Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-03
KILLING OF CARTER.
Story Of tho Athletic Club Fatality
Told 10 Court.
TESTIMONY or fxpfRr WITNESSES
Ir. N.cl.au 10Y Da.b Was Tho Re-.
sui OF Or bfal i'tm1rrhag,
Caus d by ilari fail.

Iaus d by iisri fail.
Tho much minced details alton ant
urun the boxing exhibition fatality Of
lns' week which have boon spteAd be.
fore tho public by the newspapers for
several days past were related In pre-
iim.u hearing before Justice
WrnE Ia the police court today. The
csse % Boz Thompsnu, charged with
murder In the FIRST degree, was first
called. Ho was represented by Attor.
ncy huaup d the flfm ot Powers,
5iuup & Lipman, and Attorney
holzhCimCt. His seconds, Roy Fore.
man and hob Houston, were
Represented b. tho same CO.
there Of counsel. Attorney Nc.
Callum appeared for Mossti. Bloor,
Homer anu Dixon tho two former be.
ing PRECEDENT anu secretary respsc.
lively u the Salt Lake Athletic club,
aud the latter referee Of the contest.
Thompson entered plea OF not guilty
anu tue hearing was som under way,
though II progressed very slowly. Ga
the table were the largo eight ounce
gloves used by the Contestants on the
night Of tho haplclB battle and 10 luxt..
position ~ them was n pair Of two
ounce "1ghtiug gloves" The differ.
cuce "a siz5 anu solidity was very
marked and with the latter much
greater puuishmont might he Indicted
u on tho bands Of a professional pugi.
liJt.
TuE COMPLAINT.
The complaint was sworn to by Carl
| y. Hart aud charged mat on the IS IA
Jay OF July, a. ID 1895, at salt Lake,
CITY, in toe county " Salt Lake,
Slate 90 Uthh, uulawIuly, wiliully aud
| fol1ni0utly did kill and murder one
James Carter In manner following TO
WI; That with deptavrd mind aud
| regardless Of human life lac uid engage
| ia the commission Of an act greatly
dangerous ~ tho lie OF another to-witi
n prize light with said James Garter
and aid then AMI there, wailu engaged
In the c0mmitiOn VI said dangerous
set, strike said James Carter upon tho
head with his fists thereby inhictiug
| upon said mes Carter a mortal Ia.
| Jury from which Injury said JAMES
| Carter diI then and thrrp lhngulEh and
lanruislirg on the s9ih day OF July,
a. ID. 1896, uiI die contrary 10 the
| provisions u tho statute OF the State
Aforesaid, IN suon cases made aud pro-
viurd, anu ngoiust tn. peace and
dignity o. the SAFE Of Utah.
AN iNEFFECruAL DEMURRER.
Attorney s,Iaup offered n wriiton
| demurrer % the complaint Allogiug
| that u did not state isrts sufficient TO
constitute a IuuIic oIanso AMI tspe-
| cinily thu uluuIrUi murder.
Tue CUuU 0vgrfuiud tho demurrer
aud the uCiontU noted nn exception.
DIR DAILY rEsTIFIEs.
DR.. Daily was the frat witness
| called, II stated that he WAS sum.
monod to tho dressing room OF tue
| salt Laku Athletic club on the night
Of the battle where Carter, the ulior.
lunate pugilist, lay dying, Carter
| lad u o1ntutiln over tue mouth,
an abrasion over the left eye ana slight
bruises upon the shoulder, DIR. HaTn.
son gave him some medicine with n
| view OF restoring him 10 consciousness.
| The condition OF the injured man was
| one OF extreme gravity. When the
| witness saw the patient second time,
an hour or two later, he appeared u
| have improved considerably, mis- pulse
anu respiration beiug much stronger.
AN "INDIAS cLuB" IDEA.
DR.. Harmon being called, testified
| 10 fnding Carter In a state OF collapse
| hud gave him some stimulAnts la tho
| nature OF two hyTOdeTmic Injections.
lie remained with Carter mot
VI the night aud latterly he showed
symptoms VI frgaining consciousness
though his respiration never became
/ normal,
Cross.cxamineI-DT Harrison said
he was first called at 1905 on the night
Of the contest anu made three visits
| altogether before Carter was sent 10 the
hospl,a!. lie concluded that tho
fighter was suffering from conclusion
u tho btain immuIialely after seeing
| him the fire, timr. Tue cause Of cOL-
| CutslOu was mo external violence
pr hably a iaih
| Attorney SFAup - Doesur onucus.
| llQu HUlAAANANH AhhAAk III hAhNh Nhtlo
. cons nave followed violent exercise
nuI oycT-tXUFlion2
Wautts-lt would depend on the
nature Of tho exercise.
Attorney suaup-Well, very violent
txuF1ls12
Witness. No; DON'T think 20.
Attorney stTaur-YOu think a per.
son who should be- bumped on tho
heat with an indian club would
readily recover
wltnou-I think no would be NJ
likely 10 recover as though he were not
IN the hablt OF being thumped.
(Laughter)
CEREBRAL HEMORRHAuE,
Dr. McLaau said he assisted In tho
post mGItum examination Of thu dead
pugIUst who waHa well built, muscular
Young fellow Of ABOUT liJ pounds. He
had MARKS over the luil eye, upon tue
lace, chin, side u head ana shoulder.
An examination was made for the
purpose OF locating or asoeriaining the
cause Of death sud Il was found In
badly cougested and blood olOlted