Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-23


10 o'clock this morning.
At 10 o'clock this morning the wit
nesses and ATTORNEYS again filed into the
Commissioners Court, and the investiga-
tion was resumed.
VIM. Lynch. n locksmith. testified that
he had visited the Social Hall alley after
The shooting and had carefully examined
the bullet holes in the fence. He de-
scrihed nv the use of n diagram the posi-
tions of the bullet holes, asserting that it
world be impossible that such a hole as
one of them were could be the result of
a shot fred NV n nerson standing on the
oronnd The ANGLE or direction taken by
fhe bali had been examined very closely.
The hall had entered the board hori-
zontalIv. but had taken n downward
direction after having passed partly
through the fence-the result OF striking
n hard nine knot. Had examined the
hole the Tuesday following the shooting.
Had inserted his rule to determine its
diameter: Thought IL was about 44-1OO of
an inch. or a 44.calibre. Could look
Though the opening and see the hole in
the ground on the other side of the fence.
The hole designated an angle OF more
than As degrees he thought.
Bishop Alexander McRae was next ex-
amined-He was rs wears of age; was
Bishop of tbe Eleventh ward; had no
other business. The Social Hall was in
the Thirteenth ward: was not in the alley
by the Social Hall on the night of Novem-
Der 2sth, nor anywhere near there; did
not know ANYTHING about the shooting
was home. Excused.
Mrs. Ellen Frank-Was % wears OF
age resided in the Seventh ward; knew
where the alley was; had passed through
it about I o'clock on the night of Novem-
Der 2Sth; was alone at the time; saw
three men at the northeast end of the
hall; they were standing together; did
not recognize any of them; it was too
dark to have done SO, even had she
known them.
By Mr.. Rawlins. In what part of the
alley were these men standing?
Ans.-On the south side, near the door.
Was not much acquainted with Mr.. Col
lin. Excused.
Miss Alice Naylor was called-She was
q wears old. Had talked with Auntv
CLAYTON, an old lady acquaintance, about
the shooting on the night OF the occur
renee. The old lady had since gone
East; did not know where she lived.
Supposed she was married; she was SO
wears old. rAnd ought TO be-" inter-
rupted Mr.. Dickson, which caused quite
n laugh Excused.
Fred Southam was 10 wears old: lived
in the Thirteenth ward was in the alley
on the night of the shooting, after the
firing, in company with Mr.. Mix and Mrs.
Collins BOYS. Found two hats in the
alley and took them into the house of Mr..
Mix; did not know what time in the
evening it was. Excused. Recalled. II
was on the night of the shooting. but
after the firing had taken place. that he
was in the alley. To Mr.. Rawlns Picked
up the two hats near the east end of the
Social Hall; the hats were slightly
muddy; one was a stiff hat, rather small :
he had gone in the alley because he
lived there. Was shown the diagram
and pointed out where he resided in the
alley, and also where he picked UP the
hats. Excused.
ROYAL B. Young was So wears old.
Knew Joseph w. McMurrin; had visited
him great deal. Saw him on the dav
that McMurrin left his home. Had never
advised him to 90 and knew nothing
about his going nor where he was; he
had not heard from nor of him: had no
opinion of where he was, only that he did
not think he could be far off; had in
CURED OF his father and possibly his
mother.
To Mr.. Rawlins--Had been with Nc
Murrin several nights during his sickness
few DAYS prior to his going; there were
two other attendants; had been anxious
about his condition and asked his father
where he had gone, but learned nothing
of his whereabouts; did not suppose that
he had died and had not heard of his 60
ing away alone; had not asked where he
had gone; did not read or hear Mrs.
McMurrin's testimony.
To Mr.. Dickson-Thought he had seen
Dan McAllister since McMurrin's leaving,
but was not sure; thought he had seen
Angel since that event; did not know
who had waited on McMurrin since his
father had told him (Young) that ,Josenh
had severe cramps the dav before he left
home in conversation with his father
about Joseph's whereabouts had not
learned anything about where he had
gone; had not heard where he intended
to go nor where he is at the present time,
Excused.
Bolivar Roberts was the last witness.
To Mr.. Rawlins: Had heard OF the affair
at the time OF the shooting, and was
present soon after it took place. Had
examined the bullet-holes. The holes
seemed to indicate that the firing had
been done in a southwesterlv direction
One hole was close to the northeast cor
ner of the hall, and the other some ten
feet away; this latter one was waist hioh
Thought the party that fired it was in an
elevated position-perhaps as high as the
wall opposite the fence, or that the party
n