Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-25
btsnsnt Of the Defense in the
Ronoey Murder Case
ITEUESTING ENCOUNTERS
h.u,u Come Together aud Are
a,phmanded by the Court-seyerai
Witnesses Examined.

h defense IN the Miles Romney
Iie, case commenced its evidence
morning. The testimony of VIII
Naming on the preliminary hear
vas dst read, after which Deputy
Ia Axel Steele was placed on the
b. The opening statement for the
ths was made by Atty, j. NJ. Ham
who laid great stress upon the
jry threats which Strong had made
ha Romney's life and brought out
fact that Strong was in the act
over the bar to get at Rom
n and perhaps do him great bodily
10 when the latter quickly drew his
pysf the second time and 1t was
~ ltntally discharged and was not
0iisi at Strong when the first shot
~ bred. Then, be said. Strong stooped
~ ias up a cuspldore and was in the
81 q hurting 1t in the very face Of
VA 1syBhen the second shot was fired.
iefe were several interesting en-
p,n between the attorneys in the
laH morning and on one occasion
n lolll found u necessary to repri-
them and Quell the disturbance.
ATEMENT FOR THE DEFENSE.
ne opening Of court this morn
attorney ] NJ, Hamilton made the
ls statement for the defense. He
4 met history Of defendant ROM
lle W 10 the time OF the shoot
and how he and strong had be-
engaged In the saloon business
ny The business, he said, was
tsiul, and one morning Strong
angry about some little matter
threatened 10 kick Romney from
! me bar An agreement was
reached whereby they dissolved
sisllp and Romney gave Strong
gle ior about So in part payment
Is interest
8oNGS ALLEGED THREATS.
Ong went TO Murray and other
Y NE county" continued Mr..
.9n' ana on one occasion he told
nan Where he was staying that
O~ed nm some money and he
~ls 70 salt Lake and make him
VI he would KIN him. Coming
" We Gay prior to the killing.
.luay morning. Strong went into
Gou ana asked for Romney. The
I replied that he was in bed.
,ala' with an oath, that If he
s ~ a gun last night he would
e.'sa nm and that he would kin
?" before he got through with
A sALooN QUARREL.
evening be went into the sa.
sun ana Romney was there. He
~ ntoinney To give him a dollar.
~ nA'lef refused 10 do. Strong
1 S,onlney IN a vice-like grip
e ~ MN from behind the bar,
wy be would KIN him and
Hm into the ground.
nale desperate effort
~ himself and by reason of his
Tss ne succeeded In his at
"A i Nv ouong left the saloon but
S, NJ ,a'er and renewed the abuse.
~. now deputy sheriff was
tsa'Oon at that time strong
s,.si is .,ened Romneys life ana
Ill, lhai he would kin Romnev.
tr.'suaqel him TO leave me
i 49, '''ney then told Steele that he
rhb n, n, suong and asked him 10
So, l'l Until he closed his sa-
b h =, 'old him that he could
nv account Of sickness In his
a, ' s.l night Romney was 81
10 M 6Fong that NE did not dare
h. IL, 'OoIn 10 sleep. but he ana
q ~ ~ went down ilto the bns..
BIZ saloon and with very little
'W So it fNtit an night.
''Nf OF THE KILLING.
rs sS ,ey came upstairs next
~ ~, SIoag Mcclellan. Burke
p m, ~. zen. 51d O miller were in the
si ~ t NIUE cashed a check ana
VT N. low, low, several times and
b been , 100, The testimony has
b 70 i. introduced BY he s;a.r /,
> Of ~ s shaking Of dice and the
he drin,s ' 70 give Strong cred
p ahsrv winch made the lat
bst ana ,. II,H,uaE then went over
sailing Romney all man.