The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-12

But he did not stop shooting. He
shot again and the buHet went
! through Sackrison's hand. Then Nc
] Donald rode away in his buggy and
we took Sackrison into the house"
Did Sackrison do anything to Nc
DonaId?''
mo; he just wanted to see what the
paper said
Did ne run away during the shoot
ing?''
mo; he did not seem to be afraid of
getting killed"
DO you know whether Sackrison's
cows often stray and do harm around
| there?'
No; I see them around in his place
and they do not get away much.
take care of my cows and he takes
care of his"
you are sure that Sackrison did
nothing to make Mcdonald shoot?'
Yes, and there were lots of men
and women and little children there
and they will tell the same thing as
tell here. They know how it was
done"
About the Cows.
J. a. c. Nelson, a neighbor of Sac
ffson, was not there at the time, but
he says that the cows and horses OF
three families are kept in field of
fifteen acres, enclosed by a barb wire
fence. They seem to be all right in
there, he says, and he understands
that they only break out of the place
occasionally.
Sacrison is a small man. standing
about . feet 4 inches tall, of slight
frame and inoffensive in appearance,
He is poor man, too. He has a team
of horses, a COW. and some chickens.
He ekes out a livelihood by haullnS
bricks, hay, and whatever else he can
and working whenever ne gets
chance. often being compelled to go
without work for long periods. His
house is one of a small collection out
in Lake Breeze, fronting on Camp s
lane. near the corner of Second North
and Sixteenth West. The house OF
Officer Mcdonald is about six blocks
south OF this place.
Mcdonald Arrested.
The story told by the other side is
vastly different from that told by the
complainant and his friends. McDon-
aid seemed to think little OF the incl
dent. He did not imagine he had shot
tba. man and after it was over he
went back to d neighbors mouse ana
went to sleep again. He was found
there by Sergeant Wire, who went
down to get him. and was brought TO
the police station at 10 o CLOCK. by
this time Captain Donovan ana CoIl7
missioner Empey had arrived ana
were considering the case. with NC
Donald came William hobbs, who was
with him at the time Of the shootlng'
and who was ready to state that the
officer had not taken the aggressive
McDonaId's story.
Officer Mcdonald told very strange
and disconnected story. He acted IN
a peculiar manner, as though ne was
Iaboring under some kind of spell.
He was not excited, and seemed 10
think that nothing would come OF the
matter, and that he was perfectly III
the right.
plaints had been made by Mr.. Nobbs
by C. B. Rand, who is employed in the
Il. c. NJ. / drug store, and others that
Sackrison's COW frequently gets out OF
the lot and trespasses, breaking down
trees and doing other considerable
damage.
He said that yesterday afternoon he
was asleep at home, as he had been Tor
two DAYS. being used UP, when Mr..
hobbs and another gentleman came TO
him and complained that the cows
were again breaking down small trees.
and asked him as a favor to go and
impound the animals. He dressed him
self and started off with Mr. NobbS IN
a cart. They found two cows and en-
deavored to catch them, but they got
through the fence and went off into
the field. They then went to get
rope, with the intention of catching
one of the cows and taking 1t for Sc
curity for the damage done. They
had spoken about doing this to Mrs.
Sackrison, he said, and say that 1t
was all arranged.
Called For a Gun.
fI,ax- found
Sackrison at home. Mcdonald says
that he got down to tell Sackrison
about the matter. and that the man
Immediately showed fight and called
for a gun TO protect himself with, at
the same time striking the officer.
Then he is charged with firing at Nc
Donald, who fired three shots back at
him
II pushed him back with my elbow,
captain" he said, and fired down
into the ground to scare him. Then
fired again a little higher, but not near
him, and then l fired up. l didn't fire
at him at ALL Why, if I'd a wanted 10
l could have punched the gun into his
mouth and killed him. [ didn't shoot
at him. If [ had done it, he wouldn't
be alive now. Why. I could have put
the gun right ebetween his eyes and
fired. But 1 didn't want to kill him. [
just wanted to scare him. I didn't hit
him at all His hand wasn't hit He
must have scratched it on a barbed-
wire fence and said he was hit"
Put the man had powder marks in
his face"
mo, he hasn't any such thing. He
wasn't hit at ALL
Fired the First Shot.
II tell you he fired the first shot.
captain continued Mcdonald. He
had an English Navy or Colts re-
volver. He fired at me. He must have
thrown his revolver away into the
bushes or the grass there. I'm little
sorry now 1 didn't kill him.
Commissioner Empey uttered a dep
recating remark, but Mcdonald ram
bled on. L could have done it, cap
tain, just as easy as not. l could have
done it with my left hand. l could
have thrown my gun from one hand to
another and fixed him"
William NObbs' Statement.
William hobbs, the companion of
McDonald saws that he did not see or