Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-13
STRANGE SHOOTING.
an EG.Soldier Shot Down at Fort
Douglas Las. Night.
MS oprESsr, PAST DRIVING.
Sergeant Linsc aud Private Shci.
il.ld Prisoners At the Guard House
Pending an Investigation.

Fort Douglas was the scone oi
startling, unexpected and questionable
.hcoiing at eleven minuteb pnst i've
O'Clock last evening. As a result
Sergeant Llnso and Private sheffield
are rrisoncrs at the pest guard house
anu Joseph w. Leonard, an cx.s1ldief
aud victim Of their deadly iusilado lies
alOwly but surely dying at the hos.
pitIl.
The tragic affair grew out ola tri.
vial violation Of the rules Of the poet
which prohibit fas, and reckless drlv-
Ing. II appears that Leonard had
been driving about the shady avenues
and streets Of the Fort In a buggy at
different intervals during the after.
noon and being somewhat under the
influence Of liquor dlatogardei
iuiunctious 10 "pull in" his horse.
He appeared to have considerable
cash about his person ana treated hls
oz-oOmfadcs aud associates very lib
orally. The latter untquiyocally DE.
clare that Lieutenant Buck ordered
Sergeant Linsc TO shoot Leonard In
tho event that he again JAILED TO
obey the rules mentioned. Whether
this Ii true or not cannot be ascer.
taincd NJ orders 10 maintain silence
have been given but the soldiers
warmly condemn Lieutenant Bucs
Tor the part le is alleged to have
played In the dcplorablu Ellair.
Being n Nious 10 get full aud nccu-
rate account Of the shooting NEWS
reporter visited the post this morning,
after the excitement had Huhsided, anu
Fought az interview with Colonel
Hunt, commander In charge. lilo re-.
ceiyod the reporter couttsousiy but pre-.
ierrcd to say nothing for publicntionaud
calling an orderly he Instructed him
90 escort the Newspaper mRu 20 the
quarters Of Adjutant g, r. Tyler, with
Instructions to give such Information
IA the premises ~ his Judgment might
dictate. Adiutant Tyler said:
"Leonard has been In the army
twice to my knowledge. lie was dis.
charged from Company i VI tue Six
teenth Infantry about year nR,.
Prior 10 that he had served NJ Du.
chesne. But on his way from there
to this post he was thrown from
wagon aud injured internally. On his
| arrival here hO was put on the sick list
aud kept In ths hospital until he was
III charged from service altogether.
That As ! said before was about year
| ago. Where the mAu has been since
| don't know, Yesterday he returned
| and drove about the Fort grounds NJ
rapid rate, something that n positively
forbidden by military regulations.
/ understand he was told that ne must
stop. Bot he didn't aud as result
| was ahOt.n
GLOW did tho shooting oeouI?"
asked the reporter.
''rhst don't exactly know-threc
at least three shots were fired from
what can learn"
"Who fired the fatal shot2"
"5efgeant Lluse ami Private Shelf
field are both prisoners ut tho guard
house and VIII be closely watched until
tho questiou OF an Investigation 10
fully determined"
"Did Private Sheffield also shool?D
Gle II held In connection with
Sergeant Linse. That's all eau say
on the matter.
"rhe shooting occurred between the
commissary anu quaTtrTmastet's de
partment," continued Adlutant Tyler,
''aiteT Leonard had been asked % stop.
Instead Of obeying orders he whipped
up his horse ami shots were fired, ilrst
with the Intention oiirightening him.
| This falling he was brought down. The
ball was from iorty-hve oaliber sew.
onty gTain rife anu entered ths right
shoulder blade anu pl0ughed its way
| through the upper apex of both lungs,
coming out and shatIering terribly the
left collar bone"
"rhe shooting has been designated
AS cold blooded and unjustihablu
murder" said the reporter. "What
have you to say on that point, adlu-
tanl2"
al call It case Of duty. There are
printed orders posted up along the
ihOroughfares prohibiting fast driving.
| II men won't stop when asked tO,whRt
are you going to do about II unless you
stop them2 To my mind / say II was a
| plain case Of duty. or course In times
| OF peace II Is not as necessary to main
| tain strict obedience to all minor mili-
ihIl hfAhAlH AN III AlAlfH VI war ltt
army discipline anu dignity cannot be-
overrldden with impunity ut any
| time"
Adjulaut Tyler then kindly accom-.
| panied tue reporter 10 the hospital
where the wounded man lay uncon.
ucious, his life slowly ebbing out.
Doctors Heissman and POlh0mus
were asked az to the condition Of their
patient, and the former replied that
his pulse was becoming low and feeble
and that no looked for the end 10 como
some time during the day.
AdJutaht Tyler said that he was go.
ing 10 hold n consultation with United
States District Attorney Judd today
aud that no supposed the latter would
deem IL his duty 20 inquire into the
matter fully. He was anxious, he
said 10 have this done, and would lend
all assistance In his power to this
end
Judge Judd was asked by NEWS
reporter this afternoon what he iu-
tended doing In the premises and he
said that at iirst he contemplated talk.
| ing stops In the matter Immediately
under the impression that
Leonard was dead. Learning that
he had been misiniOrmed. he delayed
action and will do nothing until death
comes to the relief Of the unfortunate
man.
At 2.80 this afternoon AdJutant Ty-
| Ter telephUned from the Fort thatlLeOn-
Ion NNuN