Show TESTIFIES FOR SELF Mrs Southwell Goes Go s on Witness s Stand in ri Hen er Own Behalf Iff i Attempted Murder Trial Provo May W The state rested r sted today In hi the Southwell ease case ell They did not put on Oft Hyrum Smith who swore to the com corn complaint plaint and who testified in the ary illY examination where he showed great gnat s toward Mrs Irs Southwell Sout and testified that after atter John was shot he her Hyrum r t had t given en John Jo a pistol and laid told him to kill the After the evidence for the 5 e was wasill waslL ill all lL in Judge Powers made maM the t statement for Lot the defense e which was to this effect Mrs Southwell became ac acquainted qu with John Smith about two t o years ago while attending social gath geth gatherings g rb which she was encouraged to at attend atte attend tend te by her lter husband he caring little to for I such sueh things U Smith gained her k r affections and finally induced her to agree to laave leav Ie her husband to marry him Arrange Arrance Arrangements ments meets were made for her departure previous to securing her divorce and th the date data was waa set Mt for fer her departure for that tha purpose Then Thea she learned that Smith had bad gone away way a and end married another woman She became overwhelmed with wl h shame and remorse and thought of her he father and mother and child hUtt whom sh hu had bad disgraced d and of her husband h ba t to whom she had b been n faithleSs tt Her min ml became affected she hf could not sleep ahi could not eat and thought sh mast kill herself She fought against this Is feeling but could not overcome it she sh sent fo fur for the tM pistol for the purpose of ot taking he her Iter own life The rho day before the shooting Smith caste came back hac it and she saw him past the house She was then suffering grea great pain n in laa her ber r head and in regard to t the shooting she doe d not remember 1 definite She remembers something of a I struggle and of coming to Provo but ut does sot ROt remember anything distinctly Th The first witnesses placed oo on the stand standby standby by the defense e were J M 1 Miller Mrs Merve Bowen and other Colton citizen II who testified to the peculiar and unsound actions of 0 Mrs Ira Southwell 11 prier te to t and aAd after the shooting They also alAO testified that previous to the Ole shooting g h r reputation ties tion for peace and quiet hd had b been n good goodW goodW goodw W R Southwell l the h of de do defendant defendant testified that up to about two years yn a age the relations between his wife and aDd had been pleasant A that he be noticed a change in Mrs South Southwell wen welt she became Hame Indifferent to her ler herI household duties and somewhat reckless About ut two tivo weeks weeD before beto the shooting I she abe gave save evidences of laboring great mental distress This continued conA conAld ld un UD to the time of the shoal cheat lag ing He described ribe her bel actions th the shooting oUng h testifying in regard to jag pee pe tug Ing the floor acting in a nervous caribou unnatural manner and being unable u to sleep nights nl and unable to eat H m lIe did ld Id not think that she was in her right Ho tried to find out from her what was troubling her but could u get no n When he first saw Je MB h wife after the shooting she was walKIng Dg around a und wringing her hands band and saying ying that she s had kad wrecked ide home heme and could YUld not lim 11 iv Mrs Southwell testified that slut she WM waS born ta In Leavenworth Run Ran thirty rs and that her parents lived hi is K Ka Inn torn ago ass CIty Mo She had lived In iii Utah Ut about ib ut seven years and at Colton t four and aRCi became MI ac John Sohn years Smith in ia MM ma T Ts ear became well wen acquainted and he gained Mar her r af after fec Ue Upon Up n hi 18 gg she Mw agreed to leave her bet husband go so to 8 CIty Oty and obtain a divorce e and after t theW the there w were improper reIMt between b t R them and she was making makini arrangements to S away She Sho spoke S in a s stew slow n t tone go of voice vot UP W to th tM the Wa whoa she to relate the cause caUle of 0 the shooting began and is a when she e became Quite enn rapid clear tone of voice she aM said eke thought of how Itow she be had bad disgraced g her old father fadler and an l mother ann an her ber chud and how bow she had bad dragged the name nam of her husband hua In 10 Ie she he had become she could not herself At this point she arose and aut wanted walked rapidly on m Use the I and with bowed d head exclaimed Oti th the die what have bave I done dODe I cannot live On grace being told by the Jud judge o quiet her herself self lieU she sat t down and bu buried her face facein in her sands handS remaining i is After Tt l her ker eem I for some she stated as had been It b s that she w wn 8 I ha sue Judge mental and physical distress s re tB t site she din diu of oC what wha not have bave a clear dear c On sh she tiK took k place laid said she e had bid sent seat for tor the tIIe pm gun nn t to kill her hel herself S self with The to the jury will wilt be Monday J S McBeth of ot s suit aWL u against t L eil A V Wi S 1 Tanner Tann r and A f I SOd tor for a s l lc c s order against defendants restraining Jl them hem from frou fr m Interfering with a It water gate gateR In R Peteet creek near Payson and from taking water belonging to which be M charges then them with ith doing on OR ORMy May My 7 1 Mr Saxe Is Ia made a party de Ce defendant e because boea It is na h he aa es compel for the other df advised them to do 40 the acts complained x f Estate of Orabelia Gibbey a minor mor or er order Ordet der det confirming sale Ie of or real estate te to H 11 HA A A Barton Bartoo for Mia 1411 of Alva Airs A Green deceased or order order der confirming sale ule of ot real estate |