The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-03
REFUSE TO TALK
ABOUT SHOOTING
Saloon Man and His Victim
Equally Reticent as
to the Cause.
MARTELL SHOT NEAR HEART
ALEX. DoLES HELD IN DEFAULT
OF $4,000 BONDS.

Alexander Doles, proprietor of the
Crystal bar at 12S West First South
street, is being held In the city jail I'M
der $4,000 bail for shooting Frank Mar
tell, a saloon hanger-on, about noon yes
terday. in the First South street bar
room.
Both Doles and Martell refuse TO ex-
plain what it was that brought about the
shooting. Other men who were in the
saloon at the time Of the row are equal
ly reticent.
Chief of Police Pitt is determined to
get at the truth and. while having a
careful investigation made is keeping
DoleS incommunicadO.
Tom Doles, formerly proprietor of the
Green River bar and a brother OF the
man who did the shooting, called at the
city Jail last night. He demanded to see
Alexander Doies He was told that ne
could not see the man.
This seemed to anger Doles and he
asked the amount of bail required 10 Sc
cure the release of his brother. Wheh
informed he said:
Il can furnish $4,000 ball.
At late hour last night, however,
Saloonkeeper Doles was still in jail
Tom Doles the brother, when asked
about the shooting. sadi II know all
about it but l won't tell. We don't want
TO talk about the matter.
Shot Near the Heart.
Policemen Clough and Taylor were at
tracted to the Crystal bar by the report
that man had been shot there. Hur-
rying into the saloon, the policemen
found Martell sitting in chair. with
bullet wound in his left shoulder. Doles
was behind the bar. Doles admitted that
he had shot Martell. but would give no
reason. Martell, who seemed to have
been drinking, was equally unwilling 10
talk.
Both men were taken to police head
quarters. AS Doles still refused TIC make
a satisfactory explanation OF the shoot
ing. he was locked in cell. Chief Pitt
issued orders that no person should De
admitted to see him
Martell was taken to the emergency
hospital DR. Paul probed the wound and
found that the bullet had ranged upward
from where it entered the mans body
just below the left shoulder. 1t was
not a dangerous wound. but had the ball
entered little lower it would nave
pierced MartelPs heart and caused in
slant death DIR. Paul will this morning
perform an operation upon the wounded
man to remove the bullet.
Marteu is a character who has at times
engaged the attention of the police He
WIS arrested about three years ago on q
charge of burglary. but was not con
victed.
Both Refuse to Explain.
Doles figured in recent police court
episode woman. who claimed that
she backed him in the saloon enterprise
caused his arrest upon a charge of bat
terry alleging that he had knocked her
down when she called TO see him at the
barrOom.
Chief Pitt when asked last night il
there was a woman concerned in the
shooting scrape. replied that he did not
know. DOles and Martell had refused &c
explain what had caused the row
Police Judge Diehl, on hearing that the
Two men had refused information to the
police decided to fix DOles' bail at Sl0,-
0e0.
No charge has been made against Mar
tell. but after he had been attended by
DR.. Paul he was locked up for the night