The herald., 1894-03-11
KNOX'S MURDEROUSSHOT
AN INTERESTING TRIAL GOING ON
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Dispute Over n Wages Settlement That
Came Near Ending In
Tragsdy-He Shot
to XIII.

A number of people from Redondo and
Moneta vera in attendance yesterday in
Judge Smiths court, at trial which
has brought up some interesting ques-
tions.
The defendant is young ranch hand
named j. P. Knox, who is accused OF
attempting to murder DR.. J.H. Perkins,
at ranch about quarter of mile
north from Moneta, on the afternoon oi
January 9th last.
jury was impaneled, after ashort
examination, as follows: William M.
Allison, Abbott ]. Burt, Fremont Cobb,
George A. Chapel, Henry N. Farey,
Charles J. Fsllon, Harrison GilIett,
Winchester Gillett, Joseph H. Green,
Augustus Gurlach, Peter P. Kiefer and
William M. Osborn.
The facts of the case were pretty
thoroughly brought out by the exami-
nation OF quite q number of witnesses
during the day.
Knox worked for DR.. Perkins on his
ranch before January 9th, and there
was a dispate between them as to wages.
Knox claimed that he was to receive 81
a day, while Perkins claimed that he
had hired him Tor $15 month.
They had had several dissgreements
about the matter when January 9th ar
rived. In the morning of that day Knox
came to the Perkins ranch, and was
ordered away by DIR. Perkins.
Hard words passed, and Perkins swears
that Knox threatened to geG gun and
kill him. He went away from the place.
At first he went 10 Mr.. Dwight's place
across the road and tried to borrow some
powder and shot, saying he wanted tc
shoot rabbit. He could get none.
As he went along, Mrs. Annie L. Foot
a neighbor, met him and told him to be
careful. She had heard him threaten
Mr.. Perkins.
He went on to Moneta and borrowed
a shotgun of r. H. Hudson, telling hin
he wanted it to shoot goose.
At the Perkins house everything had
settled down quietly by this time, wher
Isaac Smith, Mr.. Perkins brother-in
law. saw Knox coming up the railroad
track with shotgun on his shoulder.
He called out to DR.. Perkins about it.
and then went up stairs, where he saw
Knox stop nearly in front of the house
He heard Mr.. Perkins open the from
door, and saw Knox aim and fire in the
direction of the front door. Then b,
ran away, and heard the report of CUR
from below, supposing it to be by DR.
Perkins.
By the shot DR.. Perkins was hit il
the abdomen by ak or seven shot, tw,
OF them penetrating the abdomina
cavity one hit him ia the breast anC
two in the arm. The wounds were ser
ious, those in the abdomen being pro
nounced dangerous by DR.. Morrison.
The shooting was witnessed by severa
persons, and it is claimed by the defenst
that DR.. Perkins shot almost at the sam,
time that Knox did. But all agree tha
Knox returned to the Perkins hous,
after he had been ordered away, ant
came with gun, and that DIR. Perkin
was in his own doorway when he wa
shot bv Knox.
One of the witnesses also stated tha
after the shooting he started TO get
physician, when he ran across Knox
The latter asked him if DR.. Perkins wa
badly hurt, and when the witness tolS
him he thought 20, and was going for ,
doctor, Knox tried to persuade him no
to go.
The case for the prosecution had no
been entirely presented when court ad
journed until Monday morning.