Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-26
AFRAID OF MURDER.
Hike Wanted for Protection, hot 10
"Put Jackson Out Of The Way"
SENSATIONAL DESEMOUESE.
lalk OF Sailing a Mine, Stealing big
Commission, Etc., Ia the Jackson.
Ferguson Shooting Case.

The case Of Gerald J. p. Jackson,
charged with assault, AMI attempted
murder on tho person OF rhomas Fer.
gussou, his law partner, was, after
numerous posiponmsn.s aud delays,
taken up before Justice Smith tn too
police court at n AIN. today. The
hearing had proIosuod long enough for
Mr. Ferguson ~ relate his story OF tbs
alteration aud the particulars which
led ny 10 the same and to undergo a
teitchlng REORGANIZATION at tho
hands Of Judge Dickson, counsel for
Jackson.
ltwas then that Judge Dickson ap-
patontly first observed that the tcsti.
mony was not being taken down by u
s'euogtaphor aud he asked the court
that one be furnished. Through AZ.
torneya Johu NJ. Zinoand d. q. Eich.
nor, counsel Tor defense was Informed
that there was no provision In the
statute for the employment Of a stou.
ographer In such casra, whereupon
Judge Dickson said no would pay Tor
one und brief reCess was tnkrn
while tltfk James went out TO find
ouc. Alta few minutes before / o'o.1ck
htonogfnpher Alilvrrton was "fuu in'
auJ again tue Juuiciai mill was started.
1nE CoMrLAISANT's STORY.
Attorney Ferguson, IN tue role Of
complainant, victim aud witness, WIS
hrut placed ON tho stand aud related
now ne hHl met JncktOu at tho
MauitOu on tue Saturday before
the ahuOting aud now they had
c0nvruud On tho fiuauciai Affairs
oi tho iiTm, the fact that there were
accounts that needed an explanation
on The part oiJacksOn, that it won ii DO
best 70 dissolve partnership anu that
he had better come 20 the Office on
SUNDAY or Monday aud "lalk matters
over" They walked along Third
south together as iaf as second East.
Jackson had guu IA his pocket aud
hla hand was upon II. lie was angry
at the time though made no attempt TO
uto the weapon. Hu asked witness AZ
TO whether while hu (JRckaOBl was In
California ho had said he Thought OF
advertising In the San Franolsuo
neNspapera for tho whereabouts OF tho
"cufly haired Euglisbman." Witness
had replied that no hadn't advertised
and that ho didn't intend 10 advertise
Tor defendant tut he was anxious TO
know OF his whereabouts all the same,
Then witness told VI tho quarrel over
the opening OF Jaokson's telegram, IA
the uiilcu, tho desperate pefsOnal on.
counter which followed, the loss OF a
part of his loft ear from coming be-
tween Jnckson'H sharp, strong moIare,
tue shooting etc, Us heretofore chron-
iclud 10 tue NEWS.
AFRAID OF BEING MURDERED.
CtOst-eAamiuvd by Judge Dickson.
Ferguson denied that he had said no
would tako"a killer" aud 70 10 Cali
iornin and "Iut Hn end 10 Jaclzson:D
also that he had declared 10 Us his IN
tontiOn 10 hire mAu-Miko pJwUrs-
10 "put Jackson out Of tho way.O
Al this lunC,uro Judge Dcllson was
making II decidedly tropical for the
witness, who sought relief In the fol-
lowing exclamation:
"l'li toll you what did say. said
would take Mike Powers along 10
protect mV aud prevent mo from being
murdered"
Judge Dickson-By whom?
Wi1ness-By Jackson, from whom
wanted an accounting.
SuNku btbAHoA- W nat Offensive
epiIhois did you apply to Jackson on
the occasion Of tue alteration?
Wllness--l called MIN a scoundfel.
judge Dickson (sarcAsticAllyl-Aa
oiionsiyo name a. that? Now uidnjt
you say Ia the miliost anu gentIest
tones possible, "Jacks1R, you are
real naughty boy for biting my ear
On2n
wi,ness-No, sir; don't think 90,
Fergusbonldenieu positively that he
had had any III will 'towards Jackson
he believed tho latter
entertained murderous designs against
him. Admitted that he had received
s94J from Jackson; denied that he had
been paid $1,000 as part OF a cOmmls.
sion In which Jackson, Mlddlemiss
ami others figured; said ho had refused
10 accept II because the deal was NOS
honest,
II was intlmated that there was a
'salting" process going ona California
mine aud that Jackson knew OF some.
thing Of II, and that he expected to get
a large part 0i the $4,000 commission.
WAS AN EYEWITNESS.
r. A. Houghton, photographer,
whose place Of buGiness 10 In the same
building - ScOlt.AuerbAoh as tho
warning attorneys, was the next wit.
ness He simply testified az to hearing
ho shooting and seeing Jackson come
tut VI tho firms Ofiice with a smoking
revolver In hl6 hand.
AZ one O'Clock an adjournment was
AIKEN until Friday afternoon at two
Pollock.