Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-26
THE FORT TRAGEDY.
Li.ut Buck, StTg. LinSe and Private
Shtinold STraislod Today.
THY ALL PLEAD sor cuuIy.
The lndiclmen, Charge, Murder IN the
Second degree. the Defendants
Bali liked at $1,000 Zach.

Of ntreHiiuE, uuutr MhfIaht, A'N"
tenant Buck, Sergeant Linse aud
Private Sheffield, against whom the
grand jury VI the ruird dialrict court
y,s,rr.ny returned indictments ohars-
ing them with murder Ia tho seconu
G0stre.
The circumstance Of the tragedy
mr., ttuLhtty Vet utth IA tie minus
readers 81 tie NEwb.
Oh the nitht Vi Juuu IAN LeonarJi
it D. claimed 10y thu mintafy nulhoH-
tirp. while slightly under the % Il uencu
oil Grink, drove Tscltrssiy IhtUu u Tue
Fsfi yrou de-. By Othefy, however u
"A stated, mat he was 4 ing OF qul'u
an ordiuafy pace. SOmB wOtds are
snid 10 have passe1, but " u lnshtiu
TINT Leonard psid TO need TO thr COM
maud gwen han To halt Rnd ne W's
p uL Itv iuugs were penetrated anu
the unfortunate man dtui Hlun hltet-
whtdt. An iHqIest followed, lhcJ jury
nudiug, after % chru'ui invostlBNtlohi
That Lr1nnfl's death was the ftBult "
% Ruu.suot wouud INF ciei by either
I.iuss OF sheffield, acting under Tue
or,lpfs oil Lieutenant BuCk. Then
camu a c0uri.mh tai, the outcome ul
winch was the acuuittal VI the accused
VINO again went Un military uuIy'
Ihu case wns subsequently taken ia
hand ny District Attorney Judd, ana
the grand Jury indicted the three men,
Mhun tie deputy, ON fenchins TIE
Fort, stated tile nature OF his Niulli
request was IA dc Of MIN by me c0u'
manding utiictrtO allow the three he
Cu,Vd mtn 10 rtmuin at the batfnck4
that night IN uruer that certain ~.
taugtmeuts might DO MAZE, anu upon
the Understanding that tho defendants
would br quite ready 20 accompany
the officer hs early us they were re-
uuifeu Ltxt DAY. Accordingly del uty
Dyer maze second trip To ihu Fort
this M ltuing and brought tue defend
GutB uOwu by street. cat. 10 had be-
come known around that their nrfalgu-
mcut would take place bUmo Time lciutc
tue Adjournment OF Judge I,ne's
court at noon, anu r0uuluer'
able number OF persons had
collected IN the DoUly billuiug. Short
by before eleven O'Clock the uci uly
matsuai aud his prisoners arrived, ahu
the latter were HtuightNAy ConGuctvt
into the niarshalis office. Maunal
brigham WasiutTOIucrd 10 Lieutenant
BucR, with whom he cordially shOlk
the defenuaups counsel, aud who
represented them q, the recent cur,
martial proceedings, had bteu ior some
time awuiling thuir arrival, Gnd held
IA ufiet consultation with MS clieuts.
This ended, tie accused were usuufed
into the courtroom, where they re-
manned sUa,od until a case which was
then Ia progress ha1 been disp0srd Oh.
It was iual twelve O'CLOCK when
Aesistant Disullt Attorney hUNail
Ia the Ab,cuce OF his chief, arose nnu
HnlIl There are parties under arrest
here, your honor, 10 be affaiguod.
"Wrll," replied Judge Zane, "Iet
them come forward"
The defendants were thereupon re-
questcd toEtEuJ up, " Clerk McMil'
Ian, who read thu Indictment iounu
against them. They answered 10 tht
NAMES Of beaumont u. Buck, Fred
erlcK Liuse anu Edward &. sheffield,
aud the charge h that oi having al
Fort Douglas, ON June IAN, 1898
''uulnw.uuy, williuily, anu oi thsil
malice atoTethOught" shot ana kile-
]. w. Leonard.
Attorney Il. w. YOuEg then said
We desttt, u the court please, 10 cute
plea OF not guilty, fyseiving, how
hereafter, which has been consentel
10 by Judge Howai.
Tue defendants were then Gale,
upon aud each formally said "NO
guilty"
Attorney Young II the o1ut
please, We desire 10 have the bail fixed
Judge Zsue-What do you sal
about that, Judge HUwai?
The Assistant Dlstrlc. Attorney an
Hweted-Wtll, OF course the bail D
simply matter OF restraint, TO bring
tho defendants here when wanted, AM
AS lake lt, II should not bo more Il
this case than ia any other. /
might be- placed ut litu
less for this reason; The De
PENDANTS Rro under restraint beinl
In the military Ietvlce. | am wlllinl
to have the tail fixed Mt any moderate
amount under the circumstances.
think the fact that those men are II
the military service anu that d che!
should go away they are lablr I,
be punished for II may b
taken into consideration. So tne bal
should not be placed nt any un
usual sum. / have, however, NJ
amount IN my mind 10 suggest.
Judge Zane 90 What means hay
thUy2
Attorney YOung--rho officers at tn
Fort Will stand ss their bail, which d
acceptable to the prosecuting attorney
but that ~ limited. They are no
wealthy. In addition 10 that, whn
Judge Howat has said II true.
Sergeant Liusp anu Private Sheffield
should run away, they would cOmml
the military crime o! duserllon, whiu
would Z, nder them liable TO In
prisonmsnt for several year,. A
far as Lieutenant Buck II con
cerneu, his commission Ne mn Office
In the army would be- forfeited h.
his running away. He WOull b,
come deeeitsr. They have all com
here and have remained mere, n0twill
standing tho fact that Au iudictmer
has appeared probable.
Judge Iine.-Well, let the ball J.
fixed at $1,000 each.
The defendants went before u.
Commissioner Greenman shortly q
terwards for the purpose Of furnishin
the required bonds.
Several VI the oiiiceis from the Fol
as well as n few VI The prlvatps wei
present when ths defendants wei
brought down 10 the court.
Lieut.. Buck IL a slightly built, goo
lOoslag young fellow about - years
nge, anu wears a small mOustHuho O.
the most approved pattern. Linse an
Sheffield are Of rather shOit slntut
the latter being very thick rot. EaC