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

shooting of his brother. After the diff
Guilty Dillon seemed to be changed. Saw
him have lit in the saloon IN 1888
Found him In the room kicking aud claw
ing with his hands. ] picked him up and
LAID MIN down on lounge, he was froth-
ing at the mouth and dozed off into deep
slumber. believe on one occasion that
he complained of people coming to the door,
wanting to kill him. He often gave orders
that afterwards he didn't remember any
thing about. / have observed bullet shots
IN his room through the door. He told me
ne thought he saw man coming through
the door one night and took shot at
him. Dillon has told me times when
have taken him home that someone would
Kill him. He discharged me twice, and
each time did not remember anything of
1t. The counsel put the question ii he had
ever observed him break off in the middle
of the subject and go off into something
elses
The prosecution objected to the ques-
lions as being leading. The court denied
the objection. and the witness answered in
the affirmative. Dillon did not go to the
mine as much after Dan died as he did be-
fore. He would go without sleep two or
three days at time. My opinion Of him
was that at times he would be out of his
head
Cross Examination-H known Dillon
something like fifteen years. l was riding
the range and Dillon was a freighter al
the time. Went to work for him in the
saloon several months before the trouble.
l heard OF the fact that Dillon had shot his
brother at the opera hose. l thought that
Dillon's mind began failing after the in
fidelity of his wife became public. am posi-
tive that there were times when Dillon was
totally out of his mind, The greatest par
OF the time he stayed up good deal al
nights. A portion OF the time he was
gambling and portion OF the time drink
ing. have seen him SO drunk that he
couldn't walk on two or three occasions,
and have seen him when he had more
than he ought to have. l don't
IN his conduct, it might, however
on some occasions. Dillon's habits change
when ne is under the influence of liquor.
Sometimes he would be very sociable, anC
then something would come over his mine
| thai would make him sullen and morose
! When Dillon was in the room where he
had the fit, he called for drinks and cigars
| took some in for those with him, but
didn't give Dillon anything but cigar
Shortly after, Dillon had the fit; it wa:
the first time ever saw him have one
! Two men were with him in the room dc
not remember their room. Heard a noise
in their room before they left; it sounded
like moving of the table: the men passed
out and didn't say anything, only one,
believe, said DILLON must be crazy. l ven
into the room. Dillon was pounding on the
table with revolver, and l took it away
from him. He fired i've shots into the
face of the weighing machine; one struck
the wall. Dillon was taken out BY the
marshal about IL O'Clock that day: dom
know whether ne was arrested or not. h
told me ne thought he saw a man coming
through his bedroom door, aud he took i
shot at him. The defendant has appeared
strange at least dozen times to me; a
other times he appeared rational
The court then took recess until II
| o'clock this morning.