Show t k EVIDENCE TAKEN J Jt t IN N DEWEY DE CASE t Slayer of Sergeant Johnston Faces Judge and Jury in Trial for His Life MRS DEWEY IS EXCLUDED i Wife of Defendant as Principal Principal Principal pal Witness Not Permitted to Be PresentA Present I A beautiful eyed dark and black black- haIred bab baby girl In Immaculate white st at t beside a somber-clad somber widow on the stand In Judge F. F C C. Loofbourow's Loof- Loof court yesterday ester nr and gazed In wonder upon the the- scene abOut bout boUL her Inquiringly tho the gaze of or her hel big oyes eyes ted upon a n. tall tail young ounG man who sat rf burled in his across erOSS a 5 table his chin handS J Then the gaze Jaze shifted to the weeping mother who sat be beside l e an er errant errant errant er- er rant son With eyes growing wider with wonder won won- i at the strangeness of it all she i der glanced at tho the solemn looking man man sitting b behind hind a a. high desk from him twelve men sitting In a big bo box then to upon a crowd of or curious people that tilled rUled the court room i. i This was aS the dramatic scene that mArked the tho opening da day of or the trial of timer Elmer L. L Dewey char charged ed with murder r in In the first Je degree reo for the killing of or Police Sergeant J J. Henry Henr Johnston Jul July 6 Ii 6 of this year ear It occurred when the tho widow of tho the slain officer was called i to 10 the witness stand b by the states state's attorneY at- at torneY tomey to describe her parting partin with her husband lu but tut t an hour or two before ho he waS wUl mortally wounded h by a bullet bullett t from om a 1 revolver fired b by Dewey Dewe during a drunken frenzy The little girl was r the tb widows widow's daughter and as though with fr- fr slowly great grat difficulty in repressing visible Isible evidences e of or her sorrow Mrs c John t ton alan told how she had accompanied her husband to the bicycle races at the Salt Palace on the nl night ht of July I 4 4 and returning had parted with him about 1130 Ho He had gone one to the performance performance per per- of dut duty that resulted In tho the los lovs of his life t Tho The evidence enco of Mrs Johnston was designed only to show that her hel hug hug- bind band was In the tIle I. I best est of oC health prior to and at the time she parted with him She Sho gave o this Information In a afew jew few brief brier sentences The attorney forth forthe for forthe th the prisoner excused her from the stand Hand without examination cross-examination Dewey listened to tho the stor story of ot the tho widow with eager a er eyes ees Ills His mother Mrs E E. N. N Muller of Durango Colo Cob sat clo close cIoe e beside bt him and his sister sister sis sis- sis sis- ter Miss lUles Harriet Dewey Dewe occupied a chair Just back of oC him Mm her hand restIng resting resting rest rest- ing reassuringly upon his shoulder The prisoners prisoner's wife who had bad occupied a place at her husbands husband's side Bide during the long bong and trying ordeal of securing the Jury was not present having been beene e excluded from the court room because e eo o of her being a witness It is understood that the arrival of oc the mother an and sister rna may mean meun the employment of or associate counsel to aid Attorney tl C. C S. S Price In his fight to save c the life of or the accused young oung man When the trial opened m yesterday morning the court room w was s crow crowded cd by witnesses and anti spectators many of or orth th the tue latter being women Dy By stipulation between counsel for both sides nil all wItnesses wIt wIt- nc nesses vora Vele excluded from the court courtroom courtroom courtroom room except Mrs ts Johnston The first t witness called was John L. L Mackay of or the count county surveyors surveyor's office orlice of or- fice lice who was as called to Id Identify a map showing th the room where the shooting occurred The map was offered In evidence evi I dence but was withdrawn because of an objection by tho the defense that the surveyor was unable to sa say It showed the exact condition of the room on the nl night ht of the killing c Are Arc Examined d. d Harris E. E Campbell one o of U the tho e witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses to tho the shooting was as called next He occupied a room near that of or the tho Veys DeweyS and had been awakened by a quarrel or disturbance between Mr tr and Mrs Dewey Campbell told of or going into the room where he be found Dewey Dewe with a revolver re threatening his wife ICe and calling her vile names Witness said he remonstrated with Dewey whereupon the latter pointed the gun at him Then Dewe Dewey was Induced in induced induced In- In to lay th the weapon on the dresser but he seized it again when his wife moved toward It Campbell said Dewey swore with an oath that h he would blow off orf the head of or any policeman policeman policeman police police- man who dared enter the room when some ono one suggested sus that the police bo be called There came a knock at the door and anda a second later Sergeant Johnston en en- en Witness said the officer started toward to Dewe Dewey asking what was the matter There was a shot and Johnston John John- ston fell 10 to the floor Joor Campbell was as submitted to a grilling ero examination cross which lasted until fato raio In the afternoon Dr H. H B B. Sprague who attended Johnston during his last illness was called and testified as to the bullet wound causing the death eath of or tho the officer Dennis Sullivan patrol driver er and one of the first officers In tho the room after arter the tho shot was fired was called late Inthe in tho the afternoon and began a recital of tho the In Incidents that happened after he entered th the room The fhe ca case caso o will be continued at 10 o'clock this morning morning- |