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Show Ewfcg's: Credibility rlfcdor Attack Bj State n AE:gcd Assist Cass; Deputies Eager to "Get" Defezint Court Orders Jury to DUregard ReporU of Case Appearing in the Tribune and Deceret News' . , Tka credibility af the defendant waa under teat la City Judge K. W Crorkett'e court thla morning when O. W. Swing, accused of committing commit-ting aa aaaault and battery on Joaepb Smith at Saltalr August M, waa under croaa-examlnatlon for atom than aa boar and a htf by Assist snt County Attorney Varna ftnyder Examination bad not proceeded more than five mlautee when Mr Snyder, replying to aa objection or a qaeatloa put la Kwing. announced an-nounced that tha purpose of the Interrogation waa ta attaek the Integrity, veracity aad eredlhllltj of tha wltaaea. Attorney Mario neeux completed hla direct examination of Mr. Kwing Kw-ing by aaking him ana queetton. "Tou beard ana of tka deputlea testify here that ha eaw yeur name in yeur hat at Saltalr? Did you ever have your name or Initials In your hatr Mr. Marleaeaua aaked. OINIIS NAM! IN HAT. Tha witness aald that ha did not . "Where were you oa February 11 and April II of this year," Mr. Snyder aaked the witness. At thla point Mr. Kwing left the wltneea atand and attempted to oommunlcata with Mr. Marloaeaua. "On, you can't talk to ma now, Mr. Owing." Mr. Marloaeaua aald. Kwing went back to the atand and aald "I don't remember." The Mr. Snyder took Mr. Swing over tha ground covering hla connections con-nections with certain all Intereeta The witness aald that he waa president of several com pan lee In Wyoming and vloa president af others, aad waa an officer In at least one company la Utah. Mr. Snyder then wanted to know If Mr. Kwing had given hla age cw-rectly cw-rectly on direct examination Friday Fri-day when he eald be waa It years of age. Mr. Snyder then went Into Mr. Kwing a married Ufa and wanted want-ed him to tlx the exact time of hla wadding. The wltneaa aald Friday that be had been married fifteen year, but after talking It over with Mrs. Kwing Saturday ha thought it waa perhapa mere than fourteen years. NEWS REPORTS DISCUSSED. Just before Mr. Kwing took the etand tor croae-examlnalion Mr. Martonaau called attention te reports re-ports ef tha trial Friday which appeared ap-peared In tha Tribune and Deseref News. The Tribune article. Mr. Marloneaux aald, only purported te be aa account of the proceed-Inga proceed-Inga and he believed that the Deeeret Dee-eret Newa had rewritten the Trlb-une Trlb-une report. Both newspapers aald Joba If. Murray, arte of the wit-neeaee. wit-neeaee. had taatlfled that be heard Mr. Kwing any ha would kill Mr. Smith. The raoorda ahew that Mr. Murray did not testify to anything like It and on motion et Mr. Marloaeaua Ma-rloaeaua the court , Instructed the Jury to disregard anything In connection con-nection with the trial which appeared ap-peared la either lha Tribune or the Deeeret Newa. Questioning Mr. Kwing hi regard re-gard te hie connection with the filing of ouster preceedinga agalnat Sheriff Ben R. Harrlae, Mr. Snyder wanted to know If ke waa tke only oompkUnant In the actloa. Mr. Kwing explained that he and near-ly near-ly 10 othere had elgaed the petition, pe-tition, but that he alone had elgned the complaint. Mr. Snyder waalad know If he believed hla arrest at Saltalr waa Influenced by that eult. DEPUTIES KEEN FOR ARREST. 'IT don't think Sheriff Harries waa entirely te blame." Mr. hrwlng aald. "Harrlae did tell me. however, how-ever, that hi deputlea were anxloua anx-loua te arrest me, ao therefore I concluded the arrest at Saltalr was the outgrowth of the eult. I think tke deputy arresting me wanted le get a record and at tha aaaaa time pleaae hla master." Mr. Snyder thea got en the (abject (ab-ject of dancing and brought out from Dwlng that ha waa a very busy anaa and did aot indulge muck la dancing. T like to danee, ef course." he aald. -I think . It la fine recreation." recrea-tion." Mr. Snyder aaked tha witness If It waa a sense ry te danee rloee. but thla euestlea went unanswered. Going bark to the alleged attack oa Smith. Mr. Snyder tried to get the wltneea to aay that he admitted atrtklng Smith. CALLS SMITH GIANT. . "I stated Friday that 'If I did hit him I do not recollect It.' 1 knew I misted him. I wa la the grip af a giant. He hart ma, I think yea, too. would hare reelated Smith, Mr. Snyder." - "Ware you convicted of aaaault and battery hurt Aprlir Mr.. Snyder Sny-der aaked tke wltneaa. Mr. Marloneaux objected te tha wltneaa answering and a legal battle bat-tle 'followed which took up mora than fifteen minute of. arguing.' Judge Crockstt said ha would take the matter under advisement until I o'clock wheiher or not the wltneea ahould answer. Crosa examination was resumed aad Kwing waa on tha atand whaa tha noon recess waa taken. ' - |
