The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-26
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Joseph storcr shoot- Thomas Green al
Echo saturday,

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Echo saturday.
The citizens Of Coalyilc were startled
and Mortified last Saturday night when
Joseph storir oi Echo, well known to
our citizens, came npand delivered him.
self to Deputy sheriff Paddles with the
statement that he had shot and killed
Thomas Green, fireman on the Z. L.
railroad, Ia his saloon.
Mr.. storer's statement IL that Green
had been drinking heavily, and went
into the saloon with Jim Lung, the
Chinaman, 10 get a drink. The bottle
was placed on the bar by storer, aud
the Chinaman helped himself, and then
passed the bottle To Green. John Free.
man, a colored man, WIS In ths saloon
when they entered. Wit iout comment
or warning, 20 Mr. storer says, Mr.
Green grabbed the bottle aud threw II
at him striking him just under the eye,
cutting severe cash.
storer stated that lac went irto the
hotel To wash the blood from his face
aud In Ia few minutes returned 10 tn,
saloen by VIC, Of the back door. When
hc entered the saloon, he says, Greer
was standing at the front door. ant
the latter made a rush a. him with
one hand raised aud the other ia hl
back pocket. Stofer says NJ tuuuvi,
Green had gun, aud A. he had bee
abnscd by him repeatedly during N
afternoon, believed Green was goin
to shoot. accordingly, be raised hi
pistol aud fired. The ball entcrel
Grvu's LEFT eve ud lodged at the bas
o. the brain. lie dropped dead instant
" storer aud his sou Walter aged &
were the only Others Ia tho saloon d
the time, the Cmniman and Freema
having gone out
Deputy Sheriff Paddles took chars
Of storer, and sunday morning Count,
Attorney Shields and sustico ". II
smith went down to Echo, where the,
imponolei jury and held an inques
on the body Two witncsscs were eY
amIned, tie Chinauan Jim Lang. 900,
Walter storer the boy The Chlramsr
test.hed TO the assault sith the bottle
The boy told practically rho same story
oithe shooting as related above.
Thomas Green wa. young man about
% years Of age When not in liquot
he was reported to be e,ntlenauly and
inodeasiye, bu, was said 10 very qusueI-
come when drinking. lie was member
Of the brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire.
men, md we understand thai order will
prosecute the ease to the end.
The affair, at best, H. a most deplorahle
one, and has east a gloom on the house.
hole Of both the slayed aud the slayer,
AZ well a. on tue many friends Of both
parties
Following IL the verdict Of TIE Coro-
ner's inquest;
State Of Utah, County of Sumnit, Echo
precinct; We, the Jurors duly sworn 70
held:auinquest on she body o1Thomas
Green there lying dead, find
that the said Thomas Green came TO his
death from the effects Of gunshot
wound, to-Eit A shot fred from q pis-
toll, commonly called revolver held In
the hands Of Joseph storer and fred by
said Joseph storer at and agninst the
body OF said Thomas Green on the goth
day Of November, 1897, and from the
effects Of said gunsnot wound the said
Green died on the goth day Of
1897, and that said killing
was done In seli-deiense.
RuaHNE WioKEL,
THoMAE CLARK, Jury.
GKoRGK diLoHRisT.
The preliminary hearing Of Mr..