The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-21

it out and make trouble. When heard this it
made me feel sick; it made me feel as if had
stepped on q rattle snake; that's the best way
can describe it. After my wife's sister had
gone asked her who she had in the house
Whlie was away from home, She said she
would tell me If would not hurt her. / told her
never had hurt her and didn't intend to now
She told me that Fat Dillon had been there and
that he seduced her once. This made me
leel SICK again, -, and as soon IN, as l
she had better go home to ner mother. told
her she could stay in the house till morning
ana then she must so. went to see Pat.
asked him II he could deny It He said, mo,
my God! can't. Don't kill me- 1 told him
this was charge 1 could not excuse him from,
aud told him he must leave town. Our bust
ness was IN bad shape then, but gave him
$500 and told him to 20 away 1 could not, as I
had my father and other things to take care of.
Ny fathers house was about half a mile
east OF my saloon, the opera house is in the
west center OF the town. in The block west OF
the saloon. Heard my brother had returned
while was in my saloon, sitting in a chair. 1
neara ne was III the stable through Mr. Nc
Carly watching me with a gun. l went into
70 )nl in the pack part of the building; A Mr..
Brown came IN and told me To at II S. Fagir
was going TO get out a warrant for my arrest. l
| told Mr. Brown that would go and see Mrs.
tEgan and explain the matter TO her. didn't
want to have any trouble but wanted to get
divorce and never have anything more TO do
with my wife. | Went to mis- office the next
morning and had talk with her l went to the
opera house the night L shot my brother.
put cid not know he was there.
! When saw him he got up. thought he was
gong TO shoot me ana [ drew my pistol and shot
MIN. Think fred more than one shot Was
arrested by the deputy sheriff and remained in
jail over night. Prior TO NY marriage and up to
this trouble l drank nothing. Have seen my
brother Pat once. at the funeral Of my father.
father. My general health was good up to the
time l went into the saloon business Had az
aItack OF pneumonia and mountain fever prior
10 that time. 1t was The only time had trouble
OF a lack o. memory prior to the trouble with
my Wife. Did not nave any more such attacks
I'LL after my trouble with my wife. My brother
Dan CleclE the Sisters hospital in Salt Lake
/ sat up with him nights when he was sick
which was for twenty one days. IGrank nothing
a. the time; l possibly took drink occasion
ally. My brother had a surgical operation per-
Iornec on him. de either died in the spring or
laIli uonL recollect the year. Have been en-
gagged IN The saloon business since l was mar
RED, With the exception OF one year.
Since ny brother Dan died ! have
my head. The sensation troubled me more
after 1 was hurt II the head. The sen
satlon would coEce upon me like q fash, il would
come onto me az night. Ny heart seemed to
Partially stop beating, and / would imagine |
cCC.d see tie doctors al work upon my brother
IN the dSSectlEg room in the hospital in Salt
Lake. know tnat nave gone without sleep
three Gays ana Two nights. q. q SO when WAS
putting IN an electric light in my place OF bUSi-
ness. / nave often times at night found Tyself
asleep on pool tables, in barber chairs and Otner
! places which fact kept me in constant dread Of
myself Tor fear l would hurt some of my friends
! Thls has come onto me while not drink ng. |
1 have drank some and have sometimes 20 eX.
cess. Have been troubled with sleeplessness
! since my brother Dan died. To get away from
RaNllnS seemed to help IL the troublesome sen
satons. USED to go 10 the mine bat since my
/ brother Dan diSd | couldn't go there without
! seeing him o. imagining | did. / have been
] p baa in
the penitentiary. When was in Ogden prior To
! the trouble had tGese sensations. One night
left the Royal Exchange and went to the Broom
EoUei 10 my room. l was sober. | next fOun
myself with MY head tied up aGd my
body being sore from kicks; have nc
recOLee6Ons OF now became that way. Was
In con Dany with Jack COnley the night before
the tragedy. Met with HIM at o'clock in TIE
evening AID left him at about : O'clock. / has
been drinking nothing but SeltZer water and
smoked few cigars think I took one glass OF
whisky. l was going to San Francisco thai
evening TO 90 into q hospital. to try and get re
Neved o. the pains and troubles in my head. Or
the morning OF the shooting had no recollec
ton OF what | had done or where [ had LeeI
Til awakened IN the city jail. l thought /
was only dream and thought Mr.. Metcalf ha(
put me in there for SafekeepiDg. Do not re
member CT beng with Philips that night, AM
do rot remember OF being in the Broom hote
bar at all. Did not know George Mitchell no
do remember Of ever seeing hun. 1 have rec
objections of taking q drink OF whisky in thu
WIN
and whisky, but haven't the slightest recoueC
ton Of il il l did
s-eXanined-The defendant related thu
time In which he had been engaged in the sey
eral Indian fights. When asked what was tn
da OF his marriage he could not name it b
said il was tire beginning of the troubles G
his life; If he had not been marie
be would not have been here; the reason he be
. heVed he could not remember 1t was because b
wanted TO forget his troubles as much as b
/ could. On being questioned fu Their ne said
| don know what my intentions were when sho
at my brother. l had been drinking at that time
hayn't done much card playing in the las
three or four years; l would be presented wit
the vision OF my brother Dan whether | ma
been drinking before ii or not; I have been GU
Of my mind and perfectly blank for fourteen o
fifteen hours; during the spells l had l can
state what l have done; l have been told c
what have done. after having had these spell
and il mas kept me in constant dread for fear
! would 40 something out of the way: from wha
l have heard must have drank considerabl
whisky in Ogden, but 90 not remember of il
don't remember Of meet rs a man in Pende
b. Coreys saloon and meeting man by tn
l name OF Robinson, or being knocked down
him.
Court adjourned till 10 o'clock this rnornin.
The attorney for the prosecution stated b,
fore adjournment of court last evening that b
| intended to prove by the statements of one
the guards at the penltentiary that Dillon ba
made the remark to friends who had called ;
2 the PEN that he knew no reason why /
killed Mitchell unless 1t was that he was dea
: drunk at the time. The guard Will appear as
witness to-day.