Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-29
THE MANrI MURDERS.
MeFarlane's Trial in Progress at
Provo.

The empaneling of jury in the
McFarlane case Iat Provo was CON-
pleted yesterday. The defendant is
charged with the murder Of Henry
Hansen and William Golding. al
Mant, on the 23rd Of November
last. The first witness was Edward
Coolidge, the keeper Of the saloon
where the shooting took place. He
gave an account OF the slight dis.
agreement Of the parties while in
the saloon, but was not an eyewitness
to the shooting,
II. w. Rsutl5se testified to the
particulars of the shooting. he
said-l reside at Manu; was nj
Coolidge's saloon on the evening of
the shooting; l saw Golding, Han
sen and Others; when l frst arrived
l saw the persons mentioned; the
defendant was not there at this
time; Golding and Hansen and 1
went into the pool room and Hansen
laid down on 4 tehch; Me Farlane
said, eve had better drop the matter
till morning. am going away
Golding and Hansen both said.
go, them" McFarlane said, 81
will, my brave hero.D Golding T, -.
piled, He is no hero, but he is a
gentleman Then a slight alterca-
ton ensued. McFarlane went out
and came 10 the door and said.
Now, G. d you, come out. >;
Golding threw up his hands and
said, "Fire away, we are not
armed" Hansen got up and
walked around the pool table. /
went into the saloon and out at the
frOnt door. McFarlsne was there
on the sidewalk. McFarlane
stopped behind tie-post aud fired
two shots. Golden sank and Hansen
fell and said, go, my God, | am
shot" GOlding was down. He
then said, "l'll show YOU If
daren't shoot" He then went off
with some assistance. 9Olding went
into the house and sat on a bench.
Hansen was carried in. Defend |
ant went west with the gun in his |
hands; the shots We're very near to-
gethef; Golding and Hansen were
six or eight feet apart at the time Of |
the shooting; l saw the wound oil 4
Hansen's right breast; the hole was
one and One-half inches in diameter: /
L saw defendant before on that eve
ming; he was travelling toward the
saloon; / thought / noticed 4 gun;
he was putting it under his over
coat; l knew him well and said,
GOOD evening, Cap; where are you
going?'' He made no reply; in fif-
teen or twenty minutes afterward.
when he came into the saloon, he
had no gun.
Cross-examined-I frst saw Nc
Farlane about fifty feet below the
saloon; / talked with him about
twenty-five minutes before the
shooting; 1 don't know about his
at the saloon TO arrange
about the hunting expedition: |
don't know who went out first, the
or 1; ! went out to see
whether he was going TO shoot the
men; from the way he acted
thought he would shoot; / in
formed both Of the men Of this; by
the time Hansen and Golding came
out defendant had got behind the
tie-pOst: IL was quite a dark night,
but could see him quite well;
Hansen's body was near the
two or three feet
from it; Hansen was walking when
he was shot; McFa-lane didn't
saya word before he shot. / didn't
see Golding strike defendant, but /
saw him slap him because he
doubted his word that Hansen was
a gentleman. When met McFar-
lane noticed that it was peculiar
that he didn't answer me. / don't
know whether Hansen and Golding
were armed or not As near rs ]
GOlding said: s'Fire
away! We are not heeled.'' Nc :
Farlane answered: "Now, Cd
you, come uut.'' l don't know
it was n gun which / saw
Inder his coat or not. ! thought il /,
was.
To n juror-It was probably a
quarter of n minute or so after /
went out till the shot was fired.
Hanson fell, his head towards Nc
Farlane. :
Other witnesses were called and |
he trial was continued today.