The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-26

gun; it sounded dull, as though it was
inside of a house. I then got to the
house. Davis said: my God, amt
this awful?" I said: What are you
going to do?" Davis said: 81 think
this is enough; L am going home" Da-
Wis picked up the gun Muller had and
Istood it against the wall. We then
lstarted home. On the way we met
Brock, who was on a horse. He had
pair of chain hobbies. He had hold of
the bride reins with his left hand; i'll
his right he held the rope attached to
the chain, used for hobbies. Davis
Isaid to Brock: care you heeled?"
Brock said: 81 am always heeled for
such s. of BIS as you" Davis said:
Get down off the horse; L want to
talk with you Brock would not do
50, and tried to ride over Davis. Davis
grabbed the bride reins and held the
horse. Brock struck Davis with the
Ichain hobbies. The horse them jerked
loose from Davis and Brock
whirled and came toward Davis,
who told him to stop. Brock
kept coming and then Davis
pulled his pistol and shot Brock. The
latter fell forward onto the horses
neck. The horse was then nearly on top
of Davis and he shot again. Brock
fell to the ground, shot in two places.
The first shot hit him in the side, the
second hit him in the top of the head
a little to the front. Brock was not
hit in the back of the head; Brock told
Davis he would go to the house and
get a gun and kill Davis. Muller got
his gun fast in the bars of the window;
T did not testify before the coroners
jury, merely corroborated what Davis
testified to; Davis first spoke to me
about going up to the house on Tues
day about 9 o'clock a. M; | went up to
see if they, Brock, Ducel and Muller,
were getting ready to leave. I thought
from their conversation they were go
ing away that night. We afterwards
changed our minds and concluded we
would not go that night. 1 went with
Davis the next morning (the day of the
shooting). Davis said to me, If those
fellows see that gun they will think
we are hunting a fuss and he Davis
told me to leave it. l hid the gun under
a railroad bridge and went with Davis
because he asked me TO co. 1t was
little after daylight, about G o'clock L
think. l did not start up to the house
Immediately after Davis fired the first
shot; guess 1 was a little ratified.
The cross-examination was reached
and the court here took recess until
2 o'clock.
On reconvening, the reading of
Grants testimony was resumed. Moth
ing of material interest was brought
out on reading the cross-examination.
The defendant was then put upon the
witness stand and testified: My full
name is Wilson Ellis Davis; first met
Brock in Grand Junction; he was in
the county jail; [ had business with
him in reference to his ranch; I took
possession of his ranch, as per agree
ment. About two weeks after Brock
came and l delivered the ranch back
to him as I agreed to, do. providing he
did come back. / then went below and
bought out another man; I lived on
this ranch when the killing took place;
| am engaged in ranching and stock
raising; Brock worked for me on differ
ent occasions; l met Muller in Grand
Junction, and was introduced to him by
Brock; Ducel worked for me the July
previous TO the homicide; he worked
for me till Saturday. the 18th of August,
prior to the homicide; discharged him
then After they left L missed several
articles; swarm Of bees, some ropes,
hobbies, ETC.; traced them by tracking
got their shoes and compared them
with the track. L also found where
they had burned the bee hive and set
fire to the fence.
A map of the Westwater country
was made on the blackboard and the
different places pointed out to the jury.
The witness continued: There
was a window on the east side
End one on the south of
Brooks dugout. There are iron bars