Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-16

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apartment
PROSECUTORS NOT PRESENT.
For slme unexplained reason
neither Judge Judd, his assistant
Judge H0watt, nor County Attor.
nCy Murphy was present NJ the
investigation today, aud no testimony
was taken Tor the district attorneys
Office, Notwithstanding IL was OF a most
important anu sensational character.
There WAS considerable query as 10
why the officials named were not
present at todny's hearing.
sEUGEANr JOYCE
only know Of The shooting by hearsay.
Leonard did not drive any faster than
The visitors who passed through the
Fort daily, aud he Jaw him several
times.
MRS. SERGEANT BuDDs
testified that she heard three shots
fired, but only saw the discharge Of
the last one. 10 was fred by Sergeant
Linso, who stopped us the soldiers do
70 take sight before shooting at
a target Leonard apparently did not
move Ia his buggy when shot but
turned his horrc around anu drove to-
wards Sergeant Iii 80 anI Private
sheffield. The latter handed his rifle
70 the sergeant aud got In the buggy
aud drove Leonard towards tue guard
house. LUOnard's hat was Oh and he
sat upright o. " unhurt. The sergeant
followed behind the vehicle carrying
the guns. Leonard was not driving
fast when shot, the gait Of his horse
| did not exceed five or six miles an
hour. The two last shots were fired 10
near 10 each other that the reports
were almost merged into one. After
the nflns Of tne first shot she heard
some one cry halt.
HOSPITAL ATTENDANT o'DOwD
knew nothing OF the particulars Of the
shooting. He, however, waited on
Leonard after he was brought 10 the
hospital. lie WIS In great agony anu
could talk but little, but said: "rhoy
| ought not 10 have shot me-" lie said
his iaiher ard two sisters lived IN
South Is ston and that ne hndn't been
home for ten Year,. ltwas the general
opinion Of the Post tnat Sergeant
Linfo Tad fred the fatal shot M II was
well known that ho took deliberate
aim.
Witness knew that u he intended 10
shoot TO XIII he would kneol aud take
good aim.
"Would you" asked Lloutona mt
Young, "under similar circumstance,
take aim TO shoot OF miis the mari"
Witness (ovasivolyl-l would take
ain 10 shoot the horse Or over the
mans head.
SERGEANT LINsE,
whose name has boon mentioned 30
| frequently In connection with the
shooting, was neat sworn. lie Ia a
low'brOwed, stooky built German with
a decided Teutonic accent
Hv testified that he was present Mt
| the time OF Leonnrd'a arrest early
| Monlay afternoon. The deceased was
released soon after his arrest. Al
twenty minutes TO six witness WAS
/ ordered 20 10 10 Lieutenant Buck,
which he diu, meeting him on the
| guard house porch. Buck instructed
him 10 take "a couple of men aud 10
ana arrest Leonard. He Immediately
Leonard TO stop but ne slapped his
i
the lines and Increased the pace of his
horse.
FIRED IN THE AIR.
Witness then fired In the air and
| the ofiicer OF the guard Lieutenant
BUCK cried CUT "SIop that man,
| He was al loss 10 know what TO do
anu hesi,ated an instant, wnefeupon
tbs order VI the officer Of the guaTI
was repeated 10 "stop that man p
! Then he took aim 10 shoot over
Leonatd's head As close Rs ho could
without killing him, believing that
the whaling Of the bullet would
cause him TO halt. Witness position
was such that he could, he believed,
have brought his horse down, IA he
was a good marksman, anu yet hucn
an attempt might have endangered
him. No orders were given ~ Private
Sheffield other than 10 assist in arrest.
Ing the man.
KNEW II WAS NOT Ills BULLET.
Witness here In response TO quos.
lions by Lieutenant Young gave u
dissertation GU military ride practice
aud stated that every experienced sol.
diuT knew just where the bullet from
his rifle would strike when he pulled
the trigger, lie knew beyond n posi-.
bilily OF doubt from his knowledge Of
mRtkmAn1hip aud the position he held
his gun that he did not Int Leonard
and when ths latter turned his buggy
and came towards and told him he wa,
shot he did not believe II until he
opened his coat and pointed to the
bullet hole Ia IL and the blood thai
flowed from the wound In his neck.
WAS NOT ORDERED To SHOOT.
He was not ordered by Lieutenant
Buck or anyone else TO shoot Leonard
but tuoh AN not might have teen
lustifiRble-he believed IL would
under military law, yet he would mol
have shot the man under the cifcum
stunces, although such refusal would
undoubtedly have caused him to be
punished through the medium q
court martial proceedings.
PRIVATE SHEFFIELD
4 testified that no had been ordered by
the corporal to get his gun aud 20 anu
assist Sergeant Linse 10 arrest Leon.
ard. Linse's first shot was discharged
into the air His second shot was fired
simultaneously with that Of witness. Il
there was lapse OF time between the
shooting LinGe's shot was fired before
his own-probably three seconds
He saw the dust fly some distance be.
yond Leonard aud supposed II wa,
from his own rifle. He was quite sure
/ ia a.