Show L LI L. A At AI WILKINSON KILLS r MAN IN SALT LAKE CITY I l Former Ranch Hunch Owner on nese Reservation Now Saloon Keeper J Strikes Customer Cus Cus- tomer Cotner Over Head Hend With a n Club Lars Wilkinson well known on the the reservation and who Downed owned a 0 ranch in th the ln country killed P. P W. W Wilson in iii s Salt Salt it Lake last Saturday night Sunday morn mornings morning's ing's ings Tribune gave the following ac- ac the tragedy aC 1 P. P W. W Wilson a blacksmith 35 years of age was struck over the head with a club in the M M. and M. M bar at Sou South h West Temple street shortly after G 6 o'clock last evening b by L. L A. A Wilkinson owner of the bar and died a few minutes late later The trouble which culminated in the the killing killIng killing kill kill- I ing of Wilson arose over payment for a glass of beer The men had been friends for a long period The I weapon wielded b by Wilkinson was wasa a club such as is used by policemen According to an autopsy held over the body last night by Dr W. W Scott Keyting the fatal blow produced a sharp cleft at the base of the skull severing it almost completely from the spinal column Wilkinson is in the Jail with witha a charge of murder pending against him hint He is half crazed over the killing killing kill kill- ing and declares that he struck Wilson Wilson Wil Wll son in self defense with no idea of causing his death Wilkinsons Wilkinson's story differs materially material material- ly from the stories told by persons 1 in the saloon at the time of the tr trag 1 tg- tg ed edy Wilkinson said last night Wilson and ond a man named McKeller McKeller McKeller Mc Mc- Keller came in for a drink The They were ere Intoxicated but on onI I their pleadings I let them hav hava have havea a drink Wilson then said h he r would not pay and I told tod him to get out Instead of leavin leaving the place he grabbed me I broke brok free and nd then both men grabbed me and swore at me Again t broke loose this tills time Wilson thumping heavily on the bar and thre threatening me He then grabb grabbed grabbed grabb- grabb I ed me by the coat and I t lunged I Iback back this time picking up th the club which I used to strike him down I hit him twice but d dd do donot not believe I struck him when he was down I didn't mean t to to kill I didn't want to hurt hin him him but I had to that was all From the testimony of men who w were re in the place at the time of or the trouble Wilson entered with a friend and several drinks were purchased After taking the final drink of beer it is said that Wilson Nilson refused to pay Jay j t tb and after an altercation was wa struck truck b by Wilkinson and died a few ruin mini I utes later min min-I Wilkinson who formerly owned a a i ranch in the Uintah basin is well 1 known here and is not known to 1 I have had any trouble preceding last last J evenings evening's tragedy He lie sold his ranch I because he wanter to re-enter re the saloon saloon saloon sa- sa loon business and coming here about 11 six months ago purchased the M. M and I M. M bar He lie is married and has three r children Three days ago his mother moth moth- I er who Is a resident of Susanville Cal arrived here to visit him |