Show LAVi IN lAW SISTR-IN-lAW Of THOMAS VANCE E STICKS TO STORY y TOLD TOL BEfORE ABOUT IllS US BRUTALITY Mrs Miss Amanda Ward Vard a sister of Mary ary Vance and aud chief witness for the tho state in the second trial of Th Thomas nas Vanco for murder in the first degree underwent underwent under under- under tinder went a gruelling cross examination for nearly an hour bour this morning in the tho criminal division of the district court That the defense hopes to impeach the tho testimony of Mrs rs Ward Wart was indicated by some some of the tho questions asked by A. A J T Weber one ono of tho the attorneys for Vance ance Anion Jon Among those to which Mrs rs Ward answered an an- Xo No No were the following I 1 Did you rou not before tho the other trial of Thomas Vance ask Florence Vance to say that her hot father had hat kicked her mother Did iDid you jOI not toll tell Lena Lona Vanco Vance shortly short short- ly ly lv after the trouble occurred to tes- tes tes- tes that her father kicked ed her i mother f i Did you not scold Lena Lona Vance for asserting that her mother had threatened threatened threat threat- i ened cued to kill ki herself herself In January or February 1908 did you yon state to Mrs Francis Tompkins that when you were cleaning out your jour sisters sister's sisters sister's sis sis- sis sis- ter's trunk you rou found a box of medicine medi medi- clue cine and a note noto that you thought would cne dear clear leal Thomas Vance from flom poisoning poisoning I I Mary Uary and that that that-ot you sent it to your attorney at at- at torney torey and asked him if it was such and such medicine Did you not Dot in a co conversation with s Lew 11 M M. Cannon a few days after tho the close of the tho UI former trial about tho the Oth of Noyem November cl 1908 1008 at about Seventh South and aud I Eighth West Weg streets in Salt Sal l Lake ake City say in substance awl and effect that you had hac got Tom Vanco and would get George Georgo Vance Yanco your husband bus bus- band band 1 Shortly after tho the jury returned a verdict in hi tho the first trial trl of this ease case did lid you rou say sav to Clara Clar Richards They Thoy have crot irot ot tho the non wron wrone person Terson in jail lail Tt It I was May Mav meaning Mrs frs A. A B. B B Vance Vanco who rave gave the tile poison loison that sho she meaning Mrs Mrs- Thomas Vanco used When Mrs Ward left loft the stand at tho close dose of nearly two hours she was on ou the verge e of nervous collapse In Tn her direct examination she said she was a sister of Mary Vance that her hel name was Amanda Amanca Vance Vanee it was not until tho the cross examination that tho the statement was made marlo that she was the former wife of Geor George e Vanco Vance and that she had secured a divorce from him over overa a year vear ago She told tol of hain having visited the Vance homo on November 27 1907 and of finding finding her sister ill j in bed Sho She told of having found tablets in the house which she believed to be ho poison 9 Mrs Vance was in n a agony ony when the tho wit wit- wi- wi ness visited her that day and anc was in agony when she sho was removed to tho the hospital where she dic died I 1 While hile there were some ore slight differences differ differ- Ilces in the testimony as a given as-given given h by Mrs l Ward Vard this morning and that which she at the first trial of the case they were so sl slight ht that the state feels Site she is still the principal witness in the case stil The Tho only other witness winess placed on the stand this morning was Mrs Ellen Elen A Abrham Abrham Abr- Abr ham who on direct examination testified to having havin gone gono to the Vance Yance home hOUd on the tho day dav that Vance is all alleged l to have beat heat his wife She had heard the cries cres of the woman find and went to see ep what wh t was the tho matter mater Mrs Vance Vanco was suffering and the win witness ss called for the police Irs Mrs Abraham braham Is a Syrian and her testimony tes tes- had to be ta taken cn with wih the aid ai of an Interpreter In order to avoid any possible question Judge Lewis had two Interpreters rs sworn Ol one representing the state and tho tim other the defendant I Just how little interest is being taken in Iti tho the case was cl clearly arly shown this morning mornIng morn- morn Ing when at no time time- were there over l er a a. a score of spectators in the thE court courtroom room Bv By order of th the court all al witnesses except the tle one ln testifying arc are excluded from front th the courtroom the wItness wItness' congregate in i little crowds in th the corridor t nt f f the building build build- buld- buld 1 In ing waiting to be called aUed One Ono of these i witnesses is Lena Vance VancE a daughter of the man mali char charged ed with wih having haying been re responsible 10 ro- ro I. I for the death of lite lile wife Miss Vance was an important witness for the state tate at th the fr first t trial trial but it il has not hot been definitely decided d whether sh she will wilE wil be bE placed on the tile stand during the tho present trial trial The of testimony commenced yesterday afternoon Joseph B. B Swen- Swen son county surveyor identified a map of the home where the assault assaul is alleged alered to have taken place Mrs Clara Wun- Wun derlick a neighbor bor of or the tile Vances Vance's told of having heard hear cries on November 6 26 1907 1007 from the Vance home and that Mrs Vanco Vance asked her the witness winess to to- call to-call call al for fora a policeman as her husband was beating beating- her to death I |