Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-24

mony The first witness for the state,
j, II, II McAllister. deputy county SUR
voyor. WIS then called to the stand.
lie explained chart Of the interior OF
the saloon which he had prepared and
gave the dimensions Of the ROOM bar
etc
DIR BENEDICT TESTGFIES.
DR. c. NJ BENEDICT was then called to
the stand He stated that he was
called To attend Strong about i2O
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, the day Of
the shooting He found the wounded
man az the city hail and ordered him
taken to the Holy Cross hospital He
then described the wounds which
strong received The bullet that passed
through the neck entered on the left
side and ranging downward severed
the outside coating Of the external caro-.
tld artery and made It's exit ON the
rlEht side of the neck about an inch
below lbs point Of entry The other
bullet took effect In the right hip, on
the Friday following the shooting the
witness stated that he removed the
pu.let uom the hip, and on the Sunday
ioloW.ng strong was seized with
hemouhage and died about $3.50 o'clock
IN the morning. The hemOrrhage was
caused by the breaking Of the inner
wall pi the artery the outer walls OF
winch hdd been pierced by the bullet.
ON cross-eNamInation the doctor tes-
tluel mat Strong was a large man,
ABOUT SIX feet and one inch In height
ana weighed about 200 pounds and was
a sucne man with no physical defect
whatever
STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS.
Charles +, Burke was the next wit
ness called for the state. he was I'm
the saloon and witnessed the shoot
ing He said that ne and Romney
We're shaking dice for the drinks Rom
hey's young son Mr. Mcclellan, Nh
strong and Mr. Manning We're also in
the saloon at that time and were
watching the game, They shook two
games and Itomncy said that be
couldn't shake any more and told Burke
to shake with Harry Strong. strong
thw asked Bomney II his face was
good for the drinks If he lost. Rom
noy replied that It was not. This made
Strong angry and he replied that II
Romney would pay him what ne owed
him he could pay for his drinks Rom
ney then said that If Strong had not
placed his account In an attorney
hands 10 collect he would have been
paid long ago
That remark made Strong very angry
and he commenced 10 abuse Romney.
calling him all the vie names he could
think of and told him n he would
come out he would "lick' him Rom
ney got q gun and started TO come out
FROM behind the bar Witness said that
he told Romney 10 put the gun up.
which he did, Strong still continued
his abuse and pulled OF his coat and
hat and went w TO the bar and, stand
Ing on the foot railing. leaned over
the bar and told Romney 70 come out
and he would lick him. Romney again
went 90 the drawer and got his gun
and fred Strong ducked In front OF
the bar lie turned around to the left
and partially Strengthened up when the
second shot was fred Strong started
for the back Of the room and as he
reached the steps the third shot was
fired
Witness stated that he then went
back 10 meet Strong who had turned
around and started back for the front
door He asked him II he was shot
and he replied that he was and asked
him 10 get an ambulance as quickly as
pissible. He went out the front door
and started TO search for policeman
10 get an ambulance