Show BEERS TRAGEDY RETOLD mm m N COURT State Introduces Preliminary Evidence in Hearing in Walker Case STAR WITNESSES ON HAND MRS HULL AND DAUGHTER TO TAKE STAND TODAY BY FRANCIS V FITZ GERALD GERALDO Ogden O den Oct 8 Step by step the state In the prosecution of Fred C Walker Valker and Edward Lawrence on the charge of mur murdering murdering murdering dering Dr Earl C Beers placed before the court today the preliminary testimony to form the proper foundation for the intro introduction Introduction introduction of the testimony of tho the states star witnesses Mrs Wilbur F Hull and daughter These witnesses will be called to the stand tomorrow morning and will give the evidence which the state relies upon to form a case against the two men accused of murder The evidence Introduced today at the preliminary hearing was was In the nature of ofa ofa ofa a review of that taken at the coroners Inquest D C Dalton the cab driver who took Earl S Beers to the hospital after atter the assault was one of the most important Important important tant witnesses By his testimony the state brought out the alleged motive for tor the fue crime The liThe witness swore that he had asked Lawrence how the condition of Dr Beers come about and Lawrence had remarked what a fellow ellow gets for with another mans wife Ordered to Lock the Door George Gunnip an of the Elec trie Supply company compan swore that prior to Beers coming into the store Mr Lawrence had hud told him that in case there was any an disturbance to lock the front door He heard the noise of the fight in the rear room and locked the front door During the scuffle he heard someone say Once At the he had said that he ho heard someone pre presumably presumably preSumably Dr Beers Be rs say My 11 God Walk Walker er ere dont kill me At this tills hearing he said that he did not think he had heard It at the time of the fight ight but immedi immediately Immediate immediately ate after It was over one of the boys told him him that this was what was said This feature was repeated by b all of the theother theother theother other es of the store called to the stand Each said that someone had told him that there had been some such an expression used but that he had been mistaken when he had said at the tho coro core coroners coroners ners inquest that he himself had heard tho thu original statement Cautioned to Tell the the Truth In one Instance the testimony of ofa ofa a witness differed so mo 0 materially from rom what lie he had sworn to at the Inquest that the court cautioned the witness to re remember remember remember member that he had been sworn to testify only on to the truth Walter Waiter alter Bachman was WWI wason wason on the stand and was examined closely by County Count Attorney Harris with reference to the discrepancies In the testimony testimony testimony mony of the boy now and at the inquest Some of these differences seemed of such importance that the court turned suddenly to the witness and said Mr Witness do you ou know that you have sworn to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth Yes sir the witness replied timidly Well Veil please observe it ft said the judge To connect the case caso as it stands with the evidence of the Hulls Albert Power Ogden city sanitary inspector was the thelast thelast thelast last witness called this afternoon He said that he had gone to the place in which the fight occurred but that the thedoor thedoor thedoor door was locked and he could not get In InThe InThe InThe The Hulls were upstairs and pointed from their window to the rear of the Electric Supply shop He went In and met Lawrence who said that there was nothing out of the way a and that the door had been locked merely mere I to keep the crowd out of the building Court Room Is Crowded The hearing began at 1045 l 45 this morning before Judge Murphy In police court Long before court was opened the room was packed with spectators many marY of whom I were women Walker alker and Lawrence were brought I from their cells to the tho court room Law Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence rence seemed lighthearted and optimistic but Walkers countenance was absolutely expressionless During the course of the hearing Lawrence advised frequently with Attorney Hutchinson but Walker took no part In these conferences Mrs Wilbur F Hull and daughter whose part in the tragedy is still something of a mystery came to the court room with County Count Attorney Harris District Attorney Attorney ney ne Halverson and Special Prosecutor W WL WI WL L I Maginnis At the noon recess they both shook hands with Walker alker and Law Lawrence Lawrence rence renee and spoke a few words with them Mrs Irs Beers the widow of the doctor for whose death the two men are now having their preliminary hearing did not reach Ogden until last evening when she re returned returned returned turned from Crom Kearney Kearne Neb Keb to assist the prosecution in the of evidence necessary in the conduct of the he case CaEI Dr R H S Joyce was the first witness sworn by b the state He said that he had treated Dr Beers at the Ogden general hospital when he arrived there shortly be before before before fore noon on Sept 18 IS He described the wounds and stated that the cause of death was hemorrhage of the brain produced by a fracture of the skull From the the object of the de defense defense defense was shown to be an attempt to prove that the fracture was caused by a fall fail and not by a blow The doctor would not express an opinion as to which might have caused the fracture Miss lIss Maude Edwards matron at the hospital told of Beers arrival at the hoe hOB hospital vital pital She said that she had admitted him himas himas as a patient after he had showed her 17 with which to pay pa his expenses Dr Amasa Condon who performed the post postmortem postmortem postmortem mortem examination was of or the same opinion as Dr Joyce Joce with reference to the cause of death I Continued on Page 2 I I BEERS TRAGEDY RETOLD IN COURT 9 Continued From Page 1 The stories of the tragedy told by b George Gunnip Miss Edith Stone Ray Ra Gledhill Walter Valter Bachman and Lawrence all of ot the Electrical Supply Fixture company were practically Iden Identical Identical identical Shortly Shortt after 9 In the morning of ot Sept IS according to the version given by br these Walker Valker came to the store and am asked for Lawrence A little later Lawrence came In A man called up by telephone tel phone and asked to speak to Mr I Lawrence While he was conversing over the telephone Walker said to him ir lr that Is Beers tell him I want to see him Lawrence delivered the message He then asked Gunnip to shut and lock the front I door In case there was any trouble troubie A few minutes later hater Beers came In The three went In the back room and soon there were sounds Rounds of scuffling where whereupon whereupon whereupon upon the door was locked Soon Spon there were cries from someone either in fear or pain The fighting continued nearly twenty minutes after atter which Lawrence Herdti assisted Mr 11 Lawrence in carrying Beers to the hack Each I eh changed the testimony given at the coroners inquest I in some of ot the details This time no one could remember hearing anyone anone saying My 1 God Walker Valker dont kill me Mrs Hull and daughter will testify to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow The Hulls heard the fight and an will wilt probably testify as to the words used ul ed by b the tue parties to the conflict The testimony testimony mony Is regarded as important since It may establish several mooted points as asto asto to whether Lawrence took any actual part In the fight as to whether any weapons other than the fists were used and whether or not Dr Beers endeavored to resist when attacked The states case will probably be completed at the prelim preliminary prelimInary inary mary hearing tomorrow and it Is doubt doubtful doubtful doubtful ful whether or not evidence will be Intro Introduced 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