The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-12
THE Row IN THE CANYON.
Investigating the Cause of the
Recent Assault.

ASCOChO Assault
William Morgan, the young man who
committed the battery on Henry Mike
sell, in Lambs Canyon, about nine DAYS
ago, and who has been held in the city
Jail since that time, was brought before
Judge Piper yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Mr.. MoyIe appearing for tn /,
prosecution and Mr.. Whittemore de-
tending. The defendant is a rather
weli-built young fellow of about is
years Of q. e, and has a rather bright
appearance.
On the opening, Mr.. Moyle said he
thought the case ought TO go to the
Grand Jury. 1t was folly to go to trial
without the evidence of the man
MikeSell, who was unable to leave his
bed.
Mr., Whittemore said he objected to
any such a proceeding The boy was
charged with a crime over which this
court had jurisdiction. The defend mt.
he said, desired 10 plead guilty, and
vestigation of the causes which lie /
sent who saw the entire ARRAY, aud he
thought the matter should be settled at
once. The boy has been confined for
some time now. and If the case were to
go to the Grand Jury. the boy might be
held for weeks or even months longer.
There were, he said eXtenuating circum-
stances in the case, out NOT, perhaps.
amounting to complete defense, and
he thought the defendant should have
the benefit of an immediate hearing.
Moyle objected. He did not care to go
to trial without the evidence OF Mikesell,
the iojured party, who, he was infOr-
med, was unable 70 leave his bed. With
the understanding. however, That the
evidence of Mikesell should be heard
and considered before the case
was finally disposed of, he
was willing that the matter
should go on. Whittemore agreed to
this, and after some more discussion.
the plea of guilty was withdrawn and
the case for the prosecution was opened.
Cecil Smart was the first witness. He
lived at East Mill Greek; was logger
by occupation; know Morgan. the de-
PENDANT; know Henry Mikesell; Nor
gan has worked for me. cut was not in
my employ when the difficulty oc-
Cured between he and Mikesell; re-
member the trouble between Morgan
and Mikesell; Mikesell was sitting at
the table, in company with number
or others, when Morgan tickled him
with a straw; Mikesell told him to quit
it. and when Morgan pers sted he
turned around and struck him in the
face with the back of his hand; this
made Morgan angry, and he picked up
u "a nd ms -
who ran away; Morgon followed him
up and made an effort to strike
him with the neck yoke: Mike
sell took the neck yoke from
MIN and hit Morgan several
blows in the face. With that they sep
arated, and it was generally supposed
that the rumpUs had quieted down,
Morgan, however, was heard to say
that ne would get even. l did not see
the blows struck which subsequently
laid Mikesell out. although [ examined
his head afterwards, and there | saw
two wounds, one about four inches
Ions and the other about three inches.
[ brought Morgan to Salt Lake. He
came willingly enough, and had no
trouble with MIN.
Lorenzo w. Smart. who gsve every
evidence of being badly scared b. the
n3leStiC presence OF MOVIE anu w hltte-
more, was then called Morgan was
tickling Mikesell with u straw, when the
latter threw out his hand and struck
Morgan in the face; Mikeseli got up
and hit Morgan sever times in the
eye; Morgan and [ then went
up to where We were cutting
logs. and Morgan wanted 10 come
ack to get even with Mikesell. He said
ne did not need any club-that he coIld
get even with him with his fists. We
came back to the camp that evening
and found Mikesell cooking supper
Morgan then picked up q neckyoke, and
struck Mikesell; l looked around and
found that Mikesell had fallen, and the
neckyoke was lying close by him. L
did not hear any conversation between
the two men; L was close enough to
hear it if there had been any words
used Morgan never said any thing to
me about the striking.
AT this point the examination was
continued until 10 O'Clock Tuesday,
and Morgan went back to jail.