The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-12
"GUN,GUN,GET
The Big Dago Riot at Castle
Gate.
TWENTY OF THEM WITH GUNS
A Lively Fusilade From the Hills and Creeks,
From the Brush and Rocks Of
the South.

In the First district court at Provo yes
terday, the jury in the case of Alfred Tom
limson VS.. The Union Pacific Railway COM
pany, returned verdict awarding the
plaintiff $500 for injuries sustained by being
expelled from train belonging to said
company.
RIOTING DAGoS.
The court then proceeded to try the case
OF The People VS.. Joseph Pinas and thir-
teen other Dagos, charged with riot COM
mltted at Castle Gate, February %, 1890,
by stirring up row and fighting with
clubs, chairs, billiard cues, guns, pistols,
etc.
w. H. King appeared for the prosecution
and A. G. Sutherland for the defense.
Mr.. Capri testified that on Sunday, Feb
ruary %, number of Italians were assem-
bled at Smiths saloon; that George
Jones, check weighman was knocked
down by some of the Dagos. The
made rush with Jones into the corner,
where they engaged in a freefor- all fight.
Three or four of the Italians were knocked
down by men present who took the part of
Jones. The raven-haired boys from Italy
then provided themselves with clubs, bill
lard cues and chairs and continued the
fight. The dagos left the building and
went to the hillside, procured guns and
began firing from the brush about fifty
yards from the saloon, which they peppered
with shot and bullets. The boys IN the
saloon were unarmed, but pro-
cured five revolvers and returned
creek and began firing from there. The
marshal was then found and guns given to
The citizens, who succeeded in sitting the
rioters.
On cross examination, the witness stated
that the first shot that was fired after the
Italians left the saloon was done by himself
to lntimidate them so they would not re-
turn.
John Samuels testified to seeing all the
defendants at the saloon except four, which
ne was not sure about. There were nine
or ten Italians in the row who are not be-
fore the court. He gave an account of the
tight, in which he fioored three dagos and
received some vigorous blows himself with
fists and chairs. Lorento then said: sGuu,
gun; get gum" and the Italians made
rush for their huts and began firing from
the hill side. The witness produced bull
let which had been cut from the building
near the barn.
The testimony OF other witnesses went to
show that the Italians began row with
the Americans, through some difficulty they
had had with the check weigh man, whom
they objected to in his position; that Jones
was struck to the floor by Lorento, dragged
to the back of the saloon, where Jack Sam
uels and four others came to assist in
squelching the rioters; that a free fight
took splace between five Americans and
twenty Italians, resulting in an ex-
pulsion of the latter from the saloon,
who Immediately set out to their houses,
armed themselves and poured volley of
bullets upon the saloon. The fire was re-
turned by the Americans, but no damage
done on either side by the bullets.
The case was postponed until Thursday
morning to enable the prosecution to pro
cure more witnesses.
BEFORE JUSTICE NOON.
William Gilligan, the tramp who was dis
covered by an officer some time ago with a
kit of burglars tools, came before Justice
Noon yesterday on a charge of stealing an
overcoat from Riley & Benefits saloon
He was found guilty and sentenced to pay
fine of $50 and costs. BY falling to pay
the same, he was taken into confinement