Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-21

| 10 DlckS0n-hugneS was coming
west with Daniels when | saw him.
Arthur, Burlingame, ROmayne and
| were standing together in n recess
Of the hallway when Hughes was
coming. Ronayne was near the
outer edge of the door, near the cast
side. The first thing that attracted
my attensiOn was the remark Of
Hughes on the sidewalk. When
Hughes made the remark he threw
his pistol up. ROmayne laughed
contemptuously AMI said, "GO on
with your shooting" Hughes went
on hacking toward West Temple
Street. We went out toward
Hughes to within about fifteen feet
of him. Hughes was looking finst
to the right and then 20 the left Of
me, rs if looking for some
thing behind me. l locked
back and saw ROmayne with
n gun. / stepped aside and the
shooting commenced. That was the
position OF the two men before the
shooting. Romayne did not fall
during the shooting. Hughes went
on hacking around the corner. /
laid Komayne on the sidewalk be-
/ fore DIR. Bower drove up. i looked
from one 10 the other during the
shooting. ROmayne threw his left
arm up as kind Of guard.
DIR. BOWER
testified-I was present Immediately
after the shooting. | was going east,
near Scott's warehouse, when l
heard the report Of pistol and saw
several men rush together. drove
up, land about twenty seconds elapsed
before Romayne staggered and fell
forward. / felt his pulse. Hewa
pulseleSs and in about five minutes
died. cut the hall out. The wound
was on the left side. The hall was
taken out on the right side, on the
front. This is the hall producing
it,
10 Mr.. DicksOn-I did not probe
the wound and cannot tell the direc-
ton of the hall. IL was eightoT ten
inches below the heart. was
about third Of block away at the |
first shot. Could not tell the atti-
tude Of the parties. The pist0 was
taken out Of ROmayne's right |
pocket.
L. 4. FRANKS
was called and cOrrobOrated the tes-
timODy already given, as did also |
Joseph Arthur, j.. b. Burlingame,
George II. Bushing and AlonzO |
Worthen. -
POLICEMAN JOHN d. CUMMoCK
testified-I was just below Greene
wald's cigar store at the time Of the
first shot. / ran TO the Tribune.
Hughes was coming back when |
got to the corner. wentup TO bin,
when he said. az did the shooting;
there is the pistol went into the
room where Romayne was. Hughes
said, Get the other mans pistol"
Hughes wanted Lannan to read
something that was written in
book. The leaf was given to Franks.
We brought him up 10 the city hall.
POLICEMAN ]. w. SHARP
testifie6-The pistols were given to
me in the man-hal's office. Hughes
gun had two empty shells and three
empty chambers. ROmayne's had
two loaded shells and three empty
chambers.
Court then adjourned 10 pm.
On Resembling the following
evidence was produced by the de-
fence:
VICTOR b. DANIELS.
l am n printer at the Tribune
office. | knew both Hughes and
Romayne. Was present Mt the
homicide. Heard ROmayne in the
Gaiety restaurant, the Sunday be-
fore, say that he would run Hughes
out of town. On the Friday before
the shooting, Romayne had gun.
He asked me 10 oil it for
him. Some one asked him what he
was going to do with the gun. lie
said: 'sOh, some of a b. might
pull knife ON me.' The next day
after the occasion in the restaurant
Romayne spoke TO Hughes about a
remark that he had made about him
the day before, and said he didn't
like it. Hughes asked him IL his
apology was not sufficient, when
ROmayne said: ooh yes, but / didn't
like il all the same" Romayne
said: ''If you ever want n gun or a
knife fight you can have it."
went down the street with Hughes
the day OF the shooting. Saw Ro-
mayne just rs we got TO the door.
Hughes went across the side
walk and said: ''Now You s.
Of b., come cut and fight. I am
heeled now. You had the drop on
me before. Come out and fight
like a man. Hughes backed Off
sideways toward the corner. Ro-
mayne came out and pulled his pis-
tol and held IL in his right hand,
with his left hand over the cylin-
der. He took his left hand of and
just at that time Hughes reached in
his pocket and pulled his gun and
shooting. Hughes
backed TO the corner and then
around il. ROmayne was still
Standing. / asked Romayne If he
was hitand he said "Yes, go for a
aud started up the street
for a doctor.
To Ms. Narian-Hughes told me
that Romayne had a pistol with him
the night before, and Romayne had
showed n pistol in his face and
lbused him He said he didn't
know why ROmayne should have
against him. When We got
o the Tribune Hughes made the first
'emark that was made. Romayne
lad his hands in his pocket. Ro-
nayne was on the west side Of the
lindery when the first shot was
ired. He had pistol in his hand.
The second shot went over Ro-
haynes head. ROmayne did not
SCOT. am friend Of 10th Hughes
and Romayne. Il
r. J. Jessup and William w. Sal
non were then examined, after
which Attorney Houtz opened the
argument for the prosecution, fol-
loved by Dickson for the defense,
AMI closinGwith Varian for the pros
ecition. T.
Judge Pyper stated that he would
Ike time to more fully consider the
evidence. but as one OF the defend
ants attorneys was anxious to get
away, he would give his decision.
which was that the prisoner re held
10 await tine action Of the grand
Jury without hail. The grand jury
was In session, and could consider
he case Immediately, 50 that the
resent omission to admit 10 hail
would be no hardship. j