The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-03
KID Mason's Remark Shortly
Before He Died.
FORGAVE NELLIE
HE
THE WOMAN WILL PROBABLY NOT
BE ARRESTED.
Testimony Adduced at the coroner's
Inquest Yesterday-Snson Came
of a Good Family-The Verdict
Mr.. BlackIidge Makes Retrac-
ton.

terday afternoon over the remains Oh
Kid Mason, the young man who died
on New Years morning from stab
received at the hands of Nellie Ogden.
Causten Browne, jr., A. T. Riley and
G. NJ. Hammond We're sworn as
jurors and DR.. w. F. Beer was the
first witness. His testimony was sub
stantially the same as his statements
published in yesterdays Herald. He
told of Mason's condition at the time
he was called to attend him and said
the man had lost a quart of blood. The
wound was inflicted by a stiletto, the
blade being about five inches long. The
wound was above the left nipple and
in the second intercostal space. The
witness asked Nellie Ogden about the
difficulty and she stated that Mason
kicked her, when she made for the
drawer and took the knife. The weapon
was picked up on the floor where the
affair occurred. The woman showed
witness the bruises left by Mason's
blows.
w. S. Fields testified that he had
known the deceased for twelve years.
He was a railroad man formerly, and
ran between RawlinS and Green River.
He visited sporting houses occasion
ally. Witness saw him the morning
after the affair." and he seemed to be
getting along all right. Mason told
him that he thought the woman was
going to kiss him when she stabbed
him. He heard nothing about the kick
ing.
Richard Blacklidge testified that he
had known Mason here, where he work
ed extra shifts as bar keeper at the
Tunnel Mason had been associating
with the woman five weeks on the
night he was cut. The deceased was
not given to using abusive language.
After the affair the deceased told wit
ness he was at a loss to know why
the woman cut him The witness
bought the knife that inflicted the
wound, and gave it to Lou Lawrence
as a keepsake. The affair occurred at
Lou Lawrence's room. Miss Lawrence
was an inmate of the same house of
i'll fame with Nellie Ogden. She told
the witness that on Sunday morning
tibet kid" found Nellie drunk and said
he was tired of it and was going to
stairs leaving them together, and the
stabbing occurred. She saw him come
down stairs and heard him say he did
not want to die in house of i'll fame.
The witness observed no bruises on
Nellie. but she might have received
them in falling down stairs after the
cutting.
DR.. Beer was recalled and testified
that on Monday morning at S:45 he
was in Mason's room. He told the
wounded man that he was going to die
and asked him if he wanted to see
anyone. Mason replied that he did
not want the girl arrested and forgave
her for everything He made no writ
ten statement. The witness thought
the deceased dreaded newspaper
notoriety. He was a man of
education. Chief Paul, Blacklidge
and others were present when
he made the remark. THE
''and I'm getting it, He told me he hit
the woman and knocked her down
sctairs
Lou Lawrence. called, went over
the ground again. The knife belonged
to her. She had been in Nellie's room
since the affair and looked at it.
Henry Glenn, of Pocatello, stated
that he was a friend of Mason and
while in Ogden learned of the affair
and came down. Mason was no gamb-
Ter at all He had worked for the wit
ness as a bartender.
Dan Quinlan testified that he knew
the deceased in Wyoming eight years
ago and five years ago deceased was
working as conductor between Raw
Inns and Green River. He never knew
the deceased to fight, get drunk or
gamble On Christmas night witness
looked IN Mason'S room after the stab
bling and saw Nellie Ogden there, Ma
son said he felt all right and after Mel
lie left said she did the stabbi1ig. Ask
| ed why he did not have her arrested.
Mason said he wouldn't appear against
her. They had been chewing the
rag She said he was going to quit
her" and if she couldn't have him no
one else should.
James S. Williams stated that the
full name of the deceased was Charles
S. Mason. He was born in Chicago
and was a son of Colonel Ben Mason,
ex-mayor Of Bloomington, Ills, and at
present grain Inspector of Chicago
The relatives of the deceased have
instructed Undertaken Sleeves to ship
the body east and spare no expense.
The remains will accordingly be ship
ped east today.
The jury returned a verdict in accor-
dance with the facts, setting forth that
Mason came to his death from a
wound inflicted by Nellie Ogden.
The woman is still out of town and
1t is doubtful if she will be arrested