Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-15
wnQ FIRED THE FATAL suorl
Testimony That Sergeant Linse aud
Private Sheal IA shot ola frani,
Behind aud IN the Air"

| promptly ON hand. y walt,
however, OF some time occurred,
pending tho arrival Of Assistant Die.
trict Attorney Howatt and hla rtguo.
gfaphcr, Miss Trent. During the de-
lay Lieutenant Buck, whose name has
been associated with the sho1linHwas
heard 10 telephone 10 this city Tor
Lieutenant Richard W. Young, " hon
he was very anxious 10 have represent
him no legal adviser.
Shortly after, the coroner, jury,
reporters aud a few others repaired
10 the "dcad house." small
stone structure at the rear
Of the ho'pital, to vlew tho re.
mains Of the dead man. The body
was badly swollen and disco,lrcI and
presented a ghastly and sickcning
sight ~ the blood flowed from tho ter.
riblc wounds In the shoulder aid neck
which marked the entranc, aud exit
n the leadcn messenger which caused
the deeeased's death.
Alta quarter 10 eleven o'clock the
Inquest commenced, Charles Sumson,
Charles w. Reynolds and u. J. Ran
dolph acting as jurors.
Tho witnesses were sworn aud
Coroner Taylor announced that but
one Of them would be allowed In the
room at n time. All Of them retired
except Lieutenant Buck, who arose
and tremblingly sail: "Mr. PRECEDENT
Of the court, / should like you o. nj.
outn thi0 inquiry until the arrival OF
NY attorney from the city.
have only lust now engaged him
OF no wOuld have been here sooner. A.
II ~, he Will arrive within ton minutes.
| deem II necessary 10 be- represented
~ this case, n 10 has boon seriously
charged la The public prints that j am
connected with the tragic Affair TO be
Investigated. My attorney, l believe,
viii De here Ia ten minutes. Again
ask you to adjourn until he reaches
huIo.n
Coroner Taylor held n whispered
c1nfuliation with Judge Howatt aud
County Prosecuting Attorney Murphy
and thun granted Lieutenant Buok's
request. The "teu minutes" grew
into nn hour aud yet the Jury waited
patiently for Mfr. Young. Ii wss
nearly II O'Clock when heArriyed.
CORPORAL TUzIER
was tho fTst witness. Ho testified
that no was ON guard at tho time
Leonard was shot. The common
ordcru 10 guards were to tho effect
that they should not allow
inst driving, drunkenness, or any law.
lesSnet ON their beats. Driving was
not allowed beyond au ordinary lrot.
Guards wore not, however, required 10
shoot a man violating these rules un.
less specifically ordered TO dosO. wiz
ness had arrested the deceased earlier
Ia the day before the shoot.
ing. He was released later
without punishment. Sergeant Carr
accompany L aud Musician Connolly
Of company q we're with the deceased
when he was shot. Sergeant Linse
fired the trst shot. He fired into the
air and was about one hundred yards
from Leonard. Two more shots were
fred but that was alter the
men had disappeared behind one
OF the buildings. He did not
know who fired the fatal shot.
When he next saw Leonard no was
coming from behind the building
seated In buggy. At his side was
Private Sheffield who held the reins
and drove this horse. Sergeant Linse
and Private Sheffield were both armed |
with Springfield oArbines which were |
returned 10 the respective companies |
10 which the men belonged, after their |
arrest.
Witness heard Sergeant Linse and !
Private Sheffield distinctly say they |
Gould not understand how the |
deceased had been wounded. Both |
positively denied having shot at the |
man.
PRIVATE WILLIS
testified that he was on duty NJ the |
time OF the shooting. He, among |
others, was given orders 10 arrest |
Leonard In case he should drive faster |
than walk. lie was accordingly |
taken Into custody while driving on . |
slow trot. Ho heard but two shots |
fired but saw nothing. Heard Ser
geant Linso Rnd Private Sheffield |
both deny tho shooting, and add, |
but che was shot all the same,1 |
No orders were given to iire In the air |
or over mis- head. The shooting, so far
rs he knew, was done without orders.
Sergeant Lnsu and Private Sheffield |
TALKED considerably about the shooting
before they were arrested themselves.
They said they had shot In front OF
him, behind him and In the air, but
positively declared that neither u
them had fired the fatal shot. There
were three shots in all, two, no be-
lleved, by Sergeant Linse and one by
Sheffield.
PRIVATE nERllLEY
said that be assisted In the arrest OF
Leonard. He was driving n trot
not to exceed five or six miles an hour.
Sergeant Linse fred the first shot
holding hia gun IN the air. Was al
the guard house when tire buggy con.
tanning Leonard was driven up by
Heard Sergeant Llnse say
lac ared two shots, one In the air anu
one In ahead Of Leonard. Sheffield
said he fired but one shot and that was
Ia head of Leonard alsl.
IL was now considerably after one
O'Clock and an Adjournment was taken
u III two O'Clock. During ths interim