The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-09
NELS PAULSON
IS SHOT DOWN
BY ]. |. MALONE
Business Man Is Seriously
Wounded by Pool Expert
Following Dispute.
MALONE UNDER ARREST
ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE
COMPLETE STORY OF AFFAIR BY
MAJOR ARRAsMITH, AN
EYEWITNESS.

Nels Paulson. manager Of the :. B.
POulsou Bar Fixture d Billiard Supply
company. was shot down iu his place OF
business at 40 West Second South street.
at 5:l5 o'clock Yesterday afternoon by
James /. Malone. manager Of the Malone
billiard hail. and former champion pool
PLAYER of the world PGUlsOn is seriously,
but probably not fatally wounded. Ma
lone is under arrest.
The shooting w5s the climax Of a long
standing dispute between Malone and
Paulson. relative 60 the payment for bill
lard and pool tables purchased 10y Ma
lone. The immediate cause was contIu-
veTSy of the two over the sale of a bill
lard table by Malone to Major James N
ArrdSmItu for the officers club at Fort
Douglas. Paulso1 had lien against this
table. and 50 notified the officers at Fort
Douglas
Yesterday afternoon P8uisou went 10
Malone's billiard hall to talk To him about
this sale There was considerable heated
argument i'm the billiard hall, after which
PaulsOn left the billiard nall and returned
/ to his place OF business. Later Major Ar
rdsmith met Malone and went with him tu
the PaUlsOn wholesale house. Malone had
/ been drinking heavily for two weeks, and
{ il is said. more than usual yesterday
I afternoon. When DEE saw PaulsOn ue
I started to call him harsh names. Paulson
( refused to talk TO him. but Malone per
/ sisted and finally. Malone says, Psulson
! seized him by the collar and attempted
/ to eject him.
Shoots Him Down.
! As DE started toward the door. Malone
I SAYS Pauls1n threatened To- kill him.
] Other witnesses declare that no such
words were used.
Just at this point in the progress Of the
controversy Malone drew his revolver
and fired. The bullet struck Mr. PaulsOu
in the breast and he staggered TO bench
/ Major ArrSsmitl Immediately gave his
attention to the wounded man, and Ma
lone walked out Of the front door man
passing attempted to stop Malone as he
went out of the front door, bat Malone
pushed him TO one side and went east
on Second South street going directly tc
his billiard hall I'm the basement Of abe
Atlas block at "a West Second south. Tie
] walked into the nall apparently uncon
cerued Ind put mis- revolver underneath q
] paper behind tine cigar counter. Then De-
walked through the hall uncCHcernedlL
and watched the games at the tables.
Immediately after the shooting clerks
I'm the store telephoned to the police and
I to several physicians. DIT. Il. s. Nrig2
I was the first 20 arrive. He placed a tenn
q VOrary dressing on tine wound. and latei
removed the wounded man To the Latter
q Day Saints hospital
Detectives Chase and Burt went from
- police headquarters 10 the scene OF IN
! shooting As soon as they learned The
, name of the man VINO did the shooting
. they went to the Malone billiard Ia
, where they found Malone. To these Off
GERS Malone gave his gun and accom-
luanied them TO she police station
At first Malone refused TO tell the 20
IHca anything about the trouble, but late
told them the whole story. At $50 las
feveuiug Mrs Malone was told OF IN
I shooting She came at once TO the polio
, I station from the Malone residence at NJ
| g Union avenue.