The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21

from sending the note and to disregard
| the"
Objection sustained.
Recess.
Meeting With Sharpe.
The witness detailed the walk frorn
Bradford's office to the scene of the
shooting. They walked up toward the
Arcade.
AT the middle of the alley intercept
ing the Arcade. we met John d. Sharpe
and Representative Mathews. We
stopped and talked awhile. Mathews
/ left aud we turned I'm on Union in the
| direction of the governors mansion"
Were you expecting to meet Sharpe
that day?'
We were not. When we got to Vine
street or Seventh avenue, I saw Mr..
Carmack d block away. I turned to
MIR. Sharpe and said: There comes
| Senator Carmack; don't let papa see
| him. I whispered it. and then 10 papa
1 said, Let's hurry up, papa"
Did you say to your father. Let's
go up mere, and did he reply. No. let's
stay here awhile?'
Carmack Came Along.
NO sir: when papa came up to me
l got him by the arm and hurried him
north towards the governors mansion
] began to hurry him, and he pulled
away, saying: What's the matter
with your Then he turned and ex-
claimed: Say, is that Senator Car
mack? Yes, I'll go over and talk to
him now
q said: oh, no, papa, you must
not
He said. I know Carmack: ne
knows me; there will be no trouble
let him go about twenty feet. l did
not know what to do. Then 1 went
over to him"
why did you think you should go
over to him?"
Il remembered the note papa had
sent. and I feared for him
What did you think was your faith
er's purpose IN going over there?"
= believed it was 20 talk to the SEN
ator about these publications. senator
CaTmack was about TO pass Mrs. East
man. and was putting his hat back on
his head. Papa spoke to him as he
was passing her. not expecting TO
speak. Papa said: Senator Carmack.'
ana instantly the senator drew his re-
volver. Il came out instantly just
like
(The witness illustrated the mot.on.)
at paraiyzed me-"
Said Csrmack Fired First.
II HdtdN tLtu lttE lUA a MINUTE anu
sprang toward papa as Carmack began
to back toward the pole.
LAS / jumped, q shot exploded i'm my
face. The bullet struck my necktie and
went into my shoulder. 7 went after
my gun, which was in my overcoat
pocket. The second shot went through
my sleeve and entered the post. l
slipped around the post and found Car
mack aiming at me again"
What did you do them"
81 began firing. l fired three times.
as fast as could. 1 saw Carmack reel
and fall, and Quit firing"
why did you stop Shooting
Because saw that he was hit
Did your father say anything about
a coward?"
yes, sir. as Carmack drew his re-
volvcr and got behind Mrs. Eastman,
he said something about coward hid
ing behind wOman's skirts"
Did you see pistol in your fathers
hands IN to the time Carmack began
to ShOot2"
'Did anyone fire shot before Sem
ator Carmack?"
Five Shots Fired.
no, sir; Carmack fred two shots
first. and fired three. That was all that
were fred"
rs the bullet still in your body?"
81 don't think SO. The day after the
shooting / found a bullet in my bed at
ST Thomas hospital, where 1 was taken
from Forts infirmary."
The witness produced the bullet
which he said he felt at first in bed
about his knees.
AT the time you shot Carmack, did
Won mot believe that N-Ol1r- life in,
danger2''
Il believed that If had not done so
he would have killed me. 1 think i'm