The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-19
MURDERl
a Young Man at Hooper City
Shoots an Aged Man Twice,
And Kills Him Instantly.
What Appears to be a Cold-BlOOded
Assassination

On Monday, while the general
topic on business streets was re
garding the killing of Fred. Jones
it became circulated that a murder
of most cold-bloOded character had
been committed at Hooper City, q
place located in Weber Ounty, and
about eight miles from Ogden City.
The report was soon confirmed, and
from advices received last night it
was ascertained that a young man
named Peter Moore, jr., aged %
years, had, on Sunday morning,
killed James Drysdale, aged about
90 years. Moore WAS arrested by
Constable Belknap. who turned him
over to Sheriff Brown and Marshal
Keyes, who arrested his father also,
and both were taken to Ogden, where
they are now in Jail. The, will
have preliminary examination on
Wednesday.
A corOner's jury was impaneled,
before whom the following testi-
mOny, which sutfices to give the
facts. was had, and a verdict rem
dered in accordance Herewith:
Samuel Drysdale, being duly
sworn, said: l and my father and
brother started down the road to
tear down our fence. Peter Moore,
jr., and his father came over and
sat down near, and Peter told my
brother not to 90 too far. l told
him when l came to his land to let
me know. Joseph, my brother, said
to let me know, and then Peter
Moore, jT., turned around and called
my brother 2 --, and then took
off his coat and struck my brother
on his nose; so l spoke up and said |
wouldn't take that, and he made for
my brother again and caught him.
My brother said, MY Christian
friend, L don't want to fight" so he
(Peter Moore) walked away and
turned around and pulled pistol
cut of his pocket. My father turned
towards us and told us boys to let
them alone, and with that Peter
shot at my father. He was about
six feet from him when he shot. NV
father then leaned over and Moore
shot the second time, the ball enter
ing the back of his head. He was
gong to shoot the third time, when
L jumped and grabbed the pistol
with my right hand. His father
pulled me away and | jumped be-
hind him. The father then held me
out for Peter to shoot me, and Peter
drew the pistol on me. l then
jumped behind his father the second
time, and Peter put the pistol in his
pocket and walked off.
Joseph Drysdale being duly sworn,
| have been working for
l.. B. Adams, in Ogden, and came
home last night. This morning me
and my brother and father started TO
lake down the fence, and Peter
Moore came up and told me not to |
come too far. | told him when | |
came too far to tell me, and with |
that he called me a id Irish -
[ told him l was a Christian and did |
not want to fight, and with that he
struck me in the face, and with that
[ struck at him, and then | took
him by the collar. | let him 90 and
ne walked away and put his coat on,
md then walked up to within six |
feet of my father. was about ten
feet from my father when Moore |
shot at him the first time. My
iather bent over and Moore shot the
second time, the ball entering the
Jack Of the head. My father never
up. Alter the SnoU 1 |
sent my brother after the officers,
md then Mr.. Moore and his sen
went home, and Mr.. Moore got his
gun and walked about the house on
5he outside. This was Peter Moore, |
senior.
Robert Todd, being duly sworn,
said: About 10 am. l heard pistol |
shot, and then l heard another. l |
5hen started to where l heard the
pistol fired and met young Drysdale, |
md he remarked: my father is
shot" I went on down to where
Mr.. Drysdale laid. Peter Moore, ir.,
said to me: dob. do you know any
Thing about thls?" l told him mo. |
sill" and then he said: Get out of |
his, G. d-yo l will shoot you,"
and l walked home. When 1 went |
up saw that Mr.. Drysdale was shot
lead,