The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-26

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shot. [ saw some men and ladies in the
road. yelled to them for Gods sake come
here, man has shot a girl DR.. LIE
Compile was one Of the men, I saw the
man before. The girl was lying on her
side, and the man was lying al about right
angles to her. He changed his position and
laid beside her. She never moved after
she fell. When I first saw them they were
all walking on the track. Heard no loud
words, no conversation whatever.n Elk
cused.
The next sworn was
ROY WHITE,
who testified:
l was at the race track when saw Para
disc and Miss Fuelling walking down the
track together, followed in about five min
utes by Trotnan.
The two were alone. Trotman was about
hundred yards behind the couple, going
| in the same direction. He hid behind a
road cart until they passed. He then
walked around clump of willows, and
then got up on the track When he got
within two or three yards and then began
firing, l do not know who at. She started
to go across the field, he started after and
! got close to her and fired a shot in her
back. did not hear any conversation, aid
| only heard the girl scream. | was about
fifty or seventy-fve feet behind when on
the track. Paradise started to 60 up the
track. AS soon as he shot ] started DIP the
track to town to give the alarm.
| He was excused. At this point on ac-
count of the convention, the inquest ad-
Journed until 3 80.
The coroner;s inquest was continued
again at 3 80 pm.
YOUNG PARADISE
wore during the testimony an anxious ex
| CIT
sary to offer him his escort. In CONVEX
sation Paradise declared that it was en-
! tirely uEeX pected and that when the shoot
ing began the first bullet went between
him and the girl
The first witness called was DIR. e. p.
Lecompte. He was riding III the north
part of the city Sunday afternoon. A man
came riding up the lane and he heard him
say "a woman has been shot" Saw Para
disc running toward town. Saw a man
! lying on his back struggling to get up. The
woman was lying there gasping. Found
the man shot between the eyes. Knew both
parties. The girl was lying away from
him. He said nothing. The girl was shot
in the back and in the head. Powder was
burned on both wounds.
The next was
DIR. GREGoR.
Know the deceased; examined her body
found three bullet h0leS in the body Cne
in the left side of the head, well back, an
Other in the right side near the ear taking
off piece of the ear. There was bulle,
hole in the back. The doctor then stated
how bullets entrance would be small
hole, While that of the exit would be torn
and ragged. Resuming, be said the cause
of death was the enc in the head. He
should Judge it was about 3S-calibre or IL
calibre gun.
MARSHAL BENNETT
was sworn: 81 am city marshal; met
Paradise riding fast; said that Pat Trot-
man had shot Hope and Fuelling; went tt
town and found them lying On the ground
l took the gun and sent for q wagon; il
took Miss Fuelling up town; asked Trot-
man why he did it; said he did not know
said he was not drunk; did not know il
Paradise was with Hope; examined the
gun, no shots in it. The marshal was ther
excused.
PARADISE THEN TESTIFIED:
1 am twenty-one in May. Was walking
with deceased On Sunday. Met her at the
Utah Central depot. Walked down the
Utah Central track. Walked down pas
the slaughter house. Had just turned anC
heard q shot as we started to come. Die
not know he was behind. He said nothing
AS he shot she ran across the track. Aftel
the third shot heard her scream, "Oh
my God" When she ran he started aftel
her. Heard three shots. Did not see any
} shots fired. Was well acquainted witt
Trotman. Was on good terms with him
l had nc appointment to meet her Sunday
THE JURY
brought in verdict that she met her dealt
at the hands of Milton Trotman, who dll
Wilfuly and feloniously shoot her.
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