The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-13
The Inquest Over Alexander Langton.

The Inquest Over Alexander Langton.
PAX Cry. Sept. Especial telegram
10 TnEHERALD. Alexander Langton, the
victim Of the shooting scrape of Wednes-
Gay evening. died this morning ut ABOUT
o'clock. Dr. Gragor and lie Compile imade
an autopsy and traced the course Of the
bullet. finding it in the right side of the
back. Langton has a sister il East Brook
field, Mass, and a brother in eastern Penn
sylvania They have been telegraphed
concerning his death but no reply has been
received The knights OF Pythias have
taken charge of the body and will conduct
the funeral. which will probably occur to-
morrow.
An inquest was held over the remains
this afternoon by Coroner c. NJ Wilson,
with JOAN Shields, j. Il. Rogers and a. b.
Richsrdson as jurors.
$. w. Nasty, one of the proprietors of
the Capital saloon, was the first witness
anu testified to about the same statement
given in THE HERALD Of yesterday, except
that the trouble arose from Langton de-
manding letter or copy of letter that
Moss possessed, which contained something
about the Langton Kearns trouble.
Sheriff John L. Weber was the next wit
ness, and testified that he vas in the saloon
at the time of the shooting. He had gone
in about five minutes before and had taken
a cigar, and was lighting it when he heard
Langton ca Moss a LICK pittle for Kearns.
Moss called Langton liar, when Langton
struck him. Moss fell backwards and as
he fell pulled his gun from his pocket and
shot. Langton ran out. | grabbed the
gun and asked him what he had done
Moss replied: HE assaulted me-"
placed him under arrest at once and took
possession of the gun. 1t was a new Al
calber Colts double-action revolver, and
TO the best of my knowledge he took it from
his right hip pocket. Did not see Langton
attempt to draw a gun. My attention was
drawn to Moss. Only one shot was fired
] was standing about three feet from Lang
ton, and could have touched him.
Il. Z. Squires was the next witness
Was in the Capitol saloon on the night o.
the llth. Saw Moss and Langton. Hear(
them talking about some papers. Langtor
wanted Moss to give them up They wer'
not talking excitedly, to attract attention
cThe testimony about the killing was thu
same as Weber's.) L was standing abou
two feet from Moss, on his LETT. Did no
see him draw the gun. Asked Moss to TAX
drink to stop the quarrel LangtCn ui
not say word after he was shot. Webe
asked Moss what he was doing. He said
'He hit me; am not going to be licked b,
such a big man." The shooting occurred a
II %. The parties present were S. W
Morly, j. L. Weber. Langtoa, Moss an
myself.
c. T. Shields was sworn, and his test
mony corroborated that of the other wit
nesses He stated that he saw no weapo
in Langton's hand. Did not see Langto
make any attempt to draw a gun. Did nc
see him put his hands behind him. Coul
have seen him if he had done it.
DR.. G. ID. Gregor was sworn-Was q
his Office at IL O'clock Wednesday evening
Sheriff Wielerand others brought wound
ed man to the office. Saw it was Alex
Langton and found that he had gunshC
wound of the abdomen. Told them to TAX
him 10 his room. Sent for DR.. Wilson an
made an examination. The wound wa
about three inches to the left of the nave
There was no point of exit. Decided thu
the BAH ranged directly backwards and ha
injured the intestines The wound,
thought, was fatal. Placed Langton undo
stinulauts and dressed the wound. TT
next day performed an operation, assiste
by Drs. Wilson and LIE Compile. Found Il
peritoreum iuEaned. Examined the il
testines and found 4 large perforation, IL
bowel being nearly severed. Sewed up TX
wound. Further search found wound
the mesentery. Washed the abdomen Oh
thoroughly and sewed it mp. The WON
continued fatal until death. He died fro
septic peritonites caused by a gunsh,
wound. There was but little blood IL Il
abdomen. The operation caused very lit
shock. He was put to bed afterwards
good condition. Made an autopsy after h
death. Removed the intestines, and four
the track Of the bullet. 1t ranged lit
to the right after penetrating the bowe
and mcsentery, passed through the lare
psoas muscle and underneath the ascendir
colon, lodging in the right side of the bac
Found 10 other wounds
The verdict was 30 the effect that Ale
Langton came to his death from the effec
of gnnshot wounds received from the ham
of Woodson j. Mass