Show FIGHT FOR LIFE OF JOE SULLIVAN Man Charged With Murder of Officer Ford Conduct Conducts His Own Defense STATE MAKES STRONG CASE Owens Completes His S ry Story SOry Prison Guards Policemen Policemen- and the Belchers Testify Sitting back of hl his attorneys aiding t them wl with h suggestions I questions and SUg following each word and an movement of QC the witnesses against him himas las as It If his all were at stal stake e Joe Sullivan cha charged ge with tho murder of ot Policeman Charles Charl s sS S S. Ford on Dece December ber 14 H 19 making making mak mak- ing the tho supreme effort of or his hie life Ute In Inthe Inthe the trial that is now g going going- on before Judge Armstrong J in the Third District court Tho The whole shoie fight of or the defense it might ml ht be said sale Is being guide gud l the by-the by th the prisoner He is ever alert points out Important points on whIch to qula quia witnesses for the state writes writes- qUe ques questions Lions to his attorneys to be be- asked askee tho those testifying against him and o overlooks no point that might give him the tho ad advantage ae- ae vantage antage His for II life has attracted attract attract- c ed no cne end of ot attention The state in the Sullivan an trl trial l rested its case yesterday e afternoon examinIng examining ing lug nearl nearly a u dozen witnesses e es d during the tho ea day which proved the busl busiest st one pf the trial thus titus far Tho Thc defense will begin this morning and ond unusual devel deve- developments are expected One of the most Important points oln blou brought ht o out t during the da day was In ln n coupling thu thy facts In the testimony Q c ot Sergeant John Roberts of or the Salt Lake Lak police pollee force and Jam James P. P A der- der son the tho Portland om officer er w who o arrested d Sullivan Sergeant R Roberts said ho found lead shavings presumably from froma a 3 bullet on the floor at th the B Belcher Belch l h r rhome home where Sullivan had been en bd before e and nd after tho the Ford murder Officer And AnI Anderson An- An I d derson testified that th the bullets In the rov revolver lver he took from Sullivan at tho time fir r f his arrest were were scraped raped Mrs Belcher Cha Changes It r the v version n of at t th tb test test- Y b bf i c- c 1 L. L t J. S. S f l mG f after the shooting shooting- of Officer F Ford rd Later Mrs Mra Belcher f and J Joe e G Garcia cla walled walked down Main street to First S South uth s street and while G Garcia stood on the time corner Mrs Irs Belcher went to toa a abar bar and bought ought some h beer er Sullivan and anti Garcia remained at nt the tho Bel Belcher hei- hei room until near da daylight and then d departed de departed de- de parted after attel having been In th the ro Com oom m ab about ut tWo Vo hours This was the th main feature y yesterday In the trial triai or of J Joe e Sullivan an accused of ot killing Charles S. S Ford I IThe The defense was taken clearly by surprise and wh when n the state rested Its direct case yesterday esterday afternoon confusion n on the part of ot the def defendants defendant's defendants defendant's defend defend- nd ants ant's attorneys was manifest livan an remained cool and collected throughout the day eay Owen Cun Con Shoot Shout u a Gun John Owen who is a a 2 year 20 y r sentence In Iii the state penitentiary nU ry tor for his 1118 confessed part in the up hold-up of ot the Albany bar concluded hl his test test- testimony mon mony yesterday morning He stated On n examination that he pleaded de guilty to being Implicated In Inthe the holdup holdup hold hold- up and not to entering the bar Ho He declared de Ic dared that he never suggested the crime rime either cither to Sullivan or to G Garcian Garcia On n examination cross-examination Owen was asked If Ie he could hold a z gun In his right hand and and pull the the- trigger I can pull the trigger of ot a aun agun gun hard enough to shoot but I would not do ItU it If U f It was loaded h he said Urged by Attorney Vickery to take the he weapon on exhibition In his right hand liand Owen demonstrated that he could pull the trigger Emil Johnson of the tho Salt Lake police Torce orce who with Officer Clough was the he first to reach Ford after atler he was shot hot related what ho knew of tho the shooting hooting Mrs Belcher Appears When tho the arne ame am of Sa Sadie H Belcher was iras called there was a rt flutter of ot ex- ex Although Mrs Belcher DeIcher has been neen confined in the tIme count county Jail fait since he the preliminary hearing of or Sullivan the she looked like lIk Ilka a I. 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She Sho was vas wearing wearIng- a cream colored sa satin n pera opera cloak doak with largo large tri pt-tri buttons her ler er shirt waist walt was of ot white an and her kirt of ot a light colored cloth She told as ns she sh ho told at the thu prelim prelim- nary hearing of Sullivan that Sullivan Garcia an and Owen same came to her room oil ori the night or f C December 13 an and had a light lunch She he said sale there were two revolvers er on ona a L table ane and that all th the men at it t the weapons Ono One was a natural steel teel Led color and th this the other nickel Garcia arcia took tho the black gun un After Atter super supper sup sup- per er the trio left lett She thought It was some time Urn after mIdnight when the party left and she aid iid that In a about out two hours therEafter there- there after fter Sullivan ane and Garcia returned SullI an and Garcia left l ft her room room ome som rne time before beron daylight and sh the slid dl did didot not tot ot see Sullivan again until the pro pro- he hearing In January Januar Changed Points Attorney Vickery was excited y h when ihn ihnS n nho ho o S began to examine cross Mrs B Bel Belli lI l- l cher li I er Who have you been ben talking to since the tie 10 preliminary examination of Sul Sulli- Sulli l- l van an in he hc demanded I OIl 1 talked with the count county attorney strict distrIct attorney and Deputy Sheriff Sherif Sharp harp arp she said Id Continued on ua Hase c T v I t. t y I t f p j I 1 1 I FIGHT FOR LIFE OF JOE SULLIVAN A J From lage l'age e One Omie else Anyone Anone Soren Soron X Christensen who is In my husbands husband's attorney What has caused you ou to say now that Garcia and Sullivan came back to your our room in about two hours when you ou stated state 1 at the preliminary hearing th were gone only about ten minutes min mm- utes 1 Mrs Ir Belcher looked at the county count and district at attorney to rn C then at Bailey and VIckery hung hunS her head and did Id I not hot answer r. r v You were oro promised something were you ou not was demanded I I 1 was as told to tell the tho truth and It Jt would make malfe It easier for Tip was her reply and with that she burl burled d her face In a a. handkerchief handl and sobbed convulsively con The state on eu direct re-direct examination ask asked d Mrs 1 Belcher It if she ho had been promised anything Her lieI reply was that Attorney y Soren X Christensen en had simply tol told 1 her to tell tell the truth Were you OU ever asked to o tell anythIng anything anything any any- thing but the tr truth th asked Attorney I was not was as her positive reply Tip Belcher on n Sli ul Tip rIp Belcher who ho has charges pending pend pond ing InS a against him In connection with ith tho the alleged porch climbing worl said that he came camo to Salt Lake Lale from Denver last October At t the time of ot the tho Ford murder Garcia he stated had hen been rooming rooming- at his house about a month He lie related that on the night of or December De De- cember cembor 13 Joe ioe Sullivan called at t e tie Jubilee bar and wanted to s see ee Garcia Belcher Beicher told him he ho might find Garcia l at the Continental bar He also identified iden Men tilled the gun sun as being ono one that had been in tho timo posse possession lon of Garcia On examination cross-examination Bobber Belcher stated Is p partly Indian l ln and n partly partly part part- Jp Indjian p t.- t. ly an and nd t. t I J I ITo jail at Denver De v ver Yo To havo have been Leen promised Immunity if you ou testify to certain things haven't you ou asked aske er No o si sir 11 ChrIstensen my attorney attorney ney fey me to tell nothing but the truth and amid all the truth was wag the reply ropo James Jame eran night bartended at the Continental bar Lar said that Galcia Garcia Garcia Gar Gal cia an and Owen were at the tho bar several several sev rev eral times the night before Lefore Ford was murdered and a aried led for Cor Sullivan The Tho Thelast Thelast last st time Ume the they came camo Sullivan an was there and after aCter the bai bartender tender serve served ser sereda a n. drink and cigars ars th UfO tho trio left lert After this testimony the court took tho midday midday midday mid mid- day recess roce Police Go on the At t t o'clock the he trial was ons resumed Sergeant Roberts testified to the tho raid on Oil the Belcher DeIcher room roon tho day that Ford died On the floor of oC the l' l Dm tho the sergeant found l sm some lead shavings and a wet wt pair Ir of can canvas canas as a and 1 rubber shoes sheer S I t I S Soren r Xan n X Christensen t testified that ho never novel offered or mentioned Immunity Immunity immunity im Im- Im- Im to to Tip Belcher Bobber or his wife One of or the tho best and at tho the same time a surprise witness was James F. F Anderson of the Portland Ore Oro police police police po po- po- po lice force who arrested Joe Sullivan an alias atlas Thomas Howard In that city on January 1 He TIe Identified tho thoun gun un on exhibition as being the one he lie took toole from Sullivan at the tho time Ume he ho arrested him He d declared that Sullivan said Id If It you will let mo me go HO so I can getto getto get got gotto to Seattle I will give you OU that gun Sullivan denied he ho said that ho he was vms ever In the state slate of ot Utah He told how Sullivan was WM shown slown the tIme posters bearing b his picture and announcing a reward for tor the tho apprehension am and amid conviction of the murderer of or FordIn Ford In the tho face tace of or everything Sullivan an maintained his true name was How How- ard Anderson ended his examination b by stating that ho found round whittled cartridges In the revolver Sullivan was carrying This taken together with time the fact fac that Sergeant Roberts found lead shavings s In tho thio Belcher Beicher room Is 18 con COil to be of oC vital Ilal importance I Attorney ory was again excited ed when ho he begun to ota crohe Anderson Andorson And orson You S will get ct the reward wont won't yuu you it Sullivan an i Is IA 7 h ho asked s sir Tie reward rd will go So o to James Y Young Youns tot of Portland the grOCEr groce wl who o pointed iu out out outto to mo me nc wa S Stin tin the reply Do you ou realize that hat this man h herIs here her Is on trial fox for life his life lICo Y Yes Yea H sir S Dont you ou know the cartridges cartridge ses were taken out oue of or po Pocket and that the gun was wa not hot when 1 you yu OU arrest d I dr know that It was as loaded because I took tool the cartri cartridges out of or the weapon weapon weapon wea wea- pon myself said tin tho officer All AIl of I time S Sullivan was restless He lie WAS was In constant consultation with his attorneys and It was evident l e the officers officer's officers officer's om- om cers answers dl did not meet with Sullivan's Sullivans Sul Sul- livan's livans hearty approval The r revolver was again identified when Richard D D. Mullett whose whore residence residence resi resi- dence was robbed r n the night o. o of November November November No No- vember 1 I 1 last le testified tH cd t th the re revolver revolver re- re volver olver was taken talen from his house houe at that William J J. J Irving IrvInS' who has been a guard at fit the penitentiary for five years ears lcd that under orders from Warden Varden Pratt he le came down f town o n on I the night o of Dec Dee 10 in company company with Henr Henry C. C Taggart another guard for tor forthe the tho purpose of or seeing s what Sullivan was doing He met Sullivan In a sa saloon saloon sa- sa loon between 5 an and 1 6 o'clock clock In the evening Sullivan an Introduced him to Owen alias ahia Johnson I Irving said he ho Sullivan 1 hot to g get gt t Into trouble trou trou- ble Sullivan he sa said Just laug laughed e and said If It the bulls bulla want to taJ take e me for tor anything they will get a fight He Ho said that Sullivan asked ed him him If IC j jh h he sl should be so unfortunate as ns to get Into the tho prison again If It would mean an anything N Irving said ho d de declined dined to make mal any reply to the Insinuating Insinuating latin latin- question Tho The guard also testified that he lie hn had hada 1 a talk with Sullivan after he was placed In the penitentiary for tor safe safe- keeping During this conver conversation Sullivan stated so 10 11 Irving testified There wouldn't have been an anything to this if Jr Owen had hall kept his mouth shut hut You know you ou are desirous of or convicting convicting con con- Sullivan shouted d Bailey Batie as ashe ashe ashe he b began bean an th the cross cross- cross No sir I am not not The whole story has hae been manufactured manu manu- lac d in your r brain has It n t It has not replied tile the witness you U tell me De p lv an anen en r lv story w was the s last 4 o I did not S Hc- Hc rj C a l prison guard U rd rd was was' alth 1 the next next- wlm S. S H He b r 7 t. t r t t q ri it o I the other guards guard's story insofar as he lie had been close enough to Sullivan Sulli van vail and Irving to Lo hear the tho conversa conversa- tion G George Georgc orso M. M Gutch clerk of ot the criminal division of or the city court testified that he ho had read the complaint com corn plaint to Sullivan when he was arraigned arraigned ar ar- ar- ar lm In the tho city court This testimony testimony mony was as Introduced for the purpose of showing that Sullivan knew wl what at he was char charged e 1 with when he m d. d an attempt to saw sav out of or tho the cou county ty Jail Sheriff Emery and Deputies Joe B. B and J. J Parley White wore were tho the next witnesses ses an nail and In the tho order I named They testified that Sullivan an ha had tried to saw sa a bar in tho the lower rotary at the Jail S Mrs Belcher DeIcher was recalled by the defense for tor further cross e cross As As' As she had stated In the preliminary ry h hearing that Sullivan and Gar Garcia la W wera le gone from the house only about 10 11 minutes and yesterday morning she Inci Increased cased the tho time to two hours her original testimony on this point wits was read to her from the transcript She Shedid Shedid Shedid did not deny she bho had hail made the statements statements statements state state- ments but maintained 1 the statements she ma male made le on the Ue stand 1 yesterday were true in every particular The state announced ed edat at 30 o'clock that it had d Its direct cas ca case j. j The I defense stated teJ that the first witness I this morning will be Richard Deming wIle who ho Is serving a 11 ten years years' sentence In the thin state penitentiary for Cor or robbery The court was Jammed throughout the trial yesterday esterday For Fords Ford's widow was no not present but his daughters were Only when their fathers father's name namo had to be mentioned In a a. way to bring out the details t f the killing did tho the daughters betray their feelings |