Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-22
The CURTAIN IS UP.
Some RlCy Situations 10 The Shooting
Match Inquiry.
now "wOoDso PLAYED POssUN,


enable him to resume his professional
engagements, County Attorney MIf.
phy was on hanl IN the Third district
courtroom promptly a. 10 O'Clock this
morning 70 take ~ tho cudgeia ia the
prosecution instituted against the bow
and arrow mon Tor conspiracy u d..
fraud, etc, etc, etc, o,o., % rot forth
IN tue olongatcd complaint drawn up
by the master hand OF tue county
prosecution
The defendants In custody, viz.
Charles bloslo, Harry FIrey, ..
Lafayette, and NJ 81. Eddy, were
again brought ~ on time by n corftf-
pondins number Of deputy sheriff.,
and, ~ yesterday, occupied chairs
against tho bar rail- Just behind their
COUNSEL Tho seats 10 thu other
nslf u the courtroom allotted e. tue
general public were nearly all filed,
principally Wy local sports. There were
twO ficnOgfaphers At the uiilclhl ..
r0ftef's table, the sctyictt,ui one u. 3,
Bradley having heen retained by tho
prosecution aud ~ tho other Tired w.
AlilveftOu) by tbs drlrasU.
Associated with County Attorney
Murphy la the prosecution were
Mrssn. John NJ. ZAuo aud J. H..
Wall; counsel for tue four defendants
above named were Measfs. Williams,
Van Cot q Sutherland, lkitchie a
Richie, And T.. J. Daily; Attorney q.
\. Nsrian was the legal representative
VI NJ. T.. Wells, anothof OF thu defend.
ants, VINO was seated among the spec
atots. Quiulan sat near the other
men.
IL was exactly 1880 when the
county attorney arose ~ set the
nall rolling. He started Ia by formally
moving ~ diumiss the complaint and
affidavit snnt over from Commissioner
Pfatvs court on n change OF venue and
then, a. a natural sequence, moved for
tue re'affoat OF tbs defendants. This
was no sooner said than done.
Mr. Murphy next suggested that in'
asmuch ~ the complaint was n very.
lengthy one, covering some eighteen
pages Of typs.wrltIeh matter, the read.
ing OF tho same might be waived In
order 10 save tho lime Of the court.
Counsel for the defense were not un.
willing, iusiating, however, that the
prosecution shOuid outline tue charges
therein set forth. THIS the county
attorney proceeded 10 do briefly, re-
citing tho main facts Of the case, much
the eamu ~ already reported In tho
columns OF tbs NEWS.
At the request Of Mr.. Murphy
all tho witnesses for the ptOstcl.
ton "A dozen or more Ia numbet-
were then sworn In, and NJ the request
I -
directed them 20 remain out Of tue
court room until each was called IN
turn. The same rule was enforced Ia
regard 20 witnesses for the dsieuse
The examination shortly Afterwards
proceeded,
w. II. Gibbs being first called 10 Ia,
stand. lie said no resided Ia this cts
and was engaged la commercial pur
suits and newspaper work. lie knew
the defendants and first met Laiay EFT,
about the lBth Of May nj thu office o
Mr. Nophi Clayton. lie had a con
yeTsatiOu with him about July let al
10 u "mAfkmanship o0nIcsp between
himself and q man named Webb
Witness then related In n genera
way now Lafayette after that tins
often cailri upOl him aud renewed
the conversation on tho subject VI tn
shooting mAtcn, with view " Undue
ing him 10 put up money on the game.
At this point the prosecution uhghtly
diyeIged from the subject matter Of thi
Inquiry by County Attorney Murphy
intinating to the court, Tor tbs fTsl
time, that MT. Bradley, II his homo
pleased, would take AN official short
nand report OF these proceedings. lie
pTeAumed that this would be deeme,
necessary. hut Attorney William
was not satisfied. lie sail the gentle
nian Bameu was not known 10 him
aud as there was thoroughly cOmpe
tent sleuogIApheT present, well known
to them all, Mt. Fred l.. MoGurfln
ex.cOutt reporter, why should not lac
do the work.
In answer to questions, Mi
Bradley said be was employed in tn
office Of Attorney L0 Grand IOuDl
! aud had done some court ana Othe
outside reporting. After some pryat
tslk between counsel, Mf. Bradley wa
told ha might proceed with the note
taking; bus he respectfully declined
, No one was appointed In his stead.
The further testimony Of MT. Glib
/ | then went forward. rne witness haI
. In his hand a small memorandum boo
) ! to which he ~ first occasionally n
larrgd, anu on this being observed b.
Attorney sutherland, that gsntlemn
desired to know what II was. Mr.. Gibt
replIed that the book contained peuol
notes which he mao lsst SunlH
evening, from memory, 10 tuiresl hl
fecOlleptlon now. but, on demand
? the witness lad 10 lay Il aside, ii
: then, In some detail, told how tn
scheme for this bow aud arrow an
, gun match was planned, ~ alread
= published, anu the part which each ,
, The defendants played In tue htTang'
msnt. on one occasion when witness
Laiayett. aud EDDY were together
= letter was produced when Elly sal
J. hs had received from "AL Woods,
y this stating that he "wouid accept IN
= proposition giving uH inc otleet an
Inc distance Of the mach" That wa
ali witness could remember OF II
rhsy afterwards went 10 Attornu
Malpa office 10 have me 'ooh'Eae'
% drawn up aud signed,
l. one Of tue si2nrrH was lhe ueIehuRl
Z Fufey, who wrote tho nnme ~
= Woods,U Tue witness certified rs
n the other signatures on the contra
having been placed there by the 80
.Tal dsfendalits named thereon.
m. contract, which has been prev
10 onsiy Given Ia null In these column
"A was read by the county attorney.
AtaIatGr Stage MI Globs's meme