The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-22
SHOOTING AT SANDY.
John BOrlass Probably Fatally
Shot by Dave Jenkins.

Sandy was the scene OF shooting
ARRAY. last evening, which is likely 20
prove fatal. It appears that man
named John Borlase. 8 resident oil
West Jordan and Oornishman. who
has been engaged in Salmon River all
summer, visited Sandy, where he
used 10 work. on Tuesday. He is
alleged to cave drank conSidersbly
| ali day. and being 3 large man,
scanned iaclined to bully pretty freely.
II Whist is said be true, be bad been
going about during the day, slapping
men, and calling them anything but
choice names. TIE story goes that
smong others whom he had abused,
was an old man named Jenkins, the
father Of several grown up sons. The
fact came to the ears Of the boys, or
one Of them. and2pot liking it, took
up the fathers csuse, and the pre-.
sumption is that young Jenkins began
to hunt for Borlase.
The boys in Che express and bag
gage car of the Utah Southern, when
the train pulled into Esndy, heard
loud talking 90 the platform, as of
persons qusrrelipg. It was then
dark; and the train bad hardly
stopped, when several shots were
heard, and the boys ran out to see
what was the trouble. a man came
running up the street holloRing, and
crying that he Was shot. 1t was john
BoFlAse. He was taken into Schuler's
saloon, where it WAS proven that 9
ball had entered him and that the
wound was Of a pretty serious char
seter. He was then taken to the
drug store; and kept there while q
person named Con Sullivan, his part
ner, was sent for. The train was
held over, until it could be ascertAined
whether be should be brought to the
city for treatment. When his part
ner was found, be directed him 10 be
taken to the city, and he was carried
into the baggage car and laid on the |
floor As comfortably as possible. |
When the wounded man was IN the |
car he was asked who had shot him; |
and in the presence OF his partner |
and M. A. L. Williams, and perhaps |
others, stated that Dave Jenkins had
fred the shot. Borlass stated that
be bad done no firing, and that he
Was shot while moving away. which
statement is borne out by the fact
that he lie shot in the back. The ball
entered the back, Just below the left
Ihoulder. aud little to the left OF the
,pine. Before the city was reached
Borlsse began to spit blood.
The conversation that took place
between Borlase and Jenkins, pre-
yious to the shooting is unknown, but
his statement that ne Was hit while
away, and the shot being
fired in the back, bear him out iE
stating that he did not fire. Besides,
Sullivan, who had been with him
nearly all day, says be knows that he
had no firearms on him. Persons
Who were near stats that about four
Ihots we're fired, and the flashes all
.eemed to come from one spot.
Borlase was met at the depot by
Dr.. j. NJ. Benedict, who had been
elegraphed, and was at once taken
o St Mary's Hospital The chances
or his recovery are said to be very
light, and he might die at any time.
lie has . wife and children at West
iordsD, Who we're probably notified OF
be occurrence last night Borlase :
tsted that be expected to die, and
vas in 3 sorroWful state of mind 1T .
6 the prospect. He is a n&n |
ged about Is OF 30 years. Jenkins is
lso a married man, and is said to
ave had quite family.
A special dispatch received by the I
IERALD last evening, regarding the
hooting at Sandy, states that the
fair took place at $40 O'Clock. |
lave Jenkins, the person who il al I
'ged to have done the shooting. up {
} the hour the dispatch was received,
O'Clock, had not been seen after the /
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