Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-17

Bowman Cannon, deputy United
Statep marshal VI Salt Lake, WIS nc.
duaintcd with the duiendant, and had
tuown him sinoc 1855; hal worked
with him and mad never heard his
reputation questioned, had an init
mate acquaintance with deceased. Ia
February ~ this year witness met
Mcclellan in Salt Lake an they han
conversation about the appt aching
election. witness arktd Mcclellan to
assist hun in the election and he mem
tuned that Whctstone mipht also help
him. Mcclellan fcpliei "You don't
want 60 have anything to DO with thnt
--; hc'a no gOOi.p Witness replied
that he did not believe that NJ ne had
always found him tO be opposite. Me
Lollan again answered ana said: "He
IL -, aud II he ever bucks against
me l'll buck against him"
CoHs.eYnmined - Witness did not
know anything about Nheisione'a
regulations, he communicated the fact
20 Mhctstono that Mcclellan had
threatened him.
The next witness placed on the siaod
was w. q. N0rfell, VI Provo. lie
occupied the position Of deputy United
5tntoe marshal, AMI has been a..
auninted with the defendant for four
ycars, Was slto intimately acquainted
| with Mcclellan; saw him iu Salt LAKE.
City last ycnf; had convention with
| him In reiertuce 10 the defendant. In
| the conversation witness Incidentally
/ asked how HWhetH was and Mcclellan
replisd va don't know anything about
| The ---.V In further conversation
Mcclellan explained that Whe stone
and he had had some trouble nnd "it
he ever cruased his path lie would DO
him up.
lruss.examlnRlion - Witness was
surprised at the threat made by Me-
/ Lellau, he had never seen deceased
| and detendnnt ia company together
since that time.
ChaflcB n. Rcdneli, Of Provo, tosti.
| Ned he acted IN u deputy marshal, aud
/ was acquainted with the Deceased Va
his lifetime; had worked with him for
year aud quarter; tho docealtd'A
| general reputation In Ogden aud Provo
/ Tor peace, quictness aud yeTacity, was
looked upon as bad; no had met Whct.
stone, aud knew him ~ gOOJ, quiet,
peaceable citizen.
Hanson Clawson, deputy United
States mnrshal, Ephgaim, Eaupetc
county, know Mcclellan ~ n bols.
ferrous quafrelsomn man; had heard
him make many remarks coucrrniIg
MILESTONE. In Salt LaAt, IN January
this yenr, ne met tho deceased and in
onversAiion with him, witness asked
how Milestone was getting along.
Mcclellan replied, IL have nothing 10
10 with milestone. Hp Is another OF
the who are working AgninBt me
up in Ogden, but mean to get even
with him"
w. l.. Dykes ofSalt Lake bad held
the position Of deputy Unitot States
marshal for seven years; knew Mo-
Lellan well; always recognized de-
ceased aa an expert with a gun and
very quick In mis- movements with
one. Mcclellan had bad reputation
In tho community IN which he lived,
The testimony given by J. II,
Wiuslow, formerly c,lorei porter N
Keck ana Rabe's saloon, given at Ia,
preliminary hearing, was read 10 IA,
court aud admitted ns evidence In the
present trial;
IL. II. Henderson was intimately
acquainted with the defendant and
knew him 10 be- q quiet, orderly citi
zen. His general reputation wa,
good.
Elmer Richardson had known
whetstone since 1885; lac considered
defendants reputation rs being good,
The deposition Of William ~
Turner, night patrolmaD, was read
At the conclusion Of lhs reading cOur
adjourned until 10 O'Clock today.