The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-09
Another Account of the Crime.

CLEAR CREEK, Utah, Sept. Especial
telegram to THE HERALD. About As
last evening Samuel b. Mulberry, a tie
chopper aud general prospector, shot and
killed Heber f'ullmsr, an employee at the
Rio Grande Western round house. Null
berry came into town about NJ on
horseback, bringing gun to hunt along
the way. He was dressed in western style,
white cowboy hat. short pants and cart
ridge belt, which was well filled with Al
Winchester shells. His gun was a new
one of the latest pattern. During the
forenoon he drank considerably and shot
at rocks across the ravine about twenty
times Played cards during the afternoon,
he displaying as good skill and judgment as
the others in the game. At one time dur
ing the afternoon the barkeeper re
fused him drink, giving him
check instead. Shortly before the
saloon closed he took five drinks,
and purchased two bottles of liquor, shortly
afterwards treating two others from one OF
them and then smashing the partly emptied
bottle. Mulberry shot across the street
several times during the afternoon. About
q O'Clock the barkeeper got the gun from
him. He acted ugly, threatening several
and slapping a small boy for laughing at
him. When supper was ready at the hotel
next door the barkeeper tried to get him
out so ne could close up, but he insisted on
having his gun, and under promise of going
home was given it. The saloon was closed
up and the barkeeper and others were eat
ing supper when Mulberry began shooting
from the saloon platform into the street.
About dozen shots were fired,
when Heber Fullmer passed, accom-
panied by his wife and four children, on
his way home. He took lantern and
lunch pail and started for his work Frank
Jones, car inspector, went and tried to per-
suade Mulberry to stop shooting into the
street. About this time Fullmer returned.
Mulberry threatened both in a drunken
way. Fnllmer told him to go out of town
10 do his shooting, where he wonld do no
harm. He replied with an oath that he
would stepping off the side of the plat
form, which is about three feet high
Without a word he walked several yards
and turned saying. .Now, damn you; | am
out in the country" and shot, hitting
E'ullmer, and fired 4 second shot at Jones,
who escaped by lodging around the corner
Mulberry backed several steps away and
tried 10 recharge his gun saying he would
shoot again, telling man who had gone to
raise Fullmer TO stand back or he would
shoot him. Fullmer's wife and children
now appeared, and Mulberry was per
turned and ran down the road toward home.
George Spencer got Winchester from the
saloon and started in pursuit, but finding it
not loaded returned and obtained another
gun, when stranger, armed with rifle,
joined him, and accompanied by two men
without arms began pursuit. A lady named
Wilson advised them of the direction in
which Mulberry disappeared. They found
the Trail and soon saw him climbing up the
bank behind some cedars, moving labor
iously, as If drunk. He had lost his second
bottle soon after starting to run. Darkness
prevented any further action. so all returned
TO await the coming of the sheriff A man
had been dispatched to notify j. S. Full
mer, brother of the deceased, at tie camp
several miles north of town, for whom
Mulberry was working. Sheriff Fowler.
of Provo, arrived at II O'Clock aud, accom-
panied by posse, went to the camp, meet
ing E'nllmer and the man who went 20
notify him a short distance from the camp.
accompanied by Mulberry, who reached
the camp at sunrise He claimed he did
not remember what he did He had broken
and thrown away his gun, which the
searchers found. 1t contained five shells
Mulberry claims to be native of Penn
svlvania. with friends in Michigan whom