Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-07
THEOUTLAWS DEEDS
Some Of Them Ire Told Of Ia Court
Today.
THEIR MuROEROUs INCLINATION.
How lhcJ Came Near Killing L. 4.
Franks aud J. u. McAllls,er-
Harrington Here.


crowded this morning at the opening
OF the preliminary hearing oi tho
charge u grand larceny AgAlnst Pat
Coughlin aud Fred George and OF a.
ID. Bruce, ;5r having stolen = hofss
belonging to John 4. Rule, o. the
Ninth ward Of tai. city. The pr.
cecdings were before 4. $. C5mmis.
sionor q mueE
Before g." hearing Wa b'gia, the
tcicujsnls were atralguci on two
charges VI grand larceny, Ia stealing
two horses NJ Murray on Saturday
night. To these charges they pleaded
not guilty.
Tue prosecution was represented ty
County Attorney g. o. wbittemofe
and Assistant Dan Harrington; the
defendant, COughi'i gud George, by
joseph Llppmau AMI -, y. SItaur,
the dfiuuIaut Bruce, who IL associated
with the ilfst charge, aud who left tho
uiliota Ia Emigration canyon, by II.
a. Smith,
DItlug tho inquiry, Caughlln,
George AMI Bruce s,t At the tablr, tho
first two paying but little attention.
Occasionally C0ughlin would smile ut
something that was said by Witnesses.
Bruce seemed 10 DO tho moot uneasy
Of the trio.
John T.. Rule was the fret witness.
lie testified 10 HE morse having been
stolen on the night " Wednesday,
july -, Aud having been returned TO
Inn o. lhutbjhy Afternoon, August /,
10y the police, who had captured II la
City Trsk canyou, from persona sup.
posed to be- Coughlin and George.
Policeman q, A. Pratt testified Of
conversation lie had In Jail with
CUughliu, In which tue latter spoke Of
meeting tue mounted police In Guy
Geek canyon, aud then dsnied hAv.
ing shot nj PRATT. The witness had
gone 10 tbs isil out " curiosity 10 SEQ
the prisoners. lie could not Identity
the dr'eudsnis n the ones who were
IN city Creek cAuyon and had posics-
zion o the horses, one Of which was
s,olen from Sit. Rule.
Policeman X. l.. shannon WAS ono
Of the officers who saw COughlin aud
George up CITY Creek canyon. He tOid
the story OF the attempted arrest OF the
two dtspoTadoes, aud the shooting,
which was begun by the outlaws. He
knew COughlin aud George well. They
were tie PERSONS with whom the poo
lice exchanged shots Ia the canyon.
shannon was very positive as 10 George
being there, but was not 40 sure OF tho
Identity OF Coughlln. Mr.. Rules
horse was shot during the cot illot with
the detondantr. Coughlln aud George
nTel fut, ami the snotp came close 10
witness. AZ the all Coughlin sAld
witnsts had made q mistake, As he was
not up the canyon. Nothing was said
Of tho hotso. Tho dotondani Bruos
was not up the cAnyon.
Policeman r.. M. JAnney could no,
Identity Coughlin and George as being
the ones with whom no exchanged
shUtB Ia tue canyon. lie heard Pratt
call ON this outlaws 10 surrender. The
reply was shot He told ths story Of
the CITY Creek engagement tho same
M the others.
Captain Donovan, who came into
the canyon from tue DAVIS county
side with Mt. Jaaney, testified sbout
Pratt calling on HOmo one 10 surrender,
| then hearing shot from the olin, and
| then seeing COughiin ana George, Hs
he believed, on the elf. Told Of their
| disappears aud the taking Oi the
| horses. Gould not positively Identity
the dc eudanls A. the persons in the
| canyon.
Al this point tue defendant Bruce
| aiguitsd his desire 10 tUstiiy In thu
case. To this tue counsel for defendants
| Coughlin aud George objected slTehu-
Ously, Commissioner somuer ruled
that Mt. bruce could testl'. In IL.
Spouse TO an inquiry As 10 " neither he
was willing 10 10 on the wiIueHs.stand,
Mr.. Bruce replied pGlmpty, "Yss, air,
Ru willing ~ tcsuiY."
A. ID. Bruce, unv OF the accused
test ned that he WRs 20 yuRts OF age;
he had been acquainted with Fred
| George u number Oi yeAT,; hfsl met
Coughlin on the night VI July ltIu,
| On July gam inst both OF them at
Sinpkius old brick yard. In the even.
Ing lhey all went to CaldeT's park;
stayed only few minutes, during
which time they looked around tue
barn. There was nothing there, Nv
/ thcy came back. On Ihs way, Cough
lin sail, "Wo'li get that sorfel horse"
| The three kept on, anu a, Rule's place
Bruce held C0ughlin's horse while
C0ughlin went IN aud got klle'h horse.
Couyhlln told Bruce 10 ride the stolen
animal, and witness did ~ TO TO sais
h!mlelt. A little way out, CUughlin
hat George tako the horse; and nt
Mofllz's, Bruce was made To take the
horse Tor little distance, when II was
taken away again. The lriO went into
tue canyou and rested for the night.
They went on next day, over into Red
Butte. Near tho head OF this canyon
they lot the horses drink, and
tho one Bruce was on got the
cole. Coughlin tried to get II to 20
on, but c0ul not, r1 no took Bfuce'a
rtip and shot the Gnimal. they then
went ON into Lmigntion canyon,
where they SAW a number OF men
whom they supposed 10 bs surveying.
A little farther COughlln broke into a
uu.out they came u, anu got some
chrrss that was Inside, also u book, a
puuhUlder aud tin watch. They
tueu went 10 the Little Mountain anu
began its ascent. Bruce objected Ia
guIug with tuem after tho dugout was
Urukon In, The result was that Coug h
I'm said Brace O uld 10 back. Cough
In took Bruce's rifle ana cartridge,
and also bus money, AID let him 10.
| GDughiin WAS ready 10 shoot Bruce II
10 refused 10 give up his property.
hey hsu started 10 Wyoming. Goiug
| 10 Caldef's, COugulin had proposed
| TObbing street car, but Bruce did NOT
enIOTsH 10. Going u Calder iwn no -
! lCOulIpusu on ItIgs fIpe,l