Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-22
TWO men SHOT.
Suffering Of Jacob Ekker,
One Of the Victims.
BROUGHT TO THE CIrYLAsr NIGHT
Thomas llackiord Was Hit by the
Same Bullet.-Where IL
lie NoNl

Jacob Ekker, mining man, whose
home IL ia Tooele was brought to this
city on the Utah Nevada train last
night, suffering from pintol shot
wound In the left knee. The patticu-
lars are IA followG MIR. Ekkor tor
some time past has been working
prospect In Hard To Beat Canyon, Just
below Dutch Peak In rooele county.
On Wednesday night last he left his
camp anu proceeded down the
canyon some distance to WELT couple
Of sheep huriets employed by Alfred
Bail. At their solicitation ho re-.
manned with them all night. Early
lhutslay morning he was awakened
by the loud barking OF the herlcfh'
dOgs. lie ut once Jumped out VI bed
TO ASCERTAIN the csute. IL was scarcely
daylight, yet ho WIS ablu 10 detect thu
pfowling lorna Of a couple of large
coyotes on the mountain side con.
siderable distance hwsy. He Helzrd
his pistol anu promptly opened u
iusilado upon them. lilo has nlwnys
been recognized as an expert
with shooting irons. Blu, In this In.
stance none Of his enotA took effect the
rtns1n being that the animals at which
ho was tlriug were beyond feaon. HIS
failure to kill the brutss was the occaa.
sion Of n little Ripple Uf metfimeut ON
the part Of the hefdeH whefsulou MIR.
Ekker quickly drew another cattTid 90
| from his belt and unloiuled his pistul
anu threw out the empty shells. THIS
act was followed by lno insertion Ia
I al the ola n Of
charged cartridge, and the words: "Sro
me hit that rock" pointing 10 stone
which jutted from the hillside ON tho
opposite side OF the canyon. These
words were spoken iust IN the pistol
was being closed preparatory 10 being
fired. Simultaneous with them came
an explosion. MIR. Ecker dropped the
weapon, eXclaimlng: ~ ain anot.D
"a nd ~ am ;" cried Thomas Hack.
ford, one Of the hefdefr. lnvvsuga-
tlon showed that the bullet mad gooe
| comepletely through Mr.. Ekket's lett
! knee ami that II had struck Haokiord
| ia the back ranging downward aud
lodging In tue hip.
THIS was nh unfortunate state OF
affairs for the wounded men, who were
many miles from any settlement nud
Vt least sixty miles ffom the nearest
physician.
The injured herder at once
procured horse for HackiuId
his partner vino climbed on 10 tnu
animal and started for salt Lhke alone,
intending 10 take tho train Mt Rbah
Valley station. Up ~ ibis afternoon
ho hau not reached hero anu tntro II
much speculation ~ 10 whether or not
he succeeded la making the trip. II Is
said, however, that he IL n resident NJ
Union, this county. and II IL possible
that he IL now there; In fact, II II be-.
lievod he was taken In buggy from a
ranch 10 the railroad.
After he had left the camp the
unwounded heTder went for assistance
some eight or ten miles away Tor
Ecker. Returning this poor man
was carried over the mountains Ia a
| crudeiy constructed litter by four mou
two Of them his brothers. Al this
point he was placed In wagon anu
driven fifty miles 10 TOOele where he
arrived yesterday morning. Al that
place he was given medicine by Dr.
DoddH anu on the laltet's advice was
brought 10 this city for treatment.
| Preparations were mndu 20 amputate
the leg today but an Effort will now be
made 10 sAvs N. Mr.. Ekket's suffering
has been intense from the iirst, aud
had he not been pOusrfsed OF n splendid
constitution he would have bren dead
Gre this. Mr.. EkkeT IN n brother OF the
| man by the same name who was killed
IN sewer trench In front NJ the Social
hall In this city two or three years ago.