Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30
THE WESSLER INQUEST.
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quest over the remains Of Chas WeBs-
isr was yesterday continued before Act
Ing Coroner NJ. a. Breedon. In tho dis
trlct court room. The first witness
called 90 the stand was Neal Osborne.
whose testimony was very much the
same ns he gave on Tuesday with the
exception that he stated that he had
quit the Good Luck restaurant ana
started to work for a Mrs. woolhnEcr.
who is said to be- n sister to Mr.. Thomas
ropham.
John harley, Guerncy cab driver.
next testified that on Sunday morning
he met Mr.. osborne at about a. m.
in the Good Luck restaurant whore he
Barley went 60 get his meal and that
osborne said TO him. you ought to
have seen tho nFht In Tophnm's saloon
u Few minutes nru. ln which Tophum
gave man r. I'D good licking This
was ~ main part of his testimony
Policeman W. e, Brown. while on
duty sunday morning met Chns. WcsH.
lur at about 2o'ciock ON 25th street.
near MunHoy'H cigar store and Wcasltr
came up 10 him and said - have just
been licked by Tom Topham and want
him and the whole house pulled. Oniccr
Brown told him 60 come over to tho
plant, 20 they walked 10 the station
and went ln. where they met Capt.
shaw, the two officers and wosslor sat
down and Wcsaler told the following
Htoryi
wEssLEWs STATEMENT To 20
LICE.
II went down 10 Topham's saloon and
collected nvo dollars from Topham and
gave him "a receipt. In short time
TOphum demanded the money back
again. but 1 refused and then Topham
gave me a severe beating" adding. u
can show you the Jumps" but the
bruises were not visible. The ofiecra
stated that Wcasier's collar and he
were torn on and his shirt ripped open.
The officers didn't think that Wcsalcr
was intoxicated, but he said. II wish
ht0wnings had been open; would not
ask my wife for q sun, she l. too much
u a lady" Tho officers admonlshed
him not TO use such language about
getting a gun, whorcupun WcsHlcr said!
II won't have them arrested the whole
crowd IA against mo and IN lot them
II was about $3.50 a. m. whom he LEFT
tho officers. Sir. Brown says he didn't
notice any wounds on WesHler'a face
or neck ana didn't think that he had
been badly beaten. officer Brown fur
Their testified that he passed the saloon
some singing; went to the door Of the
saloon and told them 10 keep stlll: In
about 90 minutes he came by the saloon
again and heard some more singing,
and again told them 10 keep stlll; the
second time he saw wessler In the al
loon standing near the door. but he
rcecmcd TO be all right. After Weaslor
left the police station Capt. Shaw and
Oihccr brown went down eith street
and looked into the Mint saloon. but all
was quiet and the doors were locked.
this being about $50 a. m. Olnccr
brown says he saw nothing Of wessler
after he left the police station.
Mr u. butcher, the bookkcCper and
bartender In the ATLAS saloon was the
next witness. His testimony was M
follOwu!
"On sunday morning at about 2,gO
Charles wcssier came In tho Atlas sn-
loon and asked me 10 loan him a gun.
] told him ! had none and l asked him |
what he wanted a gun FORT He said he |
had had a scrap with Tom Tophnm. |
93nnd wanted Il for him. Butcher told |
McaHlcr not TO think Of using a gun. |
lie further testified that wesslor had |
swollen llp, bruise on ono eye and |
some scratches over the eye. and that |
,. complained of his chest hurting |
MN, but that he didn't spit any blood |
Nhue IN tho saloon during the three
quarters Of an hour that he STAYED |
mere, but that he, Wcssler stood up to
the bar the entire time and with butch.
'f ana another man drank two or three /
drinks and that he left the saloon, 10
butchers best memory alone at about
a.le a. m ~ this point OF the testl-
mohy the Inquest was adjourned until
y, m.
AZ o'clock the Inquest wns contIn.
utl' Frank Baird was called 20 the
witness stand. He stated that he In a
mack mex driver IN the employ Of H. sladc.
tnat on sunday morning he was drlv-
lng NJ rwenty-fifth street and when he
came by the Mint saloon he saw Wess-
i'r standing In front OF the saloon. wip.
ing his eyes and crying.
~" next witness called wa8 Captain
nl Police Robert Shaw. He told OF
M'Hfiere appearing at the police sta.
Won IN company with officer Brown at
3,h"ut 2 o'clock on Sunday morning
me captain understood that Wesaler
wanted to make a complaint: he said
pc had had a flght with Tom Topham
Ana got licked: he further said no
NMh'd Browning's store wac omen.
lnu lnen Tom Tophhm would " nslcep |
y, I,W minutes, but he would not nsk
~, Hhe Tor gun; 'ehc II too much OF
nay The captain Advised him not
w tllk 20, that gun play was bad bust. |
hrs' but that II Wosalcr' wanted an
WIeat made they would do 3D. but he
h'li ne would call II on, that the whole |
p1hh were against him ana that they
.ylli any Of them be bought for a
luhk OF whisky Mfr. Shaw told the
,,alhe story as Onccr Brown about
Wg.lers collar and Tie being torn on
, a"u MS shirt being torn, that HE lips
NyIe swollen. but he did not notice any
N,Tstehos on tho face or neck.
lhonas PaHHmore, the man who runs
'he club rooms over tho Tuphnm ca
ION testified that he was In the rooms
uNul few minutes to two o'clock. lie |
,alu ne paid no particular attention 10 |
tue holho down stairs. He cav Weaa-
W come up the stairs from Twenty
lith street TO the landing by the club
l"ne az about 1880 O'Clock sunday
forming, and then he went right down
NE inside stairs t0 the saloon and
.nortly after he went TO the saloon the
.oN commenced, and that Wesaler ran
w me stairs and went down 10 the
.lleet again, and In about three minutes
'turned TO the club rooms and asked
Wo OF the men 20 go down stairs TO tho
'hoon and get his hat and tie. but they
we're busy and 40 he (Wessler) saldi
~ 20 down ana get them II have 10 /,
WI half dozen Of them on" and re. /,
uIhed In about hvo minutes with hls
lat ana tie and ran down the front I
lalns 10 the street: that was the last 4
he witness saw OF Wessler.
Mean Wooton and Harry Miller wor1 d
ext called, but their testimony merely /