Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-11
TANDr M. HUGHES
on Trial For Killing Frank d.
Romayne.

) ] ihiiu Dlstrlct Court. An attach
ment was issued for w. ]. Miles
Newton Learned, Daniel Davidson
George S. Carter, Adolph Anderson
Fred Simon, l.. g. Goliath and
George Mullett who failed 10 appea,
yesterday afternoon. All but Aiessrs
Miles ana Carter reported them.
selves this morning. Later in
the session MIR. Miles came in
and stated that he had been
called away by sickness. The JUDGE
instructed him that it was necessary
ior jurors to inform the court before
going away. Mr.. Carter said he
mad not appeared because he took the
word forthwith" on the simmons
TO be ''fourteenth,'' and when the
Judge looked at the document he
consfdetrd Mr.. Carter was justified.
The jury, as finally sworn, is rs
follows:
- hot' ". u henur1ckson,
WI. Raybould, A. J. Gunnen,
Daniel Dunno, John J. Thomas,
T. A. Dahl. Ia. Fersuton,
Geo 6. Tate, Fred Simon,
As. LnerscE, George Forester.
After the jury was empaneled and
the indictment read,
Mr.. vARIAN
made the opening staterient for The
prosecution. He said they expect
ed to show TINT on the afternoon Of
SUNDAY, Nov. 10, 1889, Frank ID.
homayne and others were Standing
IN the doorway OF the hall leading
upstairs into the Tribune building,
when Hughes. and n companion
neined Daniels came down the eide
walk. AS they drew near 10 the
hallway, Hughes said 10 Ronayne,
You e. b., YOU haSi the
drop on me last night, but now /
am heeled. tome out and fight
like man." He moved on,
going toward the outer edge
OF the Sidewalk but, still keepiny
his face toward Romayne. Hegot
out in the street and repeated his
challenge, at the same time raising
MS pistol above his head. tie then
put the pistol in his pocket. When
the Challenge was made, Romayne
replied derisively, ''Go ahead with
your shooting.o He drew a pistol
but never used it. Hughes moved
a little farther en- and suddenly be- |
gan firing. Romayne staggered and |
laid down on the sidewalk, while |
Hughes backed off and went around |
the corner, He afterwards returned |
and was arrested, In few moments |
from the timo Of the shooting Ro-
mayne died. There had been a
quarrel between the men hef0fe this,
and Lad feeling existed.
Mr.. Nsrian said the prosecution
would claim a verdict according TO
the degree justified by the evidence,
whether murder in the first or sec
ond degree, or manslaughter.
Mr., DICKSON
then gave the defendants version
OF the tragedy. He said that some
time before the homicide RohlAyne
had imbibed a bitter feeling for the
defendants end for a week prior,
while the two were working in the
same room, ROmayne had made ill.,
sqlting and jeering remarks.
Hughes had apologized for n remark
made to ROmayne, which was con-
sidered offensive, but the latter was
not satisfied,
About : O'Clock on the morning
of Sunday, November 10, as the
compositors were going home, NEST
Of them having LEFT the building,
Hughes went out the back way,
going 10 the corner and starting
westward across West Temple !
Street, to go nOrthward TO where he
was lodging. AS he began 10 cross
the street he heard voices behind
him, and, looking back, saw RO- s
and two or three Others. 1
ROmayne came toward him and he
on his way. There is a
cutoff path over toward where the ]
skating rink ives. and ROmayne
took this Path, SO that when he got
across the street he was q few feet {
in advance of Hughes. who had :
passed over tie crossing and turned
along the sidewalk.
ROmayne stopped Hughes and be-
gan calling him vile names. He
hourished pistol and dared Hughes
to fight. The latter said he wanted
no trouble, and Romayne struck al
him with the weapon. He then
called Hughes coward and bastard.
saying he had no sand in him, and {
INDUCED N very abusive language. ,
Hughes said he was not armed and ,
did not propose to fight with man
who had a pistol. Then Romayne
went back a little way, laid his
weapon down, and told Hughes that
he would fight him, even in his
weak physical condition. Hughes
again declined to fight and asked
the other what was the cause Of all
the fuss-what he had done. "You
pulled knife on friend OF mine"
was the reply. Hughes had by
this Time passed to the north :
Of RomRyne, and resumed his jour-
ney up the street. The other fol-
lowed, and he broke into n nun 10
get away. Then Romayne ran after
MIN and called him n coward,
his pistol at him twice, and
said Y on Sd, IL ] see you tOmor- l,
row or the next day I'll settle you"
continued running and Ro-
msyne stopped.
The next day Hughes and Daniels !
came down Second South Street
70 the Tribune office, where a
Of persons We're standing in {
the hallway. ROmayne was not dis '
coyered,till Hughes came quite close
AMI the latter stepped out towards !
the street, saying, "You Sd, !
you had the drop on me last }
night. / am heeled now. Come
put and fight like man." Romayne
said jeeringly, "Go ahead with !
your shooting" Hughes had put his
pistol away, and was moving along
he street, still watching Romayne. I
At this juncture +. NJ. Pinneo, c
who was one Of the party standing q
With ROmayne, came out toward q
and was followed by Ro- q
nayne, who drew his pistol. As
Hughes came toward the sidewalk a
ne saw Romayne, and looked from 3
,ne side TO the other of Pinneo TO |
leep a watch on his antagonist I
who had his gun leveled on
him. Pinneo, noticing Hughes J
turned TO see what was
lp, and saw Romayne behind him,
IistCl in hand. Pinneo jumped
rom between the two, aud Hughes,
eeing Romayne with his weapon
lrawn and poirted-znt him, and
bout 10 shoot, pulled his own pistol
rom his pocket and began firing,
ever stopping till he emptied his ,
I'm. Then he moved around the
orner out OF view of Romayne, who 1
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