The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-02
THAT DOUBLE HOMICIDE.

On Friday morning last We put
; lished the fact that two men had bee
killed at Eagle Rock by citizens. th
homicide being in every respect just
fable. The particulars of the affAi
are given below, as taken from th
Blackioot Register:
On the morning OF the above day
a man named Vim. Mohan, who wa
foreman for Messrs. Walker & Willis
who have . large herd of cattle nesl
Eagle Rock. and q man named Q. B
GIllilAnd, who was in the employ o
the same firm, came to town anc
after buying several bottles OF beel
and drinking them became very
abusive, insulting everyone who came
in the store. Geo. Payne and VIM.
Toombs we're invited by them tC
drink, but refusing were forced to al
the point of six-shooter. Soon after
they rode across the bridge several
times, making inquiries az to whether
any one would call on them to pay
toll, and finally went around looking
for the man who attends 10 the bridge
thinking to shoot him, NOLAN carry
ing his siI-shOCter in his hand. Mr..
j. h MartiDesu was IN a room On
the second floor OF the boarding
house, standing by the window shaw
ing himself, when Mohsn, who hap
pened to see him, drew his six-shooter
and fred at him, the ball passing
just over his head. Mr.. ". b. Kel-
Ter, who has charge OF the store,
tried to make them desist, but could
only psoify them for 3 moment until
some nsw thing caught their eye.
They went out to the corral and COM
mencsd shooting ct the chickens,
killing several, and then commenced
shooting promiscuously, causing men
who were at work on the railroad 10
leave ter fear OF being Ihot. Seeing
Mr.. AnsGrson'A dog. they shot and
killed it. At Ihis time Mr.. KelIar
and a man named mberliD, who
happened to be in the store. took a
couple OF shot guns and went cut to
make them quit. What followed We
take from the testimony of Mr.. Mar
tinesu, who says: Saw Keller and
come out OF the store
armed. GillilAnd was standing by a
post in the corral. Saw GiIiland fire
1t Keller and Chamberlin, who re-
turned the fire and Gilliland fell.
Mohan was close by Gilliand when
ne fell. Mohan ran behind q shed at
he rear of the stable and continued
firing through the cracks between
he boards of the stable. Keller aud |
Jhamberlin continued firing until
NOLAN was killed"
James Allan testified: Saw Keller
md ChAmberlin going toward the
corral with guns, Jaw Mohsn fire
through the fence at them. He fired
nee and ran back toward the stsble.
is fred again through where the
.oor is broken. and the ball struck a
,ost between him aud Keller, l
bowed Keller and Cbamberlin where
ie had gone, and ne (Mohap) seeing
ne pointing toward him. aimed his
ix-ahooter a. me, but seeing Keller
nd Chamberiin he turned it on
hem.
Joseph Rsnmell testified, corrobo-
atipg the above testimony. Faw
Iohan and Gilliland fire at Keller
nd Chamberliu. The fire was re-
urned aud Gilliland fell. l went into
be store and got a six,shooter aud
an toward the rear end nt the stable. !
fohan saw ne ami shot al me-. l
hot at him twice, don't know
Ihether | hit him or rot
Eighteen more witnesses were ex-
ell Of their testimony cor
Oborsted the above.
A jury OF ak sat st the coroner's
lquett, who gave = verdict in &C.
ordance with the facts, justify ing
be manner in which thoy were taken
e, winding up with the following:
We further End that the said VIII
am Mohan and G. B. GillilAnd we're
esperadoes sf the worst character,
nd ever since their arrival in Oneida
jounty have been q terror to the
in which they have re-
died."