eat the body He closed his argument at 2 oclock and Judge Judd at once read his charge to the jury occupying threequarters of an hour so at 345 the jury retired for deliberation I THE fKAltf HbUBEftS SEXTEXCED i Edward Fisher and Joseph Nay the cowboy kids who held up tho train at Thompson Springs recently were brought into court in chains but were unmanacled long enough to listen to the reading of the indictment They both promptly entered a I pleaof guilty and stood ready for sentence They were questioned bv Mr Varian as to whether they understood the full force and conscquencec of sucha plea tc which they replied that they did Fisher had no statement to make but May was sorry ho had cot into trouble and would I try to do better when he got out of it The former was given seven years in the Penitentiary and the latter five and a half Iisher with a smile took his seat and assiat dtho oJJcer in fastening the chain upon his ankles but the youth Nay looked sick and disappointed OTHCIS CAS5 C L Twist was arraigned for unlawful coliabifation and pleading guilty was given four months and SIOO and costs C F Carlquist for adultery took till tomorrow to-morrow to plead The grand jury reported having found six indictments and retired The case of the People against Niels Olsen and Gibson for grand larceny was taken up Mr Evans conducting the prosecution pros-ecution and Mr Caswell of Colorado for the defense This case was on trial when the mail for Salt Lake closed |