Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-09
RELIES ON HORSE
He RIDES TO DEATH
James Storey While Intoxicated
Tries to Enter the
Wrong House.
IS SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
Antoine Foster, 1924 West Fourth
North, Fires Through Door After
Warming Man TO Desist.

Had not James Storey. tallow
manufacturer conducting business
in Camps lane, northwest of Salt Lake
depended upon his faithful old horse
to take him home last night. and had
he not become intoxicated. he would
be alive today. But now. his body lies
at ODonnelrs undertaking parlors with
u caliber bullet hole through his
heart while in Justice Dana T. Smiths
court jury is making an mvestiga-
ton as to the shooting
Al AZ early hour this morning Storey
was shot and killed by Antoine Foster.
u f'renchman who owns a small store
at ll24 west Fourth North street, while
Storey was making persistent efforts To
break down a door and enter the place
Thai Storey thought he was at his own
nome there is no doubt whatever, and
that Foster believed the man was
burglar bent upon robbing the store
there is no doubt. He called upon
storey several times to leave the place
and when Storey kept up his efforts
TO get In Foster seized a 20 caliber rifle
and fired twice. One of the bullets
struck Storey in the back and piercel
the heart
SHOT THROUGH THE DOOR.
The shooting occurred about 1 O'Clock
Foster and his wife were asleep In a
room al the rear of the store when
they We're aroused by noise. Some
one was kicking and striking the door
and Foster took his rifle and fired a
shot through the door to frighten the
man away, but this did not have the
desired effect as Storey continued to
kick the door and yelled to Foster
that If he did not open the door he
would break In. Foster then fired
NJ Ia
The man fell on his back In front
OF the building striking his head OIL
the porch. Foster cautiously opened
the door and when he saw the body
became terrified but at once notified
the police. Officers sullivan and Stains
with Sergt. Hempel hurried TO the
scene and brought the body into town
Foster was taken to police headquar-
ters and ordered held until the inves-
legation is concluded.
WAS AN ENGLIsHMAN.
Storey was born in 1864 and came
here from Manchester, England in 1890.
For a long time he has been manufac-
turing tallow for candles and was con-
sidered to be we'll to do. He was I'M
married and lived at his place OF bust
ness in Camps lane. Police officers
who knew the man well say that he
was harmless, and that his greatest
fault was in getting drunk. Officer
Tinges says that he has repeatedly
put the man to bed and sent his horse
to a livery stable.
HORSE TOOK WRONG ROAD.
Last evening Storey was in town and
had been drinking considerably. He
went to the Horseshoe bar on west
First South street and had a talk with
Ben Harmon, one OF the pnoprletors.
Harmon lives near the mans place and
Storey invited Harmon to ride home
with him. The invitation was accepted
and Harmon offered to accompany
Storey to the latter's place. Storey de-
clined the offer and stated that he could
get home all right and that even If he
did not know the way the horse did and
would land him safely at his place of
abode. The horse took the wrong d.
rection, however and landed at Fos-
ter's. Storey apparently thought he was
home and finding the door locked, tried
to break IT down. Foster thought the
man was robber and after calling up
on him to leave, fired two shots with
fatal results
NO RELATIVES HERE.
Storey had no relatives here. He has
q nephew named Tom Hilditch in San
Francisco and a sister in England
About IL years ago Storey was arrested
and convicted on the charge of criminal
assault upon o woman named Greena
and was sentenced to two years in the
Utah state prison His friends claim,
however. that he was wrongfully ac-
cused and that he was innocent OF the
offense. Aside from this there was
nothing against the man. His friends
say that he was big hearted" generous
to n fault and his only failing was
strong drink.
For several hours following the shoot
ing the police were unable to establish
the identity OF the man. There was
nothing In his pockets 10 indicate who
he was and his Identity WAS not deter
mined until Harmon called upon Chief
Pitt this morning and then visited
O'Donnell's to sec the remains
Before Acting Coroner Dana n. Smith
when the inquest was completed FOs-
ter was eXonerated and permitted TO
return 10 his home.