The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-02

cabin. l gave myself up to the officers.
Drake told me he didn't blame me, but got
in the way. He also told me the same
thing at the Holy Cross hospital in Salt
Lake. Didn't know Burgess was going
over TO Gammage's.
Cross-examined-Q. Did you ever have
a man named Hall, an engineer, fix some
$50 gold pieces which you were going to
circulate!
A.-No.
Q.-You were incensed against Kohlerl
A.-As am against any ordinary back
capper.
Q.-Had reports sent to Denver pre-
vented you getting money.
Al es, it prevented me from getting
some money.
Q.-Was Drake friendly?
A.-The whole gang was ostensibly so,
but really not. Nichols told me he would
kill KOhler.
Q.-Was there a Winchester in your
room!
Ayes, sir.
Q.-And you were afraid Kohler would
pick you off with his Winchester when
you had one in you rooml
Al wasn't hunting a fuss. l had for
gotten about that Winchester being in my
room. l felt no danger when Kohler stood
il the door with the Winchester on the
step.
Odd the bullet that grazed your
arm interfere with your clothing.
A.-No, sir. Kohler fired five shots and
l fired five. My first was near his second.
Then fired two shots and we were even.
The rest of the shooting was around the
corner. After l shot his wrist he re-
treated.
Powers-Did you have any intention of
hitting Drake IN your shooting!
A-No, sir.
DEFENSE RESTED.
Mrs. Flora johnson was recalled by the
prosecution in rebuttal Remember the
day of the shooting when Gillian came in
and said, don't want dinner, am full. l
gave him a cup OF coffee. | said don't kill
Kohler until lie pays his board bill. He
said if you get the board bill out of him it
viii have to be taken from his dead body
! Mr.. Powers called MIR. Sharp, which was
permitted on the defense. He said Mrs.
! Gammage had said she did not see the first
of the shooting.
William Tuskee remembered the day
when Kohler was in the saloon at Green
River; never heard him say anything against
Cass Hite
Mr. Drake was recalled, and said he
saw no shells lying around the ground after
the shooting. That night before the shoot
ing in the saloon Kohler never said in my
hearing, that he would kill Cass Hile.
Never heard him say such thing in my
life. Saw no shells about the ground.
Mr.. Brown did not hear Koher say any
thing about killing Hlte when he was al
the roundhoUse as has been testified.
Mr.. Johnson said Gillian and Sumner
were under the influence of liquor at thz
time of the shooting.
Mr.. Nichols said he never told Hite thai
Kohler and Drake had planned to kill him
There were no Winchester cartridges OF
the ground after the shooting. Gillian was
not at the shooting.
Mr.. Brown stated that Nichols had TOLD
CHM that he saw the shooting, and tina
h ass Hite fired the two first shots.
j. NJ. Ballentyne, justice, who held thu
inquest at Green River, testified that there
were nine loaded shells and one empty
shell taken from the gun used by Kohler
l took most of them out
Mrs. Williams said Gillian was not arounC
at the shooting. Never heard my mother
say anything against Hite, or that she dc
not see the first shot.
Mr.. Gammage said some small old shell
were on the ground after the shooting
They were rusty.
OTHER COURT CASES.
Oscar Swensen, of Springville, formerly
of Sweden, was made citizen.
James DillwOrth was sentenced to on,
months confinement and costs for adultery
Frank Brent, who had pleaded guilty t
fornication, came before Judge Blackburn
and was married. This was the only sen
tence the young man received.
Peter Knudsen pleaded guilty to adulter,
and was sent up for six months.
DAGo KILLED AT CASTLE GATE.
Sheriff Fowler has gone to Castle Cat
in response to telegram from h. S. Love
less stating that one dago had been killet
and others dangerously injured. A fight j
said to have taken place among the Italians
wherein knives and other weapons wer
freely used
The funeral of r. T. Thomas was hell
yesterday. He was one of the pioneers O
this territory, having some TO the noun
tains in 1S4I; was born in North Carolin
in 1922: has been identified with the Nor
mon church throughout its history, and i
a man of whom nothing but good is re
ported.
The Frohman company has a rare trea
for theatre goers tonight in ''WilKinson'
Widows.n Manager Graham is to be con
graduated upon bringing the Frohmal
companies, and il is to be hoped that tn
public will exhibit an appreciation for tn
higher order of performances.
The Second ward people were given
fine concert in their Westinghouse Monda
night.
! CITY COUNCIL.
On Monday evening the full council wa
present A long list of motions was hear
, for the abatement Of taxes, and tabled TO
further hearing.
Work was ordered commenced O
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, wher
there are some dangerous holes and ba
, Crossings.
Chairman Maiben, of the committee O
waterworks, recommended that the cor
, tract with the former city council, to la
pipes and furnish water to the territoris
j insane asylum, be carried out.
The mayor, city attorney and committe
on waterworks were instructed to take til
, matter under advisement.
THURMAN & KAREN,
Collectors and Insurance Agency.