The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-27
DID He SLUG HIM?
Dreamer Says He Acted in Self
Defence.
The Threats Made Against Him by Richard
son Placed Him in Fear Of His
Lille, He Said.

The preliminary examination of John
Dreamer, charged with shooting Jerry
Richardson with intent to kill, was held
before Justice Kesler yesterday afternoon.
The court adjourned to the room of Jerry
Richardson, wnere his testimony was
taken. He was smoking a cigar, and
didn't look as though he was suffering to
any great extent. His testimony was sub
stantially the same as has been heretofore
published in The HERALD.
After the court re-convened at the city
hall, Ernest Pratt, barkeeper at the
Walker house, was the frat witness, and
among other things said he saw Dreamer
throw up his hand as though he might be
warding of a blow, stepped back and then
drew his gun.
DR.. Beattie testified as to the nature OF
the wound
Officer Carey said when the men were
separated Richardson gave vicious Kick
at Dreamer
Lewis Stems said when he went into the
back room where the men were fighting,
Richardson asked him TO take the gun
away from Dreamer, but the latter re-
sisted when he attempted to do so. He
identified the gun which he took from
Dreamer.
Captain Donovan said Richardson tried
to get at Dreamer after he was arrested.
and also that he resisted when arrested.
After the examination of several other
witnesses as to the arrest, ETC., Dreamer
was put upon the stand.
After going over the history of his
daughters case, and reciting the arrest OF
Richardson for manslaughter, he said after
the indictment the Hall woman went back
on everything she said, and IN that way
Richardson got clear.
''Do you believe that Richardson was
the father of your daughters childa" he
was asked.
Taking everything into consideration,
aud he being the cause of all my troubles,
believe he was the father of the child"
when did you arrive in Salt Lakea''
"On the 10th OF the month"
"What business brought you herel'
II wanted 70 get q tombstone to go over
my daughters grave.o
when did you first meet Richardson,
ION the evening of the shooting, about 3
o. clock near the Cliff House,"
"What occurredn'
"As | passed. Richardson ] sad, You
done Ella up. Richardson replied, Yes,
and rll do you up.'"
He then began to think of the threats
Richardson had made years before and his
blood began to boil. He walked up the
street and purchased the pistol. He said
he bought it on account of the threat and
because he was afraid of bodily harm from
Richardson. He got lunch, read the after
noon paper at the Walker house, took a
walk and came back to the hotel
WAS your object in buying the pistol to
defend yourselfr"
My object was to defend myself from
this man,
When he reached the hotel, he said. he
met Richardson, who said to him: you
s. of b., Pm looking for you" Then
followed other language too vile to print +
He then was struck by Richardson on the
head with q slungsnot or other instrument
and put up his arm to ward off the blow. He
then drew his gun and fired as often as he
could. AS soon as the officer came he gave
up the pistol.
Tho hat worn by Dreamer was put in
evidence. On the side was q small hole,
which he claims was made by slungshot.
He claims to have told the officer on the
night OF his arrest that his head was in a
terrible fix from the blow.
He then related the threats made by
Richardson years ago. He met him on the
street the day after Richardson was re-
leased from the penitentiary. when the
latter said: Don't look at me, you s. of
q b.. or l'll kill you," and at that time he
had been told of other threats made by
him.
He saw officers about having Richardson
bound over to keep the peace and they
told him to wait un,ii the next day. The
following morning Richardson left town;
shortly after he left, and they had not met
since until the day of the shooting.
II am afraid now, was afraid then, and
don't know whore this thing may end,n he
said.
Detective Franks testified that Dreamer
called on him with reference to having
Richardson bound over to keep the peace,
at the time mentioned by Dreamer.
The hearing will be continued this morn
ing at III o'clock.