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Show LINKING THE EVIDENCE. Heavy Witnesses Against Hopt Jack Emerson Tells His Story Ajraln. The District Court resumed the Hopt trial this morning promptly at 10 o'clock. The defendant was on hand with his attorneys, Messrs. Sheeks & Williams, as were also the prosecution, witnesses, j jurymen and a large number of spectators. I Following the examination of Sheriff Allison, of Summit county, as related in last night's Democrat, Mr. Alfred Simon, a resident of Park City in 1880, was called to the stand. He knew the defendant Hopt; had seen him prior to the 4th of July, 1880; saw defendant at the Mc-Henry Mc-Henry mill with young Turner's horses and outfit. He knew defendant around Park City for some time as Fred Welcome. Wel-come. Last saw defendant and J. F. Turner sitting on the tongue of the wagon at about 8 o'clock. A. J. Moore, a resident of Park City the year of the murder, saw Turner the last time on July 3d, 1880. Knew Welcome Wel-come ; saw Turner and Hopt on July 3d, 1SS0 ; again saw Hopt at the race course July 5th, when a short conversation about the races took place. Moore was asked by the defense if he was not one of the lynchers of Murphy two years ago, and replied that he would' like "the counsel coun-sel to prove it. Charles E. Bates was called, and testified testi-fied that he resided in Park City in 1880, at the time of the tragedy. Knew Hopt at that time; saw him on July 3d at 11 o'clock at night talking to a woman at a hurdy-gurdy house. He came out, and witness observed a spot of blood on defendant's de-fendant's white shirt. Asked Hopt what he had been doing. Defendant replied : "I have hit a s of a b and hit him hard, and am going to get away with him.'' Saw defendant again on the evening even-ing following, when the same conversation conversa-tion followed. Hopt was under the influence influ-ence of liquor. William Reynolds was sworn and testified that he ran a store in Wanship j in 1880, and Hopt called to sell some chopped barley; suspected something wrong and didn't want to buy it. Took it in exchange for trade. Witness went to take one of the sacks out of the wagon when Hopt twice interfered with some remark and told Reynolds to take a sack out from the rear of the wagon. A man called Emerson was along and remained in the wagon. Hopt had been drinking. David Moore nave evidence that he saw nopt m Ji,cno (Janvon on the evening even-ing of July 6th, 1880, a little before dark. Hopt tried to sell witness a span of horses as he (defendant) was going to Evanston. To-day a part of Dr. Benedict's testimony, testi-mony, allowed yesterday, was stricken out on motion of the prosecution. W. H. Moss, of Piedmont, who bought one of the teams and wagon of Hopt, gave his entire evidence, substantially as in previous examinations ; as did Sheriff T. J. Carr, of Wyoming, to whom Hopt made his confession. After Mr. Carr was dismissed, Fred Hopt was called to the stand and sworn in behalf of the defense, to show what the policeman who had charge of him did before the confession was made to detective Carr. Hopt testified against any admission of a confession. The confession con-fession was kept out by the prosecution not insisting on introducing it. George B. Campbell, W. D. Sutton and Almon Clyde substantiated their former testimony in all material matters. R. J. Johnson, of Park City, testified that Hopt said in his presence that he would get even with the sons of b (meaning Turner's family), if it cost him his life. Johnson is a new witness in the case, j Another new witness for the prosecution prosecu-tion is John R. Funk, of Park Citv, who testified that he ran a barber shop" at the Park in 18S0. Hopt came in to get shaved on Sunday morning, the 4th. and had on a shirt with blood on it. Jack Emerson, alias John McCormick, which he claims to be his rigljt. name, was brought in from the Penitentiary today, to-day, looking rather thin and crippled from the effects of rheumatism. He was put on the stand and testified that he once followed minstrelsy and adopted "Billy Emerson's" surname. Got acquainted with Welcome in Park Citv on Saturday evening, July 3d, 1830, in Dodge's saloon, i Welcome first approached him and said, "I will see you after a while." He came back in about half an hour and asked me if I wanted to go to the Gunnison country with him; said he had teams and outfit at the camp. I went to the camp, a quarter of a mile away, and saw his property. The witness continued his narrative "of the long travel to Hilliard via Wanship, Piedmont, Green River, arid of all the trades and happenings along the way. Identified the coat and vest of voting" Turner's, which Hopt gave him. "Other witnesses of the prosecution will follow Emerson. |