Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23
PROVO.

Reputation Of johnson. tho Deceased as
Given by Witnesses Evidence. closed,

"epntation OF johnson. tho Deceased as
Given by Witnesses Evidence closed.
Provo. Sept. 22.-Court rcconvoned at
$3.50 a. m. Defense Withdrew objec-
uonable questions presented yesterday
until a later time when they gave no.
uce they would Introduce them.
Defendant York was again put on
the stand He said he had a bottle of
WHISKY Whcn he returned from payson
was somewhat under the influence 81
tluor but had clear recollection OF
things. Went 10 Mrs. sullvan'e house
70 give them come ~ the whisky. HE
mother came 60 sullivan'a but ana not
ten MN that the crowd" was coming
ana asked him 10 40 home. Went north
from sullivan'e place towards hla own
nome. and as he got near the corner
ne saw johnson and party come down
we street and stop In front OF the York
house, by the time defendant got TO
the corner, johnson had sprung from
the wagon and had broken away from
Wall, when Wall endcavorcd To detain
him. johnson came towards witness
with two rookie IN his hand. Dcceaaed'a
right hand was raised above his head
When witness saw johnson COMING 10.
wards him, he put his hand on MS re-.
volycr. which was In HE right rocket
and called out 10 johnson, stop. stop.
! tell you" johnson dld not atop his
pace, ana witness cried out. stop.
stop. l say" at the same time drawing
bis revolver and. without any aim,
fired, and johnson foil TO the ground.
Ole Olsen. who was standing In tho
wagon. said Ca defendant You
what do you meang Witness replied.
You Keep otlll. do you want any OF
lty' Defendant did not any TO August
Hcnrlckaon that he would nnish the
rest Of them az soon aa he got out of
NNIH . 4.
cen on Thursday The reason he fired
the phot was that he believed that
johnson meant 90 XIII him or do him
great bodily injury. ana knew he would
have 10 shoot 30 cave himself on tho
road when the buggy was broken John.
son had a knife IN his hand when wit
ncsa caught hold OF him. johnson was
then angry but witness was not. aud
was trying 20 make peace and have no
more trouble between tho partio..
whom Mr. Erickson asked him FOR hls
gun. witrcsa replied. mo. I can take
care of that myueiG" Defendant told
/ Erickson that Johnson had cut him
with a knife ana had made threats and
/ he intended To- defend himself wit
meas said that he did not go out In the
road looking for trouble.
on cross examination witness said
that thore were two cuts on his right
hand: did not know when he received
| he got In the wagon coming home. The
= cuts were not deep wounds but the skin
. was cut. Believed that Johnson cut
him with the knife when they had hold
81 each other when witness saw
johnson coming In the wagon he could
have gone In his mothers home De-
ceased and witness were about tho
came age and weight. Witness thought
ON an equal footing that he would have
been a match FOR Johnson. Witness ar
ter the shooting dld cay that he had
never seen u man he was afraid 81.
on redirect examination witness said
that the only reason that he got the
revolver was 10 defend himself from
any attack from johnson. Did not in
tend to use Il n no attack was made
From what he know ana heard witness
believed that johnson was % bad man
20 deal with. Witness was further crosse
examined. Johnson and witness had
been pluymatCe In boyhood and frienda
after; had never had any trouble with
johnson before,
Court adjourned Tor noon reocss.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Court convened at y. m.
Joseph Chntwin, marshal OF Santa
quln. was the first witness. Iio said
that