Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10

Ih0u IuH EiugWund Clinn along and
Air S'nuti repeated tf nIm shat no. had
Boon Fho; aui That his ns4,iiaut had
reiterated behind .ht bIihuHtds Mt
Stout asked hingwnui iu accompany
HIM in pufsuli COZ fie wnuid.hs ItsHssin,
bur l'uraUui suggested ihit g. would
d. bHsi 600 so 20 she drug STORE aud isir-
phone fur ih0 police. Mt. Stout then
w'uf iu hi home, only frw steps
away. ana llngwo1i ran 3, The drug
The Loohrlc boy says D.. heard only
ONE fho'. aa dI Jack 1.nrsuu. a mes
sens boy. who vac standing 40 the
corner ~ i;atH audsflNh SHIth NC tne
i.nr ni ihr Huooinn. intsnn says he
tnw a man tpfphlhiy nlnew,ld ealng
60 ihe drug siorl run 'lft go Flfih
George Sims. VIII, lives next @, the
nll'y near which Ihn showing occurred.
s1va neither a. nor his VIII heard any
exports. The wind WIS blowing a. the
time, ana that might aorouui or tho
iaci iha' they heard no Hh1s.
At THE HOME.
when Mr. Stout reached home
Do finrg f"i int the door pnie. but
uiisr'ug boz sound of pain and sinking
INTO o. ,hHIf Huid Co h.H frightened FAM
NY. My c1d' J am Hhoti"
fhuf could not believe him. and
nt h. continued Co press his hand 10
hiH side. hlH HJn, Joseph if. unbut-
toned hH fnthota coat aud vest and
thon discovered the blood o1zlng from
u wound below the heart.
NJ Stoutt went upstairs Go his own
room. nud. almost simultaneously Dr.
Pinkcfton arrived. 10 him Mt. Stout
told the f.ory ~ the shooting.
OFFICERS NOTIFIED.
AIR. R.outts non ran ~ Omcer Fitx-
maurice. whp was standing at IN. cor
nor ~ Second south and Fast Tempt.
streets. ana Informed him that his
fnihrr had bccn shot by an uu-
known man. There WIS quite crowd
nt thr corner ana the ncwa spread rnp-
idly ana created considerable excite.
inoni. oii,c"r fitzmaurice teicphoncd
tn policv headquarters and Detective
Gillespie. with Deputy Sheriff Joe RAJ
leigh. went Immediately In N. patrol
wunun t. the Stout resiiencc.
conc ~ Mr. stnutt'a daughters let
NJ in." said Gillespie. describing the
matter. ''and she told ua that her faith
~ Was upHtnirH. AZ the head Of tho
stairs Dr.. Plniorton met ~.
" Nj. Stouitg wound IL not serious
hH told uH. hut he does not wish to
Pee anyone. We know who did the
SHOOTING and II the woun proves TO be
dangerous wen ivt you know
Air, Stnutt ana the dociur went into
the room u moment and think I heard
him toll Mt Stout not e. toll ur who
shot him. Then h. came out again and
said one N NJ could gu IN Tor ~ mo-
mvni. Mr. Stout was lying In bed.
he dld not seem 10 be suffering much
pain. I asked HIN how Il happened
and ho rnld that ho was conlng from
tho Murray ear nnd when hr reached
tho east end OF the long billboard at
tho corner og East Temple tnd fifth
south kr. man jumped from behind
10 and shot him. I asked him who II
was and h. said at nr.t ne dli NOT
thnt he ana know but dld not care 80
tell
"But IL ~ your duty 90 tell ~ 10
that $50 may hunt for hlm.' said.
"'Wcli. 70 don't mnftrr.' he replied. II
thla thing proves dangeroug wen let
you know who dld a. ana that was
nll he would Sny about it. 10 Ne came
away
ACCUSES JONES.
The wounded man accused cashier
Jones VI the Utah National bank oi tho
crime. For sumo time there haa b..n
ill-foellnF betyesu Stout and Jones
over financial dealings bepweon them.
Mr. Stout Huys that joiner has been ~
a conspiracy with others - ruin hlni.
anu An ANN itaAlk ~ AAlNN AilN AkNNA'i Naf
lost nearly all his wetlih. 4 short
ilme ago Mr. Stout Was removed from
thr presidency % the bank. having lost
hIa stock IN the institution ana since
that ilmo ID. has been ON very unfrlsnd-
ly terms with thr cashier, whom 10
holds most prominently responsible for
h.s ruin. Mr. Stout siyr thni recently
NJ. Jones hns threatened his ne. bus
llr whai rsisun was NOT stated.
WAS MOST SOLEMN.
When she WOUNDED man accused the
clahlrr of hrluE the shot he was told
that p1fHlhly be was ON his deaihbci
and that this statement might be- the
laE, uHr be- would ever make; that hs
must Doe positive; that the man whom
he accused was young, faVurably known
ana wlih a career Ing prospect which the
accuHailon would blight forever. ~.
Don't ] know Jonos?" no replied.
"Ncs. he shot ms."
JONES ARRESTED.
Chief Pratt concluded. under tho evil
douce az hand, that % would DO prudent
tu put The cashier under arrest. which
waH accordingly done, Mr.. Jones was
npprohenled on board = street ear ON
his way home, but after conference
ut police headquarters OF several hours
between himself, Glen Miller, James
Chapman, County Attorney Van Cot.
Hank Examiner WHITMAN anu chief
Pratt. AFR. Jones went home a. 1880 this
morning,
JONES IN IGNORANCE.
4 was Marshal Glen Miller aha. first
notified Mr.. A. u. Jones ~ tha shooting
N Mr., Stout. and 30 dumbfouulod and
surprised AZ tho news was the cashier.
who va. busy a. thr bank.
that Mr.. Miller has thr utmost coni-
dancc IN hls innucanc0, Mrs. Jones says
her husband lcfi home Tor town NJ
about o'clock last evening. ail as tho
shooting could not have occurred later
han O'il. or very close thereabDutg, this
fnci seems 10 be favorable 90 the ac-
cusel man. County Attorney Van Cott
u also firm 10 his opinion that Mr..
Iuaei had nothing 10 do with che affair.
50 cnnndrut OF the innocence OF Jones
was Marshal Muor that upon his rec
sponHblliy as q. 3. Marshal he secured
the release ot Mr, Jones 70 return nome
20 hts family
with iha apparent facts IN the case on
ono side ana Mr. Stoutt's accusation ot
Mr. Jones ON the ather, ,he matter
prOmlsrs 20 furnish a nystary which