Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-11

Il
sceae OF the shooting, and learned
whicn way the man who did tbs
shooting had gone. 1 went around
me corner and met Hughes with hi
pistol. He said, 81 am the man who
did the shooting,' and gave me his
pistol. identified the weanon !
lhere were two empty Cartridge
OUT no wads in Il; the-a
Were three empty charbefs. The
empty shells can be thrown ont
easily and quickly. Hughes asked
me 70 get the gun from Romayne.
foiceman Cummock and 1 went
win Hnghes to where Ron,ayne
was and ! found pistol on him.
1somayne's gun had four loads and
one empty Chamber, as I remember
H. There may have been only two:
tnat my memory is not clear on.
To Mr.. Dickson-Hupbes g.va
himself up to me as soon rs We me-,
and requested me to get Romayne,s
gun. nv
JOHN w. SHARP
testifled-I was a policeman nj The
time Of the shooting. | received
Two pistol. ffom Mr.. Franks when
hughes was brought to the CITY
hal. One pistol, said to be Ro-
mayne's, had in it two loads and
three empty chambers; the one
Claimed by Hughes had two emntv
s SIRENS ana three empty chambers.
identified the weapons
10 Mr.. pickson=I made no marks
on the pistols or the shells.
10 Mr.. Varian-The cartridges in
fSomayne's pistol had passed the
side. sn'
POLICEMAN ANDREW 81. sNrrU
testified Il have had tie custody of
the risscis. In Romayne's pistol
the cartridges were just past the
hammer; il the pistol had been
snapped in that position no shot |
would have been fired, as the ham,
mer would have come down on an |
empty chamber.
FRANK N. PfNSbo
testi1eda-f am a printer: am en-
ployed at the Ti-ituns: knew R0-
mayne and Hughes; just before the
shooting was standing in the en-
trance 70 the Tribune hallway; with
me Were Romayne, Burlingame and
Joe Arthur; II was about . pm;
A rthur was farthest east, then came
Romayne, and | was next, and Bur
lingame next; We were waiting for
a psper, and stepped out 10 The side
walk, and saS Hughes and Daniels
ip by the Opera House; they were
coming down street at an ordinary
gait; the next time / looked at
Hughes was when he was quite
close and he said "come out here
Ind fight you 81. You had
he drop on me last night, but now
am hecled." He was across the
gutter then, and drew n pistol.
which he raised above his head and
hen put 1t back in his pocket. did
not know at first who the remark
vas addressed to. Romayne said,
Go on with your shooting Hal
n. haio There was no mirth in
he laugh; it was more of a sneer.
hughes said "Come out and fight
Ike a man, He was in the street
backwards and sideways.
Then he stopped almost in front of !.
lie entrance. He started on
gain and 1 went toward
lin. He was excited. / never
poke TO him. His pistol was then
n his pocket, and his hands were
y his side. As walked towards
Inn he moved his head from side
o side, looking at some one behind
ne. / turned to see who it was, and
aw Romayne with his pistol point
ng towards Hughes. moved out
nom between them pretty quick.
Is | jumped aside, the shooting be-
an. / heard four shots, and saw =
rs he was firing. There =
gay have been five shots. Ro- :
layne had raised his left arm as If
guard himself, and would
wing his body as each
hot was fired. When the shooting
.Opped, l said TO Romayue-
YOU'RE not hit, are you?o and he
lid ''Yes." l said ''Where?'' and he
eplied "Here, in the stOmach.'' He
'oked for n place TO lie down; a rthur :
nd l helped him down on to the
dewalk. Hughes went west yani ],
found the corner. / saw the pistol '
ken from Romayne; 1t was in his :,
'ercoat pocket; ] don't know when :
was put there.
At this point the court took recess :,
II an hour and n half, when the !.
Of Mr.. Pimeo "
as continued. =