The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-25

! ing on the railroad in Price canon. We had a
/ ca mp there. The IrishmenS camp was about a
mile from ours. Witness described the map
that is wont to find its place upon the wall. The
day OF the quarrel and killing L went
to the soloon about o'clock. Francesca
was with me- Another Italian came afterward.
| His name was Frank. went down 10 the saloon
to buy me hat. 1 told Frank, You won't
GOMEZ Eyes, 1 want to come" l refused drink
first time. drink water out OF well When he
came back he set 'em up. drunk three or four
times. 1 saw the Irishman. know Joe and his
tend bar. no know the others. In the saloon
after we had tree, four drinks Ny partner ask
me where 1 go. 1 say over trail. He say you
| tend bar gave me two drink for 80 cents and keep
the other quarter. The other Italian began
b, get out" When we outside m got hold
him, he got mold me. A big rock strucr< me In
| face and knocked me down. All the Irishmen
had bottles and rocks. My tooth was loose They
try to strike me. | lay down on my side
| and pulled my pistol and shot tree time.
| I had tree more shots left. 1 gone home. Big
crowd behind saloon like soldiers. 1 STAYED at
! camp TO change my clothes, then went up In
mountain and Travelled on track. l was ar
rested between and o'clock. When L was
walking down track 1 saw big crowd men. 1
heard he holler. l couldn't stand what he said.
Tree, four shots fire at me. l jumped OFF rail
road track. had been Shot before that. One
time when l look up saw star on one man
breast. | said to myself, Jesus, that police
man. Then L trowed up my hand. That's all.
In the saloon didn't take out my pistol. When
took hold of Emmit it was just Tor fight. Him
h ID me first then hold him.
Cross examined didn't know the officers
were after me. didn't tell Redfeld that saw
tits at Castle Gate. didn't say, What you
wantE' 1 said, Where's boss this here miner"
l didn't see Daniels in the brush driving COW.
Never seen man tall. l was try to go back to
Colorado. l fire one shot before got behind
railroad. The second shot was just for scare.
The third shot was just the same. The shot at
the saloon was about for same thing. A rock is
Bladder than knife. That different thing. 1
was shot in the shoulder before the last two
shots. When / looked over the track was
looking for stars on the men to see what kind OF
men they was. When 1 first saw the men they
all button up coats. All the men had
coats. 1 see no unbutton coats. 1 don't
couldn't see very much. 1 couldn't hear very
well. l never sleep, tree four days all time.
was walk the time, to get out OF the county.
When the rock hit me at the saloon fall down.
shoot in the cloWd. l don't know Emmit. If
see Emmit don't know who he was. He was
standing up with rock in his hand didn't
see anyone fall down. l didn't aim my pistol at
a man in the door. / went out because some
man put me out forget all everything. 1 know
Gilnaugh. l don't remember whether he was
pulled out. The man who Is dead he pull NE
out. He didn't pull me out. had hold him, he
had hold me. We try to fight. We had hold
each other short time When the rock hit q
ne l let go Emmit and he run and q
shot at clowd. 1 see yellow man and Irish
man down on ground. l got my
Winchester at Colorado and my pistol too. The
knife was given to me- When l travel keep
my gun and my pistol loaded SO no man Kill a
me. want to defend myself. When travel
on the train carry my pistol in valise and my
gun in the baggage car. | am workingman.
worked in Canon city, Cole Creek, and Pueblo
in Colorado. l was in Denver at Fort July. l
was there six days. 1 once had saloon in
Rochester. n. Y. L took breakfast at Sunny
side. left my gun at the door. / didn't tell the
woman not to let anyone in. never said damn
ting.
Re-direct-As soon as the rock struck me 1
felt of my face and abound my teeth was loose
and saw the blood on my hand
John 7. AdamS-I was at Gilnaugh'S saloon
when the trouble occurred There were twelve
or fourteen men in all. Ten or twelve were
Irishmen and two italians. 1 saw trouble
between them. 1t occurred about an hour after
1 got there. Cummings and short italian had
trouble They had some words. They put Cum
mings out. Gilnaugh quoted them down.
Emmit was blowing and making fuss about
putting Cummings out. He was calling names.
Tom (defendantl said we wanted no trouble.
Emmit answered, youeiogo S of b, I'll fight
you. Emutt and Granada were cltnched and |
Gilnaugh pushed than out. l stepped out and
sat down by the corner. The two wrestled for
some time when the two men fell There was a
beer bottle struck defendant. Four or five were
throwing. Defendant raised partly up and drew |
his pistol and fired three times. L saw Jim
Maloney throw two large rocks. Others were |
throwing rocks and beer bottles ! noticed that |
Emmit and O'Brien were shot. 1 was on the |
coroner's jury and examined the wound This |
Was ABOUT SIX U CLOCK Inc outlets
ranged upward. The bullet came out four or
five inches above where it entered.
CroSseXamined-Two of the Italians were at |
the saloon when 1 came in. 1t wasn't Emmit |
and Scorpeto that were quarreling and scufhing. |
didn't see Scorpeto dlaw knife on Emmit |
When they fell Emmit got up first Defendant |
was rising up when he was struck with the rock |
live in California. have been in Utah four |
months / came to Provo TO go to work. talked |
with Mr.. Sutherland about this case. was in |
terested in the defense. l was arrested for |
drinking, but was discharged. 1 wasn't at my |
camp during the shooting. All 1 have sworn 70 !
is true. 1 didn't tell anybody that wasn't pres |
ent at the shooting. ! was on the coronerS jury.
They didn't ask me if l knew the facts in the !
case. Mr.. Evans stated his theory as to this |
witness is that he wasn't present at all during |
the trouble and that all he said was false.
Just at this juncture the door of the court |
room swung open and two burly Irishmen came |
in, bearing O'Brien, the missing witness, on |
their shoulders He was CHASTITY pale and pre-
senteo haggard appearance. 1t created quite |
a sensation and he was ordered to be taken into |
the witness room.
PROVO October 81.