Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-28

lily in his own behalf In response to
questions by Attorney McGurrin, he
told the following story. He was ner-
vous and had very poor control Of hts
voice, as he was many times instructed
to speak louder In order that the jury
could understand him.
II was born In California on April
2. 1881 worked at various calllngs dur
ing my boyhood; was convicted and
sentenced TO ten years for burglary
when / was IA. served three years and
was then released on parole went to
Seattle In the winter OF 1899, Intending
t. go to Alaska but did not go be-
cause of lack OF money; then went with
| my brother to Baker City, Oregon;
could find no employment there, so we
| game ciI down toward Salt Lake. we
stayed at Cache Junction on the night
OF April Is, 1892, next day went on to
Brigham City reaching there about
dark that night; / was almost barefoot
near Brigham City we met man
| whom | aftCrward learned was Fred
Hanson: we held him up and took ms
| shoes and other articles, | putting on
| the shoes; we went on down to the
Warm Springs hotel; when we arrived
Auflt wv VI llNH ldI Oul anu
| shouted at us TO stop, and at the same
time fired a shot at US; we ran away.
and got behind a rock: they followed
and kept firihg at us, finally my brother
shouted III you don't stop firing III
fire, too" they continued firing, and he
Cred one snot; they then retired and
we saw them no more; we went up the
mountain TO the top, arriving ther-
about daylight; at that time we lay
down, and slept until II o'clock; at
o'clock we started down the mountain
and | told my brother we would go 10
the Hot Springs and find out IL II was
officers who pursued us the night be-
fore, and II 1t was we would surrender
to them; we got close TO the Hot
Springs, when suddenly some one shout
cd to US and fired shot in the rear Of
us; three shots were fired, my brother
may have fired two shots; he then fell
and ] sprang behind a rock; | had no
pistol; ] did not fire a shot that day nor
the evening previous; | was ten feet
from where my brother was lying the
black pistol was in his hand when he
was removed by Sheriff Gordon several
shots were fired at me while | was be-
hind the rock shouted at the pursuing
parties to stop firing, and for -
sake to come and help my brother, as
he was dying. one bullet struck the
rock and threw spllnters In my face,
and wiped them out with my fingers:
| then put up my hands above the
rock: before this time / could not tell
what the parties had been saying, but
they now commanded me to get UP, and
walk away from the rock with my
hands In the air; did so, one Of them
came and put handouts on me while
the ether held his gun pointing at me-
the man who held the gun on me was
Joseph Belnap Of Ogden; he came up TO |
me and said II II wasn't cowardly 10 |
shoot inan with handouts on he'd |
NJ me ] turned my head around TO |
look at my Diother, and Belnap said: |
II YOU don't keep still I'll blow your |
brains out" they granted me permls- |
sion TO go and kiss my brother, which |
| did, and then they put me In buggy |
and took me to Brigham City
The w.,ness denied having told ON,
Ger Thompson he had been in many |
tight places: denied having told Sheriff |
Carbon that he killed Brown; and de-
MED having admitted In the presence of
ClohtH llldl nc hlltu DIuWU. lie Sult |
that on the way TO Brigham City one
Chamberlin asked Cheriff Carbon who
killed Brown, and Carbon replied that
he did not know. Majors also stated
that Carbon asked him many times
whether he killed Brown and he always
replied that he did not.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE NOTES.
Up to Thursday evening, 267 students
had paid entrance fees and 246 had
registered. This is 80 above those pres
ent az corresponding date last year,
and 80 above those of the year before.
The college dormitory under the eff
cient management of Mrs. Moench Is |
rapidly filling. Fifty students are al
ready domiciled there, and many o0-
plications are on file from others. Mrs.
Moench is bound TO make IL the m1st
desirable place in town for students
from abroad
w, II. Homer, 90, who will in a few
days start for Germany on a mission.
called on friends al the college on
Miss Abbie Groesbeck, for the last
year assistant stenographer at the sta
ton, has accepted position with the
Utah Loan and Mortgage corporation.
and will leave the station at the end Of
the month.
a meeting Of the trustees was held
NJ the college on Wednesday. Among
other matters Of business transacted
appropriations were made as follows,
Library, $780, agricultural department.
5000 commercial department, $500; ath-