Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-10
A SHOOTING LAWYER
Attorney Jackson Tries 70 Kun His
Law Partner
a sASeulSlnY ENCOUNTER
Attorney Ferguson Gets Ills Ear Bitten
OF, aud Both fife aud Jackson
are Otherwise Injured.

Tho law Office Of Ferguson, Ffew
d jackson, In the Sco,i.Auerbacl
building, wss thofcens, tbl, morning
II desperate Sofgpplng match, such
as lawyers seldom engage IN. Asa
rcsult, Attorney Tom Ferguson h
under tlo surgeons care, sui Attorney
Gerald T.. Il. Jackson Is Ia tho city
iail.
Both Ferguson and Jackson are
me mtofs Of the came legal iifm, OF
whic IA MT. Ffew Il the thiri partner.
There has been some uilsatiaHCtlln,
aud dissolution " the partnership
was being arranged, Tie Disagree
muhtB connected herewith were the
cause VI tins row, though iu iust what
manner the tquabblo developed into a
| fght the chief contestant, Ferguson
ami Jackson, fciuso TO state,
Jackson's story, rs told 10 the
! tillCOfp, u ~ the effect that telegram
10 him was received al the office, anu
was opened; that he went 10 see about
10 anu a quarrel vusuoj, In which
Ferguson was getting the best OF him,
! anu " Ouuding the life cut u him;"
that when Ferguson had him on the
hour hu drew his pistol In soli.duiense
and irod At ForgusOn's face, and that
then the lively part OF the row ended,
and the surgeon ana the Oiliceu were
called IN.
Mr.. Ffew says the telegram was not
opened, but came To- the ciilcp, and
Nj. Rabbitlc, a friend u Jackson's,
was taking possession VI it. Mr. Few
F.N.N D.
Jackson ~ tho Mnnit0u. Ia taking
the telegram from Raubitic % corner OF
the envelope was torn on, but thu trle.
gram was untouched. In this con.
liiiOn It was sent 10 JnckgUn'a room at
the hotel.
Shortly aftctwAtd--about 1880 n. m.
tuday-JaCks0n anu Rabbitto came to
the otlice. The former demanded Blmu
lrttofs from Mr.. Frew. rhe latter re-
fused TO give them until Jackson relin-
pushed some OF tho firm letters which
hu mad, ani made some explanations
regarding certain eTAsurcs Of figures
on the frm books, alleged o. nave
been made 10y Jackson while Ferguson
and Fruw were absent.
AZ tails point Jackson and Rabbitto
wanted TO 10 in and see Ferguson,
who was In tho inner room. Ffew
objected to Rtbbitte, for he had hoard
shat man named Midllomisa and
Jackson bad purchased gun Tor Itab.
bite 10 Kill Ferguson with. Rabbitte IL
from California, aud ~ said 10 be one
" syndicate whion cold some mines
TO the Mofcur company, He anu Frew
remained In the outer office while
jackson went Ia TO Ferguson,
In few minutes the two lawyers 10
the Inner room were indulging Ia high
words, then bllws could 10 heard.
Ftow threw open the door, and on the
door were the ojmbAtants, IN rough
aud tumble light. Jackson was under
meath, and Ferguson was striking him
IN the face with his tlsi. just NJ the
door opened, Jackson drew his pistol,
an imitation Smith & Wtss0n IS.
oalibcr, aud iirod Ia Ferguson'd face.
The latter Jumped up anu ran from
the room, shouting 70 MS Antagonist
not TO shoot Jackson followed him to
the outer office, when there was a
cessation Of hoslilities.
In the melee Jackson had got
rather lady bruised face, but Fcrgu.
son, though the larger u the two, was
the most roughly handled. This had
been accomplished with JAcksou's
| hNNAAAf ANA NAAh NhANNANN NNNANN 70 DC
about as handy with his mOlars A. n
high clafs bulldog In full traiuing. He
hal made an ugly scalp wound above
Ferguson's left eye, aud had actually
bitten n piece ~ his right ear, nearly
the eizs Of silver halt dollar, hight
| out. The amputalod portion OF oarti.
lage anu muecle fell 10 the floor,
aud was stepped upon. When DR..
Fred Stauilsr came Ia he performed
one OF the oieverest pieces Of surgical
work on record. Ho took the piece OF
| ear, placed II back In position, and
stitched II 10 accurately nuu firmly
that In u short tins nilerwaTd oircula-
ton actually had been resumed In the
amputated section, ami there IL oveTy
promise that In time II will be rs much
part Of Fergusou'a aural appendage ~
though II never had been removed by
Jackson's teeth.
The effects Of the pistol shot on Fer.
gusOn were not serious, though II was
a very close call from iuHtaut desth.
The muzzlu OF the pistol was detected
by very sort distance, and the bullet
Instead u plowing iutO FergusOn's
nose barely missed that organ. IL
came from left ~ right, ana 30 close
was the weapon that the attorneys
nose and right cheek are heavily pow.
der.marked, but that IL all. He Will
DO able TO bear tho scrutiny OF his
friends In u few days, except ab TO the
scalp wound and injured ear.
Jackson was at Oace taken 10
the city jail, aud given quar-
ters under Sol. kimbalPs charge.
lie was very much exhausted
by the fight as well as excited.
He got couple Of blows In the eye,
and his face SHOVE signs OF being Ia
violent contact with FergusOn's list.
None OF his injuries, however, are
serious. He says ho shot In self
defense, Tor his afsailnnt would have
beaten MN 10 death, lie also says that
one time he thought Ferguson was
going 10 shoot,
The affair caused a good deal OF exc
element, because OF many wild
rumuTs tina, got ad0aI, but even the
chief combatants are now thankful
that msttera did not end in worse
shape than they are.
jackson spent several h0ura today in
the Woman's ward o the city jail. 10
the neWspaprrmen who visited him
there no refused to say anything bear
ing on the auOotiugi pTeieTrlng To
MAINTAIN a discreet silence, His friends
declare that he Will have plenty to say
when he comes 10 plead his own cause
before the cgurt which 1t IL intimated
hs will do through the Rblest criminal