Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-26

ing the shot and running out Of her
house toward the locality from which
the sound came. Directly In font OF
her were two Of the Hammond aud
one Of the GaylOr boye apparently
hiding behind large patch of
mustard weeds. III asku1 them
what WIS the matter and
one OF the little fellows said, Pm
afraid come one Ia hurt Just then
Winnie Ross, tho child who has Just
testified came running up and sald,
Clyde Robertson has been shot 1
ran TO him In time TO see him die"
TOOK THE Gun FROM HAIRY.
Mrs. @. Il. Barrett testified that she
heard the shot and saw the Gaylof anu
Hammond boys together. Harry had
the gun. | took II from him and
asked " he had shot II oil amt he said
"Not since loit the jordan"
care you euft2" | inquired.
"Yes, Mrs. Barrett, am sure OF Il
and can prove it,can't GeOrge?"
ayes he can" promptly added
George Gaylor. "Hu didn't fire tho
shot"
1HEY WERE "wEsTERN boys"
Juror Randolph-Are tho boys
rough Ones2
Witnom--rhcy arc western boys ar d
you can Judge for yourself.
Attorney FerguaOn--What do you
mean by western boys?
MltnUss-Nell, toe boys out here are
wilder and have more scope than they
do IN the East. In 9th words they
arc always ready tor picnic.
(Laughter)
THREATS OF KILLING.
Mrs. Aunie Dassonvillo snid tho
Hammond nhh Gayl0r boys were vofy
bad ones and had given her "nO emu"
OF trouble. Harry Hammund had
drawn n gun on hef little gifl about o.
month ago and had threatened TO uuUOt
her. AZ noon ON SATURDAY lGHl che
heard Harry Hammond sly: al will
hill the whole d. outft, chickens ana
ALL" rhuto remarks were addressed
tOClyde nud her own children. Harry
on one occasion had compelled ono 0i
witneis' little oys TO climD tree and
kept him up there for SOME time.
When he came down Haffy kicked
him violently.
REPEATED TIGREIs.
May Dassonyillc, a twelve year old
girl, testified that she l,uid Harry
Hammond pay To her ii,llc brother on
Saturday that he would kun him, the
chickens anu the whole sol a b. Of
an Quilt.
STONED LILLE CLYDE.
Virgll Da,rouvilic testified that the
twO Hamm nd boys, the Two Glylor
lajp, u McClrllauu anu Dyer
by were AJ hi fAthefis house hul
called hun G-u-t-Of "a b.; that
they WOg.l kili ihr whole uutli; TIA,
the Dy.r lad hil little Ciydu On tue
head with rocks ANA The NicLelland
boy had ,t9uej him on the back.
lnREAra y SHOOTING AND rOIsoSING.
Mary Robertson, tweivc.ytar.old
slater Ui she deceased, said tne was
saklug ~ tue garden Rnd her little
brother sept climbing on 10 the fence
ioomug over at the boys. She took him
uown several timos. The last time he
wuu up 4bJuttw minutes. Then the
thOt "WCut on" and she star ed 10
again take Ciyde oil but lac fell "iuil
II holes aud died" Sac looked
through the irnco uut cav no one.
A. noon Harry Hammond said he
would shoot Clyde aud poison witness
before she was there very long.
THE DOCS BARKED WILDLY.
Mnggiu Robertson, another eister Of
the doceahoI, said Cly de was playing
In the back yard when shot. She saw
him In this act Of falling Immediately
alter the shooting. The shot came from
Mr.. Wniting's yard. hhe did not see
VINO fired II ana could not on account
Of the dividing fence being a high
board one. She heard the dOgs bark
wildly ana saw two OF them elise TO
where her h,tle brother fell. In the
morning her mamma went ~ town
aEd was afraid something would hap.
pen TO Clyde aud wantei 10 lake him
Hl0ng, but her papa said lac would be all
right aud she let him Ut h, me-.
NONE oF THEM Would TILL.
Mrs. Henry Gaylor, mother OF two
OF the boya, tcstided that she was at
home ut the time Of the shooting.
Heard the shots IL was followed Dy |
hoTrilying scream; taw one Of the |
Robertson girls holding her little |
III NV hNstA ~ NfAN ~ ~ |
Of witness boys, anu Heucr aud |
Henry Hammond. Ehe saiu exoitedly |
10 her bOyt; "FOT Gods sake tell who |
has done thisi My boys, my boys. |
DOM deceive me. II you shot this
little boy say so." All OF them denied
tho shooting and said they knew moth.
lug OF II. The boys were excited. |
A mother attempt was made by witness
to yet at the facts In the case. She
said 20 one OF her bOys; "GuOrgle, tor |
God's sake n either OF sou or the Ham.
mond boys shot Clyde say 70, for he
Is ~ dead as dead can be-" This
met with nothing but silence.
"sHoT AT a BIRD"
Heber Gaylor testihpd: ~ am nine
years old. Harry Hammond was
shooting at n bird In tree and hit the
little boy Oh the fence. He didn't zee
tho little boy at all and didn't intend
to kill him"
Mr.. Whiitemore was proceeding TO
ask question when he was cut short
by Coroner Taylor saying; "fhe at
t0tuey must not ana cannot ask
single question; there must be no
leading or misleading"
'Jusr LIFTED THE aus AND SHOT"
Carl Hammond aged seven, testified
that he didn't know Harry had shot at