The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-19

the money on the table made me believe he
was out of his head. l have talked to him
hye minutes, and then he would ask me
what had said. 1 always thought Dillon
was a little "crackedn after | became well
acquainted with him. l became acquainted
with him in 1887.
j. o. MIXER
was next called and testified: Live at Juab
and am brakeman on the Union Pacific.
Lived at Rawlins and was acquainted with
defendant Have known him since the
spring of 1885. 1 have noticed the peculiar
conduct OF Dillon. l have observed him
sitting in a chair in his saloon with his eyes
open and apparently awake. l spoke to
MIN, but received no answer. He would
Keep his hand continually pounding his
leg. Witness related several other in
stances when the defendant acted peculi-
arly. l formed the opinion that Dillon was
not right mentally.
Cross-examination-T defendant was
not right at times, but on other occasions
seemed apparently all right. have never
seen Dillon drunk. Don't know that |
have seen him with more liquor than he
could carry. l have seen him when he had
been drinking, and his conduct was some
what changed. He was not abusive or
quarrelsome, but was only a little more
laxative under the influence of liquor.
Have gamDled some at Dillon's saloon.
DAN QUINLoN
was next called 1 reside ae Rawlins,
Wyoming. Came here from Oregon to at
tend this trial. Am in the saloon business.
Am acquainted with Dillon. First knew
him in 1879. Was interested with him in
faro bank. Prior to that time l worked for
him in faro bank. First knew Dillon when
he was III the freighting business. Knew
him before his marriage to Ellen Pagan.
Knew him to be cheerful and happy and
had lots Of friends. He did not wear
glasses at that time. Saw Patrick Dillon
after he was shot. Saw the doctor dress
his wounds. He was shot by his brother
Malachi. The shooting took place in the
opera house. l saw Dillon shortly after
this trouble. He had the appearance of
having been drinking some. He appeared
unnatural l observed quite change in
the man after this. Have noticed a great
change IN him, being Insociable to people.
de would not answer when spoken to by
friends. | have seen Dillon come into the
room where / was tending bar nights and
cry Tor three or four hours, until daylight.
L have observed him have Fl is. First saw
him IN that condition in my room in 1888.
He was frothing at the mouth and Was In
that condition more than half an hour. He
went TO sleep from the tit. Have heard
him complain of his heart and of having
the headache. l observed him another time
lying in the snow in au alley back of his
saloon. He had been chewing. tobacco and
his mouth was covered with it. This &C.
Cured in the year 1889. Have seen his
room, and the walls were filled with bullet
holes.
RECESS TILL 2 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
After recess Dan Quinlon again took the
stand and the defense proceeded with the
testimony.
l can remember when the defendant put
In some boiler plate in his place of bust
ness. l asked him what he put that uD for
and he said he didn't want anybody to
shoot him in the back. l saw him after
wards and he said he didn't know anything
about 1t. He told me to take it down, and
Gid SO. he mad it put up again, he said
Tor the same purpose. l have seen him
destroy property in his place of business.
l have seen him strike his fist through the
glass in the door. He has come to my house
early in the morning and asked me to go
home with him; my house was only about
one hundred and fifty yards from his; he
always said he wanted some one to go home
with him to keep the crowd off. One morn
ing after he had taken down the iron plate
from the window he brought me his money,
about s., 900. He said some one had robbed
his safe, he then went to his safe to get the
money and couldn't find it. He didn't
recollect ne had given it to me- Through
all these peculiar actions | came 10 the
conclusion Dillon was out of his right
mind.
Gross exsminstion-I am not as init
mate with Dillon as used to
be; we had some little misunderstanding.
Have lived in Rawlins since '69 or 20.
First met Dillon in '79 in a saloon. | have
gambled with Dillon in his saloon. l have
frequently taken drinks with him. Dillon
has sat up nights gambling prior to 1885,
He would gamble at almost everything. |
was interested with him in faro game in
1887. Dillon accumulated considerable
property at R6wlins. | knew of his mar
riage, was in town at the time Knew his
wife before she married him. She was q
| waiter IN the Brunswick hotel. Never saw
Dillon under the influence of liquor prior
to his marriage, but heard of him being So
| Have seen Dillon under the influence OF
liquor. Knew him to be so by his actions.
Dillon looked dull and sleepy when he had
been drinking and have seen him so drunk
once that he staggered. l saw him have the
weeping spell shortly after the trouble with
his wife and brother. He was in the sa-
loon where | was from II o'clock till about
6 in the morning. The morning he had the
| 1T in the room with . newspaper in his
hand, was attracted to him by a pisto
shot. He was lying on the floor, the pisto
beside him. Dillon was lying on the flool
kicking with his feet and alternately strlk
irg with has hands. Another man ant
myself got him up and took him to hi
room. The most Of the time l knew DilloI
in Rawlins he was rational, but on occa-
sions he had these peculiar actions. l say
Dillon in Ogden just before the shootin,
and saw him drinking settler water.
PATRICK NORTON
next took the stand He is bartender a
Rawlins for M. w. Dillon. Had lived il
Rawlins since $780, Knew Dillon's mother
Saw her have an epileptic fit. Was no
very well acquainted with Dillon befor
his marriage. Began work for him on tn
1lth Of July, 1890 At times he was yer,
lpeevish and quarrelsome. l have notices
the house where Dillon was rooming an,
have seen the bullet holes in the wall.
have known him to go to bed early an,
come around in the morning and complain
he could not sleep. / have heard him speal
of seeing his brother Dan in the night
saw Dillon on the morning of January 2
He came to me and wanted me to open tn
safe, that be wanted $500 to buy guns with
he said he was going to take the first trail
west. Gave him the money and he wen
out and returned in about an hour, took OF
his coat and vest and then took gun GU
of the drawer that belonged to me, an
went to a weighing machine and fired 81,
shots into the dial He then came aroun
behind the bar and told me to get out O
there. l took off my apron and left tn
house. Have known him to come into tn
saloon and wouldn't notice me. Have see
him sit in the saloon fifteen to twenty min
utes at a time and grit his teeth 1 forme
an opinion that Dillon was man out of hi
mind at times.