The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-07
SHE SHOT TO KILL
Evidence that Annie Prindle Had
Murder i'm Her Mind.
HER THREATS AGAINST HER RIVAL
Laney Advises the Latter to Heel Herself
and be Prepared for the WOrst-The
Judicial Heart Still Virgin.

Inc PRELIMINARY examination OF Annie
Prindle, the young woman who made such
a desperate attempt on Monday night to
end Sam Masterson's career, was held be-
fore Judge Laney yesterday afternoon. D.
w. Straup appearing for the defendant,
while County Attorney Murphy and Mr.
Eichnor prosecuted. The court room was
packed with spectators, who eyed the de-
PENDANT curiously. Miss Prindle, who was
attended by her mother, was attired in a
stylish black dress, and wore neat black
lace bonnet, and her whole appearance
was, to say the least, very prepossessing.
She displayed little more interest in the
proceedings than she manifested when in
court on Monday, and laughed merrily
over each humorous incident. Her mother,
however, looked pale, careworn and anx-
ious. and appeared to fully realize the po-
sltion in which her daughter is placed
Miss Trim, who is supposed to have been
the cause of the shooting, was also present,
and her manner was much less cool than
that of the defendant.
DIR. MEACHAM's IDEAS.
DR.. Frank Meacham was the first wit
shooting on Monday evening he was called
to attend Mr.. Masterson. He found the
man suffering from two gunshot wounds.
one wound was in the shoulder; it came
from behind and ranged upward. The
other was in the right thigh and came from
IN front. The wounds were not dangerous.
THE BARTENDER's TORY.
Charles McCullam testified: 1 am en-
Ol0ven harkRpnar Nm
West Temple street. On Monday evening,
Miss Bertha Trim called at the saloon to
go to the theatre with Sam Masterson, the
proprietor. They left by the back way at
about o'clock, and just after they went
out saw Miss Prindle pass the door and
say: Hold on a minute; want to speak
| to YOU, and Immediately afterward heard
the report of pistol. rushed to the back
| door and say Miss Prindle standing within
ten feet of Masterson and Miss Trim with
a pistol in her hand, and as l reached the
| door she fired again. Masterson went
down and l started towards Miss Prindle
when she fired one or two more shots. |
grabbed her and she said: ''Let 90 of me
| or L will give it to you next" Then an
| officer came up and disarmed her and
placed her under arrest. l cannot say
| whether three or four shots were fired.
To Mr.. Straup-Miss Trim came to the
saloon at about s o'clock and asked if
| Masterson was ready, and [ showed her to
| the room where he was dressing. In about
five minutes they left.
Miss Bertha Trim testified went to
Mr.. Masterson's saloon on Monday even
ing to go to the theatre with him. While
we were in his room IN the rear of the
saloon Miss Prindle came in and
spoke to Masterson and he went out with
her. He returned in about two minutes,
picked up his hat and we left by the rear
! door. We had gone but few feet when
Miss Prindle said: "Sam, 1 want to see
you minute" and fired two shots. He
feel to the ground, and she rushed up to
him while he was lying on the ground and
fired again. MIR Masterson did not turn
around when Miss Prindle spoke to him.
| To Mr.. Straup-I am employed by Mrs.
johnson as cook, and room at the Columbia
house. Mr.. Masterson and myself went
out through the rear of the saloon because
| didn't think it would be proper for me to
be seen coming out of the saloon. | did not
hear Miss Prindle plead with Masterson
not to go out with me when she came into
the saloon.