The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-09
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If necessary, but what he would gain
possession of the property,
Bowman Cannon was the first witness
called He testified in relation to their
arrival at the mill, the murderoua
threats of Sullivan IS keepers and the sub
sequent eiectment of Bush and Casady,
whom he left in charge when he went to
Silver City. He also stated that Sheriff
Sullivan held him up at the point of q
gun while he was en- route to Silver City,
and declared that he would kill the keep
ers upon his arrival at the mill if they did
not vacate.
Joe Bush was then called and testified
substantially the same as Cannon with
relation TO the trouble in the mill and the
threats and the gun plays made by the
keepers and their colleagues. He also
testified as to his arrest by Sullivan and
Scott.
Bush cross-examination was amusing
rather than otherwise, his nonchalant
answers causing much merriment. He
stood by his original story, however, and
to an outsider it looked as though the de-
Tense was not benefited to a great extent
by the oss-questioning.
Casady, who was also taken to the mill
by Cannon as q keeper, corroborated the
greater part of the testimony of Cannon
and Bush in regard to the trouble in the
mill and the subsequent arrest of Bush
and himself by Sheriff Sullivan. be also
stated that Sullivan boosted that he had
held Cannon up with a Winchester.
Casady further testified that he returned
20 the mill The following day in company
with one Smith, and that they found
twenty-five or thirty armed men there.
The men said they were deputy sheriffs
and that no s. of a b. could come onto
the company's grounds. Casady and his
companion were then ordered to leave and
they did so.
Smith, who was also with Cannon, but
who had been at the mill several days
prior to the attempted levy, testified that
the mill had been running up to the time
Cannon went there. He saw three men
with guns in the mill and corroborated
the previous testimony given in regard to
the matter. He also testified that Sullivan
drew his gun on Cannon when they met
between the mill and Silver City, and
corroborated Casady's testimony with
reference to the armed force at the mill
the following day and of the order given
10 Casady and himself to 90 away.
Andrew J. Burt who was one of the
deputies who arrested Gear and Donahoe
at the mill subsequent TO the trouble,
testified that after the arrest had been
maze Gear was laughing about Cannon
aud Bush having been so badly scared
when the fracas occurred st the
mill, stating that Bush shook so
badly that he lost several buttons
from his clothes. Gear also said
that the boys were desperate and that
son5body would have been killed if Can
non hadn' t left when he did. Gear also
admitted that this men had guns.
Mr.. Ora elbow, who conducted the case
for the prosecution, announced here that
he would rest, and witnesses for the de-
tense were called.
THE DEFENSE.
Sheriff Sullivan was the first witness
called. He stated that he had served a
number of writs of attachment on the
property. The writs were then offered in
evidence, but Mr.. Critchlow objected to
the offer on the ground that the wits
were void by reason OF the fact that after
the levy was made the property was
turned over to the defendants. The papers
were then admitted, subject to the OBJ
lection. He denied that he drew gun
on Cannon and further denied that he
had ever admitted to anyone that he
did so.
Donahoe one OF the keepers placed in
charge OF the property by Sheriff Sulli-
van, testified that he and others operated
the mill only sufficient time, after the
attachments were levied, to save the pro
duct in course OF teaching. With rela-
ton to Cannon S visit, he stated that the
latter was apprized OF the former attach
ments, but said they were not worth the
paper they were written on and that he
would take the property ii he had to
bring every deputy marsha. in the terri
tory and the troops at Fort Douglas to his
aid He denied that there were any
threats made against Cannon or his col
leagues, and according to his story white
winged peace was reignipg over the scene