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Show BAND MEN STAYED ALL ONE NIGHT More Testimony in the Southworth Murder Case as to the Conduct of Mrs. Southworth and Her Mother Young Girl Is a Witness, Also a Boy of 15 Jurors Are Men of Fainily,Hav- ing Eighty-Eight Children. Judge Harris being detained In oth--cr matters this morning, tho South -worth murder trial proceedings wero of short duration nnd but little testimony testi-mony was taken befoe the noon hour. Tho trial of the case Is taking moro time than was anticipated, this being the eleventh day with tho end not yet In sight. When the case was set for trial, It was thoupht by the court and the attorneys that it would require about ten days to dispose of it. More time was taken In getting a Jur than was calculated. Nearly 100 tallymen tal-lymen wero examined before the required re-quired twelve men could bo secured. They Have Many Children. A rather unique and Interesting feature fea-ture in tho case as regards the personnel per-sonnel of the Jury Is that the twelve ! men have families totaling SS children, chil-dren, In the following order: . B. AA Barne6, Taylor 11' B. F. Rlaylock, North Ogden.... 9 Peter Ernslrom, Ogden '!)' Elijah Uetts, Ogden t Jacob Gibson. West Weber I W. II. lewder, Harrlsvlllo 7 Joseph Hutchinson, Plain City.... 12 Howard Dabb, Farr West 2 Oscar Geertson. Huntsvlllo Geo. V. ISthcrington. West Webor 5 William Royal, Ogden 12 Totnl SS Wanted Men of Family. The defenso made a poinl lo accept no man lo hear (ho enso who was not a man of a family and In most instances it was required that thnrc ho girls among the children. Tho purity and sanctity of the home nas been constantly Imolved In the searing sear-ing thus far and the wisdom on tho part of tho defense In selecting men ol families to Judge Is apparent. During tho past two days tho defendant de-fendant hab failed considerably In I health and this mornlns when ho appeared ap-peared in court he wan emaciated I and careworn. Mr. Southworth says that tho long strain Ir trying on his and dial ho surfers insomnia. Ills attornoys aro endeavoring lo cheer him up and keep him in good health and spirits for tho examination ho will he called on to pass through before the case In submitted sub-mitted to tho jur. It Is possible that ho may not be placed on tho witnesB stand, but it is moro thnn llkoly that he will. I There aie still u number of witnesses wit-nesses fur tho defense lo ho heiud from, after which rebuttal on the part of the stute will be given. The district dis-trict uttorncy states that he will have soveral wlnossos In rebuttal and that it may requlro wo days 'time to examine ex-amine thorn. It Is certain that the case will not be given to the Jury before Tuesday or Wcdnesdaj of next weok. Actions of the Wife. The testimony this morning was directed di-rected toward the attitude of the defendant de-fendant Immediately prior to the tlmo of the homlcldo, and ho actions of tho wife and her mother, Mrs. Lund, before the dreadful day. it was shown In the testimony that the defendunt was In a disturbed trauie of mind hord.etlng on montal collapse a few dns boforo the shooting at Glen-wood Glen-wood park. A. l3ridgo saw the defendant in Salt Lake, Augnat 7, 1911, at the witness' home. Southworth was shown a pho-1 pho-1 to'grn'ph of lilmsolf. Mrs. Southworth and their chJJdron in a group. The defendant upon seeing the picture clasped his head with his hands and cried out: "Oh, Myra," meaning his wlfo. "Wlinf nrrt von lrInsr lo do?" The witness married Mr. South-worth's South-worth's nleco and lio said it was expected ex-pected that Mr. Southworth would remain re-main during tho night, but Iho defendant de-fendant asked for his hat and bald ho was going home. Ho loft the hoiiho. bi'l wns afterwards persuaded to remain for the night. Darin:; the ovenlng. Mi. Brldgo snid. the defendant was morose and flu) not indulge In conversation. Ho was rohtlcss and was heard moaning during the night. Hanke With Mrs. Southworth. Lawrence .Manning, a 15-year-old boy of Snlt T.ake. testified that ho was at Lagoon last summer. On ono occasion ho said ten Italians remained remain-ed a,l tho home of Mrs Lund, Mr. Sdutbworfli's mother, all night. He saw ihcm go to the place at 11 o'clock and h.avo early the noxt morning. morn-ing. Tho witnesa stated also that ho saw Mrs. Henry Southworth nnd "Ned" Hanks occupying a scat together togeth-er at Lagoon, July I, and that lj,c saw them together a few days Inter. Young Girl Testifies. Mary Prncco. 19 years old. of Farm-Ington, Farm-Ington, Identified tho photograph of '"Ned" Hank's. " Sht- was Introduced to Hanks at "Lagoon, July 2-J, 1911. by lira. Myra "Southworth. Sho was given an introduction to-o'thcrs or tho Italian band. The witness said she had seen Mrs. Southworth with Mr. Hanks at Lagoon La-goon upon different occasions. She said tbov went to the boat house at one time. Mrs. Southworth also associated as-sociated with other bandmen. In a talk of twenty minutes wlth Mr. Southworth, he asHed her a number num-ber of times if she had seen his wife that dav and whether she would tell Mrs. Southworth that the witness had seen him. Miss Preece had seen Mrs. Southworth board a ear for Salt Lake that morning. Mr. Southworth's eyes were swollen and bloodshot and he wns much excited and worried. Thaddeus Griffith, brother-In-hw of the defendant, related the incidents of Mrs. Southworth's visit to Lagoon in company with members of tho Italian Ital-ian band. Mr. Griffith was night officer of-ficer at Lagoon. She Had Gone to Ogden. Tho defendant was at Mr. Griffith's home for dinner August 12. at which time Ilcnrv Southworth told him hie wife had gone to Salt Lake. The witness told Southworth that If he (Continued on Page Eight.) All BAND TIEN STAYED ' ALL ONE 1HGHT H ' (Contiaued From Page Ono."i Wt ypuld say hla -wife had gone to Og- WM don, he would "strike It better." nj The witness had seen llrs. South- III worth with "Ned" Hanks at the La- IU foon resort as late as 11 o'clock at ! night. ! Gug Pierce testified that ho Haw WM Mrs. Southworth and E. I,. HnnTts to- V gethcr Jr Julv about the 10th or 15th. rnM i WMM ! B , . ---. -awm They ucre walking oloni; thr TOHd-way TOHd-way leading from Lagoon Insanity In the Family." Mra. Ida. Griffith, Bister of the de-fondant, de-fondant, told of the strain of insanity In the Southworth family. Her niof.h.5 er's aunt jumped from a three-story building In a fit of insanity an;l wag killed. lif sister, Agnes, was also Insane, She died at St. Anthony. Insanity was shown lu the wringing of her hands, crying, saying foolish tiling and doing extraordinary things. D,-. Edward Rich trcnted her at K&rmfni;-ton. K&rmfni;-ton. On the way to St. Anthonj shg wanted the train stopped because it was going too fast. She also, Imagined Imag-ined that the world was on fire. On her death bed she tried to fight those about her. , i On August 12, this year, Jlrs. Grif fith paid that Henry came to ber ()lace for dinner. He said that hl; wife had gone to Saltair and that there was nothing cooked at his home. Ho ha 1 his children with him The witness Identified the roolver with which the defendant Ullcr" Hanks an that of her son. It wat kept on a shelf In the Griffith home The witness saw her brother again In (he eenlng, when ho said that h -i a, his wife, had not returned from Salt Lake Ho ate supper with Mrs. GrlfTUh and fed his little year-old girl, I whom he held on his lap. In feeling the child he was aimless and covered her face with food. The witness told Henry that she had heard that hair pins and other things belonging to women had been found in "Ned" Hanks' bed, and that It was said that they belonged to his wife. When this wns said, declared the witness, Henry left the table, saying: say-ing: "My God! My God!" He left the house and Mrs. Grif- . fith knew nothing more of him until a few hours later that night she receded re-ceded a telephono message that Henri Hen-ri had klllel Hanks. Mrs. Griffith said that she remarke 1 to Ilenrv, as he walked away that evening: "Let Myra. go, Henry. If she wants a Dago let her have him." Yesterday Afternoon. On cross-examinatlqn Mr Daynes said that he knew the defendant had been in the habit of drinking some, particularly Immediately prior to tho lime of the tragedy. He had known E. L Hanks since Ihe sumnici of 1910 and he Identified a photogiaph presented to him as the of Mr. Hanks. Anson Hyde, of Farmington, gate i keeper at Lagoon in July, when the Italian band was there, said Mrs. Southworth and her mother. Mrs. Lund, wbh at the resort nearly every da that the hand was there. He talkpd with tho defendant one evening even-ing after his icturn from Nevada and Henty said that his children were at home without a mother's care and thai he felt very badly over 'It. Tho witness said that the defendant threw hit,' arm6 armind the witness' neck and cried like a child. Southworth ovpectcd his wife home from Salt Lake but she had not returned at 11 o'clock that night. At Lagoon the evening of the tragedy trag-edy Southworth said to the witness that he was satisfied his wife was at Ogden with the Dagoes and that he was going thero to see about It. Ho said ho had 3tood It as long as be could "He arted like a wild man," said the wjtneBB, "and 1 did not want anything to do with him. His eyes stuck out liko saucers and ho was In a bad shape." Southworth told the witness that he' had told tho Italians to stay away from his home and that if tlioy did not do It theie would ho trouble. Mrs, H. S. Daynes testified she was called to the Southworth homo, where slio found Mi. Southworth sealed In a rocking chair .and weeping like a child. The pupils of his oyes wcro' dilated, his children standing nround only, partly dressed and they had had no supper, He reached in his clothes and drew a large lovolver telling lior to take U. "For God's sako take it, Mrs. Daynes." Southworth said. "I am afraid I will do harm with It." The witness said that Mrs. South-worth South-worth returned from tho band concert con-cert while she was there. She was well dressed but seemed to be unconcerned un-concerned about tho condition of the home. Mrs. Daynes said she asked tho woman wo-man to not worry Mr. Southworth that night and to give him something warm for she feared ho was not well rr.d that he w-as feeling badly. To this Mrs. Southworth replied, said tho witness, that she had a revolver In tho house and that if Henry made any fuss hhe would use tho gun. Mrs. Southworth stated, howevr, when sho obsorvod that tho witness had the rovolvor, that Mrs. Daynos han better take It with her. Mrs. Daynes said that she got tho night gown for the smaller child of Mrs Southworth and placed it on tho child, in preparation for bed. Tho witness said that as Mrs. Southworth talked to her of his circumstances cir-cumstances ho gripped her hands so flrml that she became frightened at him. Ho told her ho could con-fido con-fido In hor and that ho wanted to 1 tell her his ttoublos. Ho told her j of his groat love for his wife and i children and how he longed for a i happy home. This occurred on July f), 1911. |