Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-30

dress the Jury, stating that after he had
been appointed by the court 10 deieni
tho accused be had an Interview OF
two hourt' duration with 5icher, ana
after hearing hiaiull statement counsel
beta ne convinced that bis defense was
msfitorl0us hud thst the ii'euf Mureuo
was taken In necessary feli-de ense.
Goiug on to tkutch the defendants
history, MT. s ephens said he was Iru
In the Tyto., on the borders Of 5Nhzet-
LAM, came to America some years ago
ami hai been iu Utah about hve Year,.
He had worked tn miuitg SINCE COM
Ing here, aui ai-p upon arm slme'
where on the east bench, between FAR
ieys bnd Eui grafton canyon. tme
two AM hail years sinoe 5iohet began
prospecting In the canyon AMI got TO
the place near where the tftg ~ DC.
cured. There he found wnat he
h0l Ell 10 DO au iniicau u OF ore anu
thereaf OF puHu ID the prospecting,
tfubung Ultimately 10 by aud hlo
stfike something tna. would btiug him
indepubue. G. Charles MufAnO, hAv-
INK ieafnuu bUmttn ny Of this, wanted
an intefest Ia the claim, but MS
NJ Their, the deceased, sisuoi tue SUI.
stqueut agreement iu wtiuug, TOT the
frarun that Charles did NOT want "
have any pr perry IN his own uaue 90
account OF some family iiicuity.
Mursno was 10 nave n one.lhifd interest
IA the clam, which, however, was not
the one CONCERNING tue posting Of n
notice uIOn which testimony haj teen
given; II was short distance away
from tnat que. Counsel then, In us.
tau, told Of certain unpleAsantn,ss
which occurred between tue MufunOs
NJ siUhet In reference 10 thu clam.
: mo lOur Wttks before tue tragedy tue
Nutauos wen upto siohri'e cabin. One
OF them took n carthage from his tell,
showed II 20 Hichef aud htked hiut,
DO you sc tba2 l'vu got thai for
sOmsb1 -" ~ Tue same time making
threatening demonstrations. IL wa
after this that SichUT went q u man
named Hill aud borrowed pistol,
stating that tue MufauOs mai tntuAt-
-nrd him aud lie wanted 10 be armed
Ia the event Of being attacked.
s,queut TO THIS the pafties
met IA the city, when Mufano
declared, "Somu time 1 Will XII
y up there" Coming 10 the morn.
ing VI the tragedy (Sindsyl, counsel
stated that while SiouUr was wufking
on the claiui, Guis.eppi Mufauo, tue
deceased, stepped into the cut anu SAID
~ MIN, "WhAt are you doing Their ?"
some words followed and MufAnO dit-
played anger. As Hicner turned 10
speak 10 n man vino was pear HIN "a
stone came past hi head anu struck
tue wall. Sicher then took IL m Ills
pocket the pistol which lie hnd huf-
rOWud from Hill-Who lived not TAT OIL
and ~ he did 90 observed the de.
ceased reach for his right hip pucsui,
Ia which razor case was Afterwards
| found. Fearing that MurauU wns
about 10 dfaw pistol upon him, 5lchcf
/ bred. Upon that MufauO started u
run down aud ~ he was pfU.
Ceeding Sicher made graz
Tor hls coat, aud shot again.
| By this tins MuTauo had reached tue
mouth Of the shaft and had mold OF
I 5ichrr between the Two walls. A
! struggle eusued, aud ~ thu men Crap.
| pied with each ether, Mufano holding
/ 5lchur down and trying O. get some.
thing out Of his pocket, the defendant
who was the smaller ami weaker Of
/ the twO-stfuck him upJn the back o
| the head with hia pistol As the sIrug-
| gle went on 5ichor discharged thU
1sap1n from behind, producing thU
wound which caused death. Mufauu
moved of, but Siohet did not know
the extent VI his Injury. SoOn alter
this SicheT gave up the pistol 10 Hill,
telling him what had trhnspifed.
Counsel remarked here that the only
iaisehood told by Sioher WIS In regard
to that pistol, lac having slatcI
when arrested that he threw u
away, but his only reat0u TOT
| doing this was that he feared Mr., Hiil
himself would get into trouble u II
were discovered that he had loaned
| II TO him. True sichor disappeared
after the shooting. This was not, how
ever, To eludo the police, but ~ escape
from the possible vengeance Of body
| OF Italians, fellow cJuntfymrn aud
friends Of the deceased man. La con
cusion counsel said hu CDuttUd the
fullest hnd irorst investigation u this
case, feeling confident, as he dii, that
tho accused was entitled 10 an &C.
/ quittal at the Iury's hands.
! 10 was now quarter before II
] O'Clock auu the subject Of taxing tue
| Jury out o. the scene VI tue killing was
ie.inttOducud. Every BODY cJusunllng,
II was agreed that the jurors, accom-
/ panied by counsel on both sides, n
couple Of court bailifls, and Deputy
| Marshal CannOn--thu last named a.
point out the various points around the
| claim 10 tue Jury hOuld Start on the
trip OF inspection nj O'Clock.
For that reason court adjourned ull
10 O'Clock tomorrow morniug, II being
stated that the journey wgulu occupy
/ the balnuCe of Inc uny.