The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-09

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from him shot him. ! had nothing
against stage. He know me when I
was little bit Of u Kid hut he had NJ
business to come at u- that way. After
they started shooting. we had to fight
our way ont When We did come ont Of
the cabin aud the two deputies we're
running AWAY, we might have PIT hul-
lets through them. But we thought we
had done enough Of that Kind Of work.
And We we're no longer in danger and IL
wasn't necessary to do any more shoot.
ing.
1--WE were DELAYED about three hours
in getting away. because our horses had
sirayed Of. Before We lei, ", gave
Dawes water three times and changed
him from one position toanoihcf several
times. 20 he could rest easier. lie sui.
fcred much pain, but he found no fault
With Us. II We had had pencil and
paper ia have nskel him To write out
dying statement setting M right, aud
would have pinned IL on his breast.
Before we started he told Ne now TO
travel to reach Ogden canyon lie ad.
yised ~ TO hurry Oft, a. big posse
would soon be after u.s. when We came
away he was It'll alive, aud We said
goodbye TO him and started of.
otongE's STORY.
George did not care to talk much.
but 10 various persons who saw him
during the afternoon be said that be-
had not taken any part In The shooting.
Tie says that Ia the affair near Evanston
he did not fire a shot, Ne he was too
scared 10 use gun. lie rays that
Coughlin iir-t killed Dawes and then
crawlel out II the window Of the shan,v
aud along ditch un;il he GOT right be.
hind stagg. who was crawling in the
grass toward the cabin. lie says Stagg
heard something behind him and turned.
As be did 20 Coughlin fred aud Stage
died Immediately afterwards. Herald.
George was wounded in the affair
near Evanston. One bullet. coming
from the direction Of CAlverly and ray-
lor, cut through his left leg just be-
low the skin, iniiicting flesh wound.
and another piece Of bullet struck
his right leg aud buried itself Cough.
lin dug part Of this ont with pocket.
knife and the rest was taken out
boy DR.. Wright, who dressed both
wounds.
DESERVES so sYuAruY.
sheriff Harrington. who was with the
prisoners when they arrived in salt
Lake from Tooele, saws that the prison.
ers deserve no sympathy tina, the OH.
oers were justified in firing on them at
wahsaleh, and that they had ample
opportunities Of surrcndering.
Mr.. Harrington says when he bret
came across Coughln up the Weber
that he tried to arrest him peaceably,
but his request for surrender was
answered by q shot from Coughlin that
but Tor the saddle horn would have
proved fatal. This only goes to show
the character Of Coughlin, who admits
that sheriff Harrington was the best
friend he ever had in Park City, and who
at the first opportunity showed his
gratitude for that friendship by trying
10 murder this friend,
THEIR ARRNGNNESr.
The prisoners we're arraigned in salt
Lake Tuesday before Commissioner
somner. They entered pleas Of not
guilty, both to the charge Of murder
aud horsestealing. Judge Powers will
defend them en- the line OF seli.deiense,
and will try to prove that they had no
chance to surrender, but we're com.
PEELED to do the shooting TO save them
selves.
They were bound oyer yesterday Ia
the snm Of $500 on the charge Of horse.
stealing. They will be tried for murder
later on.
sheepmen Attacked.
Denver, Aug. Ca special 10 the Re-
publican from Douglas, wyo., save
The foreman Of a herd Of sheep owned
by the Platte Valley Sheep Company,
to-day reports that six masked men rode
into camp Sunday night, held up the