Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-15

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/ would 1sht him any way ne wanted
l 10, using pfoiane language; Whetslone
/ told him 10 at down; Mcclellan Drew
/ the gun when MhotHtone said he WA
not heeied and threw It on the table
talking quite loud; tried 10 quiet
Mcclellan by taidng 10 him; he np-
pearej angry anu was boistcrnus; he
| WIS generally b0isloroua oven when
/ good. uatured; | went Out 20 wait ON
customers for FROM three 10 five min.
utes; when | returned Mcclellan had
his coat of nnt was con iinuing his m.
rument; told him ~ keep Etill but he
would calm for u moment nuI 70 right
on again; after throwing down bis
| gun ~. John took u ", handed IL
| back ~ Mcclellan and told HIM W nut
1t up; Mclielland took the gun and mt
IL down In his belt or the whis'ta
OF HE tiousora; a fow moments af-
| ter MhtlstOne arose AMI wont out
after talking u moment or two
with McLollaDi Mcclellan and Hlies
asked Wholesome TO Hit down and
drink; WhetBtOnC refused 10 drink I'M
less they went 10 tho bar; II was prob.
ably halt an hour afterwards that |
saw Wheistone again; he was Standing
by the stove aud rs ! came out from
behind the bar and looked through tile
hall snw him; went back there;
Stetson was standing with him; Nhpt.
stone had an overcDRt on anu had worn
It all the evening; ut this iimc W. had
n coluTe1 porter named Winslow who
was there about this timo; Whe.slOae
was not offensive 70 ms, | 40 not re-
member whetstone lcaving a pair o.
Overahccs In the wine room aud send.
ing for them next day; asked Whut.
stone 10 20 home because OF the trouble
formerly had with Mcclellan; | talked
with him about minute and then
went TO the saloon and eoOn after re-
turned; Whetstone said nothing IN re-
ply TO my talk with him; when | re-
turned ] saw clIrllan standing by the
wine room door; saw him turn his
head 10 where 1 was standing In the
saloon, and Immediately started up
the hall way towards MILESTONE; Nc.
Lellan's hands were by his tid,s ~ he
started; he walked but couple OF steps
when heard MILESTONE hollor "stop,
Mo-" or enc, stops" then Wtetsione
pulled his gun anu fred; when I raw
Mcclellan next he was lying Hat with
his feet up on the sters; / saw the
wound; the bullet had struck him on
the top OF the loft arm ami ranging
into the body no that HE position when
shot (sideways) must have been
changed since the moment before
when walking down the hall; when
he pulled the gun got out OF the way
and Immediately the report was heard;
/ saw Milestone back up with the
pistol In hls hand and walk out Of the
rear door.
MILESTONE was more or
less under tho Influence ~ liquor; |
had seen him drink whlskey during
the evening and he wac quiet and r..
fused D. taik; he appeared TO be more
stubborn than angry; there was no
particular change In his conduct when
by tie stove from that shown In tn,
wine room.
-Whetstone hal not moved
fom the stove from the time OF his 70.
turn until the tragedy.
Deputy United States Marshal w.
II. -. John was called. He testified
was In Kcck X Rabe'a saloon ON the |
evening Of March 9Th, 1899; went Into |
the south wine room; wanted TO 80.
Mcclellan on business; found him, |
MILESTONE and Ogden Hiles there; had |
not been drinking before went Ia; | |
was sober; all weteuuder the influence |
of liquor; Hiles was the wort, then |
MILESTONE, then Mcclellan; they were |
discussing politics when | entered, hut |
nothing unpleasant; | am not Demo. |
crat; conversation fually changed; |
MILESTONE said that he had done Hllos |
some injury; that was about ouu hour |
after | entered; | had taken two drinks |
OF whisky ,hrrc; two drinks have no |
effect ON me, Hiles told Whet. |
stone he WIS., not aware OF |
Whottoue having done him any |
iniUty; they talked about the matter; |
Mcclellan put in his oar; finally |
thuy harmonized It with a drink; after. |
wards MILESTONE said 1t was the other |
way aui that Hlle6 had done him an |
Injury; Hiles couldn't remember II but |
Mhetst1no insisted, Mcclellan Jumped /
up and defended Hilos; MILESTONE |
made no reply except rolterating his |
version OF the supposed injury; Nc. |
Lellan said ne would not SEQ his 1
friend, Hiles, insulted by anybody |
aud hammered tho table heavily; !
Milestone said that he VIVA not armed |
and threw his coat partly back 10 |
show he was not heolod. Mcclellan |
threw his'gun Into the oJrner OF tho |
wine room and pulled Oh his coat, |
saying ha would not take advantage OF |
nuyhedy; | picked tho pistol up aud |
gave 1t back to Mcclellan, who put II |
IN his hip pocket; afterwards Mcclellan |
drew II again and pul II On the table, |
telling MILESTONE TO take II and do |
what he wanted with him; MILESTONE |
would not trhe it; Nhotstone |
eAid thers was something wrong |
there and he would go away; |
Mcclellan said he hnd been too /
fast and Hlles wanted MILESTONE to !
cit down pnd drink; MILESTONE r.. |
fused unless they would drink at the |
har and hc LEFT saying N McLellau: !
"l'll See you again" Ho was then |
facing myself anu Mcclellan; Hlles, |
Me Lellan aUd | remained there hall |
an hour; Mcclellan said 10 Hiles: ~ |
don't think he will be bncs;" he arose
and arranged his dress; / thought he /
liked his pistol; some time after Me- |
Lellan went out into the bar room;
then he came back into the hall
aud walked to the rear; almost im.
after he passed shot was
heard; l went out into the wine room
and saw Mcclellan lying In the hall,
the head lying toward the bar room
and his feet on the step; | called
for help and We removed him into
the northwest wine room; found
his pistol la the walstbRud Of hls
trousers; he generally carried bis pistol
In the hip PICKETT I failed to hnd
0nd returned.
The .<witness then described the
continues; saw the prob.
lng OF the wound; remained al the |