The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-30
THE sTABBING CASE.
The Evidence All In, but Who Did
the Deedp

Yesterday afternoon Judge Pypel
held an examination of the case
known as the Cheshire Freeman
stabbing affair. and to start the mat
ter fairly under way. John II. Free
man filed q complaint that on the
night OF Monday last he was attacked
with q deadly weapon by George
Cheshire.
Mr.. ]. II. freeman testified that on
Monday night last, at about 10 Is
O'Clock, he was nearly undressed and
ready for bed, and went outside Mrs.
PIoctor's house in the Tenth Ward,
where he is boarding. to look around,
as usual, when ne saw a man with
his nose fat against pane OF glass,
trying to look through the south
window into the room. freeman
accosted him, when the man
asked, "Do you know me?" and
freeman replied. Yes, I do" where
upon the man said, 81 am George
Cheshire; take that" and made a
lunge at him, and wheeled around
and left. freeman lifted his left
arm, receiving the blow, which proved
to be cut With sharp instrument,
making q cash nearly six inches in
length. He did not sense for u few
minutes that lie was cut, but when
be found the blood streaming down
his arm he went back into the house
and called Mrs. Proctor to come aud
stop the bleeding. she tied up the
wound and went, with he- son, to |
John Walsh's house for him to fetch |
Bishop Spiers; 10th of these gentle
men came to her house and bandsged
the arm, when, eventually, the hem
orrhage vas stayed. Il was bright
night; he could distinguish
any person he was acquainted with
across the read from where he stood;
be knew George Cheshire, and knew
it was him who did the cutting; did
not see the instrument with which it
VAS done.
Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor said: ! left
Hr. freeman getting ready for bed; l
vas nearly undressed, when [ heard
Iuick steps on the gravel around the
lOusC, aud soon after heard f. groan
NJ csll fer hers to come and help
i'm or he should bleed to death. Saw
he wound and dressed it as well as
he could, and then went for John
Walsh and Bishop Spiers.
Bishop Adam Spiers testified to
eing called By John Walsh, who told
i'm that Freeman had been cut; they
vent to Mrs. Proctor's house, saw the
'Ound and plsstered it together with
ono sticking plaster; the wound was
bout five inches long and quite deep;
al the appearance of beng made
J sharp instrument. {
Mr.. John Walsh teatifed to the
anne. !
Mr.. Carlson said he vas coming {
ON InG citing up town about 1880,
then he saw two men standing in {
-Ont Of Mr.. George Cheshire, seniors,
Ouse at the corner OF Seventh East E
Id Fourth South streets; could not {
ay who they we're. az he did not take
much notice of them.
Mrs. Cheshire, vile of George i
'heshire, stated that her husband J
anne home atout 9 O'Clock in the
veDing, be sat down to his supper,
Inch had been waiting for Inn, c
.udied his music and played with {
leir baby until about 10 O'Clock, t
leir usual bed time; he then held the f
ably while she got into bed; he gave !
er the child, got into bed himself '
I'd stayed there. About II o'clock (
le got cut Of bed to give the child {
}me medicine, when Mr.. G. was 6
i'll in bed and asleep, but woke up g
nd asked her what was the matter. c
Ias certain be did net go out Of the t
Ouse from the time he got in until 0
&c next morning, when he went TO {
is work. He did not appear TO be c
nder the effects Of drink, though he +
ad had 6 glass or two Of beer. |
Dir. William Cheshire testified that j
2 vent to bis brothers house about c
10 in the evening for some cigarette c
GpeF; found his brother George at J
one eatirg supper, knew it was a /
tile past 9, as he heard the town '
eek strike when he vas in the {
lerenth Ward, from where he t
eDt straight to Georges. !
Messrs. &. J. Swaner and John /
left town with Cheshire on '
le s O'clock car, On the First South !
rect line, rode 10 tenth East, where q
[illstead went north and Swaner and c
heshire vent south two blocks, 10 j
here Swaner lives, and Cheshire then s
ent west. Knew the defendant :
ell; knew be had q glass or two Of
eer, but was not intoxicated. {
Mr.. George Cheshire made g state j
lent, under cath, that he was with |
Hii!stead and Walsh in the 2
fternoon and evening; was not III i
xicated; went from Main street 10 {
anth East street with S. and Il. on :
lie 8 o'clock car; got home about 8