The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-21
The HUGHES CASE.
A Preliminary Examination Held
Before Judge Piper.
HUGHES IS HELD WITHOUT BONDS.
The Evidence Introduced in the Case-A Prob
blem for the Investigation of the
Grand Jury.

The preliminary trial Of 7. NJ. Hughes,
charged with the murder of F. d. Romayne,
took place before Judge Piper yesterday
afternoon. Attorneys Houtz and Varian
appeared for the prosecution and Attorneys
Dickson, Hamilton and Nowlin, of Mis-
souri,, for the defense. The first evidence
introduced by the prosecution was the testi-
mony of
FRANK NJ. PINNEo.
Am acquainted with Hughes. Burlingame
Arthur, Romayne and / were standing in the
hall way FIRST noticed Hughes and Daniels
coming down the street l heard Hughes say
Come out here and fight you $ of a b, you
had the drop on me last night, but l am heeled
now" He fiourished his pistol ana then put it
In his pocket Romaync said laughingly, Go
with your shooting" Romayne came out,
looked back and saw Romayne with his gun in
his hand. then stepped aside and the shoot
ing began. Hughes shot, as near as remen-
Der, four times, throwing up his hand each
time / said TO Romayne, You're not hit
are YOU He said, Yes, here in the stomach"
pulDnF arms around him and he laid down and
said Y-'Gn for doctor" DR.. Bower came up at
that time and said, Catch that man" i went
to the corner and saw Hughes coming around.
Romayne was taken INTO the blndery, and then
into the job otiic', whore he died Shor ly after.
Hughes brought into the room before his
death. Romayne liVen about ten minutes The
doctor cut the bullet out. l saw weapon taken
of from Romayne. During the shooting Ro-
mayne held the pistol in his hand. saw the
wound.
To Dckson-Hughes was coming west with
Daniels when l saw him. Arthur, Burlingame.
Romayne and l were standing together in q
recess Of the hallway when Hughes was coming.
ROmayne near the outer edge of the
door, near tie e G side The fir
thing that attracted my attention was
the remark of Hughes on the sidewalk.
When hughes naue Tue remark ne threw his
pistol up. Romayne laughed contemptuously
and said, Go on with your shooting" Hughes
went on backing toward West Temple street.
II 30 nh,
fifteen feet Of him Hughes was looking first to
the right and then to the left of me, if look
ing for something behind me. l looked back
and saw Romayne with gun. I stepped aside
ard the shooting commenced. That was the
position of the two men before the shooting.
Romayne did not fall during the shooting.
Hughes went on backing around the corner. |
laid Romaync on the sidewalk before DR..
Bower drove up. looked from one TO the other
during the shooting. Romayne threw his left
arm up as a kind OF guard.
DIR BOWER.
Was present Immediately after the shooting
1 was going east, near SCOTS warehouse, when
l heard the report Of q pistol and saw several
men rush together drove up and about twenty
seconds elapsed before ROmayue staggered and
fellfoTSard. felt of his pulse. He pulse
less Ind in about five minutes died. l cut the
bad but. The wound was on the left side. The
ball was taken out on the right side, on the
fukat This is the bail producing it.
10 Mr.. Dickson-I did not probe the wound
and cannot tell the direction OF the ball. 1t was
eight or ten inches below the heart. was about
a third of a block away at the first shot. Could
noJtell the attitude of the parties. The pistol
was taken cat of Romayne's right pocket.
p A. FRANKS
was called and corroborated the testimony al
ready gwen, as did also Joseph Arthur. +. B.
Burlingame, George r. Gushing and Alonzo
Worthen.
POLICEMAN JOHN B. CUMMOCK
was Just below Greenewalds cigar store at
the time of the first shot. I ran TO the Tribune
Hughes was coming back when | got to the
corner / went up to him when he said: l did
the shooting: there is the pistol | went into
the room where ROmayne wdS. Hughes said. |
Get the other mans pistol" Hughes wanted
Lannan to read some thing that was WI item in
book The leaf was given TO FraLks. We
brought him up to the city hall.
POLICEMAN ]. W. SHARP.
The pistols were gwen to me in the marShal's
Office Hughes gun had two empty shells and
three empty chambers. komayne'S had two
loaded shells and three empty chambers
Court then adjourned to pm.
On the court re assembling the following eVi-
dence was produced by the defense:
VICTOR b. DANIELS.
LANAI terat the Tribune office Prior to
November 10 / was II the Tribune 1 knew
both Hughes and Romayne. Was present at
the homicide. Heard Romayne in the Gaiety |
restaurant the Sunday before say that he would |
run Hughes out of town. On the Friday before |
Romayne had gun. He asked me TO oil il for |
him. Some one asked him what he was going |
TO do with The gun. He said 'Oh, some s-of % |
b might pull krife 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 |
didG.S like it, Hughes asked him if his apology |
Wa, moi suftcieL. when Romayne said: 'Oh |
yeY but l didn't like il all the same" ROmayne |
said II you ever want a gun or a knife fight you |
can have it " l went down the street with |
Hughes the dav Of the shooting. Saw Romaync |
Just as We got 10 thc door. Hughes |
went ACROSS the sidewalk and said, |
Now, you 8 OF a b., come out and tight, am |
heeled now. You had the drop on me before !
Come out and fight like man" Hughes backed |
of sideways toward the corner. Romayne came |
out and pulled his pistol and held it in his right |
haT d, with his left hand over the cylinder. He |
took mis- left hand OF and Just az that time I
Hughes reached il his pocket ana pulled his |
gym and commenced shooting. Hughes backed |
10 the corner and then aroundit. ROmayne was |
still standing 1 asked ROmaync if he was nit |
ana he said, Yes 90 for doctor, and started |
OF up the street after - doctor.
To Mr.. Variau-Hughes told me that Rpmayue |
had a pistol with him the night before and |
kumayne had showed pistol in his face |
aR1 abused him. He said he didn't |
know why Romayne should have anything |
against Inn. When We got 10 the Iri6Wsc |
Hughes made the first remark that was |
made. RnUlayne had his hands III his pocket.
RnUayUe on the west side OF the binGeTy |
OF the tribune when the first shot was fred. he
had :, pistol in his hand. The second shot went
over Romayne's head. Romayne did not shoot.
l am IA friend OF both Hughes and Romayne.
*. j. JeSsup ana William b. Salmon we're !
then examined. after which Attorney HOutZ Op-
ened the argument for the prosecution, followed
by Dickson for the defense and closing with Var
ian for the prosecution.
Judge PyDcr stated that he would like time to |
more fully consider the evidence but as one of
the defendants attorneys was anxious to get
away. he would give his decision, which was
that the prisoner be held TO await the action OF
the grand iurV without bail.
The court then adjourned.