The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-07
|p,cent Bystander Shot and
'SriousIy Wounded During
FusiIIade of Bullets.
g0OTING IS 0UTGR0WTH
'OF CHAUFFEUR'S QUARREL
IstoIs Brought Into Play After
One of Participants Uses
oA' 30 -
4 Knife.

/ While in the midst Of a pistol duel in
Il, Of Castle Hall. POI South Main
-, In which an innocent bystander,
Ia Oters, OF room 10, Roy hotel, was
4, through the shoulder. Arthur Scoot
n Robert Steanhardt were arrested by
+stctye Schulze and placed in the city
A Wednesday night at II o'clock. Ofers,
n was shot by Scoot. was taken into
II Druehl & Franken drug store and
--oyej thence to the Emergency hos
|S.l where his wound was dressed, lie
N ,flerwards removed TO the ST. Mark $
-plal. He Is reported as resting easily.
ieoording 10 bystanders. both men
ned fire at the same moment, Scoor
.-iur approached the automobile which
a Standing in front of Castle Hall, as
<snhsrdt was stepping out of the car
D De opposite side
Non-Participant Shot.
{af Ofers. known among the chauffcrs
|, cBlondIe White" the man who drove
= Buick cur on the race track In COM
.llIun with Barney Oldfield, had stepped
"a Of the car TO light one OF the lamps
4 and Steanhardt had stopped in front
/ Czsile Hall for a load OF passengers
-i he Was In the act OF lighting the
|cp In front of the car when the duel
0rfcd. The street was crowded with
irstyians, who scattered In the excite
ntecliYc Schulze, standing near saw
I 1ashing OF the rGyolvers and heard
y rfports. Rushing forward he dis
I'd Scoot and holding his man, started
h Steanhardt, who ran. When Steam
1lt booked back and saw the detective
<1 for his revolver he stopped and
|1e himself up.
Beginning Of Trouble.
SpCt and Steanhardt became involved
40 alteration at the Beuna Vista race
"a Wednesday forenoon. which resulted
- Seanhardt, who is employed as q
z1ffeur by Ofcrs. taking a load OF
s'srgers from Scoot, who is employed
. chauffeur by Emil Madscn.
scoot, sRiarling under what he said
2 Injustice, met Steanhardt, known
pns his associates as Jew Bob" in
'1t Of the Mint saloon, IS East Second
ga street. Wednesday, evening and |
Y a. heated argument started TO turn
~. ne ayers. Jew Bob" then drew
mlie and stabbed Scoot In the back |
ne mead and In the shoulder. after |
" ne Is said TO have run away Scoot |
y ne Is able 10 produce as witnesses |
IVY stdobng Tom Lynch. Richard |
" and young man named Shirrlll. !
Numerous Shots Fired.
sppL also claims To have heard that |
" BOD was going To get him." and |
an mat he went home and got hi, |
Ner. a Colts army OF ,SS caliDrc.
'gldins 10 Scoot, lie next met Jew
IN front Of Castle Hall on Main |
"a The latter Immediately drew n |
ner and started shooting at him
Ass To protect himself, Scoot as
ne drew his own gun and returned |
iue OF Jew Bob Ofers. who was
.pmg alongside tho automobile, No.
received bullet through the
.ssnhardt claims 10 have seen Scoot
,,nS ms gun and to have opened fire
~ Mg'eSt himself. Both men were
'a1 s1 70 hear that Ofers. who is n
"a a. ieVorite among the cIlauffeurs OF
w, ~, had been shot during the duel.
- 10. ID employed by l.. w. Stallsworth,
v; VINO Is the owner OF car No.
a /, anu VINO Is employed at the Randall
sa,,s N garage, When informed of the
,yre, t,,s ne went Immediately TO the
.ovea ..rsvaIcy hospital and ordered Ofcr,
sec se,o1 70 81 Marks hospital, Ofcrs
\ asssompanied 10 the hospital by his
2 mate. Guy White. ~ '