Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30

any violence TO Mock. At another time.
| the witness said. he saw Mock knock
u shovel out of Egginton's hand
Cross-examlned by Mr. Putnam. The
| first quarrel witness said. was over u
| note last June. He never saw Mock
strike Iigginton. but he had seen him
| knock the shovel out OF his hand. Did
not remember when that was, II was
| the only time he ever saw Mock use
any violence.
pETwEEN FIVE AND SIX FEET
TALL.
chris Hansen said he lived about
| mile south OF Egginton's. Remembered
4 dispute between EgElnton and Mock
over gopher hole. Mock was ca
cited and angry and went home and
got shovel. one morning Eeglntou
sent him over with q note to Mock. but
the latter wouldn't take 1t from him.
bgs,nton came up and put the hete
ON the fence. Mock got a shovel and
krocked It on and In doing SO came
nenr striking Egginton. Words fol-
lowed. Mrs. Mock soon appeared on
the scene and asked. Cant you Settle
this In peace?' Egginton said. that's
what | am trying to do" Egginton
walked up TO Mock ana putting his
hand on his tAIock's) shoulder said.
Let us reason this thing out" Mock
then cooled down and both talked over
the Tuning OF the ditch They parted
.sfiny, big man was Moek?" At
tr,,,,rv HARRINGTON naked.
aob No ,veishrd about 100 nounds."
was Tho renly
How tall a man was he?" Mr.. Har-
rington again enquired.
"Oh, between i've and ak feet, re-
Piled Hansen.
hro,',,bt o,,, ,ha, mo ,,,t,ness and Mock
h,d mad words. Mock was quarrel
soynr ma zone Of the nciebbors could
g.t sions, with min, fbe v,ifness soid
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hHniNioN . IL LIE boh AEsli-
fihS'
Dorsey Il. Egginton. the elght-year-
old son of the defendant. was next
called.
DO you Understand the nature of an
Yes, sir" answered the little fellow,
What will become OF you, II you
don't tell the TRUTH" asked Mr.. Ed
wards.
II won't go to heaven" was the boys
quick reply.
Did you ever see your papa and
Mr.. Mock have any trouble7"
Yes, sir. One time Mr. Mock said
he'd Kill me and kill my papa"
Where We're you when this was
said?"
OH pa y Iulll.
what caused Mr.. Mock to say this,
Dorsey"
"He was mad about the water In the
ditch, and he said " you come here
again III kill you'
''Did he ever say anything in your
hearing araln?"
Yes. sir. One night papa and I was
going down past MIR. MoclS's house, in
| IA buggy and Mr. Mock came out and
said 10 mana. who IA going TO be in
| the penitentiary. me or you?"
'.What did ynilr ma say?''
"He never smoke"
GLOW did YOU come to stop?"
"Nr Mock took hold of The yyhnela
of the buggy md cliitched mana
| "What do Won mean nv 'olutched' p"
he caught hold OF papa."
| "Did Mr. Mock saw anvthinypm
| .Yes he saiJ va A a s,,.ns NJ 4,
b-,n
"Dia Mr. Mocl. ever saw nnvtbino "a
von or vo,,r mana hefors ~. ofter the. ,"
~ aone nie,btI ,',ao ao ~ ~, d ,,' 10
chan',o ,ha no,,,s va s Me MI "a
,Tnn', ,,n,, ,aoi, e.. ~ 80 ~
| ,it,Ia h tho host tht,,s 80 az lie a.
~, 80, .s 80 -, .'', ., = sa.i 1v % ~
The little faliow fnrihar taatigad 10
the note episode. corroborating the Wit
| ness Hansen. He also said that Mock
once said to his father that II he ever
caught him at the ditch, meddling
| with tflt NttPi, dEtln, ne WOulu Hk
him. The daybefore the shooting, the boy
said, Mock held a rake over his fathers
head In threatening manner.
Under cross examination and in nm
swer to Mr.. Putnam, the child said
he and his father had talked over the
things he had testified to, number OF
| times, Mt home and In the county Jail
How did he come to talk about it?''
Mr.. Putnam asked.
He would ask me II I remembered
what Mr.. Mock said to him and me, u
the boy replied