Show SCENES IN MillS MURDER TRIAL ourt Room Crowded While the Arguments are Being Males Makes the Opening Address for the Defense plain Thus Mills Overcome with Emotion as the Vivid Pictures are Drawn While Mrs Smiles PowerS Mighty Effort for the Defense This Listened to with Breathless Attention During His Masterly Attorney Putnam Will Vill Close for the Prose culion mid and n a Powerful Argument is Expected front from The Question of Justification Considered In All Its Bearings Speculation ns as to the Verdict e In n the Mills mur murU beIng enacted and andrin U w arc ar noW Tn rin will soon oon fall In the tho final d tilled every rat At crowd completely t 1 n a of the court room this morning Incident received attention rY was as the ther rr r of In attendance e and tal noticeable at the due no doubt to the tho lellOn erV fl J ge ce that Judge lowers wa to ic tn r an Itt for tor the tie de deu u a very line effort and to tob bat b that thu Mr opened for the J at speaks speak lint S I t h proceeded tM the scene was a eloquent 11 kg one Olle lie rhe attorneys of captain tte he paid to the erring wife urU to the defendants eyes e Mrs r who had gone one h a experience when r Cott ikC Joke now flOW sat ast with an iI 1 smile iio on her face ge Powers address was a 11 mIghtY rt It seemed n a though he had sum um w td to hi bio aid all the resources of mind aU all his knowledge of ofa an a all his hIO powers of elo elonce elonce nce and logIC The Tho pIcture that he IV of the when the tho drama had lit Md UI Iti Iwas wao on will oon be b forgotten by those who ho hor t r It t Before he had bad finished even event rt t to be nothing left of the 11 c t the I prosecution ros I to Is still sUII as report u II and will he e followed b by County Count urn Putnam from whom a pow i 4 drezi II expected MR HR of tho Leut Leal Apfell of the Cue commenced the opening ment for the defense promptly on houri and aad made II a fine presentation the tte leal ot of the case casc caser r Strau fir first t called attention to ICI etin n ot the statute which the killing b by a bus lius d It if the si ot of his when I h kUling 18 I done In the heat of pas I II I That said Ir dr described I In this Ibis case and Capt J U 11 thoroughly thorough Justine Justified na as would bo be boier beter ter ier who executes under the tho law hll hi had been referred to by byis p is as n a relic of barbarism e ero r Van an Cott the Interrupted to sn any that he heI I 1 M at 10 s designated the statute cl PT Ir dr had refer to hiS opening address X replied Mr Ir you OU dill did but your four principal did and It Is IsItt Itt Uty proper ruper for rae me to lo refer reCer to It I admit that the statute statu te Is there Mr r Van Colt Cott Yu Yes said laId Mr Ir It Is there i It Il ou ought ht to be there I the statute la is II a proper one here In it II added Mr Van an Colt Cott here ue the Incident closed Nr r said that it If II a r t In the th night stole Into a 11 maps mals I to drive off n a broken down horse I sheep it would not b be a 11 crime to I he Intruder What Wha was It then If n shoot down the despoiler hit UI home the denier defier ot of his we 17 tr element to the crime 0 of absent from rom this case And h a Inn as this defendant v n quiet ht Industrious so soI I JI n was fas not note In the tho twinkling t eye ee transformed Into a 11 depraved unal This mans character alone alon I a shield hl ld lie He had been honored by Pf Ppe p If f hIs State elect elected d to lo the tho office In It and those rt hse come hero here to tell of oC his un character lULLS CONDITION h t the defendants mental Ih fitI un just to and at the time the e trag d Ir U said the thet theny ny hero here mountaIn high t he e was as In a greatly enfeebled and d t mental condition lie He was wash I 0 man could h go 10 through k a capt Milla did and not 1 th h took up Mills life from he left t the hospital here re reI td t t I brt ny fly to his hll jn etl n e It f a It PosItion with the Short RetUrning urn nl from U Cheyenne ho hoIt It Jt tl r memorable note written by bye byC n e C thrown away What was wasu nh u ud of It Shy y human uman 11 it n al e the o shock upon on such Capt 4 It suggests to his TI tI thin thing What Shat could In t to roes Oc write such II a message ol olt tJ his I I friend t aM U Ity D D Wal th t a 11 sleepless night CI to Pocatello has JP hIs n tS II n Int in f b by his wife but bute e return to a as to the tho betrayer Salt Lake n e and th be It prepare separation t ni n homes bome to that flU ere r he little nd d rd and Cd I between hug hus II n slight where there l I their married lICe an fl an diSCOrd It In tt reality ll might u a rest relt uld it Il tn But Dut what r P rt an J tl t such auch a home dilli W rid lost No wonder ft It Its LIt Lf no I to al he nger hall hail a charm for tor foren out the thought en j C came to him t I as ca came b back ck he found o the tbs most moat pAthetic thIas In the history of this C case JiO It was the his that said aId Show in a little met cy cr No ono one knows knova how I an am suffering but not more than I It the time ever comes when you think you youcan can ean torIe me the ho words and Ind living or dead dood I will hear May God ble bless and over you wherever you may b bc Is the last prayer ot of your erring wife I well vell remember the last kiss klu you ou gave me When I am dead If IC you can and I have hae become the least bit worthy worth kiss kif me n a last good bye be beThe The Woman who heM held th these so thoughts In lIeI hei heart hoort was a pure ure wo lana ft 0 woman ot of gentle nature The Tho days went on Ho He came caine bade baele from rom Provo after n a vain attempt to work and went to his friend 1 Ito trIed to In him himO O FRIENDShIP I dont want to do Ir any Ito Is lead But Dut his hll actions are before you OU for tor consideration just nil as the actions of Mills tire Are before you OU nut But could anything be more cruel than lion thIs mans man conduct towards his friend Could anything be designed better etter to drive the thorn into Inlo the tho flesh It 11 was wa the thc renly h of logo Iago to Othello I think she I virtuous Words that are halt half freighted have more weight upon a mans mind than han though you spoke It right out They Tiler go up to the he Ealo Onto and Is Informed of the separation and he urges Mills not notto to 10 nc without absolute proof Then Ihl Ih time came when the else face faco could no Ioner be hidden The fhe purpose of to make Mills think that lie he was unconcerned and that some one el eis c WpM gUilty That y urged his hll wife to t tell Mills who It was wasand and when the defendant ru rushed from that haute houpe distracted h he strongly ous aus peeled that doctor dextor lie He goes to his wife who him that It Is not true Irue Then hoo he again d demands the name nam 0 of the guilty man and at last lut his tells him and reduces It to writing Ue lie lieis is 19 In addition to my own weakness She does JOM not nol try to ex exon e on rote herself but takes part of the responsibility This t terrible Intelligence tails faUs uren a man gick alck In mind and body who had spent nights over this thing In alt all the stories you ou hare ever eer read or heard you OU have hae never een auch a picture oC f despair as was presented by this man there crushed to lo earth A Dr BIT OF SARCASM SARCAS I Demand of such a man control Sty Say that he must r reflect and The Xh mind of a philosopher pher the tho Iron will 0 of a Caesar r the firmness s and do de determination termination ot of n a giant could not In eon under those circumstances lie went out with but ut one pIcture In his mind It Is the Picture of oC his bosom friend to whom he had entrusted d his when he went to war and o his vito whom he had loved wIth his whole heart and the betrayal or all hIs cons con Counsel says sare Why h he had two houra and a 0 half to cool off I Is that nil all he thinks of marriage It miGht do for tor a Zulu It mJ ht do for n a man who d nt kno know what U it ie 18 to lore loe R a WO we weman man who know what marriage was who know what It was to 10 have havo children born to him But Dut Il i do for Cor a man like CaDt Mills TIlE THE JUSTIFICATION Coun Counsel 1 sa savo there thero Is no evidence ot of the defilement I 51 say there Is We have hae produced hero here the written confess contea sion alon of Mrs Mills Mill That Is In evident In this mae That was not admitted to Its effect upon defendants mind The demanded Its admittance for Cor all pUr or elA eio announced Its Intention to Mrs Mills on the stand And the court admitted It for all pUr purposes s for which h the jur jury might consider It It If Mrs Irs Mule Mlle had hod gone gono upon the witness stand what more could she hare haN said It the prosecution why thea call Mrs Mills We said to them Mr Ir Pro Prosecutor The woman Is here The defendant waives hi statutory right ht and says you OU ma may her upon tha that and 11 all other matters Why the they call her It do for tor the prosecutIon to come In now and nd ask wh why the tho defense had not called 1 her The he defense claimed d tho ho defilement to bo be tuly fully proven without her testimony Ind and did not desire to further humiliate that woman But if the tho State of did the ban bare were thrown down Mr net next addressed himself t to the ot of Insanity a developed In Ibis cas case cUne citing several illustrations In support of th the theory ot of the defense and nd deal dealt with the of I the he faur Dr Ire Pike and Ring I claiming In conclusion that thal the whole ot of I It showed that when the the shot hot down O he woe wee irresponsible Mr Ir closed with Q a summary 0 of the whole ca concluding hl his argument it at noon when n a r wll was taken ARGUMENt Enry fh Phase of Cue with ii SUI SUit In the afternoon ni all roads seemed to lead to the Joint building and long lonK before court reassembled the court courtroom rom room was crowded to the very er don doors Tn les occupied nearly every ery seat In insIde sIde the bar and were vere almost a as nu numerous u as the men In the lobby I It wa was a wel well and wel well be bared audience Ild and hunA hung upon eer every word of the ar argument ment with breathless attention SKILL SKILL LOGIC ELOQUENCE Judge Power Powers address covers eer every phae ot of the cas cue with consummate O 0 skill logic and eloquence goIng hand In ski hand throughout lie He Is stil still speaking ns as this report closes and wi will not In fin lab before court adjourns I if he does docs then TiE THE now hOWARD AnD EGAN CASE nt at 2 Judge Power Powers opened his address presenting at once the first case ot of this character over presented before a 0 court In Utah This was In 1551 when Howard Egan was tried The address made b by George Georgo A ASmith Smith on that was quoted al almost almost most In ful full This case mid aid the Judge would take the juror jurors back to frt fIrst prin principles TILE TUE ClEF CHIEF GLORY OF WOMAN Wha What said ald he as al a preface Is the duet ellie glory of a woman Is It beauty Death touches wih with Ia its finger and al all becomes clay I Is It figure No the be bedizened baird may be e Perfect In soul soulI I I It ta pic Mr hr uPI j estal and causes au es man to Co Ii at her feet feet No Jt It Is That Is the coronet that sets her apart ns as superior t to m men n What I Is the chief glory and strength of the State I Is It art an army with banners banners Is I It wealth I Is It pow power er I Is I it brall broad expanse ot of land hand 1 I Is I it ships upon the fortresses No Al All these al are nothing COn compared pard wih with the purity of the home Without homes there can be no great State I It Is al as true today as when God thun thundered thundered I dered forth Hs his commands from the mountain that Thou not covet I thy neIghbors wife Ife Wily WHY DO MEN FORGET Why do men fal fall to a learn this lesson taught away bacic In the dim ages of crenton creation Wh Why wi will Jen men forget that fre fire burs burns Why do they tal fall to reo re remember member that Wha hat God bath Joined together no man ma may put asunder This man said Judge lower offered his life to his counter nd he was away lila his friend tool took away everything that was sweet In life Hs ills whole heart was wrapped up and children For him nil all ther thero was of life and hope have was wal centered In that home circle Friendship imposes abl chit goton and Mis Mills and O were more than were almost brother brothers And the Ule man who takes up upon upon on hl his knees the little children 0 of his friends wife then dishonors her bangs over oer hi his head the sword Ire I re gret that the widow of oC the do de ceased s sees s tt fit to bo be present Oi on this occasion and much that I wi will say must seem em harsh to her We ar are here to consider the I law and th the evidence and I I mutt must deal wih with this dead me mci as ono one guilty of oC trall treason to his friend 10 Ito for forgot ot hil hiis own on brouGht mbel misery to them and death I to himself 1 Ii forgot the words worda of the Dbl Bible The Tho path o of the adulterer lends leads to death Mr Mills 11 wh who pule pulled down tho ho rt roof tr tree hoe has suffered She hs has confessed abe ha has atoned We did not MI her I it was 19 unnecessary She is 18 still this wie wife and we would not humiliate her nut we offered ll her to the State ot of Utah 6 all tle tIe prosecution I is estopped by that that Mills home I a homo home ot of virtue invited this wife ot of his friend to his home while his hll own wife absent What was wal the real pur purpose pose or of that that le He slandered the ab absent absent sent husband and then forgetting his own fatally 11 he proceeded wih with his work ork At that time Capt Mis Mills was wearing the uniform of his countr country In the far or oft Isle Of the sal seas Ind and then Wd shick atrick en down b by disease Better for tor him It if Ithe he could have hao died there wih with the love lovo ot of hs his wie wife In his heat heart ad and been burled by the le sea In the providence of God he was to 10 live and to come homo home a stricken man mental and physical to toun un ero this awful oreal ordeal Judge Powers then went vent on to picture the lie mans condition when this blow felt teU upon him like a thunderbolt and Jud judgment WA was mete meted out to John JohnC C O OF TIlE THE WRONGED HUS DAND The Tho wrath or of lie tho wron wronged d husband Is II the ot of the tho Almighty Man Ian may boast of his but when the Iron enter enters hi his own on soul ul his power to reason and medItatIon goes wih with the tho wind The law of is 18 th instinct which God Clod hal has implanted In Inthe inthe the the bouts houte ot of men for ther their ton lion In the plan of the the tho male arnie Is the protector The mother has haa the tho of motherhood and wi will plunge to death to aN her Oln own Man pune lows bw bow before this great law No far of death ever eer turned asIde bo ner anger of a husband nc lie cal can cannot not ataY Ia his hand even It H he be would Our State Stat recognizes this To the glor glory and honor of Utah I It Is place pieced on our statute book book |