The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-10
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THE MURDER TRIAL.
Progressing Slowly, with No New
nexeIonments So Es,r.

THE MURDER TRIAL.
Progressing Slowly, with No New
Developments So tar.
The trial of the parties charged with
the murders near Vernaf is progress
ing slowly, and no striking Develop
ments have yet come out.
AT THE TRIAL
yesterday Isaac S,aunt0n was on the
whole day. He is still very lame from
the effects of the wound received at
the time of the shooting.
He said Ale4lon 5. a., the discoyerer
of the mine in dispute. On Monday, be-
man had agreed Win ~ elto4 MT % n
should, for time, remain away from
the mine. Coleman proposed 10 pay
the SJaunton party SoUU.
This proposition was made by Cole
man, ana accepted by Merton after con-
sultation with the Stauntons. 1 his c IA
versation took place at the Dry Fork
camp Coleman started to return to
Vernal and as he left, witness said:
Eyes; 1 am off to the wars again.
Coleman was to return in about three
days.
Richard Staunton left about an hour
after Coleman and went to Vernal, re-
turning Wednesday, That night they
went to bed about II O'Clock. The wit
ness slept with Swift, in Swift's tent
At about $3.50, witness was reused by
Swift, who asked him to go out ana
look around. He did so.
About dawn he saw three horsemen
approach at full gallop. They were
Warner, Wall and Coleman. Coleman
came little behind the rest, Wall
came ahead having a gun in one hand
and a revolver in the other Warner
rode with his gun muzzle resting over
the horses head. All three whooped
as they approached the tent. Witness
called OUT Boys, they're charging us.
He called for them to stop and threw
up his gun. Hearing a shot, he ran to
the timber. Five shots were fired at
him He turned and fired shot, aim
ing at Warner, He saw Melton getllng
out of bed when he passed the tent
toward the timber. Witness had only
a single-shooter. Warner returned his
fire with a repeater.
Witness heard Melton in the midst of
the fusillade shout, Ike, I'm done.
"Where is Dick?" the witness called
back in answer, but he got no reply.
A continual firing was going on all the
time Witness was shot in the thigh
soon after he heard Melton call. A
minute or two afterwards bullet
grazed the bridge of his nose, partially
knocking him down.
Swift then ran into the open and
shouted: For Gods sake, stop; we've
got enough Someone cried, "Who are
you? Throw up your hands"
Swift replied, I'm Coleman's part
ner'
Swift then tore down the tent, the
others having ordered him to. Then he
came over to witness and asked 1t he
was hurt. Swift gave him a drink OF
whisky and told him both the other
boys were down. Coleman's party then
came I'D and turned attention to the
other two. Richard Stanton and Mel
ton. Melton said, What have done
that you serve me this way?' The
men were given little whisky and
Coleman mentioned something about
men going around with guns.
Did you believe your life was IN
danger said Mr.. Evans, when you
ieveled your gun over the tent at those
men?' -,
II did not believe it, sir; 1 knew it, .
was the response.
About 4 O'Clock in the afternoon the
men returned with a four-horses wagon
and took the wounded to Vernal.
The last time witness saw his brother
he was alive but dying.
At this stage of the examination a
map of the locality was introduced and
James Glenn. an engineer of Vernal.
was put on to identify it and explain
it.
Mr.. Staunton was closely cross-exam-
ined by Mr.. Straup. Witness, together
with Melton and Richard Staunton,
came down to Vernal by round about
way
In the afternoon the ss-examina-
ton was continued by D. n. Straup.
The witness, after some hesltatlon,
stated that the purpose of him and ms
brother and Melton was TO follow Cole
man and Swift and pass them on the
road. They did not go direct to Dry
Fork. but turned in a northwesterly d.
rection. This was not the proper way
There were nc tracks indicating that
Coleman and Swift had gone that way
They were prospecting. Later they
came back and started in direct route
to Dry Fork They camped about a
mile and a half below Coleman and
Dick Staunton. . hey looked for Coleman
that night. Next morning they re-
s,1noed the search and found Coleman
and Swift Melton said Good morn
ing to them, and shook hands Mel
ton went on down with them to their
Camp. Perhaps his brother did. Wit
ness remained behind with the pack
horses for a. time At the tent, Swift
opened the conversation. Did not know
much of what Swift and Melton said
The first that he did remember was
when there was talk about $500, ano
Melton said, "Tll see the boys about
it" Coleman had said something about
the Staunton party not having very
good outfit There was also something
said by Coleman about having Burton
come up and talk it over with the
Stauntons. and either called back OF
went back and said, TITS all right :"
Soon after Coleman and Swift went for
the horses. It was not true that Mel
ton refused TO let Swift go back. Moth
ing whatever was said when they met
at the tent about the Staunton party
tracking the Coleman party. Dick
Stanton went down to Vernal soon al
ter Coleman left to see if the latter
was doing as he agreed. The two
Stauntons and Melton kept watch tc
sea if Coleman came back.
The defense then went over the en-
tire account of the shooting. Witness
had stated that he had had some ex-
perience in shooting. He denied hav-
| ING said to Mr.. Pope when asked as to
who fired the first shot, "Ask our lead
err" Admitted that he had said to Mr..
Pope that he did not know who fired
| the first shot.
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