Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-09
ROW OVER MONEY
ENDS IN SHOOTING
Nels PaulsOn Shot Down in His
Store by James L.
Malone.
HAD BEEN DRINKING HEAVILY

ouarrcI Started Over Billiard Table
sold 20 Officers Club az Fort
Douglas While Encountered.
OF went down to sec paulson about
tho table and Major Arrasmith was
with me. felt hurt at the manner
an which Paulson had acted toward
me. and when I started 90 talk 60 him
about the matter, he got angry. seized
,1e by the throat and began 20 choke
me. He had me by the throat trying
N throw me out into tho street when
drew the revolver q 3S-calber, and
shot him.
"Paulson had two notes Of mine for
money ! owed the firm for tables.
told him several days ago that ] was
going TO sell one Of the tables TO Major
Afrasmith Tor $225 and would give
plulsou the money TO apply on one of
the notes. Paulson at first said 10
apply the money on the open account
aud not on a nOte-yOu see the notes
draw interest-but finally 10 was agreed
90 apply the money on the note. {
deposited the S225 In Walkers bank 90
paulsons credit When he attached
tne table at Fort Douglas. i was most
Indignant, and when I demanded an
EXPLANATION. he attacked me and ]
fred. Statement 90 the Dcseret News
&C the city jail last night by james L.
Malone.
At the hospital today. the announce
ment was made that though paulsOn
passed a very restless night DE was IN
splendid condition and recovery is
promised.
Following an alteration over bill
Hard table. Nels P8ulsOu, manager OF
the ]. p. Paulson Bar Fixture a Biz
lard supply company, was shot and
seriously wounded by James l.. Ma
lone at 5:45 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The shooting occurred at Paul
sons place of business, 100 west Sec
ond South street. Malone was arrest
ed shortly after the shooting, and is
held at the city jail pending result ot
the wound Both men are well known
here ana the shooting created "a scnsa-
zion.
The affair was the result Of a long
standing dispute between the two men.
Malone claims absolute Justification for
his act, but eyewitnesscs to the affair
declare he fired the shot into Paulson's
body without provOcation. The quarrel
which preceded the shooting last even
ing was over a billiard table, which
Malone had sold 10 Major James NJ.
Arrasmith, Of Fort Douglas.
ABUSES PAULsON.
Malone, who for IS years was the
champion pool player of the world,
ram pool and billiard hall In the base
mglt OF the Atlas block. He had pur-
chased a number OF tables and other
having room for the seven tables IN
the ham, he sold one of the tables 10
tho officers club az Fort Douglas. The
table was attached by Paqlson. Yes
..rlgy Major Arragmlth called upon
Malone for an explanation, stating that
Toe latter had sold a table ON which
there was mortgage. Malone, who
mad been drinking during the day. be-
come augercd at the action OF Paulson
and with Major Arasmith called upon
paulson, and, according to those IN the
place at the time used vile language
md abused Paulson. The latter ordered
Malone to leave the store and tho
-lootng followed. Malone declares |
raulson had him by the throat when
he fired the shot, but this statement is
not corrohorated by eye witnesses 10 /
The deploiable affair
Immediately after the shooting DIS
Piukerton and Wright were called.
They ordered PaulsOn removed 10 the
Groves l.. j. S. hospital The wounded
man had "a restless night but this morn
ing was reported 10 be i'm FAIRLY good
condition The bullet struck him ln
De abdomen under the heart and
anged upward, but 80 FAR as known did
mot touch a vital organ and his chances
Iur recovery are excellent.
After the shooting Malone went 20
his pool hail. but said nothing about
The affair lie was taken into custody
by Detective Chase, who made tho
statement Hast night that Puulsou was
trying 10 eject Malone from the place.
MAJOR ARRAsAuTHs STORY.
Major Arrasmith, one of the Wit
uosses, made the following statement of
tHe affair.
some days ago the Officers club at
Che post purchased a billiard ,ablo from
AIR.. Malone. paying him SIS for the
liable. A few days after t.le table had
been dcllt cred 10 our ciuD we wert uut-
lei boy Mr.. Paulson that D. held a
mortgage on the table, and that MalOn,
had sold IL without authority. 4 was
asked 10 look into the matter and
stuaghten II out.
Thursday afternoon / called on Ar.
Malone and asAe1 ham Wheeler or noe
Mr. PaulsOn had "a claim on the BIZ
Hard table. lie replied that he did nave
"a claim on the table but that the
money which the Oniceis club had paid
Tor the taDlo was Immediate, turned
over 10 MI Pau.son's 0nice. a th,n ask
"a Malone 10 accompany me TO Mr
lauisOns office for the purpose of get
ting the affair right, and thus do awat
with any further trouble thAt might
arise. Malone told me that he had sold
The table with Paulsons conselt and
uBrcod 10 accompany me Do bis Office
ron arriving at ar PalsOu's 9TH 4
explained 90 him that tue tab.e had
been purchased by the club in good
latin and told him iu detail OF H.
trlnsacton, and he agreed thst We
were clear from any wrong boo The dead
told Mr.. Pauls0n that IL iay betw .yA
h'm ana Mn. Malone TO ADJUST toe dIf-
iloulty. and THAI Wp had nothing moe
90 do with o. / thon turned away lrlm
Mr Paulson's desk ana MI Malone ana
.c began talking
MALONE SEEMED ENRAGEp.
Malone seemed cnIaged aud lugarsl
Tor some reason and his conversation
-Ioin che start was filled VITA thral8
Hnd profanity he called 40 the cooke
A.nper and asked n De- had NOT D.ln
ill certain amount OF money t1
hlch thr h0okkrrrcr replied th1t ha
mad and chat tho amount had .ccl
credited tl hiH account. Malone assume
IN NIa HIr of Ian .uIuH...I man Ia I'D ...tH.