Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29
Meant to XIII w. ], Hopkins In
stead Of Norton Williams,
SO WITNESSES TESTIFIED.
Testimony In the Nature Of Sensu-
don Coroner's Jury Returns
Verdict Against Garland.

Norton Williams, who was shot on
the night Of December 22nd, in a saloon
quarrel at Bingham, was begun In Jus
tice Nelson's court at 10 o'clock this
morning A jury composed Of George
Gardner, 7. F. Howells and Alex Wat
son was chosen but before taking tes-
tlmony the body Of Williams was
viewed at Undertaken 5. D. Evans es-
Enlistment The examination Of Wit
nesses was conducted by Assistant
County Attorney W. T. Gunter.
The testimony Of most Of the Wit
nesses was Of sensational nature.
throwing Is It did, entirely new light
on the lamentable tragedy.
Regarding the story. which reached
this city the day following the shoot
ing. was to the effect that the revolver
was fired By Garland accidentally, but
that view Of the case is not borne out
by the facts as related by eye-wit-
nesses to the affair
HOPKINS STATEMENT.
William John Hopkins was the first
witness examined. He stated, in an
swer TO Mr. Gunter, that he was with
Norton Williams and Rob Wells on the
night Of December END, in the oxford
saloon at Bingham. He said It was
about 10 o'clock .. m when they en-
tered the place and they Immediately
began drinking, II don't know how
many drinks we had" continued Hop
kins, but Garland drank each time We
did. We were joking and were quite
noisy. and Garland told us to keep quiet
or we would break up the poker game.
Well we continued to drink and some
dispute arose between me and Gar
land. He came out and struck me. or
course, this made me mad. and at
tempted to strike back but the boys
pulled me away.
IL then took on my coat and tried TO
get at Garland and Norton followed
me. | struck at Garland over the bar"
Did either you or Williams have a
gun-were you armed?" asked Attor-
ney Gunter.
NO answered the witness.
Morton pulled me back" continued
the witness, "and | was about six feet
away from Garland when he picked up
a gun, raised It and fired. Norton fell,
and | fell with him. Norton got up
and | got up, as he did so he said, I'm
shot
did you see any wound?"
only blood on Williams face. was
4 a ban nut btft
was lying on the roulette table and DR.. |
Straup was examining the wound. Nor |
ton said Oh, Bllll' and / put my arm |
around him"
THREATENED HOPKINS.
Just then Garland came up and said
TO me, Your the Cd s. OF a b. / |
shot at and | shot 20 kill youl'
Who was In the room az that /
timer"
"Dr Straup, but don't remember
the others-I was so excited. After /
that l went to the hotel and went to
bed.
Il was not sober" concluded the Wit
ness but l remember every detail as
stated"
Hopkins was vlslbly agitated and ex-
pressed great sorrow over the deplora-
bic affair
Robert Wells was next called and his
testimony corroborated that Of Hopkins
on all the important points. He said
that he was at the bar when Garland
dred the fatal shot In answer to Mr..
Gunter, Wells stated that at no time
We're any Of the boys behind the bar,
and that Garland was behind the bar
when he shot. None Of the boys were
sfFsaA cold fha rsifnaaa NNil1fa . /
carried up stairs and the next day he
was removed to the Keogh- Hosmer
hospital.
DOCTOR ANDERsoNTEsTIFIES.
County Physician II. A. Anderson tes-
titled that he held an autopsy on the
body Of the deceased yesterday and
was able to state what caused the
Geath OF Norton Williams.
What caused his DEATH"
Pressure on the brain from hemorr-
hage and oedenrh on the left side Of the
brain. the sequel TO a bullet wound In
front Of the head.
There were no other marks OF vlo-
ence," said Doctor Anderson. THE |
wound was an oblong one, half an inch
10 the left Of the medium line and one
1uarter Of an inch above the margin
II the left orbit extending up an inch
and a half"
WHAT OTHER WITNESSES SAW
other witnesses were Frank II
T. w Wildar George T
Thompson and Michael Fitzgerald
Strlckley said that right after the
Mrs. Garland rushed into the
,aloon and said 10 Garland. INV Cod
knew you would do this. Why did
'ou DO IT."
Garland replied, pointing to Hopkins,
There ls the s. OF a b. | meant 20
get and am sorry ] didn't get him" !
The other witnesses said that Hop .
,ins struck Garland, and that Garland
vas sober.
The jury was only few minutes in ]
eaching a verdict which is as follows
n part.
"That the said deceased came 10 his
cath through a bullet wound fired $
rom the pistol in the hand Of one
'larence Garland"