The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-12

Harry Moss stands charged with. man
slaughter as result OF tle 7tt-1-i--f5
rs lliam il. stone aJ lle ttell+ita5sl, l--
ogden canyon. Friday nE4t. me - to----
r.Iafnt was sworn TO by Bernard stone
an uncle of the dead boy after me colo-
ner's jury had brought in a Neiolcl t-lii =
ing be kiuing 10 Moss but saying III WAS
stone never regaued consciousness aft
az being taken 10 the hospital, ana con-
linued 10 sink rapidly Fe uied a- 1.15
fr rha morning The sJabbiug occurred
about 1880 and the marvel is I1aL ne
lived SO long. Examination made aLte-
death confirmed the diagnosis of dts
Gordon and Baker, made I'D tht mss 's
and showed that not only the cafoud
artery was severed, BuL lle inner -4=i--
lar vein Is we'll was saslea- The la=ll-
m5uy az the inquest was cuELucil-s. ONE
line going 10 show that Moss was LLe
aggressur, and Lnlt le threw fOchs
which started the fight, Another uhe,
apd the one which received greater ets-
deuce. was that Moss tried hard TO avoid
81 fight that le repeatedly asked Stone
ugl 90 strike him, as be Yves orunh. ..
The jurors were IL A. SLldLLuEu VIII
liam Moves ana IT. q. Hess.
Tla inquest was commenced in tHe POI
lice court room before Municipal Justice
Bowel at clock The Wlla OF Moss
who had arrived ul the morning train
from Salt Lake, Sat near him ourlu4 an
The proceedings. Besides the county at
terley. ar Hulaui@ki. there were pres
tlt 10 assist him W. i. MaglmlS dL-oI-
ler for the stone Family and H. H. Hen
lers1u ana Herbert r. Macmillan repre-
Drs. Gordon and Baker described thr
wounds and established the cause oi
death.
". A. CouIev. Bert Slater and James
Hancock testified chat obey saw stone
following up Moss who WAS trying 90
avoid a fight and repeatedly told tine
other man that le did not want lJ fight
as Le was drunk They did not see Ju.
very beginning oI tine trouble
All the testimony went To show tlaI
the friends OF alc. CumalraU- had sour
lies one side aEaiust the other to prevent
interference a- The men We're fighting
The trouble began at -le aircliug raj
ana was lu- al amy time il the saloon
The men met aF chance outside and hat
Ll 'rrA ll i-.ll- l1EellFI
Robert j. Taylor ana Walter s. wilson
who IHH accompanied stone no ll= eau
son. testified THAT the quarrel bad com
mHH@el from Moss throwing ID rock aL ll
other crowd Immediately after this
stone and A0=s EIL 10 fighting. frs
with fists and then il C.iuch WHILE
'Ne Two were Lsll.H= NE paE.isln5 O.
each also E1- al IT, Stone mad Mos
down and was beating him. IIe WA
pulled orr and immediately ran TO TN
HEnL saying I'm cut Get doctor.
stone Dlel so terribly that uis clothing
was soaked Tn bringing him down b
canyon the rig rau into b. pile of grave
uu the canyon boulevard ana Che bugs
tipped over. throwing an of The occupants
including tla dying man. out onto rL
ground. NuU- Of them were hurt. il
force ol Stones FAN being broken hy ul
HL i--= conn -.--.ullS- VINO held MIN fl I-
arms The accident, however. selaEc
.HeI ultI Mr and Mrs Fisher VIA
were driving down the canyon. cam
ATOMS aud ier the young muu take the.
lil tu come ou Goo the hospital
a- search FOR Che knife with which TN
a''H= was done WAS made le--erdl
tla lAe direction OF .ai.E Wilson
He. DC was moi found. Wilson did Do
learn of the tragedy until this m1uiu.
ass He had gone TO ued uaeu ft aaHuane.
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