Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-12
VICIIHS BADLY WOUNDED.
They are David Rockwell and William
Ritter
TIE FORMER MAY DIE.
Bi;.ar Was usmbur Of Troop g VA.
tionnI UuRrd Blackwell Jealous
Of Attentions Go Ills wife.

lsrstN Report TO tho Srvs from our own
Correspondent
Provo, Juus l2lh, ls05.-Dayld
Rockwell aud WIN. Ritter lie In the
county Jail Dangerously wounded.
RocEwolps wound Ia believer TO bo
fatal, while there are favorable
chances Tor Ritter 10 recover.
Ritter was shot through the body
by Rlckwoll; no returned tho fre and
shot II okwrli In the head. It was
not pecloi that Rockwell could have
lived through the night, but towards
morning he became conscious and rec
ogn 2sd HE brother John. His frst
word, were: "I'yo bsen very sick"
He thea asked Tor drink Of water.
Doctor Allen came over early and
expressed an opinion that the man
might i've. Ritter was resting easy
aud said he i,ll quite we'll with the
exception OF pain In his right side,
where his wound IL.
now rnE SHOOTING WAS DONE.
About halt pHsI six clock last even.
Ing tue citizens In tho southwest part
OF town were startled by tho report OF
two shots nfed Ia rapid succession.
| When tho people Of the neighb0rhoOd
arrived ut the place OF tho shooting they
raw David Rockwell lying on tho
| ground wounded in tho head, and
/ William Ritef running across tho
I la IA =
| Cocbran's law o, aud Mr.. Cochran, VIM
came 10 his aid, found that lie wa.
badly wounjei; a cot was made Tor
him on tue lawn, whore no resIoi TN
the doctor arrived.
The news Of the shooting spread
rapidly and large crowd VI people
gathered from all parts OF tbs city.
Sheriff BTowu, Deputy sheriff Fowler
anu Guy Marshal ShATp were among
the fifsi 10 atTive. rhsy had loit word
for doctors 10 follow them, tut II wa,
some time before the doctors came aud
messengers on bicycles were sent up
town with Instructions 10 secure the
Attendance OF pnysicians al so1n as
possible.
In tho meantime tho excited psopls
were moving from Onp 70 tho
other Il the Injured men, horror
striker by the sight Of two young
men apparently wounded TO death.
John II jokwell, sobDlng aud lament
ing, was wiplng tho blood from the
lace OF his brother David, who was
unconsoiuusi tue bullet had entered
hiH fight cheek under the eye aud
Logged somewhere In the back Of the
head. Ritter hal been gbot 10 the
right breast inw inches below the
.
through bis body anu came out below
the shoulder blade. He exhibited 4
great amount OF norve, aud CAV. direc,
tl0uH 10 have his mother In Vernon
Nn 4 sister who lives Ia Lehi, notified OF
his condition, and Ga speaking OF tbs
ARRAY To tho bysta nders explained tina,
he wss not 10 blame.
Dr. Taylor was Iho first physician "a
arrive, he dressed RittsT's wound, and
told BIN that ho had good chance q
recover, with which opinion RiItei
agreed. Dr. Allen ana DIR. Pike cans
soon after, and DR.. Allen took charge
Of Rockwell; none OF tbs DOCTOR
thought there was any possible chancs
for recovery. Both men were taken Il
the county jail, where cots were mad,
Tor them, And they were made ~ com,
Portable rs possible.
WHY IHE SHOOTING WAS DOM.
The story " the encounter aud yh.I
led 10 It, as near ~ eau DO learned, II
as follows!
John aud David Rockwell and VIM
Ritter live iu Vernon, ruGele county
some tins ago John Rookwslps wife
wrote 10 her mother, Atrs. Richard
jenkins, la this city, that she wantel
10 come home, for tue reason that her
husband was not treating her well aud
explained that she could get man q
bring her home by giving her cool
stove for doing sO. Mrs. jenkins adj
yisei her 10 come, ana Tuesday morn
Ing Mrs, Rockwell ana her three it'll,
children luu Vernon with William
Ritter, who brought them to hsl
motheT's home In Provo, where theI
ariiyud Wednesday atternornOon.
Az the time sho loft, her husband
WAS away from homs, ana she let
note Tor him telling him wher,
she had gone. lie came home
tue same day sue lsfI ana Determine,
10 follow her; his brother David want
ed 10 come with him, 10 which JohI
objected at first, hut finally the twt
brothers started for Provo and reAche,
hero yesterday u lernoou; they uranl
more or lees liquor when they came /,
town, and then started out to mud Rit
ter.
Ritter was unloading some coal a
. the home OF Mrs. jenkins when th,
II cRweil boys drove up; they tIeI
, tueir team aud walked up 10 tho wagoI
{ where Ritter Was unloading tue ooal
: John Rockwell hsu "A pistol Ia hi
hand; he spoke 10 Ritter and atks,
= nlm what 10 --- he meant, referring
70 bringing Mrs. Rock well away
A Ritter made some reply, and 4 grea
/. deal Of angry talk was INDUCED IN