Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-11-26 | Page 5 | Defense Rests in Retrial of Mrs.Gerrans

DEFENSE RESTS BESTS IN RETRIAL OP OF MRS MES GERRANS I Defense DIn in the trial of tha Gerrans on trial for tor murder In tn Inthe inthe the first degree In connection with the slaying ot Joseph of-Joseph W. W Irvine at at atthe atthe I the Gardner ranch near Welby April 15 1922 rested its case casa shortly short short- ly before noon today This This' Is M Mrs s. s Gerrans' Gerrans Gerrans' Gerrans third trial I The state announcement that it call several witnesses in re In-re rebuttal re- re and opened b by placing Albert i Y Sterling brother of Mrs Gerrans i on the stand He testified that J. J TI C C. C Cannon a witness for tor tl the e de defense defense defense de- de had told him that Mrs Mrs' Gerrans Gerrans Gerrans Ger Ger- rans told she would kill kUl him If it she had a a. gun Mrs Gerrans was recalled for tor further cross examination and testified testified testified tes tes- that just before belore tho the killing she had accused Gardner of ot Crimin Crimin- Criminal al abuse of her youngest daughter I and then ran from the house in great fear r to meet the the officers whom she saw coming The state read extracts from her testimony at a former trial tria fn m which no mention of the accusation against Gardner was made When court opened Attorney JE J J.E. J. J E. E Dormer Darmer for tor the Professor George S. S Snoddy psychologist psychologist psychologist of ot the University of Utah to the stand and sought to lo introduce evidence as acs to toi i the alleged abnormal mental condition condition con- con Of George Gardner husband of defendant who was recently executed executed executed exe exe- for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Gordon Stuart killed at almost al almost almost al- al most the same time Ume as Irvine was fatally shot Mr Darmer sought to show that Mrs airs Gardner was in mortal terror of Gardner and attempted to present present present pre pre- sent expert evidence that Gardner was of a a. mental makeup which mMe made him a a. menace to even those nearest to him when angered Professor Protessor Snoddy Snood was called be because because because be- be cause of ot the fact that he had made madea I a mental examination of ot Gardner just prior to his execution I The court ruled that Professor evidence could not be given given given en to the Jury but the defense had hadit it placed in the the- record in id the ab absence absence absence ab- ab sence of ot the Jury