Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-19
AT THE INQUEST.
A Verdict Exoneratisg Weston
from Blame.
HE'S HELD AWAITING THE SEC
oHp INQUEST.
Werner sinkiug.-His Death En-
peeted af Amy Moment


Yesterday afternoon Coroner
Taylor held an inquest over the re-
mains Of John Day the only name 4
vet found for him-the robber who |
was killed on Monday night The |
witnesses related the story as given
in yesterdays NEWS.
Mr.. Weston gave his version as
followsi
1 was in n saloon yesterday buy
ing n bottle Of blackberry brandy,
when the man who called himself
Werner came in and said he knew
me. l convinced him that he
didn't, and gave him n drink o1t
Of the bottle. He then treated us to
beer and we went out, and he took
me into another saloon and got
quart Of beer, which we drank. We
then went up the street, and In
passing n house he said there
were soIle gisls there ana he
would take me there in the eve
ming. told him that | had ar
ranged to 20 to Alaska and was go
ing to the depot TO see my partner.
On the way we went into another
saloon 10 have a pint OF beer. L
then started for the depot and he
asked me to go to a saloon where he
YVES acquainted. l went In with
him, and we went into a back room
and had more beer. Then | went
outside and relieved ing stomach
ana caIiie back. | was feeling
sleepy 10y this time, but | saw anoth-
er man come in and observed
them winking.
They got more beer and i drank,
and in a little while Werner said
was feeling sick, and l went out in
the rear with them, and went into
the bus. l laid down, and they
went cut, but soon came back. One
OF them said: "Eets see what money
he's got: we will take care Of 1t for
him. I told them to get
away, rs / could take care OF
ms own money Then they
| Jumped on me and | said-"G-d--
you, il you don't get away Will
shoot you" They kept on searching
for my purse, when l got my re-
volver out and fired twice. Then
one Of them got out and ran into the
ward and fell. 1 got out, seufiiing
with the other man. He had n re-
yolver In his hand and tried to shoot
me, but knocked his ann up and
then fired once more. | think that
/ he started to fall then-at least We
released each other and | ran into
/ the barn. | thought that l was
wounded in the head and that | could
Feel the bullet. | first felt this wound
in my head when the man fired.
| They knew | had some money on
me but | don't think they knew
how much. The object OF their at
tack was robbery, and they succeed
ell in getting one purse from me
which contained less than 80. l
have no impression that l was
drugged. think | shot three timts,
twice in the 'bus and once outside
Nc FOLKS I've In Missouri. L am
iaborer, and am employed rs cook n
the quarry at Thistle. came her,
Yesterday morning and expected &c
leave last evening. am unmar
ried.
The following dying statei1en
byWerner was 7eaGby IusticeLaney
1 am from Omaha, Born in Ger
many, came to Philadelphia.
Q.-What were you doing?
A.-Nothing.
Q.-Robbing any one3
A.-No, sir,
a.-Did Sou haze gun:
A.-No sir. One shot in bus
Stranger fired one shot. Dom
know about robbing. | only ha'
couple dollars. The other party ha'
, considerable money. My parent
live in Germany. Don't want an.
! word sent TO them.
> at this, witness would not testif.
In Engiish. Bir. EichnOr was a
> this time sworn by Judge Laney, {
: ac. as Interpreter in German, an
r the following statement was take
q down:
d The friend had a gun, n self-coch
e or, and was trying 20 rob a strange
: He wanted TO shoot him for b
1 money; he fired one shot at til
: sianger He does not know VIII
o M ;and III with the weanor
: liz Ia I.nnwn the friend about
/ week.
\ Q.ID hh Sou, ,hnstrargprS
o ABOUT r w. co. acaiointed wit
n 49,; 80 a, Re ci,y
, M n i Ma van helm 10 rob Il
r stranger?
r No
n ~ W. vnu nrssent when |
a "" " - a. ',-.,,o,a
was attempting W TOO tHc eeiA"Se
% Ayes, his friend had on II
Re IL
shiI'. <-..t c.o-,,o,
Q.-MaS your IIleha uSA maj
n A-No: an American; DO n
V -. ,.,b,t state he was from.
:. hno" $50 -. ,..,,d ,.orJ Of IN
= Q.-Snai VIC seuu W. % -
L shooting to your mother or hthefs
Y 81
3.-NS ,...o
Q.-M nat j. your udue.
Al A.-Cement payer.
T. SLoII ,,-. sand for n minist
R--s'halA W
or n priest.
n A-No.
e H. Eichnor-Shall L ask him
he is dying?