The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-24
.OUR BOYS" IN SALT LAKE CITY.


A Fitting Sequel to n Great Fraud.
The following account of the shooting
scraps which occurred at Salt Lake City
on the morning of the l4th. in which
some Of our boys from the Extension "
were engaged. is taken from the S. L.
Tribune Of the 18th, and shows that al.
though Pioohers may be on a visit to
a strange and wicked land, they will not
suffer themselves to be imposed upon
without resenting it:
The foot race had its sequel at the rail-
road depot yesterday morning, in q
shooting scrape. in which some twenty
shots were fred. 1t seems that Msrris,
alias o Brien, had gone north on Tues.
day night, was overtaken at Woods
Cross and brought back by some of the
sports who lost money on the race.
Raymond remained here in town and
was watched by the Piochers until morn.
ing. when he took hack and went to the
depot. intending to leave on the north
bound train. Mr. Hanly from Phoebe,
who, it is said, had lost between 81, 500
and 49, 900, was also at the depot, and
| when Raymond got out OF the hack &C.
costed him with demand for the money,
which was refused. it is alleged Hanly
drew his pistol and fred at Raymond,
who lodged, and instead Of getting the
ball in the body, was shot in the left fore
arm. the bullet passing between the two
bones. Hanly's next shot cut away
portion. of Raymond's coat. and struck
Billy Sullivan on the thigh, tearing up
the skin. Hanly then started up the
street on the run. pursued by the sta
ton constable, and others. Several of
those who wanted to catch the fleeing
sportsman, emptied their pistols at him
and put several holes through his cloth
ing. On reaching Main street be was ar
rested and taken to tho City Hall, and
was afterwards released on bonds until
tomorrow, when he will have an ex-
animation before Judged Piper.
| 1t is stated above that Mr.. Hanly fired
the first shot, but it is denied by him
and his friends, and remains to be de.
termined on the preliminary hearing to-
day.
| If O'Brien. alias Marris, "threw" the
race, it will be asked why Hanly should
want to kill Raymond. the winning man
The explanation of this. it is alleged. is
that Hanly was operating both runners;
that Raymond is in reality the fastest
man living, having record published in
wilkes Spirit Of the Times" OF az
seconds; that the runners themselves,
Hanley and the sports along the Central
Pacific railroad, knew this, and also
knew that Raymond could beat Marris
fifteen feet in 100 yards. But it is fur.
ther alleged that Hanly thought he had
q perfect understanding with both run
ners that Raymond was to throw the
race. and thus scoop the Ogden and
Central Pacific sports. Marris says such
was the understanding up to the very
moment that the racers stepped upon the
track. when Raymond told him that be
intended to win.
And now this is where the disinter.
ested Irish boy showed his msgnanimity.
He was very much alarmed for Ray
mond. He felt sure Hanly would kill
him on the spot if he won the race, and
therefore took upon himself the odium
Of throwing it. or Of appearing to do 80.
The Ogden sports had bought Raymond;
Marris could not win the race, try bis
best. and therefore. rather than plac,
the life Of the best runner in the world
in jeopardy, he would, martyr-like. take
the chances OF having his own breath
shut off. Some OF the Salt Lake sports
had it from Hanly and his friends, in
strict confidence. that Marris would win,
and others had it from the Ogden parties
that Raymond WAS bought and that the
Phoebe People would get it good in the
neck.
| But to man up tree it looks Of
though both Raymond and O'Brien had
been seen by the Ogden sports, and tina,
the job dates away back and was put ul
deliberately on the Pioohers from thu
first.