Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-13
TWO Negroes Engage in Row
And One Uses Revolver
cx On the Other.
HOWELL MAKES CAPTURE.
nB,Icks Staten in Dying Condition
While Gun Man. Lam
cuisines in Jail.
so,b,e occurs In "Candy Bill Me-
Kennels saloon on Commercial st.
Principals Dope" Ficnds.


IA A, If o'clock this morning officer
81 Howell. the colored policeman on the
IN ,o,oi force captured Jerry Chorn In a
"a roop, Of house opposite the Sanitar-
* TIM, 5S west Third South street. Chorn
was with a white man named Frank
" Merrill and had been with the latter
since shortly after Chorn shot Staten
'8 In the back.
81 oA1cer Howell, got a line on the
man through friend of Chorn's who
81 became indignant over the shooting.
81 He saw chorn and Merrill together ar
8 Ter the shooting and told officer How
Oh The latter went quietly to work
and finally located the man at the place
stated Howell quietly entered the
a room and placed Chorn under arrest.
a The man did not resist and came quiet
& IN enough with the officer. Word was
sent to police headquarters that the
mar had been caught, and within 10
minutes Howell arrived with the pris-
n Oner
MAKES BRIEF STATEMENT.
tnOlH Is u llSlt cpllipleAloliSu llcSip'
but has the appearance of a Next
can. His hair while black is quite
straight. His skin is OF light cream
color and his eyes are of light brown
hue. He did not appear at all ner-
y0us ever his arrest, but refused TO
talk beyond making the following
brief statement TO Officer Howell:
This never would have happened If
Staten had not reached for his gun,
D.. ,ll.a
saw the butt of the gun as he started
10 pull il from his inside coat pocket.
simply beat him to it, that's ALL"
Candy Biz Mckenzie proprietor OF
the saloon where the trouble occurred,
was at the station when Chorn was
bought in. He said that the two men
had been close friends for many years,
and that I'm California each had bor-
rqwed money from the other. Their
dispute last night was over 81. Nc
Kenzie said Staten was regarded as
quiet, peaceful man. and one not
given to trouble making.
OTHERS RELEASED.
Bob Jones. colored. who was also with
Chorn after the shooting was arrested
last night and locked up. Chorn's wife
vas also taken into custody, but after
Chorn was placed under arrest they
were both released. The prisoner. when
taken TO the station. refused to make
any statement beyond what he said 20
Office Howell. He sent for Attorney
Newton and employed the latter to de-
iend him. When asked for mis- revolt
YER he said he did not have any. and
refused to say what he did with il
after the shooting.
Mckenzie denies that the men
Quarreled over a gambling game and
declares that he runs a respectable
place and that the men were playing
pool when the trouble started.
CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE.
Chorn stated to Captain Burbldge
that he shot Staten, but in self defense,
and that after the shooting he threw
the gun away on the street. He went
back later he said. to find the weapon,
but It was gone
While the police are holding Jerry
Vhon colored. a jockey and hop
head" James Staten, better known as
Buck, also colored. is lying on n bed
at st, Marks hospital, fatally wounded
he VIII, in all probability. die before
nightfall Staten was shot by Chorn
shortly before II o'clock last night In
Candy Bill" McKenzie's saloon and
gambling joint at 80 Commercial street
The shooting WAS the result OF a quar-
money, Chorn. after firing a bullet
from IS caliber revolver into the
back of Staten, threatened to kill any
one who attempted to detain him, ana
made good his escape.
STORY OF EYEWITNESS.
According TO the story told this
morning by a colored man who was IL
the room where the shooting occurred
-,
been Shooting craps" The two becam,
engaged in an alteration over money
matters. They had loaned each othe
money at various times but there Wa
dispute as To whether they Wer,
even or not. Chorn claimed that Slater
owed him 81. Tho latter declared thu
ne aid not Then, 1t Is alleged, Choir
said; THE first time ! see dollar o
yours on the table I'm goin to take II.
SECOND SHOT SCORED.
At this remark staten reached in hi
pocket, drew out a dollar and threw /
on the table, Instead of reaching 10
me money, Chorn drew q gun. Slater
saw the weapon and started to run up
Stars When half WY UP Chorn fred
Inc irst bullet went wide OF ts mark
ana then Chorn took deliberate aim a
we retreating negro and fired again
MS shot took effect The bullet en-
Tered Staten's back, ranged upward an
passed through the lungs. Immediatel
an was confusion. Those IN the roor
uueked under tables and behind chairs
norm lost his hat In the confusion. III
gun,
WANTED HIS HAT.
Where is my hat?" he demanded.
"a a