The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-15
SHOOTING ARRAY AT PARK
.Austrians Get Into Dispute in Card
Game and Nicholas Smith Dan
gerOusly Wounds Paul Borth.

Park Ciy, June IA shooting: scrape
took place last night about 9:20 O'Clock
in Empire canyon beyond the city limits,
at what is called the Halfway house,
though the trouble occurred at what is
know as the McKinsir house Paul Berth
was shot by Nicholas Smith. this last
name taken in lieu of one of length and
unprOnOunceable by said Smith. The men.
according to the evidence now in hand,
were engaged in playing friendly game
of cards with few dollars on the side,
and after a deal Smith reached over and
took forca bic possession of the money,
though il is claimed that he had no right
thereto. The company, all AustrianS, at
once engaged in heated argument. and
one, Paul Berth. the man shot, left the
room fearing to get into a Scrape of
some sort, knowing that Smith was a
bad man. Smith, it seems. left the room
by a window and en- route secured a sin
gle-barrel shotgun loaded with No. Y
bore shell, containing fine bird shot.
When he got out he saw someone, but
not being able to distinguish his man in
the dark, asked who it was. Berth re-
piled, 1T is ], Paul. and without fur
Their warning Smith emptied the contents
of the shotgun into the man, the shot
striking the victim in the left shoulder,
badly shattering the member At once a
call was sent for officers. and an ambu-
lance sent for to convey the injured man
TO the hospital.
That the two men were very close to-
gether is evidenced by the fact that the
StDL not OILY DuIIlCu the CiOLflliiS u lllt
wounded man. but the powder, gun wads
and parts of the clothing were blown
into the wound.
Borth is in a critical condition. and the
man who did the shooting is in Jail, he
having been apprehended by Policeman
George Lindsay this morning at 2:30
while waiting around for the excursion
train going out from Park City.
A hearing will not be had for day
or two, awaiting the result of the wound
in Borth's shoulder.
Celia RYAN was arrested last evening
upon a charge of burglary in the first
degree, the charge being sworn to by
Mrs Maude Spencer. Mrs. Spencer is
a boarding house keeper and had some
little money in her house and the defen-
dant entered the house at night and took
S110 Defendant stOutly denied the charge
for a time. but this morning confessed,
and portion of the money was returned
The Miners union eXcurSionists had
hard time of it last night returning from
Salt Lake. The arrangements were for
three trains to be run from Salt Lake be-
ginning at II O'Clock and to start there
from every half hour until all were start
ed However. the entire train was taken
out at once and two engines were used
in making the trip. The result was that
the eXcursiOnists were on the road from
il o'clock until 4 this morning. Aside
from that the train seems to have gone
before schedule and the result was that
several were left in Salt Lake Their
tickets were hOnored this morning on the
regular, and three coaches were required
TO bring the crowd this morning.
Jack Mcdonald was arrested yesterday
afternoon for fighting with Gordon Nc
MILAN. Mcdonald was the aggressOr
ribbed up the fight and If the officers
had not appeared. from the way the at
tackled man was working. Mcdonald
would have been we'll thrashed. As It is,
he was bound over in the sum of so to
appear tomorrow Afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Mcmillan is out on the same bond. but
there is no question but that ne was
fighting simply In self-defense. but he was
giving a good account of himself when
the officers stopped the fight.
The June term of court in Summit
county opens in Coalviile on the 18th
This is the heaviest calendar which has
been heard in Summit county for a long
time. Judge Morse expects TO spend about
three weeks in the hearings.
The Episcopal church guild is arrang-
ing TO give a show in the Dewey theatre
on the 18th for the benefit of the church