The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-23
OGDEN DEPT.
RERaLp BRUNCH OFFICE.
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Ogden, October %.
FOR HIS LIFE.
Opening Gay of the CoughIin Trial
For Murder.

a jury was secured in the case Of the
People VS.. Patrick Coughlin yesterday
afternoon and the taking of evidence be-
gan.
The empaneling of the jury was a long
and tedious process as most of the men
called were prejudiced. The jury finally
secured IS as follows:
W. W. Richardson, Lorenzo Bingham,
a. j. Shupe, Walter Rlcaey, =. Z. l5en-
nett. James Riley, r ~ shields, Joseph
Wilcox, Michael Beamish, David tuley,
{. K. Reed and II. j. Craven.
Mr.. Joseph Richards made the Opening
statement for the prosecution, saying that
they expected 10 show the defendant
guilty. III the following manner. He de-
scr.bed the Palmer caoin and told OF the
visit OF the officers there on the morning
OIL the shooting of Stage and Dawes. lie
told of the loss OF the horses by theft
ana how TWO of Sne officers had gone up
around the cabin and found the stolen
hoTses III the pasture. He said the prose
cutlon expected TO show that CouShlin
aad threatened that Stage should never
arrest him again and thai Stage knew OF
TINS threat when he went to me cabin.
caDln We're explained. The prosecution
would, he said, prove that MIR. Taylor, one
OF the party, had gone ever to d spring
near at hand to get drink, that as he
was about to drink the cabin door open
ed and Coughlin appeared therein with Il
gun which he pointed at Mr. Taylor.
Thereupon MIR. C2lverly had shot at
Coughlln and the latter had gone inside
closing the door. Thereafter two guns
had been thrust out OF Nv CABIN and
been fired several times, that Il shot from
one OF them, struck Dawes. killing hlm,
ana that srots had graZed Calvary. Fur
tnefmore that Coughlin had appeared on
the hill, having, il was presumed, jump
ed from the window that he had fired at
Taylor and Calverly and also at Stage,
ana mat Stagg had been killed by one OF
the shots.
The defense invoked the rule that all
witnesses be excluded and this was done,
after they had been sworn.
inc following were called and sworn by
the prosecution:
ROBERT Calvery W. A Taylor. Ernest
Palmer, Heber Wright, Dr. Blackburn,
DR.. H5cker, W. H. Branch, Joseph SAL
mon, Walter Clark, Carl Allison, Henry
nm, VIM. Stage, n. ". Bethel, Mrs. J.
e.. Hamilton and Mr.. Bryant
SubpoenaS are out for nearly as many
more witnesses for the prosecution, but
they We're not present yesterday. None
of the witnesses for the defense have ar
rived as yet, and it is not expected that
they win be needed for several days
Mr.. Bethel was the first witness sworn.
He testified to making the map of the
cabin and grounds about it. which map
was placed in evidence. He explained
the various features of topography as
shown by the map After him came Mr..
search of the two men and of their ar
rival and surrounding of the cabin.
His testimony was mainly along the
lines promised by the prosecution. In
cross examination some of them was laid
on the time of the partys arrival the
desire evidently being to show that it
was too dark for the witness to see
things related but his testimony was not
particularly shaken. Another point clio
tied in rebuttal was that many of the
holes shot through the cabin were made
by bullets from other parties who ar
rived at the scene of the encounter about
the time that Calverly and Taylor re-
turned from Wasatch and after the fugi-
tiVeS had left.
Mr.. Taylor was next put on the stand
and had not finished his testimony at D
O'clock last night.