Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-07
STEVE CHAPMAN
SHOT AND KILLED
Prominent Sheepman Is Rlddled
With Bullets,
THE WORK OF TOM DlLLEY.
Tragedy Came ms elimination TO
Long-sisnding Range and Cattle
-Iierder Wounded.

According to advlces received In this
city last night, Steve Chapman, prom
lnent sheepman Of American Fort ana
a brother to Ex-State Treasurer James
Chapman, was shot and killed late yes
terday afternoon by Tom Dllley, man
ager OF the Patmus Head Land and
Cattle company, Death came Instantly
and the body was left where II fell
Arthur Mcclure, a Mexican sheep herd
err, who was with Chapman OF the time
of tho shooting was also wounded Sc
vorely In the left hip
The trouble which eliminated In the
tragedy has been a long standing one,
involving rights 20 ranges and cattle
Several times the men have had seri-
GUS differences, but never before was
there evidence that It would end In
killing,
The details Of the shooting are mea-
gre. II occurred at the head OF WHIT
more canyon about O'clock This ~
somewhere near the watershed that d.
yldea the range OF Castle Valley from
the Nine Mile country, and u about
eight miles north OF Sunnyside The
Mexican hprder, Mcclure brought the
news Of the AFFAIR TO Sunnyslde, but his
wounds were 10 painful that not much
could be learned Dllley himself also
rode through the camp, admitting the
killing
The body Of Chapman was found by
the townspeople and covered with
blanket TO keep of the sun. His
brother Is watching over the body and
his relatlyes at American Fork have
been notified,
From all that could be learned, the
specific quarrel was over dog, though
there had long been bad blood between
the two men. Chapman was unarmed,
with the exception OF rife on his sad
die, which stood several rods away. He
had no weapon on his person, and the
shooting was purely one-slded affair
When Dilley made the attack on Chip
man Mcclure jumped In and tried to
wrest the gun from the cowman. He
was shot In the mlx-up,
Both men are very we'll known In the
southern part of the state, the dead
man being one OF the most prominent
sheepmen In that part Of the country.
lie Is said to own about 10000 head OF
sheep and to be quite wealthy. He was
recently divorced from his wife. a
young woman, TO whom he was married
In American Fork He Is one OF the
Chapman family Of American Fork,
which Is one Of the most prominent
families In that town.
Tom Dilley, the man who used the
gun, Is well known character. He Is
a prominent cattleman, and has been
implicated before this In shooting af-
trays. AZ the time OF the Robbers
ROost trouble, common sentiment In
that part OF the country said Oily was
associated with the gang He has gone
TO his ranch at Big Springs, and hls
friends believe that he will come and
give himself up to the authorities. |
Should he hit the trail. he would be |
hard man to capture, as he is probably |
better acquainted with the country |
around through Utah and Colorado |
than any posse that could be got to-
gether.
INQUEST THIS AFTERNOON.
Price, Utah. June THE inquest |
over the remains OF Steve Chapman will |
be held al Sunnyslde this afternoon,
the body having been brought down
there last night by John chapman.
brother The county attorney and |
Justice Of the Peace Singleton have |
gone there from here this morning, |
They will not arrive until afternoon,
and II may be transferred TO Price pre-
cinct, Dilley IL In the custody OF the
sheriff at Sunnyside he having ridden |
In there last night from his ranch. aud |
given himself up to the constable OF the
precinct. His preliminary hearing Will |
likely be at Price, owing TO the fact
that there Is no justice In that precinct,
the one there having rendered HIS res
ignation q few days ago, and the coun-
~ commissioners not having met since.
Dllley and Chapman had wrangle In
Price a few days ago. From what can
be learned this was renewed when they
met yesterday on the range above sun
nyslde. Chlpman's sheep were on the
private land Of the Dilley company.
Chapman and the Mexican herder made
a gun play. Dilley got his gun first and
put three bullets from A Colt into
Chlpmon's body, near the heart, before
Chlnman fell The Mexican herder IL
In Dr. Dowd's private hospital az Sun
nyside, He was shot once but VIII re-
CONor