The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-19
HE DALTON MURDER u.
The Examination -DaltOn's Flu
ueraI-The Excitement Over.

The excitement over the murder of
f NJ. Dalton by Deputy Marshal
THOMPSON was somewhat abated yes
terday. although news from Beaver
was very anxiously inquired after.
Marshal Dyer was the recipient OF
dispatch from Assistant District Attor
new Charles w. Zane, reading as fol-
Iovs. THE Judge was opposed to it.
but the sheriff of Iron County and his
friends wished the matter submitted to
the grand jury. and 1 requested the
court 70 do SO. I'LL
Later the 'Nsirs received a special
reading as follows: The application OF
William Thompson for writ OF hdGeas
cor,,,Ls came before Judge Foreman last
evening. The defendant was IN the
custody of Sheriff Adams, OF Iron
County. On the return of the sheriff. IL
appeared that the complaint on when
| defendant was arrested and the warrant
| issued, did not charge any offense, ana
the court held that he had no legal au-
thority to hold Thompson.
Foreman heard the case as com
mittiag magistrate. From the evidence
| OF Thompson and William Orton, ootn
/ limited States deputies ami defendants.
| and Wilkins, eli TX Of this court, II was
| shown that an indictment had been
| found against Dal.On for unlawful CO.
| habitation; that Thompson, q d putty
marshal, had A warrant for his arrest.
| Dalton went % Parowan for that pur-
/ pose: that at Pages house, IN Pdrowan'
| Thomson and Orion saw Dalton pas
| sing on horseback, with boy in front,
1 EgTa nr
| distant. about IL O'Clock a. IN. Orion
| testified that they calico on him several
tunes. whereupou Dalton lifted the
! child of his horse and the deputies say,
| Dalton commenced To run west
| THOMPSON fired, shooting Dalton
through Inc kidneys, the bullet lodging
lin the yertebra. After Dalton fell
| THOMPSON said to Orion: Il did not IN
tend TO shoot him, but intended to hr'
over him."
| II appearing there was an indictment
| agains Dalton for unlawful cOhaDltE-
ton and Thompson being United
States deputy with a warrant for hi
arrest. that he went 10 Parowan L
serve the same. and acted only as al
officer. IL was held by the attorney tha
tn re was no malice, and he could no
be h Id for murder, and the defendant
As a ulANitE VI AAElNf Me-1 NANAN-NN -
bail. He was admitted 10 bail, in the
sum of $1,000 TO awit the act on OF th'
grand Jury, and Orion $500.
| Eleven memoirs Of the grand jury
armed with guns and refreshmen,s
went in hot haste to the assistance o.
| Thompson against the consent and adj
vice of Boreman. 1t is understood tha
il the present grand jury does not hnC
an indictment, Thompson will b'
| held to await the sc.iOl Of the Crane
Jury of the March term (lSSTl when th'
Jury will be drawn from the regular lis
and not picked and packed by the de
PENDANT. Witnesses that saw the klillnl
are now before the Grand Jury. Reliab.
reports say they give an entirely differ
ent phase Of the killing TO that given b.
Thompson and orion.
RALTOS's FUNERAL.
PAEOwAS, Dec. IS.
Special 70 The HERALD.
Z VI. Dalton's funeral was held NJ , p. Il
today. NJ Richards and J. II. smith WEI
the speakers The building was filied wit
people Fifty-three vehicles and about iot
i'm drei people on foot followed the remain
I ssaarf sH TOW ssrH r.