Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-13
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appear Tor tho defendant.
II was nearly fous O'Clock yesterday
afternoon whom a Jury had been &C.
cured, ~ follows II bert Wa,ien, A.
u. Porter, II. =. Vouablc, David Pack,
John Duncan, II. A. FersuHon, Geo.
3. Bailey, T.. J. Johnson, A. G. Boyle,
John Lees, Willard Alton anu john
Burt.
Several witnesses had been called by
the prosecution up TO the time Of the
rising OF the cuurt Tor tho day.
The first witnesses cnlloJ this morn.
Ing were Sergeant Wm. GFln AMI
Private Edward Daniels. fho latter
said that on the day OF tho tragedy no
heard Lieut.. Buck order Limo 10 at0p
Leonard, who waH dTivlng through tho
Fort ia a buggy. Linsu called after the
mnn 10 halt, but he dii not heed him,
aud Liuse nrcI. He hell his gun la
m elevated position aud WIS then rom
fiiteen 10 twenty yards distant from
Leonard. Linso followed Leonard and
nrrd the second time.
In cfoss-rxamination, witness
stated that LinHo, when under
arrest, said lac was s0fTy % he
hit Leonard, aui that no did not mean
10 do 20. A very short time interviewed
between the discharge Of tho Two shots.
Coroner Mort q. Taylor stated that
he hal had considerable experience la
the use Of firearms A bullet dis.
charged from a rIns coming In con.
tact with any object would DO easily
DETECTED from IT. course.
The next witness to be called was
Private Sheffield, VINO ~ Jointly In.
dicted with Llnse for the killing Of
Leonard, but % Judge Powers twho
has been retained 10 du'eud him) was
not present, his examination was TEN.
ptTarily deforto aud q. CrAmrr, tailor
at Fort DOuRlat, went upon Tue htaud.
He heard Linse say to Sheffield after
tue two men had been arrested, "DOn't
DO downhcarlod, l'll tell them that 1
shot him."
Private McAllisttr testified that he
was In this gugrdhouse a Tow days after
the shooting, wheu Liuso babe his
comtadc not 10 DO dUwnheattoI, say
ing ho would speak ~ thU uiilcer OF the
day and get him releaseu-that ho
(l4inse) tlred the shot
Witness, IA oro6s-sXaminAtlon, said
no was not unirioudly towards Linse,
though the latter did once put him In
the guard house. Ho might have used
some hard language towards him at
the time. lie denied having deserted
from tne British army or that lao was
ever connected with t.
10 Prosecuting Attorney HowAl
witness said he was drunk whom lac
abused Lime AMI was put In the guard
house Tor disorderly conduct.
Ihs defendant sheffield next took
the stand, but as Judge Powers had III
then arrived, n request wUu made 10
/ the court by the prosecuting attorney
that his honor would instruct Sheffield
he need not answer any questions that
would tend 10 ctiminate himself. A..
torneys Young aud Natlau had prsyi.
Ously taken n hand Ia the defense OF
Sheffield as well ~ Linse, but
for certain reasons Qt being
since found they could not con
sistently defend both munl have now
withdrawn from 5heilield's case; anu
II was 30 stated 10 the court At thi,
time. TWAS therefore deemed advis.
able TO await the coming Of Judge
Powers and n messenger was despatched
In search Of him. The court took q
brief recess, but ~ the judge could mol
be found, 5hefilold's examination wal
proceeded with. He slated that, upon
Linse and himself going up to arrest
Leonard, Linse 1rrd once, aiming
about 10 ieet TO tue right of the de
ceased. After the Shooting Linte tOlC
witness that he did not mean TO XII
Leonard, hut aimed ~ shout close I,
his head; that, however, Leonard
horse jumped M no discharged the guI
ana turned In front OF the weapon.
The prosecution then rested and To,
defense, at noon, opened by calling
Captain Woodbury..
The CASE Is expected TO finish 10
day.
uAYLoR's bonds.
Chief Justice MsgfiI this morning
directed that the suIotea OF GeOrg,
Gaylor 70 before Commissioner Pratt
for the approval VI Tie bonds hxe'
yesterday.
Gayloy was released this afternoon.
snoRT ORDERS.
Phllo Llan Holland W Joseph a
Moglan 1t al. Default Hnb Juiymou
entered US pray ed ili 20 -1l'of anu II
ptr cent attorneys Zee,
Wariell vs. Il. a. MITCHELL Deiaul
al 4 decree Of lOreclUsuic
Elijah w. Whiuaket vs. Kinloy
Default and decreooi lorecloaure.
BEFORE JUDGE pAHtcH
Tho jury in tho case OF N. Lonzl VI
Il. 3. HRdfa, the hrsIlus VI which hat
occupied much OF Judge barteh's tim
since last Flday a.Iulh'on, came int
court this morning win eoalel Yer
dict, finding tor the plAintln' o.
being polled the jurors slloi eleven io
aud QUE against. a thirty days stsl
WAS granted to prepare a'1'eihohl OF
motion Tor new trlah
J Tho action was b olg1. 70 tecove
possession Of "trip Of land IN block 0l
plat OBJ" and $1,000 lamAges wur
. likewise claimed iog uelaWIul deIen
ton.
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