Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-16
WHO KILLED HIM?
ut Was a Sorry Day for No When |
Came Back 10 Fort Douglas"
THOSE, LEoNARwS DYING WORDS,
Sergeant Linse Replied, "Wcll, Of
Course l Would Shoot You II
Yen Didn't stop"

After tho Nrws report Of the Leo.
nard iuqucs; nl Fort pouglls closed
last evening, Sergeant William Graf
was placed on The stand and proved an
interesting witness. Hc snw the shoot.
Ing and took the cor ner jury aud
attorneys to the ground anu explained
tho relative positions Of the shooters to
the man who was shot but did not
know who fired the shot which
brought Leonard TO the ground.
ROSA BoLY
testified that Leonard was driving
over the grounds only on a slow troi,
such gait as Is eust0msry for
visitom 10 tho Fort 10 travel
She know he ala not drive fast. Llnse
nfod Lila first shot In the ait; the next
time ho knolt down and took gsoi aim
like n man shooting vt target
STATEMENT on THE suE0BoSs.
Doctors Charles Heizmann aud
Adrian \. Polhemul, sost surgeons,
testified NJ to the nature Of the wound
PRIVATE DANIELS
said he saw Sergeant Linse Ere the
frat shot In the air. The second timo
hv partially knelt on the gfound aud
took Deliberate aim at Leonard. Heard
the sergeant say no wanted 10 shoot
close 10 his head, but tia. he
didn't intend 10 Kill him. Alter the
shooting aud when the sergeant re-
turned TO the guard house hu heard
him say; "ii hit him am sorry Tor
it.D Private Sheffield baiu: "fhU
bullet from my rifle did not aud could
not have hit him Ms | shot under the
/ bridge"
Witness did not hear Lieutenant
Buck give the orders 10 shoot. DlI
not know positively that 6uch ordeu
had been given out heard Sergeant
Linse ray that he had received such
instruction FROM the lieutenant.
PRIVATE MURRAY
testified that he had heard Lieutenant
Buck call Sergeant Linsu into the
| guatd.hCuse. Almost Immediately
after he heard Linse 6hy; "heTo
comes thst man now"
"Woli, take two good men and bring
him In quick. Arrest him and take
| him 20 tne guhrd.houtc,O said Lieu.
tenant Buck. Their l. ifd two shots
/ and 4 exclaimed: "GoOd God, they
are shooting him. Then came "a
third shot ana / saw him fall, and 1
cried Out, "Aly God, they have shot
| him.
DID not hear Lieutenant Buck cay
anything about shooting. Such orders
could easily have been given without
his hearing them. Ha knew there
was no mistake about his saying, ri
want you to get that man."
LiEUTENANT DUCK
wns sworn. Ho testified that he was
on guard the DAY Of the killing. Leon.
Arb was frat arrested by COrpOrAl
To1lor about O'Clock In the evening.
1 said TO him, "YOu must stop this fast
| driving; you have been driving rutk-
/ ltetly over the ground several times
during the day" Leonard said, 81
was not aware Inat mad been violht-
ing any rule OF the post. have been
IN military service too long" 1 then
/
he replied in the affirmative anu
stated further that he had
been discharged from company &.
After some further talk with him
told him | would overlook the ofiense
nnd told him 10 20. Soon after l went
TO dinner. A. seated myself nj the
table saw him ride by my house at a
lively tTot, and called Sergeant Lluse
/ "a aNl 80 AL Ia.
man or he would get away. Sergeant
Linse's first shot was firel into the air.
AT the firing OF the second shot tho
sergeant had turned the corner Of II
building anu was out Of sight in pur.
suit OF Leonard, who had disappeared
ahead OF him. Talked with Linse
after the shooting. Prior to that Lieu.
tenant johnson had Informed him OF
the shooting, aud he Immediately asked:
"Sergennt Linse, did you shoot that
mani"
81 don't know, lieutenant, shot to
scare him. Private Sheffield and 1
fired simultaneously"
Witness testified further that he saw
Llnso fire his fret shot In the air and
also reload his rife, supposing he
would again shoot ia the air
He did not leave tho guard.
house porch until some time after
tho last shot had been fired.
lie gave no instructions ~ Sergeant
I.lnse with reference ~ Rrming him.
self. / expected him, however, to
take his rifle. II / send a man 10 de.
liver message no IL supposed TO take
his carbine and other equipments.
PRIVATE BRADY
testified that he heard Lieutenant
Buck tell Sergeant Linse TO hurry up
and take two or three men and iheii
rifles and "get that man quick" A
f,w seconds later he saw Sergea nj
Linse level his gun anu take
"good sighp and shoot Leonard.
t'Do you kRow," asked the coroner,
"that Llnse took deliberate aim at
LeOnhrd2"
Witness-Well-yes, sir; no handled
his fowllng piece very well.
He knew he was not mistaken as 10
Lieutenant Buck ordering Linse 10
take his rife and two or three armed
men 10 stop Leonard; to "get him
auiok;" ~ ''be sure aud get him
quick" or no would "get away" Thi.
order was repeated after the discharge
OF the first shot which was fired into
the air.
An adjournment was then taken