Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-02
Paul Johnson, Sheep Ranch Gam
bIer Has Disappeared,
SHERIFF CAN'T FIND HIM,
Was Present at the Time Of shooting
ana Was SubpGnaed TO Testify
AIN tie Trial.

Owing 10 the train being behind time
Judge Booth who went to Provo last
night was late and the Prowse murder
trial did not begin today until 1890 a.
M.
The witness Ragle who w.s on the
stand when the court adjourned last
evening was cross-eNam.ueI by Mr.
NonIsss. lie said he could NOT Identify
the gun which was found on Lynch
after he was shot but Chat 10 resem-
0led the one having dark barrel The
onl" man he particularly noticed when
Lynch rushed past him was the shorter
OF the trio Who was covering him with
his gun He went over To- the direc-
ton OF the crap table. Then he saw
Lynch begin shooting. DII not see
Colonel PrOwse get his gun but saw
him with IL In his hand and shooting.
Could not tell how many shots We're
fired. When Lynch fell he rushed over
and picked mp the gun, and when be
turned The two men We're zone. He
went ana closed the door and then laid
the gun On the check rack Lynch fell
with his head 10 the west and his
fee' 10 the east He was here shown
another run which he Identified as the
one that Lynch used.
Colonel ProWse asked him tu 40 out
and get a doctor and when Doe returned
Lynch was lying In the same position
in which he had balleu
To Mr. Putnam-The man who had
the grip was a short. heavy-set man.
was positive that neither Of the prison
Crs was the man. ! did not turn after
the shooting began,
William Barnett was then called.
Had been IN Salt Lake a year and a
half was an employe OF the Sheep
Ranch gambling house; was running
the roulette game The fut man he
saw of the hOldups was Lynch rushing
across the room In the direction OF the
faro table lie was five or six feet
from the table when he began firing
his gun at Colonel Pr1wse. then saw
Prowse firing back was positive that
Lynch fred first Could not tell how
many shots Colonel Pr0wse fred but
thought &c was i've or six. saw Lynch
fan Saw two other men In The
room with GUNS In their hands
and black cloths over their faces.
They began firing IN the direction of
the faro table After Lynch fell. the
two other men ran out OF the room.
saw Raglc pick up the gun that fell
from Lynch.s hand and laid on the
check rack Witness afterwards gave
IL to Sergeant Burbdge. He idenu
ned the gun shown him as tae one
Lynch used
on cross-cNamiuation witness said
ffU YrflrH h. "a
til after the shooting was over. then he
saw the other two who We're Just inside
the door After Lynch fen he saw the
other two men leave the room. Did NOT
knew when they went Couldn't see
any flash from the guns as the Ueht
was very strong ONLY judged bv The
sound as 20 who fired first. Knew
that the other men We're shooting bg
hearing the report DID not hear any
~ the h0ld-ups say word Heard
Colonel Pr0Wse say.
you fellows hurry up and get out NJ
here Had his face toward the faro
table and MS back % the door and
hrst saw Lynch when he rushed past
toward the faro table.
Ernest Sojiel was the next witness.
He said that the night of the shooting
ha was az the sheep Ranch gambling
house, Was sitting In the cash
Keepers chair when he glanced over
hts shoulder and saw Lynch rushing
toward the faro table Lynch and
Colonel Pr0wse began sh0ating could
not tell which one fired fret. when
the shooting began be turned IN his
chair facing the door and rose 10 his
feet when be fell over the cuspiiore
When he found h. was shot he went
toward the door on his hands and
knees Saw two men with handker-
chiefs over their faces 20 out OF the
door. Said ne felt he was wounded
when he fcil. The bullet entered his
ear and went down and came out 0f
his shoulder. Was attended by DR.
Wilcox Think that only one shot
struck him. Was taken 10 Smiths
drug store in a hack
on cross examination he testified that
when the house was held up. Mr.. Cook
was sitting az his left with conductor
at his right Three Cinnamon had Just
come into the room and were standing
az his left When The shooting began.
Lynch was five or six feet from col.
Prowse when he began shooting He
dlt not think that COL Prowse shot
him Only saw pTOwse fire one shot
which he fired while he was raising 90
his feet DID not notice any gun I'm
the hands n the other two men
To Mr. Putnam-Nhen Lynch fred
the first shot, Prowse was raising TO his
feet.
Paul Johnson. one Of the witnesses.
was not present
Sergeant Burbidre and Detective
Sheets We're called and testified that
fhDV had nor soon him In the city Mr.