The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-16
INTEREST IN OGDEN.
incidents of the Chase. Capture and
Trial Recalled.

Trial Recalled.
Ogden, Dee. 15.-Interest in the exc
cution of Patrick Coughlin is quite
lively today and incidents of the crime
chase, capture and trial were recalled
and talked over fulIy. Several Ogden
officers took part in the chase. and the
trial occurred here. as Weber county
and Rich county then comprised one
judicial district Moreover. in their
flight the outlaws Coughlin and George
came through Ogden, stopping here
several hours First they stopped at
RoatAgright's blacksmith shop and
wished to get their horses shod. Boat
wright was busy and they proceeded
TO the next shop, Williamsen's, and
had the work done there. one horse
was lame, which circumstance had de-
layed them TO a remarkable extent
They were heavily armed, having, be-
sides their own guns, some taken from
StaEg and Dawes, their two victims.
A little later in the day they appeared
near the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific freight depots and were seen by
a number Of the employees. They were
very anxious for a paper and sent a
boy UP town to get one, saying that
they were DESTROYS OF learning about
two kids who had got into trouble by
killing some officers. They left soon
ployees having. been aroused word was
sent to the officers. The chase was
started afresh by officers and citizens,
some in gurneys, some on horseback.
some afoot and some in buckboards.
For several hours the idea that the
desperadoes had really passed through
Ogden was secuted. but investigation
made the fact certain. The boys were
traced toward Salt Lake and the
officers there warned of their coming.
PRELIMINARY HEARING.
The preliminary part of the trial was
before United States Commissioner
Ternes, who committed the prisoners to
the sheriff to await trial. The trials
were had separately.
a. b. Hayes and T. d. Johnson. the
attorneys appointed by Ternes to look
after the interests of the defense at
the preliminary hearing, were employed
TO defend Coughlin.
LINE OF DEFENSE.
Their main line of defense was that
the accused acted in self-defense. They
laid stress on the fact that Dawes.
Taylor and Caverly of the posse were
from Wyoming and had no jurisdiction
IN Utah, while Stagg. being a consta-
bic, had no jurisdiction outside of Echo
IN Summit county. They tried TO bring
out the fact that the posse opened fire /
without warning and at time when I
the men III the cabin had no means OF T
knowing that they had come to arrest
them But at best the attorneys could
make but a defense on technical
grounds and this was combatted by a
mass OF evidence from members of the (
posse and from others whom Coughlin
had fired upon once before. including
Sheriff Harrington and one of his depu-
ties.
Coughlin's attorneys were handi-
capped by their clients disregard of
their advice. He would talk of the kill
ing and boast of it, even when on trial.
lie talked thus to AT least two officers.
without any solicitation on their part.
ana they testified to what he told them.
II was very damaging TO the defense.
his attorneys endeaVored to show that
the boys had no knowledge that Dawes.
StaSS and the others with them were
officers. but Coughlin boosted that
they thought the men were the Park
City officers after them for his firing on
Sheriff Harrington.
AFTER THE TRIAL.
After Coughlin had been found guilty
and had been sentenced he was taken
back 10 the marshaTs Office. His
mother was present moaning and
wringing her hands: and the old fore
man whom CoGghlin had worked under
IN PARK CITY was also present. was much
affected and kept saying. oh. Patsev.
why did you do ito" Everybody in
the room was more affected than
CouShlin. who seemed pleased that he
was the central figure in such a dem
onstration- In jail. the officers say. he
was domineering. and at times abusive.
de seemed to think that the serious
ness OF bus predicament gave him the
right to be eXacting. OF the few sensi-
ole remarks remembered by his guards
one made in the jail at Ogden. the
night recently spent here. when he was !
On MS way to Woodruff to be Re
sentenced. When he reached the cells
where the other prisoners We're kent .
he said to some of them. Bows. this
tough life amt what it's cracked up To
be- Its all right for awhile. but sooner
Or later they gather us in ;,