The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-16

released on bonds, his victims being
alive yet, and there is considerable. in
dignation among the colored people
over this.
One cOlOred man. whose name was
not learned, was run out of Links sa-
loon yesterday behind a pistol for some
remark he made about the case. and
the proprietor is armed to the teeth.
having received an intimation that the
men who shot up the saloon early yes
terday morning intended to return and
finish their work Meanwhile the Off
GERS at the post insist that none of their
men were out of barracks after 10 or II
o'clock Monday night Consequently.
they say, the three men who riddled
the saloon with bullets could not have
been from there.
No restrictions have been made
against the soldiers coming down town.
and many were seen drunk on the
streets yesterday. Fearing trouble of
some sort three policemen are Datroll-
ing in the vicinity of State and Second
South streets, and for the first time in
years the riot" guns at police head
quarters have been loaded Still the
officers hope there will be no occasion
for other measures than the exercise of
a patrol and close watch around the
principal streets.
Maddox Is Arraigned
William Maddox was arraigned be-
fore Judge Timmony at the conclusion
of the regular police court proceedings
yesterday afternoon upon the charge of
assaulting Willis PearsRll and Andrew
r. White, with intent to commit muir
der. He had no attorney, but when the
complaints had been read the young
man arose and said: well, that was
ne; did the shooting, but it was in
self-defense."
Attorney Gunter interrupted him at
once, saying: Don't make a statement
like that You want to get a lawyer,
do you nOt?''
Certainly" replied Maddox, and he
was advised to take time before enter
ing his plea. He did so, the case going
over until Thursday. Mr. Gunter had
received word that the boy, White, was
in a very dangerous condition, but he
made no recommendation as to bail.
and Judge TimmOny fixed Maddox 81
bonds at $500 in each of the two cases.
Maddox was then taken to the coun-
~ jail. The young man seemed dis
heartened, and to add to his misery he
had neither advisor or friend. His
father even was not in the room.
But last evening friends came to his
rescue. His bonds were furnished. being
signed up for 5000 before Judge Tim
mOny. Del Wilson and James Moffat
are his sureties.
PearSall and White passed a very
bad day at the Holy Cross hospital, the
boy especially being restless He has
about an even chance for his life while
Pearsall may get we'll in a short time
His condition was improved last night.
Albert Hawthorne, the colored man
arrested at the time of the shooting for
carrying concealed weapons. was res
leased upon furnishing S25 bail. which
was forfeited at the regular session of
the police court.
Diehl Heard the Shots.
1t appears that the three men who
did the prOmiscuOus shooting around
the saloon at a little before 2 o'clock
yesterday morning were out for blood.
They passed along Second South street
after leaving town, and Prosecutor
E-iehl, whose home is at 525 East Sec
ond South, is authority for the state
ment that two of them rode along the
sidewalk, the other one in the road.
and shot at everything Diehl was in
the house and made no effort to stop
them, but a minute after they had
passed on toward the fort all Second
South street was up in arms and
nightwear, wondering what had hap
Dened.
These men have not been apprehend-
ed, neither have the original five who
We're in the saloon and who refused to
pay for the drinks just before the
shooting. The polio, department came
in for some criticism yesterday for not
arresting and holding these parties.
Lieutenant Mccullough, second in
command at Fort Douglas, said last
night: THE men who did the shoot
ing at that saloon were not from the
post, and l am positive of it. AS soon
as word came from police headquarters
that the thing had occurred, Lieuten-
ant White and myself went to the sta
bles and to the barracks of the troop.
and not one man was absent, while the
horses were under lock and key. There
was not a man Of the Ninth cavalry
out of barracks at 10 O'Clock. for as
soon as this difficulty arose, they made
for the post, knowing that we would
check up as soon as wind of the affair
reached us. They always do that-all
soldiers.
Troopers Locked Up.
we have one man, Private Danger
field, in the guard house for being alb
sent at a. m, but he was not down
town as we afterward ascertained.
Three others are in there for drunken