Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-19

lsellnu was known IN The community
10 nqulrlelsome, dangerous aud vim.
iictivu mau,and his general reputation
WINS bad; alwHya considered Wheistnne
q quiet, posceable man.
Crof s.exAmined-ia done busiuuss
with Wholesome and had always found
him a straightforward man. When lac
testified that hIobellan's reputation
WIS bad he had no bias or prejudice
againat the deceased.
G. &. Richards, attorney, Oyden,
knew tho defendant and thought his
reputation in iho community WIS good.
He hai known Mcclellan Tor about
ton years and considered that his char.
actor was bsu.
Croai.txnmiuaiion Witness b..
licvei that his opinion VI dgceased's
reputation was the general opinion
hcid Ia the COMMUNITY.
Il. ~. Rollapp, cashier Utah LJau
q Trust Company bank, was aC.
quaintcd with WhotatOne and knew
him ~ a quiet, law.nbiding citizen.
he also knew Mcclellan; on the other
hand, his reputation was bad.
George w. Thatcher, tanker, Logan,
testified that he had been acquainted
with the defendant aud knew him 10
bo a good, peaceAOlc citizen.
Fred Turner, cashier, Thatcher
Brothers Bank, Login, statul thai he
hal Known Whu,stuur for i've years.
nllo knoa Mcclellan; ABOUT u year ago
/ had conversation with Mcclellan
regarding Whplslono, / had had dis'
nRfoement with milestone some time
previous; Defendant and deceased came
80 a a NNlH NHH.s. UmN
mentioned b Mcclellan that Nhut.
stone hadapokond isregpeeliu Othim;
Mcclellan said, "Why dh you moi KIN
the--2N dKlll himW I exclaimed,
ono, / would never d1 thai uuless
thought a man was going 10 enoOt mp,n
"Wcll,n said Mcclellan, owe got n
10 luf him and i'L Kill him yet, rur.
uofy' I further stated 20 MuLulltn
TINT "Whutstono was mnu Of nerve
aud would fight u hc was C1tuefed 10
it;D 1 told Whet.toue VI tue turuat
Mcclellan made, as Jar ~ / know 10.
ionJanl IL II puncGabl1 man, hut Me.
Lcllan'u reputation wM known In the
district aa being bad.
n. W. Cfoodsfon, formerly sheriff OF
Cache county, knew the deceased
well; no had given me an exhibition
OF WIN NAHlttAh W thh' ~ Nha t'N >"
handle his gun In case oi omrrgeuty
with an an.agonisij lha was IA Ia.
aumIurr OF 1890, Mitnops illustrated
the position taken b. Mcclellan to The
jury aud continued: MtLali1n's
iavorite position wss mat OF
turning the loit side 10 his
opponent, covering his breaa. wiki
mis- arm, aud carrying HID gun
In The walsibaud Of his gant; had u
conversation In Logan In relation u
MILESTONE; asked dec asud where
milestone was, and no replied; 81
have no use for him. We nave hau
trouble and ! have 1t In for him, |
can lick him either la gun hsht OF
with my hAnIs;" l communicated
this threat ~ Whelstone. Mcclellan
was well known In tho community,
and was looked upon ns n qusrre.-
some dangerous, viudictive maui
MILESTONE hal good reputation IN
that community.
w. =. Craney, formerly police OIL
Ger OF Logan, was acquainted with the
decreased, anu also knew WhvtAtout;
he heard n conversation conrerniug
MILESTONE III the county Jail Ia Logan;
Crookston, the former witnees, asked
McLellau, when he came rom prison,
about Whetstone. Witness here o1Fro'
borstsd the former testimony.
Sheriff Burt, OF salt Lake County,
said ho hai been sheriff OF salt LAKE
County for six years, and had known
Mcclellan for similar period; also
knew Whetstone; was present In
Maden's saloon year ago last spring
when Mcclellan aud WhetslOne had
some trouble; were playing oAIds and
1 raised the pol $40; Mcclellan OBJ
jected and MILESTONE said, "Maii
THAT'S wrong" and upon herring tni.
Mcclellan Jumped up ami wes IN the
act OF pulling his gun when ! stopped
MIN; we ultimately paciiied McLellani
q few days afterwards | met deceased
| in Salt Lake anu asked what the
difficulty between no and Whels,ont
was, and Mcclellan replied, "l'yo sol
| II In Tor him."
VIM. studer, a dog tax collector in
| Ogden, stated that he hni been
acquainted with Mcclellan. On several
occasions bad conversations With Nc
Lellan in Which MILESTONE was men
toned. | asked Mcclellan when hi
case waA coming OF ana how Whet
stone got out u II, AMI added: "fo,
win be going Tor u yoaB" Mcclellan ra
piled: "Woll, before 10 III cook tina
--;n on other occasions McLulla
mentioned Mhctstone'a nauio harshly
once asked II he aud Whelbtouo wer'
not on good terms, sDj ieoegsed aus
| worol, "NOt by A. sight;
Mcclellan waa known 60 lear hn'
repr 'ation; have seen Mcclellan Illus
trate how lac would art when lao was II
close QuagtVrB with man.
10. w. Exam, form rly unitei
States deputy marihal In Ogden, wa
well acquainted with the doctGsud AM
ttatiilsl that his general reputation
was had. MILESTONE was always con
siiered a peactable ciilzuni McLellai
wRs quick IN tho use VI his gun anu
have seen him exhibit his proves II
the manipulation OF his weapon
Henry ID. Williams, father'in-lnW Z
the deceased, stated that lac resides II
! Hooper. 10 had been acquainted
with tho deceased for about ten yeugf
on Monday afternoon after the afta!
| witness visited Mcclellan; when h
entered the room deceased recognize
him and was pltslfad 10 see him,
lleury E. Steele was called. TN
dag preceding the shooting NuLellai
came TO his otll1n and told him no ma,
resigned his commission rs deputy
maIshal and asked ~ be- cOmmitsiOuo'
as a constable 20 TINT he would bu q
liberty 10 carry his gun. AS wiines
had nothing for him 10 Do he cOull
not grant his Request,
Court adjourned until 10 o'clocl
a q a.