The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-23
story OF the struqqIe.

/ he said. He talked to me in a threat
/ enlng manner and then pulled the gun
/ out from under his pillow
Story of the Struggle.
u grabbed at it but I caught his arm.
| He took hold Of my arm and tried to
! push me off the bed. 1 grabbed again
Tor the gun and he pulled me over on
TOP of him had hold of his wrist with
! the gun. He cIutched my arm with his
right hand and I had hold of the other.
| revolver went off Fred released his hold
on my arm and partly turned over. I ran
from the room and called for help 1 sent
Ia little boy for some water Then | re-
turned to the room Fred was still lying
on the bed 1 believe I'm dying, Matte
he said Where are you shot, Fred?' 1
asked him, but he made no reply. 1 left
the room again for help and a doctor.
Just as L stepped inside the room again
somebody knocked at the door. I went
to the door and Miss Maggie Rowland
handed me glass of water. I told her
TO get a doctor. When l got back to the
room again Fred seemed to be in great
pain A moment later man came into
the room and helped me fan him Five
minutes later the room was full of men,
and presently the patrol came down with
it was an accident. I went up to the bed
and told Fred to tell them all about it,
but he only motioned for me to leave
the room. When the ambulance came
Fred was taken away
and never fired the shot that killed
him. He told them that it was acct
dentally done and have told you every
incident in the tragedy"
Did Not Finch Under Fire.
Mrs; Mrs q, 0uisnn's story was often inter
lard Hanson and the jurors This did
not seem TO worry her at all and she
went on with her narrative. The cross
examination failed to diSconnect her story
In the least She repeated parts Of It
over and over again, and questions were
fired at her from every direction. She
made during
struggle with exactness.
The jury examined L. A Knowles who
rushed into the house when he heard
Mrs Quinn call for water. His testimony
was in relation to the appearance Of
the room and the actions OF Mrs. Quinn.
He said that the woman was partly I'M
dressed and was in her stocking feet.
when I went into the ROOM" he said.
Nuttlng was wrapped up in a sheet
with his knees drawn up under his chin,
and grooming. I asked him what was the
. Get a doctor; I'm shot
Who shot yOu?I asked, but he made
no reply and then Mrs: Quinn. entered
the room with glass Of water"
When @. NJ. Tucker was called to the
stand he said that he was the second
Il sat down on the bed and commenced
to fan Nutting." he testified. Il asked
but he did not reply. Several other per-
sons came into the room while was there
and commenced to look for the gun.
asked
e Under here he replied In a. low
voice and slapped his hand down on the
bed.
Il reached under the mattress and
Wa stan T eG bv gum aSd nd R9oe f5
gun to him. 1 stayed there until the am
bulance came and helped carry the
wounded man out of the house.
Others Knew But Little.
Several other witnesses were examined
but no developments were brought out.
Sergeant Hempel and Sergeant Roberts
were the stand, but most of their
testimony was embodied in Mrs. Qhinn's
story.
At Evans undertaking parIors the body
or Nutung was examined County Ply
and was sworn.
Upon examination of the wound" DR.
entered on the left side just below the
ribs IT penetrated the liver, taking an
upward and backward course The bullet
lodged IN the spine several inches higher
up the back than where it entered"
The result of the autopsy is the only
evidence that contradicts the story of
Mrs. Quinn. It was Illustrated that it
would be almost impossible for NuttinG
to hold the gun in his own hand and
receive such a wound even if the gun
went off accidentally in a struggle. No
powder burns are noticeable and the bar
from the body The jury at this point
took the case under consideration and an
adjournment was made until Tuesday
The Inquest was held before Coroner
F. NJ. Bishop, and the jury empaneled
was composed Of Alexander Cowan, d.
w. Gamble and J. II. Newton.
Quinn Calls Upon His Wife.
Yesterday morning Daniel j Quinn
called at the station 20 see his wife. He
was admitted to the jail, but the CONVEX
satiOn was formal and cool. He refused
to say anything whatever about the case.
When asked about Nutting he said:
We had been friends for u long time
I met him several years ago in Colo
RADIO Once we had trouble and he swore
he would play even He did it all right,
and I lost my position on his account.
Afterwards he got into trouble and I did
all / could for him. He robbed a couple
OF boXcars, and when he was arrested
he secured bail and jumped out OF the
state. He came here in May and got
him his position on the switching crew"