Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-12
In A VERY BAD BOX.
Police OGlCSr Mcdonald Uses bis Gun
alt Gets Into Trouble.
TRIED 10 SHOOT A CITIZEN.
The Bullets Whlsilfd Thick aud Fast
and Three Of Them struck
Emil sackerson.

Of many esoApndea In this city and
olscW hetc, has agnin succeeded IN
getting into trouble. This time lie
linus bimsoli In a very serious situation
win two specific charges, no les
grave than Inat OF robbery, taking a
watch and other pocket incidental.
from his victim, anu attempted mut.
der 70 meet.
The complaining witness Ia oaoh in-
stanou is Emil 5achosOn, who llyss
over Jordan, ON tho farm Of &. Is.
Dursi. To1ay lie appeared In the
police court and related his story
OF the trouble TO Justice smith
and Assistant County Attorney Har.
fington. Compared with the officer
az 10 size he is IKE pigmy PLACED at
tue eide Of giant. He exhibited the
lutr1N oi ~ bullet on his head, powder
marks upon his face, IA hole ia mis-
siouvu AMI clipped elbow, EtAzsd hy
another lcEden missile from tue chi.
Gers gun, anu bandagad hand
through which attn another bullet had
| been fired.
Assistant County Attorney Har.
tlnRtOn asked that tho defendant
bonds In the ATTEMPTED murder case bs
ukel ~ t2,OJO. lie was willing, lac
SAN, 10 tAHut considerably smallet
bond lot the minor Ofirnts. Attorney
| 9Waup OF tue law firm OF Powers
| hifaup q LippmRn, was pres
cut IN McD1nald's behalf and
argued against such bonds which
az lelt were lVy0nd the pOwsf
OF hh client to give and which lao
believed were unnecessatily high.
Finally, bonds were fixed at 5000 In
the attempted murder case anu $500 In
tbs other.
Mcdonald was arrested at his home
by ssfseantWlfc last nightRnd brought
10 tue station, where he was detained
la Chinf PratpH office during the nignt
and whoto ho has been held through.
out the Day. His porsonsl appearance
bttD onr the effects Of n prOiTaoteI de.
bauoh while his MUD seems l. be al.
most ON the verge OF bfsAkiug down.
Tue tscapade winch resulted In him
ge'llng whtte he now IL occurred late
yesiotday afternoon.
Tho particulars Of the case, As given
| ny both slides, appear to he these. Sac.
kef,On states thut Mcdonald came to
hls house and said he had u warrant
| iIr his arrest. He asked to ace the
warrant, and without further ado OF
explanation, stepped back and shot
NJ him' tbs bullet Rrazed his forehead
| auh knocked Oh his hat, aud the pow.
dor burned Into his face. Again the Of
l0ef hrrd anu the bullet passed through
MS shirt sleeve aud removed bit Of
rkln from his elbow. lie then threw
w his arms aud told Mcdonald that
no would so with him, but sgain =
bullet came anu this time passed
through his hand. The OH Ger then
Jumped Into tho buggy with Nobbs
and rode away.
Henry Olsen told the particulars
| OF the story almost the sams
Ne Sacksrson had done, He
said that Mcdonald had shoved
| out a little pleoo Of paper when asked
| 10 show the warrant but did not read
| u or allow SGckeTson to. Both denied
that .SaCk,T'on had used n pistol OF
even been IN possession Of one and h,
hud not In ANY way given the officsl
| pfoyOcat0n 10 shoot.
Df. Harrison, acting CITY physiciAn
In tho absence Of Dr. DklDy, made an
examination OF tho wounds and foubt
that the tall which struck the hane
hal passed between the bones and III,
w0und was therefore only Of the Hest
aud IN not very serious He iouue
that this wound on the head was ouII
a slight abrasion bur II the bullet has
passed OnH.iOurth OF an lnch 10 the left
the result would have been fatal. II,
said that the pistol mutt have beer
very close ~ Ssckelson's hsHl Us pow,
der marks were numerous on his face.
Oflcer Mcdonald said TINT no had
goue on tho request OF Nj. NoDbs anu
another man 10 impsund BAoksfsonI
cows which had been doing dsmAgs &c
trees In the nsighhofhoOi. When ht
went 10 Inform ths owner he ahOwad
hght Immediately Hud shot at him
with n revolver which no had IN hi.
hand Gud also struck ut him. To
ifighten him Mcdonald Bays he fred
his own revolver but with no Intention
OF hitting him.
Mr. Nobbs says thath he neither heard
nor saw shooting on the part Of Stacker.
son, but no says that SsUAsTsOn struck
Mcdonald such a blow a. to staggsF
him Auu then rush At him again,
Bic Donald told him to keep away and
drew his . .tOl anu began shooting.
Until quite recently Mcdonald has
been Officially ClrcumtpecE 20 far Ne
knOWn-thht 10 during the period be-
tween his return 10 work on tho force
after protraoIed suspension from
duty by the commission on account OF
= serits OF acts uubecominR an officer,
and hls last outbreak, which occurred
several weeks ago. Since then no hs,
boon going 10 pieces again at very
rapii rate, being arrested at SaltAlr for
dfunhenness and disturbing the peace
und getting iuto other specific
cases Of trouble. Tho oiiioet at Bal.
tair who plsCed Mcdonald under
arrest intended HSing him to ths
County Jail, and In fact started
Tor that Institution with him when
inlerces,ion was made In his behalf
Then he is reported TO be = very will.
ing participant iu a disturbance at the
RIO GFauds Western depot few
mornings ago, during the progress Of
which MS revolver was discharged Ia
dangerously close proximity TO the In
diyidusl with whom he was having
dispute.
When Mcdonald let's liquor alone
he Is considered anything but had
fellow. 10 ~ when no Is ia his cups
that he gues oil on q tangent and
does many strange thinVE-soms
U. them ~ strange IA to suggest entire
or knowledge OF his
CONTINUED on rage Fivs.)