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Show EXAJIISATIOV IN TIIK MI'IIDLIU ' rllAltCK, On Tbur.-day iii.inmj the def'.-n.-e : calb-a Sa.mcki. liitis'itca-r. hive in , West Jordan ward, t'n miles from , the city; in October 'oti. lived next dour to Charles Kind's on Third South free I; on Hie nt;'tit oi the 22n-l '1 OctnU-r Wii.i in my liuu-nj reading till Iiali'na:4 il o'clock in the front, roam; family had rc'.ired; heard a pistol or gun hhot some time before 12 o'clock; went lo the door and opened it and went out to the gate; saw two men running east on the sidewalk; noticed the men, but could not describe them very particularly, nor their dress they wore dark clothing; could recognize one of them; believed had seen them before; be-fore; could not rccoguize them familiarly; famil-iarly; have known James 'J'oms some eight, ten or twelve years; he wa3 not one of the men witness saw that night: know Blylhe well; he was not on'e of those men; know the Morris brothers; saw neither of them that night; ono of ; his boys found a pistol the next day, i it was churned by a man named Met-: Met-: calf or Seigel, und it was given to llim- . . . On cross-examination witness sum 'he had made a pre-emption claim on j government lands over a year ago. J Kdvyin D. Wooley ilavc known Mr. Uly the ten or twelve years as a neighbor; knew him during the year 18(16; never saw a mustache upon his fnco; would have noticed it if he had worn one in the fall ol lStiti. (jF.orue God da iiu J jived in .this city nineteen years; have known Blylhe for ten or twelve years, and in ISM; never knew him to wear a long beard. Cliauuis M. Dearborn Dived fifteen years in the city; have known lily the eleven years; never knew him to have as much beard as ho has now. Joseph Morui.s Evidence to the aamo effect as previous witness. Henry Perkes In October, 18GG, James Toms rented part of my cooper shop as a gun shop, on Main street, just below the Whito house; 25 or 0 yards below the present shop of Toms. On cross-examination, witness said Toms paid the rent to himself at $u0 a month; Toms paid him the rent in September, 1860. Ueorge Uomney Testified to the same effect, as to Toms' gun shop in lsOO, think it was about four rods from his present shop. Claudius V. Spencer Have lived in l.ith ward over2l years; have known Blythe over 10 years; do not remember hirt wearing a moustacho in 1 800, Ho hurt Watson Have lived in the Gth-ward eineo 1S00; lived there on tho 22d of October; remember tho killing of Dr. Robinson; met Alex. Burt on Main street thateveningabout seven or eight o'clock, going down Main street, on the east side; he asked : me to come round and go to the cir- eus; witness said don't care to go to j ; the circus, but went with him; left the ! circus about nine o'clock; Burt said, I "Let us go home;" Hrig. Hampton j was at the circus with a tall man, j both of whom accompanied them : home; on the way they met a young man named Priestly, a printer, who worked in the Tiiiruph ofiice; he accompanied u; when they reached Hampton's house he and the tall man went into Hampton's gatu; they went on to Pricstly's house, where he went in, and passed on to Burt's house; where there was a party playing a game of checkers. Some of the narLy spoko of going I home; Alex. Burt took out his i watch and said it was not late; Alex. Walson and Ueorge Burt were placing checkers when they entered j t the house; Alex. Burt said he would , ; play the best man in the house; could j I not toll how long they played. Some i one said it was getting late, and Alex, i Burt pulled out his watch, and witness wit-ness saw it was after twelve o'clock. Alex. Watson, Peter Burt and witness then left for home. The witness was cross-examined at length by Gen. Maxwell, He Tcmem-bercd Tcmem-bercd the night of the occurrence because be-cause on the nest day lie merr-romo I-the I-the boys whom he had been with the evening previously; ho said they had been enjoying themselves while a poor devil was murdered; witness played checkers himself that evening; the party present were Alex. Watson, f'eorgc Burt, Peter Burt, anotner Peter Burt, his cousin, Andrew Burt, und Alex. Burt's wife. When asked what was said, witness said ho didn't consider it a lair tiling; ho considered it a murder; could not say whether he talked the next day with Alex. Burt about the murder, nor whether he had talked to him within a week; aa Burt left the courthouse court-house recently ho sent word by witness, wit-ness, to Burt's wife, that he was all right, wanted her to come and see him; witness said to Burt, they have got you in limbo; yes, Burt replied; I did not at the time concoct the ; story about the checkers. Burt was with one of the marshals; witness talked with him about a minute; think it was last hnday; saw Burt at the building near the City Hall last night; did not talk to him about tho checkers then; don't know that he had any conversation con-versation with Mr. Toms; had talked to his wife about the game of checkers; don't remember whether ho had talked to others or not. Ke-direct The circus was near the City Hall; believe Priestly worked at the Tdfjnij)h office. Da. Ormsby was rc-eallcd, but testified tes-tified to nothing important. John Priestly Live in the Cth Ward. On the 22nd of October, 1866 was working aa a compositor in the Telegraph office; worked a little later than usual that evening; going home between lJ and ten o'clock; overtook IJrigham Hampton, Alexander Burt, Robert Watson and another man, went with them as far as Hampton's house, where he went in. Witness then went directly home. The circumstance circum-stance was impressed upon his mind by the murder of Dr. Uobinson. Alexander Watson On the night of the 22d of October was at Alexander Alexan-der Burt's house; went there alter supper sup-per and staid there till between 12 and , i 1 o'clock; witness corroborated other j testimony iu reference to the checker I playing at Burl's house. Alexander Burt played with Ueorge Walson until un-til the pariy separated, between 12 and 1 o'clock. I Ukori;k Hultv, brotherto Alexander; ! was at the lattor's hou-e on the night j of the 22d of October playing checkers; J Alexander tame in between nine and ', ten o'clock, and jiaid he could beat the ; be-t man in the hoiw. Adjourned (ill 2 nYli.ek p.m. AlTLRNOON MISSION. Charles W. Baker re-called by the defense, Mr. Fitch asked can you ; read'.'' Yes. Can you write'.'' 1'cs a j little. Mr. Filch then requested wit-! wit-! nets to write, dictating as follows: "C. W. Baker, Salt Lake City, Dec. 21, lbTI. Sir: heave this city or remain at yuur peri!. You will be allowed until the fifc't uf J juuary next. Yum Friend." Fitch Now did you within the past few days write a letter of which this that you have juit writteu b a copy .'' Witness 1 h-ive not. ; Pitch Did you not whhin the last lew days write this paper exhibiting a paper containing similar language and send it to a person, with a request that he would have a copy made and sent to you through the post office i Witness "No, 1 never saw this paper ! before. Filch Did you write this? exhibit-ling exhibit-ling a paper folded with this address I upon it, "C. W. Baker, So. 4,. Kc-vere Kc-vere House." ! Witness Y os, I believe I wrote it. Fitch Did you not write the other ? : Witness No, I never wrote it. 1 Fitch Y ou never sent it to any per-', per-', son ? Witness .No. Fitch Did you not within a few days deliver this paper to John Ivramer, and aA him to request his wife to make a copy and send it to you through the post ofiice'; 1 Witness I did not. Fitch Did you not say to John Kramer that you had been promised money to testify here, and that you wanted it eui to compel the pay-men1: pay-men1: Witness Never. I have never been offered money or anything eHe to testily. tes-tily. Fitch lo v u know John Kramer ? Witne.-'s. Yes. John Kuamkr sworn ut the request of the prosecution on hN fitness to testily Is not under commitment for any crime; have been absent from the Territoiy Ibr the past four years; returned re-turned here about three months ago; have been in the penitentiary and was pardoned oul; did not have pardon wit h bint. j Maxwell (ibjceted to witness; his pardon wai ibe best evidenco of his ' coiupeteuce. The court allowed lum ; to ht: sworn. Tho wit "-"s said he knew Charles i W. Baker; (the paper shown Baker, ' and which he denied writing, was ex-. ex-. hihiU-d to witness) have seen this paper pa-per before; cannot read or write, but put these marks upon it, three tobacco htains and a cros; saw Baker on .yat- urday night in the keno room; took him : down stairs and said to him, you done some hard swearing on the trial; he i said I had to do it; 1 had no money; ! Kirby came along and told Baker he i wanted him to go up stairs; Baker said he wanted witness to come to his room on Sunday; witness went there i tho next day; Baker said L am going lo swindle them all, the sheriff and all; : I want you to copy n note which ho I would hand him Monday; witness said j he could not read or write; Baker I asked who can? can your wiie'i He said she could; on Monday, witness said he was drunk; he saw Baker, who said he had written and destroyed the nolo, but would writo another and hand it to him on Tuesday Tues-day morning, which ho did; said ho wanted witness' wife to copy it ; witness wit-ness gavo it lo his wife and told her she could do as sho pleased; but if she conied it. it niiirht brine her into court; sho refused to copy it, and witness dc- termined to exposo it tothe'eourt, and , handed it to Mr. Miner; Baker wanted witness to put tho letter in the post office by S o'clock directed to him so ' that he could get it by 9 o'clock. j On the cross-examination witness i was asked why he was so anxious to exposo this matter, tic replied: Bo-causo Bo-causo Baker had sworn falsely; ho admitted ad-mitted this to witness on (Saturday night. Witness told Baiter he had dono some horrid swearing; Baker fiaid he had todoso,'ashehad no money; had no conversation with a policeman about this case; did not say in Dichl's barber shop that he would impeach Baker's testimony if they would give him some money; identified tho paper shown him by means of tobacco spit and a cross which ho placed on it ; no one was present when Baker handed hand-ed him the paper; have not been offer- J ed money on either side; was sentenced j to prison for 1U years in (his Territory; remained in prison for 1 1 months; be- lieved he was pardoned out by govern-i or Daggett. Thomas A. LvneIu 1SGG was an i actor here. On the 22d of October I clayed at the Academy of Music the i Duke Aranza in the play of the "Honeymoon." The Academy of Music Mu-sic was next to tho Telegraph ofiice on I First South St. i On the cross-oxamination the witness said ho was not familiar with the entrances en-trances and aisles in the Academy, of Music. Thcro was a parquette and one gallery; do not remember whether there was more than one aisle running through tho parquette; do ! not believe that Julia Deane Ilayne ever played at the Academy of Music. Henry M. Taylor On tho night of the 221 of October attended either the Salt Lake theatre or the circus; would have sworn yesterday before be-fore ho heard the testimony of Williams and others, that he was at tho thoatro on that night, sinco then ho thinks he must have been at the theatre; knew John Kramer, or "Dutch John," consider his character and roputation as very bad. Is AD ORE MOUTHS "Dutch .TnlinV reputation in tho community is bad for truth and veracity. Charles V. Baker Kecalled by prosecution Thinks he has never written a letter to any person in Nevada Ne-vada from this city. In regard to the folded paper containing his address, witness said a man came to him at noon to-day and said a friend of his was looking for him; wanted him to give his address where he could find him. The nama of the man was Tommy Tom-my Lyon; I gave him that address;-witness address;-witness don't know any persons who have any of his letters; his name can be found on the register at the Revere Re-vere house. Mr. Deuil testified to a conversation conversa-tion of "Dutch John" in his barber shop some time last week, to the effect ef-fect that he could furnish three men who would swear that Baker was not in this country when tho Kobinson murder was committed; said it would take $5,0UQ to bring them here. I Mr. Hempstead statod that the defense de-fense here closed their testimony, with the exception that they might wish to put in evidence the files of the Telegraph, Tele-graph, Navs and Vedutlc as to tho i point of a theatrical performance on Iho night of the 22d of October. It was arranged that each of the four counsel should occupy one hour in their arguments and the court adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning. |