Show LOU HAMILTONS P STORY I 1 I 1 defendant on the witness stand yesterday SHE DESCRIBES THE TRAGEDY lier her testimony covers the period of her troubles with her husband resulting from her unfaithfulness ulness she does not kot K enow now she states sow how the shot was fired that billed her husban urs mrs laura I 1 wright a new mew witness says that hamilton tired fired the fatal shot yesterday naf mas it crucial day in the hamilton duider trial As aa foreshaw owed awed by tin tile tribune the defense sprung prune it a surprise upon the prosecution by producing a ao 00 ho te stilled to ID havins having seen the inception of 0 the dl in the seddon yard which culf E d in the death of hamilton tilt witness who te stilled to this bari ur pilline story Is ml a laura wright v no operates a lodging house at no sa j akst st second south A t according to 11 amro wrights testimony she heard the quarrel between hamilton and hla big aflfe anil and saw aw hamilton draw his revolver and shoot at the alie limin otter after I 1 her away from him shortly after 11 mrs hamilton the defendant took the stand and told a story ot of the tragedy substantially n the slime bitne as outlined hy by sir mr mo j gurrin in Ms his opening vat ement to the lury jury she hud had been jaitly pai aly cross ex Avill ned ahen court adjourned ut at 5 mrs hamilton nas alas quite pale slid and ElIght lightly ly sad it WAS feared that I 1 e tho the ordeal would prove too much for her she bore up well however in the maln main several times she appear 1 d 1 I to W 1 on the point of ol 01 a collapse the attendance during lite hie day was perhaps the largest ever seen in a courtroom in this try illy and the testimony of 0 the witnesses was ivas listened to I 1 I 1 1 g ZIN 1 I 1 e I 1 I 1 1 I 1 A 11 f I 1 ll 11 11 v 9 I 1 11 azo I 1 i 9 I 1 t aly e I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 mrs laura elit anio testified fled that ht she ha saw row hamilton lire i lh ill lm kimt khot jtb marked attention and absorbing interest women predominated ye yes berday and as they cattle came c carly arly slid and preempted the best seats to the room the men liven were relegated to tile the background uzza transcript RULED OUT ln court crIn convened yesterday morning judge N orrell announced that f its he bould sustain tile hie objection of 0 the I 1 defense to the introduction in evidence 0 if sites sirs hamiltons llanil llona testimony at the coroners inquest ills honor based ma bin ruling upon the lie grou id that stra mrs hamilton lla mllton was charged with thu the ibur oer der of 0 her husband huband anti and tint that lie did not I 1 oon izon filder sider her statements tree arec find and vo volun I 1 un lary iler her statements aUmenta et were not adais tlona slone of gojit the court added but he believed the same rule should apply to deliale the attorneys were then ordered to proceed with ith the examination ot of alt tie ne and the defense called mrs laura abright AV right proprietress of et a room I 1 ink ing house at no 69 eliat east second south olmet slit mrs Vi eight right destined tes tea tined preliminarily that die che had resided in salt lake for or lufte ii years and on the beening of 0 hamiltons death had bin bean bi n out on first south fouth filar et between second and third aistro Is to look tor for a house when she bhe home she raid she phe walked eastward east nard along the south side 0 of glrst r arst south I 1 she 1 a 11 then examined substantially bally ca As bollous ly by judge powers WAS NEAR NEAH gilr SCENE state whether you came along alon by that house that night on 11 your way home the house hoube of 0 mr ile aud and sire mrs seddon yes air aher whereabouts were you on the side elde allt alk n yo your r attention aa nral first attracted tra eted alz toTe rell 1 why I 1 stopped flopped right in aront ot of the little lot betheen the seddon house lind thi the terrace did you hear anything sir mr I 1 heard nhat hat I 1 judged was fr a qua artl could you tate awe heter nhe v thir it was m AS be twi tw Is a i nan anil and it a it woman ahll aj a man and it a woman WORDS sur SHE now low naf feat to the july att it was waa you lit h ard said 1 I heard the hajy say bay johnny I 1 will rl cl you that thai tur luni orrow and he h used B S ne nc aul alful a ul langu lan Kuai aca and gaid 1 I 1 ant nt thiril that yuu you it III loir arrow or 11 ocr to that effect slie site salil said wll lor for god sake mike johnny do not hint in dinv inv character cliar char arter any more I 1 have got cot nothing to live on oil what whai do you to do with me mc and I 1 heard him ray pay lie he says 1 I intend to end you here tonight it sas a s I 1 iward ivor her say 1 0 I johnny you pro alli tile me not to do anything allut it 11 end and she said i than thing about borgil ng her lor for some living thin he sold goin ethIn I 1 every bulb unil r anil laad but tic ile kall I 1 used corriv curse curee word of 0 born doroe 7 kind pe he can you state hat it waa wa will b lr old ald Da daunn tivis you yot you hit had he be a thoroughbred thor it if ar 0 O ou U are a p ing to br be athing ing dont 1 ont como come toina KO go K tor for am an money y nene Y go 90 to your lover pa acty and 11 1 get g lt it 11 SAYS JIG HE FIRED AT HUH HER then it if X one anything did you tea see if 6 she said all dont johnny sf scuttling th ahn n ile he kind of jhc thc they y were ivere pushed her jg during the scuffle she cried oa as p though th all was wa hurt beverely rely lie ile I 1 pushed liu shell her har r ill juda j ishOu c about two feel fact away S fr no him there away is 1 a little bit p narrow alden valk there of at it a af fired at tier her she turned and ulna ho he edale toward around an anil d loal doat johnny him she said ild ii johnny JO inny then when that was waa fired shot I 1 cure care to be implicated in it I 1 saw 1018 lol of ero around nd and people coming I 1 au started a rose the street alter e hie le farst shot hol I 1 libat 1 I a few muffled shots more note ilk it W wn albot dnn dnn n into the croump I 1 kept ibert going across the treet I 1 fer fed I 1 as it if I 1 cared to be jm implicated lit in it whatever hat ever now when albert that first shot was fired alred lid did you sit see theroman the noman moman do anything why I 1 saw her turn arti around tind toward tho man A and nd say aay mr fr god cod johnny fhe dont 11 atme Y you oil saw her come com to toward gird the man mail yes fir I 1 should judge jude they were C clou JOs e to tile the Wes west aide of the fence v ft lien hen 11 ho r alred the first shot WUEN WHEN SHE FIRST TOLD IT when lid did you arl first tell lite die story to aly anyone olle when it was waa spoken ot in the paper I 1 dlo tie be out at it friends of mine and they were speaking of t the cast case and to whom did you first mention 1 it I 1 1 11 I mentioned it hm first to mrs cody and to mr Denh Denlin ftUer iter henry Den denhalter haller yes yea sir state whether or not net it was while the preliminary examination going on in one of 0 the cout conits co is yes sir it was albert han tue the papers were speaking ot of it stet whether or not you tell heard any person in that yard way ray in substance ince or anything nice like this lou it if that la 14 fill all the love you have got col tor for me so go attend ahead anti and shoot no sir I 1 never heard any such each thing continuing her story sir mrs ald eald E that seddon called nt at glicr ter house on april end she eho had haa A a conversation with him asked her it rhe phe do to help him find and the she told him she know that she could do anything to help film hut but that she phe could help bell mrs drs hamilton she sha alto to 11 seddon that rhe fh believe he wanted to help mrs hamilton in conclusion the witness testified that she was not acquainted with mrs hamilton and had never spoken to lier her I 1 aa 61 I 1 ra r Z cara Z anz T 11 t graat L ka I 1 I 1 1 I 1 kii I 1 fj 1 ile ak 1 Ws W s t 3 it I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 r I 1 6 I 1 I 1 I 1 v 11 I 1 I 1 kal um I 1 V I 1 1 A 4 WE mv 11 I 1 A I 1 ir 1 I 1 b I 1 1 11 X 11 I 1 1 i tt i 14 il P 1 fai mrs hamilton on th in the courtroom li in hr her life neither was alas she acquainted with mrs hamiltons family MIL 1111 WRIGHT IS ABSENT mrs was cross examined by mr putnam she mal questioned as to her husband and said he be had not been lit at home for or about two years whore where were you when you frati drat heard naked anything nas ai of 1 I the was mas terraced terrace just 7 west est of the alley in fronti aront had you azard heard aby anything thing before you i cot to that point 1 I haj had beard some words what ras mas the first thing thine you heard 1 I heard her my eay johnny I 1 will give it to you tomorrow mrs lira wright then reiterated her story substantially as on direct examination she said raid she saw the revolver in hamiltons hand when the first shot was need ni cd mrs airs wryght right was next asked why told seddon that she know anything that bould help him altert she knew that lie was not in the yard sard that night her ter reply was mas that she want to have anything to do with the lite matter I 1 mrs eady cody was the succeeding witness and testified that mrs ira sodden seddon called at the th store where when she was employed on april she told mrs seddon slie she said sad that she bhe knew 0 of it a woman woma a nho could testify to something hinK advantageous to sim hamilton IIa mllton and d irs ira seddon replied that title would tell hor slater sister about it she also alio gave mrs wrights name to mrs mra seddon Se ildon deputy sheriff david L I 1 levy was wall called at this time and testified that he was night jailer lit in akrit and may abt mr levy denied that he ever told sirs seddon that mrs hamilton dian didn t want avant to see her 3 it II raleigh day jailer was then C called ailed and testified that he never told mrs ira seddon that mrs lira hamilton want to pee her MRS MISS HAMILTON CALLED at this time judge powers calad mrs mra lou hamilton the defendant and interest in the crowded courtroom became intense mrs hamiltons sister removed the thick crepe veil v w cicil has haa so effectively hidden u the features of the acau accused sed woman from tho the spectators mrs hamilton then arose and balked firmly toward the lite witness stand As silo she seated herself she rhe glanced out over the crowd a moment her eyes then tell and the greater portion of her testimony was given with downcast vision mrs ira hamilton Harrill ton that she sh would be 23 years of age next month site she came to lo utah sho she said at 8 years of age lit in salt lake i ever since I 1 after testifying to a number of 0 other preliminary matters mrs hamilton testified that she wua a bookbinder book binder by trade having learned lcara 1 the business at i 1 the tribune book she ehe first met mc t hamilton she ebe said at ati it a sociable Boc lable lie he was van 1 1 I l years yearn of age aee and the bhe was 18 19 at the time lime three i years latair they were married at tier her home by bishop whitney they then bent to housekeeping on fourth south between lightal and ninth rast east street and resided there until chor lhor separation married life sirs mrs hamilton paid bald was happy their first difficulty was on the night ot of starch march 3rd ard hamilton had ben been to a lodge meeting and she had been to see a 0 friend after reaching homr shortly after 12 22 hamilton told tier her ho he y had something to say to her ile he then said that he cleard do donn Is town that she lind had been flirting with a man on see second south street and asked her it if it was true she sha said that it wag avas not and ho he said he would find out and that until he lid did he would not live with her hamilton then ent into another room and remained all night whilo while she walked the floor ot of her room the tha next morning moraine she cot hla his breakfast and he left tile houi at noon on that day she trot cot lunch for or him and he ate it in silence after 1 elch he left tile the house sho she next saw As w him about 7 that evening after eating supper hamilton hamiltion again wilted her to hint him it if it was true tells that mat she elie had been flirting with other men she again denied that tt it was true lie he went down town and ana came homo home on the last car when he r turned returned 0 be h told tier her he ma d as to one story chit h had told him but intended anding out about the other man they occupied d separate again that night but she wa unable to the next morning Hani Har ilton naton me lite ills big and started ti t leave ali huc As he reached ron acl tile the anor she threw hor her arms around lik neck lieck end staked iceal him to treat lite her after antly as ai d lie e w was bs breaking beatt hc ait lie he that could not utitia she ned up ity to the truth of it what he h had heard HAD hrar D OF THE mrs InE SENT when lie he returned for JIP hr toll told hw her thal its his bitter airier hid had told tod hint him at the laundry that a arsent elbich she tied had received the christmas before waa v from favey and vh ahu said wid site alint know al whether bether it 11 was or not lie ile then raba he would co pavey and left ahe house taking the present valli ill him blind fac he neat across aarom tile hie street and nd telephoned to clavey him that thai somebody bonic body was vas coming down to ste me him and llin to say no to everything hamilton returned horne she h raid aid between a and 3 et at which time lime lie took EL chair and nl stir she h mt down by hini he then llen asked her hy by she tell him tile before he went to see pavey she replied that she and ho he said fild anat paver lind had admitted the intimacy lie he ful fuit tiler lier promised her that if she he mould tell the truth nobody bould know it and that they mould continue to live together PM P M I 1 i stand 1 it tribune by his promises of 0 forgiver forgiveness and secrecy cc recy mrs hamilton said she finally consented to tell him tile the story atory having previously told him that he fhe f fould not bear the disgrace diBi ace of 0 publicity after telling him that what he had bad heard was vas true lie ha caught her by the hall hair and threw her to the floor saying that hat t was 7 all at I 1 he wanted on that thai alter alk r si noon 1 mrs ars hamilton went on miss mary I 1 hamilton am I 1 ron came and shortly atter after ati afi her hamilton ton returned lie ire I 1 then hen said laid that they would mould have to come colne to some arrangement and asked tier her to tell his sister what site she had toli told him lie he also admitted at this time that lie to had bad broken his promise anil and told h his a mother and sisters she then told him that she would do away herself it if h had broken ills his promise and she started into info another room to pet get hamiltons pistol lie he caught tier her however and lila a sister told her not to 10 make matura worse lie he also told tod tier her that thai avi would be a all 11 light 1 1 t it if sho she did as he said lie ho then t told lit I 1 ig her e r that lie he would try and make a arrance in range menta for or tier her to eo home for a couple i of weeks but aromi promised Is ed not to tell her bep family what hall had burred occurred lie ho then left jc ft the house and after be had bad rone golle blie bhe asked ties miss hamilton Hd mllton not to loon loom down on her she said bald she elie would nut not but that sho rho would help her all she could hamilton returned about 11 II that night norence florence priday friday avid and miss hamilton then left the he house for tier her home later mary hamilton returned and it waa axes arranged that sins she should EO CO to mrs hamiltons for the night she went there and remained all right her husband belner sick on I 1 1 ra lith the day follow following fol loIng ine H hamilton ja I 1 told d her ber before leavan leav ln tile house to brace up lie 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