Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-11
PROVO.
Provo, UTAIL ocr II, 1898.
First District Court.

The case OF the People vs. Albert
Collins, the first OF the series OF Tintlo
cases, was proceeded with yesterday In
the First district court. Hyfum Hyde
testified that In April last he was IN
the employ OF the Bullion. Beck Min.
ing company at Eureka, rs night
Waterman. On thu afternoon " April
lat he went down to the post office.
On the way no met Bat sullivan,
Dan Leary and Albert Collins.
As witness passed he said,
"Hello Bat" who answered by re-.
questing witness no. 4 speak 10 him
and calling witnps, improper names.
Witness remarked that he considered
1t no honor 10 speak 10 Bat anu walked
ON, ttating that he would be hack.
When he returned he wa accOstgd by
sullivan who wanted % "Hcrlp" with
hun. Witness declined hut offered 10
II be would come down behind the
Builion-Beck dunn. This sullivan
refused. As witness was pass.
Ing on, sullivan jumped forward
anu struck him. Witness drew
his gun aud snapped two car.
trldges; the third exploded.
A. witness turned around, Collins
fired twice at him, one VI the balls
taking effect. He staggered against a
stairway, but recovered And fred one
OF two shots NJ Collins. Officer Lewis
arrested witness.
Martha Myers partially oorr1borated
Hyde's ttstimony, aud the prosecu.
tiOu rested.
Albert Collins, the defendant, gave
the following version Of the shooting:
When Hyde cAme down the street aud
remarked, GLOW 10 you DO, Bgt!r
Sullivan replied, eco on, don't want
20 speak 10 YOU" Hyde stepped up 10
sullivan In "A threatening manner and
said, "i0g Irish S. UfA b., IN make
you anu your friends reoogEiyc me;
l'll be lack In i've minutes" Whom
no came back, he Put his hand on
Bats shoulder sud said, "l'm here
and asked Sullivan 10 70 up 20 the
Bullion Beck mine 10 "Eufnp.n Sulli
van would not do this hut Offered 10 z.
up on tho hill.sidg. Hyde would MOI
c1utnnt and sullivan sAlt, "rhni sol,
ties st." "N0, it d0u't settle II" Hyde
said, and both struck together, Hyuo O
llltle this llrsi, Hyde pulled out gun
from his rlght.haud front pants pocket
He stuck 70 against SulliyAn'- belly,
M TWO cartridges We're snapped
sullivan SAID, "For Gld's sake, DOM
shoot l nan got thing" Hyde
raised IA gun amt struck. Sulh.
van duokod aud tho blow fell on
his back. HYDE raised tho gun again,
turned the cylinder as sullivan caught
his arm. Hyde brought tho revolver
around TO Sulliygn's side and fired.
Hyde then turned around ana called
witness ami Irish ~ Of a L. and fired,
the ball grazing his arm. Witness
started 10 10 when second shot
whIzZed past his ear. Witness then
shot at Hyiu ami wounded hlm. "GCu
have shot mt, "taid Hyde,aui wiinesa
responded, "Ani you have shot me. -
hat sullivan ant Dan Leary chr.
fOb0ruted the testimony VI Collius.
Sullivan ascrinei ~ the reason hu did
not wish 10 talk with Hyde that he had
observed that Hyde was quarrels0me.
OhlcsR LuWis sud bnnroid teBtificd
concerning the condition u the guns
anar the ARRAY. Hyde's gun had
three empty ehellspud three loaded,
| on the la,loT, two had been struck by
! tho hammer Uud had mo-, exploded
Ulllius's gun contained five l0ad5 anu
one empty shell,
MlsH MAtin was called. Her tcpti.
/ mony WAC that she had heard four
shota nred. She did not see the shoot.
ing.