The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-12
Huntington Assault o.
cuSsed at Length BY M
lam Howard. T
SAYS MRS. NIELSEN
WAS NOT Nj
And That Her Husband
Winchester to Drira r.
tors OF Ranch.
HUNTINGTON. M,.

hdltor Irlhunes-That a.
story from Huntington ah,.,
assault on man and woman :
the Salt Lake papers on n. :
was exaggerated beyond u.
hension of those who know w ~
the case. '" 1N a
1t is true that Mrs. Y;el,.
Piled to the State for some t. l,.i
land is above all canal and H.
unfit for farming mrnosa. Sa ulHs|
month of n large hollow. fk,,g
runs a road and cattle trs;I ye
people of Huntington have Ta na,i u
last twenty five years, and va -;
have a right to still use MY MY
out small orchard and ,aris
in buckets from the Cleyelsra
water them. 1t is also true ~ \
e. Nielsen corraled soma .iaa
Chriss Nielsen and Josenh ~,
after them; that they had '
Chrlss struck Nielsen and kua.ll
down, but he did not hit I; or Ha
while down. Neither was yas1
sensible at any time. Chris, ~
sen by the coat TO help bin nm y
sen refused to get up wbsr !.
when Mrs. Nielsen ran at Chm
singletree and had il RAISED ~
head 10 strike, when Chris X.
hhs hand to ward off the blcs' \
doing so slapped Mrs. Njslu. n
face. Mrs, Nielsen was mt y
down Neither Chriss nor Bror,
gun or any kind Of weapon T;i;
When Nielsen got up they Al 4
for the corral, and while da's
Chriss had hold Of Nielsen : ,,1
the evidence submitted so far 4 ,
effect that Nielsen achnowledzi|
he got the stock Off the ranps y,
but not on his land. Wbeu 4
made this confession Chris sr3 i
told him to let the stock out, Il;
did. 1t is not disputed that Ia
ties made all manner of threat
at the corral. Mrs. Nielsen sl,tj
the house to get gun. Brown I.
in front of her and would no, :
go, Nielsen then got q pitchiH
started TO force his way 10 u, /
but before he got there onc ot y,
dren came out with a Winchsts
When this happened Brown wu t,
horse and Chriss ran and junH
his. and they both whipped ,htlf,
on n run to get out Of Nielse d
When Nielsen got his gun he !
shell into the barrel and irsi I
others when they were about lAI
off. Chriss says that from ths d
the bullet he would Judge it wni
of ten inches from his head
Nielsen could fire again Chhs
Brown got behind hill aud ~
in sight again about 500 yards :
on the run. when Nielsen fra
missing them only few iuchss
sen and family then came 10 =
see Judge Harmon. who is the -
the peace. This was on SuHdlyl
Harmon being n new hand ID M
ness, went TO the telephone ard 2
get the County Attorney. 81
trying for nearly an hour and ns'
get the attorney, ne told AE<
come back in the morning. ~
morning early Chriss and Bror
over and wanted 20 complain %
selves. but the justice would y
tertain their complaint uni.l Z
consulted with the County AN1s
the phone. and while waiting id
tornev Joseph 4. Nielsen eami =
Justice ,~-;ted him in and ins.'
him staying, as when he goI
plant ready he wanted hIs ss
but Nielsen would not stay, and =
10 see L. G.. Defrleze, the M,
supposed to have written ne 3:
the Attorney General. When ID !.
Attorney came 20 the phons :
told the story and he dictsIsi !, |.
plaint. The constable was ga. !
he came and signed the g sa;, q
Chriss and Brown then told ils'
and pleaded guilty TO the Ga. 7
which charged them with y + +
The Justice then fined ChIlS 4, <
Brown SO and costs. IL y, y =, -
own fault that the lustlce olu n h
the story. as he insisted o 7
stavinp, but he would not
The County Attorney inQai.
the quarrel and came 10 tssdSl tse
that Nielsen was not lustihed !
ing at Chriss ard Brown, . ~ y
q Complaint to be fled OF ~ y.
murder against Nielsen. a. j =
ination Nielsen again IelusT G
any testimony, his attorney
frieze. insisting that the lasIJ u,
right and it was his duty ~ n
cial knowledge of the pls' "a
made by Chriss and BroWn, ,;;,s
fore, when they pleaded gum ,nr d
assanlt and that he should .m, =,
loose, but the Justice cGula Gsao NJ NJ
that way. so he held Niolsel ,srr M
bonds to appear at the neA'
District court for trial, n, q
4 bout three months ago -. :
~ a
y family well respected and ~ d.
first settlers here and . nc" IA
of Nielsen s, put Nielsen ys;.issI
their corral for damages n ';sr d
TO brown S with his Wlh1not ont, Z
dared his horses turned .Ss, o." q I
turned them out fearih IN m y
not 10 Nielsen would kill bim, p, b iisIl
threatened TO do. AT ano.as and n
SEN let down Brown S oaIs ,ras as -
stock, For this Nielsen v. VIZ 70 Q
He took n change OF veaS5s ass IS a
Justice S court and was hn'1
costs. oh,rt $50 " l
cnte this case. Since rhen M ao s
stock % that came near his pia'% J,
thev were doing damage ~ + ~
canse he seems to be one o. nan
lows that would rather ior %a i
money that way than WORK hnt ~ b Z
is rather a long letter, os, ,on sl|
officers, whom the former ,nanSlisI
" criticizes. il ought 70 DC oDs ~
that those who read tAe
SEQ tbe other, orriU