Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-15

Harry Strong was shot and seriously
wounded yesterday afternoon by Miles
W. Romsey in the oasis saloon AT 40
,ast Second South street. The shoot
hr occurred about o'clock and was
The outcome OF a quarrel over money
matters concerning the purchase by
Romney Of strong's half interest In
The saloon where the affair occurred.
The eye witnesses to the shooting were
{. f. Burke, engineer In the Keith
block, William Manning, former por-
ter for Romney, and Ben Romney, the
lO-year-old son Of the man who did the
shooting. The building where the shoot
ing occurred is owned by Mayor
Thompson and his partner, ]. c.
Lynch.
Romney shot at Strong three times
but only two Of the bullets took effect,
one passing through his neck and the
ether lodging in his hip After being
shot, Strong walked TO the rear OF
the saloon and then back 10 the front
door which one Of the witnesses un-
locked for him. He then walked east
On Second South a distance Of about
v feet, where, with blood squirting
'rn his wounded neck, he fell TO the
pavement directly in front of Mayor
'aompson's office. and laid, with the
sNd streaming from him with every
teart beat, until the patrol reached the
scene and took him to the police sta
u0n' and a few minutes later to the
hoy Cross hospital, where he was
sVended by Drs Benedict and Beer.
AL the eye-witnesses tell practically
me same story, differing only In few
.nmportant matters. According to
we statement OF one OF them, Romney
W. Nhlnd the bar and was shaking
.'F lor the beer with Burke. After
w W. INST shake Romney refused to
s.a@ again and told Burke to shake
W. strong Strong said that he
asn nave any money with him and
sA,u h0mney II his credit would be
.sD ne lost. The proprietor of the
,AHh replied that IL would not. The
wy ahgeied Strong, who replied that
emney would pay him the money
links. pay iV' '"e
a quarrel then ensued which brought
@ ,ne tact that about three weeks
" homney had purchased Strong's
n'h 'es. N the saloon by paying part
~. 49, anu giving his note for the bal
~ amounting TO $780, The note was
l,,A uue and had been placed In the
rsS. ls ol Attorney Gus Backman for
~. '.eoh' During the quarrel the lie
n. passed and Romney whipped ont
n. V'VlFer and pointed II at Strong
s,,,, |'let told him to shoot II be
pss.u TO- mat he was unmarried.
bn called Strong liar and shot
hoans Inc ban missed and Strong
~ uown IN front Of the bar, when
lam, Ne komney shot again and tie
t,s,ss winch was a SS-caliber, went en-
"a through HIS neck The wound.
oys,,n gave cry Of pain, and ran
lls ~. y 'he billiard table and picked up
y,r,ss , ahd vest and put them on and
III, I, LOT the rear door.
tlto.uef to reach the same he had 10
duns snort flight OF stairs and While
Which hGmney fired another shot
An, suueA strong In the left hip.
NO., uolng the shooting Romney
CAM ue revolver In his pocket and
fs a. .h behind the bar and started
" ooris nvhl door to unlock H. Before
rens 10 20 strong had retraced his
hi 49, 1 passed him and tried 10 ur.-
usi,a n, upof nut being too nervous
s,nrn, aluiing TO unlock II for him.
lovsS rushed out the front door fo..
ts.. homney and the other Wit
p,tn where they met DEPUTY sheriff
Gu, VINO had been on The ION s,onr
.ty ssS 1'ihon block with the Kalghn
tAcs n, hau been attracted to the
narnsy. 'ne loud reports Of the gun.
bna ..,a Pratt met in the entran se
TMn,,Oon' The former said.
ts,v,v informed him that he was
n M saerin and after a few words
def A,,,.satlon, placed Romney up.
worbSss During all that time tie
Cor y man was standing near The
hue ne e said he wanted an ambu-
rAs.a ~ -. a physician. II was sug-
st0,e On a ne be taken 20 the dru.s
sn3 St,., we corner Of Second South
bAsss - streets. Before going far no
~ Nsvn. Jaeger and when in front
The psys,i nompson's Office he fell TO
corstsrsA,.aht on his back. He blei
eaA ,ui,.y, from the mouth and with
a'n OF the heart the blood