Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-21
THE MAN SHOT BY BUSH
He Is at Monticello, and May
Die.

| Die.
Deputy Marshal Joseph Bush AZ,
rived from the Blue Mountains yes
terday, having with him William
Bowen, charged with grand larceny.
The other man whom the deputy,
assisted by Deputies Norrell, Ben
nett and McLaird arrested, was
John Gibson. He also is accused Of
horse stealing, hut he was left at
Monticello on Friday. The reason
for this is that he was unable TO be
moved, owing to a frightful wound
in his right side, inflicted by Mr..
Bush while the latter was making
the arrest.
Bush gives his account Of the af-
fair as follows:
We hal arros el Bower, and
were looking for others On Friday
we came across Gibson, and started
10 arrest him. He made for 4 log
cabin, and got inside, when he
warned us not to come any closer.
The others surrounded the place and
| | went up to the door. Gibson told
me not to come in. or he would
kill me. He was standing behind
a piece Of sheeting that covered the
doorway. He had full view OF me,
but L could not see him. The muz-
gle of his pistol was, however,
against the shooting, as it was
moved about on the cloth l could
pretty well tell how it was pointed.
As he had the advantage Of me i
stopped and talked TO him. | asked
him to act as reasonable man.
told him there was enough Of us to
take him, but we did not want TO
hurt him.
To this he replied, with an oath,
'slou can take Mormons with war
rants in your pockets, and you bet
ter 20 after them. You can't take
me, and if you come another step,
or try to get in here, I'll kill you"
/ again argued with him, and at
last said, Eve came here TO arrest
you, and we are going TO do IL. We
have a warrant, anu Will serve II
before we leave, so you had better
come outside and settle the matter,
without any further trouble"
"I'l settle II, . was the answer,
sif YOU try 20 come in here. You
had better move of, or I'll kill
ycu."
I saw the muzzic Of his pistol rise
up, aud he began cursing. and eX-
"I'll Kill you nOw.o
The pistol came down on the sheet
ing, aud saw that / had TO do
and DO it quick, or
would be gone. | stopped and
sprang for the door, at the same time
bringing my shot gun up. l pulled |
on him, fired both loads and jumped |
inside He fell, with two loads Of
buckshot in him. One load had
caught his right arm just as he was
bringing it into position to shoot,
and the other went into his right I
side. about four inches below the |
armpit, and ranged around TO the 1
back. We read the warrant TO him
and left him at Monticello 10 lie
cared for rs REST they could there !
He bled considerably. We could
not bring him with US for he was I
hurt too had. We hurried 70
Thompson's Springs, and tele-
graphed for n doctor, as there is not |
one in all the range OF country.
Mr.. Bush's description Of the /
wound, and the condition in which /
ne says Gibson was Though the |
deputy thinks his prisoner is not
fatally injured) cause fears
for the result OF the shot, /
and it is by no means certain that
Gibson will not die; in fact, the in
dications are that il will take the /
best Of skill and attention to pre-
vent fatal result. No physician 1
has as vet been sent to him, as all /
Of those in Salt Lake seem to be too |
busy TO undertake the work. The |
officers say, however, that one will /
leave not later than tomorrow I
to attend to the wounded l
man. =.