Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-04
THE OGDEN SHOOTING.
John HaiHer Was Killed While
Acting as feacemaker.


The Ogden Standard give; tn,
following relative to the shooting
t!,e.s on Saturday:
4 visit was made to the city jai
where Charlie Turner, the colOred
man, il confined, charged with
shooting Griffin. He stated that
when he firSt noticed A. y. Wash
burn and James Griffin particularly
they were near the cigar stand,
close to tho dpor, They had some
wrancse over a bet and the bar.
/ keeper and himself went from Ike.
hind the bar 10 quiet them, wash
burn handed Griffin back some
na9ney, and Griffin dropped a So
/ gold piece on the floor. The bar
keeper picked il up and handed il
! to Griffin who then went out Of the
saloon. He returned shortly NJ
forwards, perhaps half an hour,
and walked 20 the rear end Of
the bar room. Washburn said,
"Nou have been after gun, but Z
am unaFried, = and began b pull OF
hts coat 70 shrw that ne was. John
Hamer stepped between the two,
and the next thing heard Fss The
report Of the pistol. Tue shooting
was general and In Rail only tried
% cro.sci the house and the people
in it, and am Innocent of any
crime"
Mr.. Al Renshaw. the night oar.
keeper. gave the following particu-
lars OF the tragedy: Considerable
betting had been done during the
evening, which wUnnd up 10y
WashbuIn and Grill Il rryrinr roll
lies. wes',brrn said thai me would
suppo-t Dan Hamer, although he
( WaShburnl was ''Liberal. = Grif-
fin said it was poor policy, IS
WashGurn had tried &c ge' The
nomination on the aiiterall
ticket FOR thc same cfIce.
The Argument iyaTed Far',,. srI
Griffin ihrs'- a go uieca on the bar
ard offered to oct that Hamer would
not b. elected. Washburn took the
bet anu fgit;i-r Argument followed.
The discussion ended by both par
ties drawing down their money.
HameF had been sitting at the desk
ia the office, making Cut Some
checks, undng This discussion, srd
paid no attention % ig. As | walked
toward tie rear end Of the bar my
attention was attracted by q noise
where WaShhuTn and Griffin
were standing; turning around
| saw them striking at each
other. They We're seuaFRteI. /
and Griffin went cut Of the house.
In about fifteen or twenty minutes
Hrillin returned and walking TO the
cigar case called fer . cigar, which I I
gave him. Har'er took him hy the
arm and assed him to havea drink. /
They walked around the screen to- !
ward the bar where Washburn was
Standing. Washburn said 10 Griffin.
Il Understand you have a gun, but /!
there is just that difference between
you and me-" Washburn ,lartet |
Opull off his coat, audGr hacked 4
toward the rear OF tie saloon. Peg /
sons no were in thesalOOn cried ont !
not to fight. | ran from behind The |
bar into The room, vheTp NJ. MAIDEN /
was Playing 2 game Of wills: with f!
-os.Ie friends, and told him to 70 4
anu stop that fight. BY this time 4
Griffin had hacked into the centre OF !
the floor at the rear end, facing the
street Hamer was standing near
the mirror on the south side of the
room. As / looked into the l,ar
room again | saw Griffin wifi, a gun
in his hand, and Furnishing il In
the air as IL he vauld use II as a
club. In another moment a shot
was fred. | saw Hamer null M |
gun out Of his pocket. Al I sent
toward the r.zar ehtfSnce | heard
several more shots fired. I was IN
iipe with Griffin and Hamer. and
might have been hit il Hamer had
fred. l ran out OF the rea! en-
trance, through the garden. and
around a hack which was standing
IN the alley. Griffin had followed .
ne, and after passing around the
seek ren bach into the saloon. and
'1T the porter standing with a pistol
m his hand trying TO cock it. l
allied to him not 10 shoot, rs il was
mt. | took the gun from him and
5ut IL in the drawer. l saw t;ridin
ire two shots.
Mr., Washburne slalgment Is sub
santially the same a. Mr.. Rem
hawS, with the addition that
iriilin pointed the gun at him
Nashburn-first, and then turned
{ on Hamer. After the first shot
tamer threw up his hands aud ex-
'laimed, Il am shot, Haruer
iaSered into the corner and Griffin
'ept shooting, backing away at the
anne tir.ic.
M. VIII Young, who was present
! the time of the shooting. et..ps
hat: when Griffin returned
Nashburn acc"sed him Of going
az Tor I gun, and words were
es1uled; when Hamer stepred
Up peaceably and tried 10
prevent row Griffin began
hooting. Hamer staggered from
lear the rear end OF the bar 10 TIM
mirror, the farthest one to IL. east
,nd OF the room, and Caught hold of /
he railing, aud said: s'i,m slo, In !
he heart.' told him nc v-.s moi
M assisted him to the pavement,
While there his pistol droopeI 10
ne pavement; l do not know. hat
I.ppose IT dropped from his pocket
We men took him into the h,cL
oom and the physicians came y
Upon the arrival or thr ,ln..Fo-, =. ..
ne scene Of the tragedy Jobn
tanier was removed 10 a I6unge in +,
he rear OF Maden's saloon. Tho
MUSICIANS made an examination m
us wounds and found four bnIlst
oles IN his body. One dhectiv
yer the heart, aud three scaffeT-
ng about the body. Tho ~. :
-rer was CONSCIOUS dnri,,,, i
he examination and the forti,,,Jss :
e displayed was won,Ia,s,,T .
carcely 4 groan or 4 sigh escana,i !
Is lips His brother, Mr.. ban i
iat1er, Wasat Winslow's, in Ogden (
a1yon, and wss sent for inns,,i !
ely after the shooting. On hissl- :
val here the wounded brotLa-
treet. fourth
During the entire time which !
apsed from tbs shooting until bis >
am ne never uttered one woni "a 3
mpiaiut, or expressed Tho ioo.t
On Of pain, although his slJfs.,;n !,
ust nave been terrible. He raco, 4
Zed his fyiepds - i0SoS- :