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Show THE DAGGETT CASE. IT TAKES A DECIDEDLY DRAMATIC ! TURN IN THE COURT ROOM. Lawyer Keilly Creates a Sensation by the I Reawakening of the Callahan Murder ' Stories of Complainant and Accused Ac-cused A Salacious Affair. The agitation in police and in the substratum sub-stratum of judicial circles during the day was the examination of Detective Daggett on a charge of assault with intent to commit a felony. The scandal had aroused much interest and the lobby of United States Commissioner Com-missioner Moyer'schambers in Central block was densely packed with spectators whose curiosity and appetite for the sensational had been aroused by the vague details of newspaper accounts. AV. C. Reilly, the aggressive ag-gressive gentleman from Nebraska, had been specially employed to prosecute while Ju le Ogden Hiies appeared for the accused. ac-cused. J A plea of not guilty having been entered : the taking of testimony was proceeded with, the prosecuting witness, John .T. Hull, taking the witness chair and testifying that he had gone to Hot Springs for a bath. That having taken this he went with Mr. Murphy to the lunch stand for a cup of coffee and a piece of pie, but was unable to eat owl n 5 to his intense anxiety to reac h home and relieve the anxiety of his wife. The motor had departed and leaving the lunch rocrn, he retraced his steps to the center of the. track to look j for an approaching train which he intended to "flag" and reah home a few minutes earlier. In the center of the track he was confronted by a man who asked: "Are you going to the city?" "Yes sir," said witness, 'I'm waiting to fin? the train to get in earlier." Witness continuing te&tilied that Daggett then advanced and demanded his watch and chain. 'Til not give it to you," said the witness whereupen he ran to the waiting room 'and told Murphy that a man was trying try-ing to arrest him and he had committed no offense. Daggett then exposed his star, avowed that he was an officer of the law and he, witness, was dealt a blow. After that lie did not remember much of what occurred save that he was walked up the track and upon the intercession of Murphy, gave this name and address and was permitted to o to his home. w here he told his wife that a man had undertaken to rob him and that in resisting him be. hud been struck. D:iP"rett ''Did you measure the wounds upon his face Y' "I shidied them carefully." "Did they not resemble the wounds on Hull's face," continued the lawyer, his eyes fixed upon the witness while the spectators stared in blank amazement. "Perhaps there was some resemblance." replied the witness," whereupon the dramatic dra-matic coup was abandoned. It put the spectators and the scribblers upon their wits. Hyd Mr. Keilly a clue to the murderer of Callahan, and was tin- mystery of that awful I crime to he unmasked? The. spectators turned to each other; the reporters turned I to Lawyer RciUry. 'What did it mean?" demanded the interviewer. inter-viewer. ; "There's more evidence on that point," replied Mr. Rf illy, with sudden taciturnity; j "it will be brought out at the afternoon ses. sion." The examination bad in the meantime adjourned ad-journed for lunrh end the troop of witnesses and spe- tators took their departure. Mrs. Hull was placed nron the stand in the afternoon ami corroborating her husband's hus-band's testimony as to the interview at the tr.ife thcca.se a submit' d and Dasrrett ii' ld in the'sum of ?15oJ to await the action of the grand jury. , . T- - AMUSEMENTS. This week will be a musical one. Fourteen Four-teen hundred voices are preparing to make it so. and tTiimure's band, 'with its splendid array of soloists and lour vocalists will lie here to ii.--.-isi. They will raS" to a high pitch the musical feelings of t very auditor v ho ittcuds the concerts" at the tabernacle on Thursday and Friday eveninsrs and the matinee on Saturday. It is probable t hat tnis coming te-tiva! wiil surp:is in interest that given hy the same great organizer of great concerts-. He has the name, the prestige pres-tige smd the means given him here to give him something tb:it will be memorable, and it is evident that he intends to do so. An exceedingly pleasant feature of the cpenirg concert on Thursday v.-ill be. the chorus. "::lcs of Desjiet," composed by Our Prof. Stephen.-, and wh.' h is to tie sung by a suli;-cieut suli;-cieut number of voices to bring out all its wirr.-i .ii., I r.U., ,. ..;- 1 I -!'.-. Tl-r. programmes announc vd are so full of interest inter-est that it would require a column to even name them. The only thing left now is to secure seats at Coalter it Suelgrove's, and 'lien attend the perfcrmanccs. Rosina Yokes will open a two nights engagement en-gagement at the Theater tomorrow evening. "The Old Musician," a one-act piece, adapted by Mr. Felix Morris from the French, is perhaps the most interesting of the new plavs. I .... then came to the house that evening and calling him out stated that some one having telephoned to headquarters had got him in a lix. The defendant demanded $25; witness told him he did not have it ; he demanded his watch and chain of him; witness refused that v. hereupon the man said he would have to arrest him. Witness then went to the house under pretext of getting his hat, but left to avoid arrest. Cross-examined Witness Hull stated that his anxiety to reach home was intense, that his wife would be alarmed at his absence and that it was this which had upset his nerves, and seemed to carry him irresistibly to the track where he watched for the ou-coming ou-coming train. Here the examiuation took the shape of a dialogue between Judge Hiles, Mr. Reilly and the witness, Judge Hiles leading: ''Did Daggett charge you with having made indecent proposals to him at the springs V" Mr. Reilley Let him put the question ia different shape. Sustained. "What was the charge that was intimated airainst vou bv the jTn'fr'tiie." Objected to. Sustained. j "Did he make the charge against you re- i f erred to in the newspaper?" j "He did at my house; not at the springs." ''Did you offer him your watch and chain that night in consideration of his not making a charge against vou." "No, sir; I did not." ''Did he have possession of your watch and chain that night, w hen you were down the track?" "I don't know whether he did or not; I had it on me when I went home." "Did you not offer him your watch and chain aud a ring as security for ?100 to suppress sup-press the charge that you had made an infamous infa-mous proposition to him?" ,'No, sir: I did not." "Why did you not report the attempt to rob you to police headquarters that night." Mr. Reilly The police were then undertaking under-taking to rob him ; why should he do that? The witness I thought I could see stars for about three hours "and don't know but what I should have done it. Mr. Reilly at this juncture became very-spirited very-spirited in his objections and the cross-examination closed with a storm impending betw een counsel. Mr. Murphy who was in company with the prosecuting witness was next called and testified that he saw- Daggett following Hull up closely and stating that he would arrest him; Daggett had his revolver and handcuffs out and struck Hull. Witness then asked Daggett to produce his authority; he was not satisfied what he struck him with; he started w ith Hull down the track; witness and Mr. Burntield followed and insisted that Hull be taken over the motor line; he then told witness that he was arresting Hull on nn old charge and that he had been sent out, by John M. Young; hp took our names and address and then released Hull. Mr. Josephs in the meantime having telephoned in to headquarters. David Hull, acting conductor tin the Hot Springs railroad, saw- Daggett and Hull scuttling, Hull crying, "Don't arrest me'."' Thought they were joking, but called to Josephs and, going up, demanded of the defendant, what lie was arresting Hull for. Daggett said he was authorized to make the arrest by Marshal Young-. Daggett said: "You know, Hull, what I am arresting you for." H. S. Josephs, chief engineer of the Great Salt Lske & Hot Springs railway, testified to arriving at 7:15 on the motor and saw-men saw-men scuttling; heard one man, whom he found out to be Mr. Murphy, say, "What is your authority ?" Daggett showed his star and followed Hull with his handcuffs out and struck him with them. Followed them out and asked what the charge was. I asked: "Do you know who I am?" Daggett said: "I don't care w ho yon sre," and w ith that went for his gun. With that witness retreated re-treated and went to the telephone, calling np Marshal Young; afterwards Daggett said he had a serious charge against him; that it was a charge of polygamy; a day aud a half later he said Hull was wanted for an unmentionable offense. The prosecution rested and the defense oprucd with the accused, William H. Daggett, Dag-gett, who testified that since May '.tth last he was employed as city detective. Was at Beck's hot springs on Saturday Sat-urday night last to take a bath; saw the complaining com-plaining witness Hull there as lie went tohis room to dress; had not. seen him nor any of them before; saw Hull and Murphy in bath; Hull came round and asked if you'could see through a stain-glass window; I said no, I guess not, thinking he wanted to see if the motor was coming; Hull then cc.iiie back and witness at Hull's solicitation came out; went in the bath room with Hull; Hull was guilty of bestial advances and was finally repulsed; he went out followed by w itness; Hull repeated re-peated his unmentionable overtures when he (witness) told Hull he proposed to arrest him; he produced his haudeuifs and was about t.j lock them on the prisoner's wrist when ho put out his arm and he (witness) stnick at him with the handcuffs. Witness then ret ired the story of the arrest, ar-rest, the release of the prisoner, She visit to Hull's, house, etc.. practically in the language lan-guage of witnesses for the. prosecution. Cross-examined Witness denied that he bad made any demand for jewelry or money from complainant and reiterated with jestie-ulative jestie-ulative emphasis that the prosecuting witness wit-ness had been guilty of the most shameful conduct. Counsel for the prosecution then launched forth on a line of startling interrogatories. "Did you see Ed Callahan after he had been murdered?" demanded Mr. Riley. "I did," replied Daggett. |