The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-20
WERE SHAKING DICE.
The Causes OF the Cutting Affrar
at Alta.
COPPS Is HELD TO ANSWER.
The Day Before Judge Sandford-To-day's Pre-
gramme-PrObate Court Cuttings
General News.

q. w. Pickett, was held before Commits
sioner Norren yesterday and resulted in
Cops being held in 81 900 bail to await the
action of the grand jury, while Pickett was
required to give bonds of $3.50, to ensure his
appearance as a witness. The evidence as
adduced yesterday was as follows:
G. w. Pickett know Cops. I was at
Alta on the 4th of March. I arrived there
on that day, and met the defendant in
Tucker & Wallace's store. 1 got to Alta
about o'clock. The snow was pretty soft,
and thought I would wait until the morn
ing before going up the ghill. While at the
store, got lunch. asked all up to take
drink at the bar behind the store. then
went over to Collins for supper. / made
a remark that wanted cigar and asked
Collins to go over to the store with me. He
did not go, but did. They were
SHAKING DICE FOR CIGARS,
believe, and joined them. Collins came
over later and asked me if l was ready to
go home. l told him that if he would
wait moment 1 would go. He stood near
the stove at that time. l do not know who
were shaking with me, but Cops was one
of them. Collins went homo and left me
there. That was about or 10 pm. said
was to late for bed, because 1 did not
wish to wake Collins and his wife up. |
We kept on shaking for cigars, and putting |
them up on the side. l was out $12 or $15 !
and appeared to be the loser nearly every |
time. 1 could not win anything at all |
Cops was a winner, l think, for awhile |
He wanted to know my business
in Salt Lake, and said I was a
city chap, and seemed to be ag-
gressive. He came to me two or three |
times and said he was gentleman. l
made the remark that that was a hard place |
for gentleman to be in on account of the |
heavy snow and hard trail. He seemed |
to take exception to that remark, but told |
him that was all right He again came to !
me and said his name was Cops. l told !
him all right, l would take his word for it, |
He again came, and said his name was
Cops and that he was S Of b. / |
remarked that l was sorry TO hear it, or |
words to that effect. He then applied the |
same epithet to me.
he PULLED OPP HIS COAT
at the time. and again repeated the remark. |
l turned to the crowd and told them l was |
stranger, but if they would not double-team
me- would whip him in two minutes and a |
half Cops then offered to get down on his |
knees and beg my pardon. l replied that |
l did not want him to do anything of the |
kind, and Hepburn ordered him out of the |
store. Cops, however, got down upon his /
knees, when l told him l would have !
thought more of him if he had not done so. |
Cops and l were shaking for cigars until |
late. All had gone save he and me, and we |
had a big pile of cigars. l know l had eight |
or nine boxes of cigars when | left there. |
Later, Cops struck me in the mouth with |
his fist. That of course, riled NE a little, |
and knocked him down. l got little ex
cited at about that time, but l told him l
would not beat him when he was down. He |
-, hut do ~
remember whether he hit me or not. l told |
him did not want to hurt him, and didn't
want any trouble. l had no idea that he
had knife, but l received
KNIPE-CUT on THB FOREHEAD.
Hepburn then came up and told Cops to
quit. He took him away to the back room,
where there was a sink, and then told me
that had better wash, as there was blood
all over me. 1t was a mystery to me where
the blood came from. l washed, and was in
the act Of stepping back into the store when
Cops made another lunge at me. l think
that was the time he cut me in the neck and
on the hand. knocked him down, grabbed
him by the hair of the head and gave him
pretty hard thumping-at that time. He
asked Hepburn to defend him, but he re
piled that he had been picking the quarrel
all evening, and had not been punished half
enough. My face was all over blood, and
there were several gashes. looked at Hep
burn and saw that he had cash cut in his
leg, from which the blood was pouring. 1t
was then that IrealizedCopps had been using
a knife on me; but previous to that the
thought of knife never entered my head. |
went over to Collins, where my wounds
were dressed. There was no trouble
after that between Cops and myself.
To Mr.. Dickson-I came here about three
months ago from Ouray, Col. Ieame here to
reside permanently. l had been drinking
some-perhaps freely. was
UNDER THB INFLUENCE
Of liquor to some extent. l do not know
that 100 drinks were chargedup to Cops as
the result Of the nights spree. 1t is not
fact that have said that 1 was as much to ;
blame as he was. There was some talk Of |
4 settlement, but I said nothing about it.
Gleason and others came to me, and told
me that Copp was willing to give $780,
lid not say that was willing to settle for i
300, II is not true that both Hepburn and 7
[ attacked the defendant 1 saw Cops S
few days after the accident.
Dickson-He looked as if he had heen
pretty badly handled, didn't hei
Pickett-Well, yes, he looked little
-oeky. He had two black eyes, and was 7
bruised considerably. l
Peter Hepburn-Live at Alta, where 1
Jerk in Tucker g. Wallace's store. l saw a
rouble between Pickett and Cops on the L
light Of the 4th Of March Six or seven, e
including Cops and Pickett, were shaking
lice for ciea airs. Later on they had words
ver putting up the cigars, when Cops
allied Pickett a s. Of b-h. Pickett
Knocked him down. Cops apologized on
is knees, and then the game went on again. s
There was no more trouble after that until
IL the boys had left save Cops, Pickett
nd myself Pickett was leaning on the \
"a, with his hands in his pockets, when s
,opps came up and smacked Pickett in the e
Mouth.
PICKETT KNOCKED HIM DOWN..
told Cops he had better go home, but he
allied to take my advice They had trouble
gain. Cops got up with a bloody
cad. 1 took him back and found him "
owel and some hot water to wash with.
Pickett also WASHED, and when he was Il
DING out Cops again jumped him. Pickett L
Knocked him down, and it was at that time
;opps called out, peter, Peter, my friend A
Peter, come to my assistance" l replied,
1t serves you right, c. d you, YOU
ave got no more than you deserve When
,opps left the store, Pickett called atten-
ion to my pants being ripped, I said that
Tas no tear and l dug in and found nv C.
rawers were cut, and dug in and found
hat my leg was cut" l then examined
'ickett and found that he was also badly VI
ut in several places, saw no knife at any Al
inc.
THOSE PATCHED PANTS.
To Dickson-I do not know where I got z
w pants cut, l was not within ten or az
yelye feet Of him. There was not a man
/ the house drunk that night. l made out n
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