The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-16

SHOT AT OGDEN
Pat Smythe Dangerously Hurt
by lanes B0ttOmeF.
ACTED DELIBERATELY
SAID BE HOPED sMYTHE WOULD
DIE.


OGDEN. July 15.-Pat Smythe was
| shot and dangerously, IL not fatal
Is. wounded this afternoon at o
o'clock by James Bottomer, who fmne-
diately gave himself up.
Bottomer told the officers and reiter-
ated a little later to reporters that he
fired the shot deliberately; that he
meant to Kill and If he did not Kill hc
was sorry. There had been trouble be-
tween the two men since last MARCIA
BOttOmer. who was employed as WaJcn-
man at the Bear River sink on the Dg
den-LuCiu cutoff, claims that he was
cheated cut Of S20G-part Of sum
which he had left there with Smythe az
the lstter's saloon for safe keeping
SmyIhe's friends deny this.
Smythe is proprietor of the Royal Ex-
change saloon 272 Twenty hfth street.
and was behind his own counter when
shot. The place was being fixed over
and there were in the saloon at the time
two carpenters, two paper hangers.
Two boys playing pool and two other
young men, Charley Irwin and Jimmy
keenan, keenan, had his back TO the
front door watching the pool players
Irwin was leaning over the bar draw
ing q glass of water and Smythe, a.
COrdinE to his own account. was behind
the cigar case which is just he front
of the bar and separated by a low Darti-
ton. Irwin says ne heard no converst-
ton between the two men. Bottomer
was concealed from him by the swing
ing doors and the partition He beard
the shot and saw the smoke, but at frst
thought il was q. f1reoTacker- Smythe.
however. staggered back behind the
bar. holding his hand to his breast ana
saying. Charlie, I'm shot" Irwin vas
helping him toward the rear Of the s2-
loon when the man who had done the
shooting pushed through the swinging
doors, gun in hand, as though 10 shoot
again.
Only Shot Once.
Irwin shouted. Hes coming again,
boys" and there was a general scat
tering Of the few persons in the roonl
but Bottomer made no further attempt
to shoot. and Irwin helped Smythe out
at the back door and into Gidding's
drug store, whence he was later re-
moved to his apartments in the Law
renee hotel and attended by Dr. Con-
roy.
The bullet had gone clean through
the right side of his body, enteTsg just
below the right nipple, ranging fAoIn-
ward and out at near the small q the
back, striking a rib and then TanAng
upward, bUryiRg itself in the VI e
case.
At the city Jail when visited by re >
pOrters. BOttOmer vas at first disir-
clined TO talk. Later he said that ne
acted In seif-defense. That he referred
10 their trouble of last March and In
timated, without directly stating. that
Smythe was making a hostile pass to-
ward him when he drew his gun and
fired.
I'm the boy that did it," he said.
I'm not trying 10 get out OF Il.
shot and I meant to kill. He ought 10
die, and L hope he VIII"
BOttOmer is about IS years OF age.
He says he was for many years en-
plOyed as teamster for the government
principally in Montana. He was with
Clusters brigade in that capacity when
the latter was at Fort Yellowstone.
Trouble Over Time Checks.
After spending several hours in jsn
BOttOmer talked more freely of the
trouble than at the first interview. he
said that III March last he came to ogden
from the cutoff with about SEQ. his
years savings He deposited the time
checks with Pat Smythe for safe keep
ing, and later Smythe refused 10 give
them up Bott0mer secured the services
If Attorney Chez To get them back. but
biz OF about $50 which the owner lad
run at Smythe's was deducted. also thu
discount charged by the bank on The
checks. His attorneys bill was 60 more
so that he was out fully 500 and felt that
lot OF IL was represented by an unjust
bar bill. Attorney Chez stated tonigat
q hat Smythe readily gave up the checss.
but simply insisted that this money be
paid him
Ernest Maguey was the first man 70
reach him after the shot was fired-.-
Magnev rushed in from his plaee-Ehe
tsrilI-which is next door and 10 him
BortOmer said. Il have shot PAT Srny de
and want TO give myself up
Magney kept him Eli the officers ar-
rived At the station sI7-75 was found IL
his pockets. Friends OF Smythe stated
tonight that Bottomer had 1ften told
him that he would kin him unless he
made that old matter right.
DR.. Conroy stated tonight that Smytne
was shot right through the luns. but thar
his general condition is coed and be
stands a good chance of pulling through
At midnight he was resting well and IN
any event no serious Developments are
expected for several days
Smvthe has a family and il a brother
OF D. A Smythe, proprietor Of the
European hotel
PAcEC N0EIEn