The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-17
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Cross-examined-I turned my head away
when he shot. l was excited. l don't re-
member just what was said. They had
quarrel that morning at Ed. Walkers.
After that quarrel my husband went and
got pistol. We didn't come back on the
same road we went. We went by Wright's
in the morning: My husband stopped
and went in. At Ed. Walk
er's my husband spoke first.
They quarreled about a debt be-
tween them. My husband said he was
going to make Wright pay the debt. Didn't
say he would kill him. My husband had
two wives besides me. He had several
children.
The prosecution rested, and as defense
was taken by surprise at the brevity of
the Peoples case they asked for recess to
allow them to get their breath and deter
mine at which end of their case they would
begin. They were granted respite of ten
minutes, after the lapse of which James \.
Ray was called resided at Deseret
several years. Know Wright. His repu-
tation for peace and quiet was good. Soren-
sens reputation as quarrelsome and
dangerous man was bad. Never heard of
his shooting anybody. Lee Chopper testi-
fed to the good reputation of defendant and
the bad reputation of deceased. Wise
Chopper bore testimony to the same facts.
Henry Rogers, Joseph Black, Thomas
Chopper, and Hans Peterson all testified
similarly. Mr.. Petersen further said
had conversation with deceased the day
of the shooting He asked me for a pistol.
He said he had asked man for debt and
the man refused and he would fix him.
He wanted some cartridges. Black wouldn't
sell nlm the is yol. deceased answered,
well he could get one some where else.
To Mr.. Evans-It was Blacks pistol he
wanted. He (deceased) said he wanted the
pistol to be prepared. He was dangerous
man, a man that would draw an AK or
pistol on man. | considered him danger
Gus.
w. r. Black-I was in Deseret the day of
the homicide. Deceased was at Rogers.
He asked me if III I'd the pistol, which he
knew | had. / told him | would sell it. But
he said man had quarreled with him and
he wanted to be prepared. said wouldn't
sell it to him. He answered that he didn't
want to kill anybody. So | let him have
the pistol. He threw it in the bottom of
the wagon.
At AS court adjourned.
At 9 o'clock this morning, in pursuance of
adjournment, Judge Judd was in his easy
chair, the jury was in the box, the attor-
neys were on hand, all in fighting trim, the
defendant sat il the criminal dock lin
trembling hope" but half an hours wait
occurred for some unexplained reason.
Mr.. Evans presented several accounts of
the late United States Marshal Dyer,
amounting to 81, 5, which were examined
and approved
Kelsey Berg pleaded guilty to unlawful
Capitalization and sentence was set tor the
10Th.
The Wright case was resumed and de-
PENDANT was called and testified-I am fifty
five years o'd Was born in Missouri. In 1864
came to Colorado. Lived there thirteen
years. Was bull-whacking from Missouri
to Colorado for several years. Came to
u tab thirteen years ago. Lived in Weber,
Provo valley, Park city and Corn creek
At the latter place lived three years, farm
ing. From there moved to Deseret. That
was eight or ten years ago Have lived
there since, Have been a laborer, working
for others. 1 havea wife and five children,
the youngest child nine years old. Never
been arrested or even had a law suit with
any man in my life till now. Have been
acquainted with Soren Christensen ever
since | lived at Deseret. Have worked for
him. Prior to this trouble | learned the
reputation of deceased. He had a hard
name. He was known to be bad and
dangerous man. l had done some work for
him. We had accounts between US. | saw
deceased at Ed. Walkers about o'clock
the morning of the shooting. 1t was Sun
day. My horses We're grazing there. Some
herd boys were with me. I was
sitting in the door Deceased came
up and talked with me. He said
he had made mistake in his accounts |
disputed the account. He said had to pay
him all he said. I told him would leave |
his house and settle it. | said | VIC didn't |
He said, ''I'll kill you, you d of b. e"
said, II haven't thing to defend myself" |
He said, Go and get something, for l am |
going to kill you" He went away. | |
went from there home. l asked Chopper |
for some powder and shot, telling him a |
man had threatened to kill me. He would |
not let me have any. l went home and |
went to sleep. l awoke and told my boy |
to get the horses. My wife told the boy to |
take the gun along and kill duck, We |
had double-barreled shotgun at the no Sc,
hunt great deal l most always carry !
gun to shoot rabbits, wolves, ducks, etc. |
was going to Mr.. Chopper, the Justice of |
the peace, to find out what to do about the
trouble and threats. l was going to Ben
nett'S to see about the water for irrigating
some land. was next going to Long Ike's
to get some money he owed me. My boy
went with me. We started out about 4
o'clock. was riding the mule and the boy
The horse. We took the gun along. We
were riding side by side. 1 had no
expectation or thought of meeting Soren
He told me that morning he
Vas going to Oasis. The road we took was
lot the usual road ne Travelled. l saw cart
racks. Though it was Choppers cart. 1
stopped at the corner of the fence to wait |
or Chopper. l asked for his advice. He |
old me to go and have him bound over |
% keep the peace. | then started for Ben |
lett's. Just as we started my boy said |
here was Sorensen. That was after we |
lad started. l had a conversation with my |
BOY.
l rode along an old trail 1t was about |
Wenty feet from the wagon road MY son |
way riding by me. | was going north |
christensen was going south and the gun
vas pointing west. 1 was going along. |
The first thing l noticed he gave the lines
20 his wife and said: ''You s. of
>, you have come here to kill me-"
lie grabbed for pistol but his wife
stopped him. Then he called her a bitch |
He had something in his hand and knocked |
t up and then shot. He stood up at first
md told me to shoot. He sat down and
hen he threw himself down and grabbed |
or the pistol. l thought it was time to !
lefend myself. 1 never moved my gun till |
lie got the pistol. | then went back and |
net Mr.. Chopper and told him wanted to |
i've myself up
l told Mr.. Chopper how it was DONE l |
old Chopper about the pistol. He took me |
Il custody and we went down to his place. |
didn't threaten Christensens life at any
ime.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Evans-Was not
onnected with the guerilla band in Mis-
ouri. Never knew them or any of them.
worked for Loren Christensen a good
cal during the ten years lived at Desc
ct. l worked for him because l had
lmily to support. Didn't like his ways
luch. Learned more and more about him
very day. l quarreled with him at the
lacksmith shOn about two weeks before