The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-29
FREDERICK Isle


the prosecution, while W. c. Reilly looked
after Albright's interests.
FREDERICK Isle
was the first witness called, and he testi-
hed: Came up town on Friday meeting to
see captain Paul about getting some work.
L was standing near the hall when | no
tlced Captain Parker walking along the
street. Then l saw Albright coming from
the opposite direction, and the men met
near the corner. l heard Parker say,
Then some words were exchanged
and the captain pulled his gun and threw it
down on Albright. The latter cried, .D-op
that, drop that" and commenced drawing
his own weapon. Then Parker struck
Albright over the head with his pistol.
BY this time Albright had his pistol out
and he hit Parker over the head. Then
they separated and Albright commenced
shooting. think Parker snapped his pis-
tol time or two after the other man com
menced firing. Parker stepped over to the
grass plat, dropped his pistol and fell.
Albright was in the middle of the sidewalk
pavement when he fired. At the second
ire Parker was shot in the arm, and his gun
dropped. That was what was said. [
don't know positively which shot first took
effect did not see Parker break his gun,
WILLIAM HANSON
testified: went up town yesterday morn
ing with Mr.. Lisle 10 see about getting
work, and was talking with Mr..
Shape, when saw Captain Parker
waking along towards the corner. Then
Albright came along and Parker said. 81
want to see you" He then covered AL
bright with his gun, and Albright went
down for his. Then l saw Parker strike
the patroiman over the head with his gun.
BY this time Albright had his gun out and
he struck Parker over the head with it.
After this the men separated, and Albright
commenced firing. Four or five shots
were fired, and with the last one Parker,s
arm dropped. He took a step back to the
| tree, stood moment and fell. Albright
then took his hat off, and l saw that there
was some blood on his head. l did not see
Parker break his gun and throw the shells
out at any time. l was perhaps twenty
feet from the men. Albright did not touch
Parker's gun after it fell.
ELMER E. HUBBARD
testified: was on the carriage step at the
theatre corner yesterday morning when
l saw Parker and Albright scrap
ping on the corner by the CITY
hall Then I saw Parker hit the
other man over the head, and they sepa-
rated and the firing began. saw Parker
with his gun on Albright, and after the
firing began heard his pistol snap.
ROBERT TALLMAN
testified: l was standing with Mr. Hub
bard at the theatre corner yesterday morn
ing, and saw the affair. When l first no.
ticeo them they appeared to be scrapping.
Then they separated little, but came to-
gether again, and Parker struck Albright
over the head. The latter struck back, and
the men then separated and Albright com
menced firing. | did not hear Parker's gun
click. l at once started towards the men
and was about the first man to reach them
Parker's gun was lying on the ground. 1t
was not broken open. Then another officer
came up and said TO Albright, what have
you doneH' and he answered, ''see what he
has done to me-" Parker fell at the foot of
tree in the grass plat, while his pistol was
on the pavement about three inches from
the grass plat If there had been any cart
ridges lying near the gun | would have
seen them. There were none by it. did
not see Parker break his gun at ALL
OFFICER ARMSTRONG
testified-I was not present at the time of
the shooting, but arrived on the scene a
few minutes after the shooting [ found
six cartridges lying punched up close to
the fence some eight feet from the spot
where Parker fell. gave the cartridges
to Officer McCurdy, who observed that one
| of them had dint In it.
OFFICER L. NJ. WILSON
! testified was at the sparring match ON
Thursday night, and when l went in the
| hall | saw Captain Parker. | went over
and asked him if he would have any obiec-