The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-20
A SANDY SHOOTING
The Little Unpleasantness of
Tuesday Evening.
INTERVIEWS WITH BOTH MEN
The Statements Differ Materially
The Examination Set for Satur.
day Next at2 p. m.

on Tuesday night in which Richard
Hook, formerly of Stockton, was shot
and seriously wounded by William
Henderson. 1t appears that on the
night named Henderson was going to
his boarding house, when he saw Hook
Sanding in front of the place, and after
some words he ordered Hook to move
on. The latter failed to comply with
this request, and Henderson went into
the house and returned with pistol,
| fired two shots, one of which took effect
in Hooks left breast, about half an
inch to the left and two inches below
the left nipple. The injured man i'm
mediately started out to find a physi-
clan, but not succeeding went , the
Mingo furnace and stayed there the
rest of the night. Henderson went to
bed directly after the shooting, and
when arrested by Constable Lewis, de-
MED having done the shooting. Both
men were brought to this city by the
constable yesterday. and while On the
train Henderson
ADMITTED HAVING FIRED TWO SHOTS
nto the air for the purpose of frighten-
ing Hook. He was taken before Judge
Piper yesterday afternoon and entered
a plea of not guilty to the charge of
assault with intent to do bodily
harm. The examination was set for
Saturday next at 2 pm, and the de-
PENDANTS bonds fixed at $1,000, in de-
fault of which he was locked up in Jail.
fob 10 ho
Hospital, where DR.. Benedict extracted
the bullet, which was found under the
muscles Just below the shoulder blade.
The physician says that the heart and
lungs are uninjured, and while the
wound is a serious one, it will not
result fatally.
THE STATEMENTS GIVEN
by the two men as to the difficulty
differ very materially, but the facts
will doubtless be established at the
examination.
Hook. who is miner, and about IS
years of age, once shot man at Stock
ton, but was never brought to trial.
Henderson has the reputation of being
hard man when drinking, and it is
only about six weeks ago that he shot
at Richard Green, in a saloon at Sandy,
but did not hit him. -------
Hooks account of the affair is as
follows: At about 8 30 on Tuesday
night, left Kemp's saloon, and in
passing a boarding house. stopped
20 light nv pipe. Henderson
came out of the house and
ordered me to move on, said that
was
WINDING MY OWN BUSINESS,
and would not do so. He then repeated
his order to move on, and Ireplied that
I Gidn't have to. He stepped into the
house. but soon came out and after
asking me Il l would 60 and receiving q
negative reply, drew his, revolver and
fired three shots, one of which took eff
feet in my left breast. then went eff
to find a physician, but did not succe ed,
90 | went to the Mingo furnace, and
STAYED the rest VI tho night.
Later in the day Henderson was seeG
at the City Jail by reporter, and MS
version of the difficulty is sc follows: |
was employed at the Mingo Furnace on
Tuesday firing boilers, and after fin
ishing my work went up town and
stopped in Kemp's saloon. Hook was
in the saloon and made himself Of
fensi i've by calling the rest of us liars,
etc. / left the saloon and started down
the street, when Hook stopped me and
said:
On YOU, ILL CUT YOUR THROAT. ?"
1 ran up the street, and afterwards
went into Hardcastle's saloon. Hook
was there, or came in afterwards, and
called me Joe. We left the saloon at
the same time, and started down the
street together, but after going short
distance, he turned, and went in an
other direction. Upon reaching
my boarding house, however,
who should see but this
same fellow, and from his manner, |
| thought he was little off, and ordered
him to move on. He said he would not
90, so 1 went into the house, got a gun
and again ordered him off. He refused
to move, and I fired two shots over my
shoulder into the air, with the inten-
ton of soaring him. / don't believe
that either of those shots struck him
He said to Mr.. Kemp before the shoot
ing that he would like to have some one
shoot him.
It would seem that there is something
behind this which has not been de
veloped, and if so. it will probably b'
brought to light on Saturday.
Police Court.
G. Loman, Dennis Sullivan an(