Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-14

druggists everywhere.
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was riddled by bullets--the Miller hotel
extending west from the alley to its
front from Elizabeth street. Crossing
Thirteenth street, proceeding up the
alley 10 its front from Elizabeth street.
Crossing Thirteenth street, proceeding
up the alley and passing by houses on
the north side of that street which were
shot into, notably the King block, we
reach on the alley the rear of the Ruby
saloon, owned by Tillman, and called
sometimes the Ruby saloon and the
Tillman saloon. This saloon fronts on
the Elizabeth street and runs back
through a considerable courtyard with
one or more tables and chairs in IL to
a broad gate or door opening on to the
alley. This alley, of course, intersects
Twelfth street at the next corner
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Going back to Thirteenth and the
alley the events of the night carries us
on Thirteenth street, having a block OF
120 feet to Washington street toward
Twelfth to house standing on the
east side of Washington street and &C.
cupied by Mr.. Starck. This house was
riddled with bullets. Proceeding up
Washington street to Twelfth and west
on Twelfth brings us again to the alley
along which. as already stated most OF
the shooting was done The volley was
fred at the corner OF Twelfth and the
alley west toward the river With this
geographic explanation. which it Is nee
essary to keep in mind in order to fol-
low the evidence clearly. we come now
to the events of the night. The shoot
ing occurred about midnight.
HURRY UP AND JUMP"
Jose Martinez was a drug clerk who
lived in a house fronting on the north
side Of the garrison road. Immediately
opposite the garrison wall and 3 bar
racks and next to the alley He was
sitting inside his front door. with the
door open, reading by light, when
he heard from four TO six shots In
front OF his door, fired, as he thinks,
inside the garrison wall He went TO
the door to sec what was the trouble.
and he heard some one say: Hurry
up and jump and he saw negro SOL
diers, first in group Of five and then
some 20 or more jump from the gar
rison wall They were Is PAGES from
him when he saw them jump. He
then put out his light, kosed the door,
and laid down ON the floor TO avoid
injury Fifteen or 20 shots had been
fired when he closed the door. He
heard their voices and some seemed TO
be going toward Elizabeth street west
while others moved toward the alley
TO the east He heard shooting in the
alley back of his house and looked out
his back window and saw men IN the
alley back of his house. some 10 or Is.
He said they were soldiers.
M'DoNALD'S EVIDENCE.
The witness Mcdonald. an elderly
man, a carpenter by trade. living half
a block from the garrison wall on
Adams street TO the east Of Wash
ington. was awakened by the firing,
came down to the garrison road. saw
shots fired from the inside of the
garrison, one from the gallery II the
barracks and another from the ground.
He then saw 20 or more men assemble
in front OF the garrison wall on the
garrison road near the ,garrlson gate.
under the lights OF that gate nearly
opposite Elizabeth street He saw
them divide into two squads, one going
west toward Elizabeth street. and the
telegraph station, and the other squad
going to the alley around Mariners
house. He lost sight OF the one going
toward the gate and telegraph station
and retreated from the squad advanc-
ing up toward the alley. He then
heard a lot OF shooting up the alley
toward the Cowan and the Miller
house. He recognized them as United
States colorod troops, There were
two lights on either side of the pillars
of the gate opposite the foot of Eliza
beth street
G. W. RENDALL'S EVIDENCE.
G.. w. Kendall. who with his wife o.
cupled room In the second story OF
the telegraph station, was awakened by
two stots He looked out OF the window
toward the garrison wall ard saw from
Is to 20 men moving around between
the barracks and the wall. They were
negro soldiers and We're shown TO be
such in the light OF the lamps OF the
garrison gate. He could not tell thar
they were armed except that he saw the
flashes from the discharged guns. There
We're Ave shots fred within the gar
rison wall He saw them make N break
Tor the wall and go over the wall--he
thinks eigh' or ten In number, but he
could not tell where they went. Shortly
after. the hrlns began In the alley and
continued for 10 minutes. He heard
the word Of command. one shot
struck the house and room In which he
was and threw dust on himself. Mrs.
Kendall SAYS she was frightened ana
ran 10 the window when the firing be-
gan; thought the shots came Just inside
the post They We're in rapid success
sion, and she thought 10 or IL In num-
Der She thought she saw figures OF
men running up inside tho wall In the
direction OF their cottage. She could |
not ten whether they were soldiers or 1
not
OLD SOLDIERS TESTIMONY.
Nj. sanborn, the telegraph operator. |
= Union soldier, and who had been In |
Brownsville 30 years, was sleeping ia \
a room back " the telegraph olfioe on /
the ground floor. He was awakened By /
the hring said the nrlng seemed 10 !
DO right in front OF the garrison gate, |
Just outside the wall very near the |
window, After the first firing he looked |
the shades Of the blinds ana |
alley between Washington and Alizn-
beth streets along the garrison wall. |
About the time he looked through the 4
blinds the firing had ceased In front OF