| Show SHOT TO DEATH S a alie britlon or tt 11 attico tt III ilker ilkerson sou fertile of 11 wiliiam baxter llo lie refused to bo be blind f aided and I 1 tell nested to alm aim at ills JIt farl flared shots clr ill iho region or of ilia heart tho the r brooks ills hla arni arm omy voa I 1 my mr god cud athey alier it I 1 in ire ile I 1 med a lii Iii tory of the Marder and con brewi lun jun of tho the criminal THE C un uto III hui tit day of JUDO 18 to tit limn limit blaxter Blix ter a or ofFe eureka utah v out from his store over to iio hill rials a of about three hrco miles jul leak on oil whole nt villa ho he visited james skile sm and nm store loro and got into a gumo game of cabb wilb Wilk it WM wait a gain aico tit at cribbage akad fur money A diaiuto soon arow about the bog anig fiaai hinged with cheating w end then willamon thal baxter demanded money he bo bad not on but notwithstanding baxter put pui tile itic money in lna his pocket aud and the alleged cheating Wil wilker kroa on became angry soil and commenced to strip drip oil kofl lils cold COBI once after laving having sprung imra from bid bl chair baxter baiter remained scaled ond and in a mild manner said raid there ih crona nas no olembia for trouble that be did not desire it and that thai wit wil lerson bin bell better put pot on hu his coat ile he dul so and instantly drew a pistol from under his icat cst aud and shot baxter the shot man in tho the forepart fu repart of ilia alie held head and bristal but wilk araon craon satisfied no ile caught baxter by the ibo half turid his bad licad hrad to lo ono one side ami nil pilot him again in the ibo side of the lite head the v is AS loaning ins his clim up oil on his hind bind midi the iho elbow 1 upon a table a ben ahoi div I 1 I 1 Q stirrer moved afterward IN ilkerson left the bjoro but waa floon after derided 14 ken to Gc gochea telico elando bearo J justice us I 1 edwards for and held to io appearance before the grand jury appearance I 1 lit baxters death became known much excitement tor ho inis it highly by od browda od fio cred tu to lynce re borders kor ders be but firso cB bustion counsel I 1 ark alio law aw 1 tam I bcd it to have its may easy ESCAPE hilo smelling indictment iu in the utah county jail iola hi escape by ilia and so ran tog iny a prate after amirr a looff ong rh rod close class nig his bi lecup incomes on coll ilia tiny liny of september 1377 th ton lug entry coiry was made alvo the c cl irka aka records i T b P SA all build ratia fur to the and deoss tile wallace being duly nt at the lie bar in open court and the ibo indictment be bong inq read to lo hour him los fay the district at jura and joe IID being railed called upon up to akad pleaded nut not guilty ho be was remanded remund cd to ta lite cu buol ol at 0 uio the utah llah country counte I 1 he bo day of tile trial wool being wt on 1 iho I SI of november So vember tot HI the iho november borna of the iho third Do court couff anil and croon not bat hot hano nig rho money to lo employ counsel tu to beld liim him ill alic court appointed judge K E D lelogo as attorney Y fl for r the ho he book af 66 f n d in alic bv v 11 1 L williams ebol t I 1 his city he lut odred ills hla ass jerks UD n the or of november ira Volke racia by and through his alto orya had 1 1 an a i or of once which appears na AS fol loMi lowit i 1 I Q clue vora TW juhel of ar club claa i cruh its ibo i it baic la lie ol 01 mh va cunera sau le I 1 OF ITU 1 or OF IA 1 wallace the ao abole c turned Ocil i aking drug duly sworn ounce do 1 poca and mys jtb that limi ho he cannot bafry LIT 9 co 11 10 lo trial ID ali this lur or ilia to lullow i loc remains vt vir cufr alio lie count court a of f viall county cout ity wo at or of the ibe counties cou olica colorfast tile DiKin ct to 10 ami wo doa p ly rr fir lite iho recapture of the liffland lant liff d fj fantt t a a portion of ilse die in jurors mail iu a dome 0 1 in I 1 his court lome liac diac ibern blen and after hlll 11 bed bo drawn I 1 am a from abc aid of lynli eliat 0 proportion ol of dow in attend since anco as a trial jarom juro arc am of the of juita Jum bolon oneff one of the cours loss tic or of the iho fint judicial district daudet I 1 hot hat the lite counties of utah rod nad and will foretell batry largo large pro proportion or of the trial jurors for in I 1 of f lorna of this con awn L that a large proportion of the citizens of juab josh county subject to jury in thos court a to wood ward of 00 tor for the recapture ot at ono afthim and as this soll hint in IK informs and and so BO charges tho facts to be that a of pnola now la in rite 9 trial rial jumas joined la in the pato rod an US im above stated nod and agmen nod anti promised premised to 10 be ree a lit lite and add to pay a portion of sail ren ravird that thai annir the shooting elio olin or of which be alibina is charged in ilo ilia indictment no na having buying done aud and look place a large at I 1 lie enticed of the ilia count cou utica iol ol at juall juab nod utah fifth ws to gother with ill uio avowed and express espnes purpose or banging ibis ibi allbine ad was only 0 prevented from accoti this design ll 11 bytho abo party arty sn in c chargo IS sign 0 of r tile alio alint lost lie ot alic juab lialo as ibis lif fiant la is informed and have contributed lunacy for ilia purpose rod hato them lilt cm ishii ploce W able counsel to 0 o aalst the gov lit in tile or altis that ibal nuclear bouc of tile the cabaca act forth above exist elst in ID lilt third ur or second judicial dulrich of IMS I 1 larn arri to ton 17 1 hat in ia consequence of t the lie finla facts ind and circumstances above this talmit says t fiut I 1 not the clucas of the iho district ate are re ra thil alil this ibis 0 not cannot have a fear nad and flat trial iu in the birst I 1 dinst judicial Juill cial Dia triet aad it wits your nation honor that a clooke of inny attim bo ednumd I 1 nod it lonii muc ile kal n lo 10 a 1 anad judicial t there to 0 re lo 10 0 be tried irked taca silbert further says mya it it t alila 11 I 1 a anid irit is ia not mule for ticlay but bill billit lull ice may bo be dean in itic 1 and I I 1 hut hot this ihla may have a lair nod impart lil trial IV wit IL V luid fild to iu wom san mo this 4 aw day or of I 1 ovi cibir CHAILLES IV cluck the 1 judge HORO hoge and P L kofi ill leecourt IQ in fie iloilo of obtaining a change or ol MOW L ill fur for flou tile grounds nit AS act lonh ionic in the it the court a 0 tile tb Di to oliou ollon housing his rut ml logs logo tho the luct fact that the district unit ms so BO large amro and tho durms load come from so a part of the I 1 that lie io nu confident a fair and ini ina pat list jury could lie be obtained such proved to in be the cut at as not on onu or of tile ll 11 twelve juryman jurymen inov an aall thing unc ol of the until they lui jun court wake room the rol loIng IB a lul ur aliu eurom mosca modica Gi fluid A bailey 11 henry jolin john W 7 brown wath ore bt limans norbo sl 31 s flox rol lattice ninar stu I 1 ill jolio john AIder dark law laro P nd tl ton ann wilford W beaman thoaas wright TUB OF TUN sid near as cm call lie be md toy hy judge emerson nod and judge hoco is ia as rho murder MU As 11 in I 1 locia moville utah count jun alth 18 1877 7 prior to this ibia a difficulty occur rul aid between bad maxur Basit cr but hasas U u not considered or of a provoking to arrand on tile part or of the llie injured if the Itt loui alls of the iho counter of but 0 been briefly given above attar ilia shooting tile alio victim A picked icken up dp by present nod and placed place aas on int docent cod counter of the stem 14 liar ibis injured man imin expired to in a fow few moments tito contents were guarded until the arrived or of on the next morning no milas were found upon tile iby person Buxter of ills IAb lun laud sid mma liked in ID Us late pocket djus 00 money grasped lot ia its 1 1111 just aa obo ba find placed it t a k 14 1 it jroud ra in I 1 b alala bibla TUN the aim u attim AS commenced on tile 1 aa iny y of november and on the 2 lilt tiny of alio llio month the log verdict HOJ 1 this jury we tho jury lury in the abao entitled causes anum bad ilia respondent I 1 imprison IM rison guilty ot of in ID ilia first dooreck I judge hoge afier tile had abma proc nuu aty to Us bic coort to sak 0 chiy and P calud A liller from judge Lar lackerson kerson him that bis big client lie if bere found guilty ol at murder IQ in lie ilia lint lc do greo firpo anil that lio he 0 would o cold pus caro upon icho him on oil the fill following duy day judge hoga kai ilia lug reply SALT L INS CITY nor kor frons fl 1 11 emerson city DILAR sini SIR 1 havo have licin informed of tile verdict in tile case of the ha aa wilkerson and I 1 baut confess I 1 a is not although I 1 but boil tu to I 1 sectioned A miro liopo hope or of n R verdict in 1 lie second degrees I 1 feel fed and hello 1 you ilko 1190 1 fee 11 1 aliat ill I 1 as a the ilse top ftp i hamd pointed I 1 by ou cm to a not anfor i hunnic man AIL rho my assistant a bit liao done all that no ito could for ur liia his defence 1 and that ba aft ns as ll it I 1 if Is no DO 1 ol of ours I 1 mal cring ilia trail aks aaa IQ in nil all fair and that no DO arror was winch would or will IK be ol of 1 any ili to the iho wo we bare ad the case cannot lie IKS met macd ed I 1 re BU informed the prison cr lockom lefty lug ing provo that list tuc the verdict ib tvr 1 it alit be v I 1 ill too IH ann after con Bult Soult uvion mn vilh mr williams williamae Willi amai no can see no necessity of our car presence on wednesday and being very bust busy in I 1 of our arora I 1 rem home makes it for us im to be I 1 here youre qu e cc E D CIT HOOE TUN TUK after tile of th ejury wilk r sell eon vi as arraigned at the ibo bur bar in 10 0 pen open acront on the iho day flavor of No november ember 1677 1617 and add staked by the ibo court whether ho be hall had nothing to any wi why a should not noi bo be against ili lid he most acred in tire the negative malim judea emerson Em ersts the iban pro fire bounced ilia ll 11 upon poll him it Is the iho adt 1 and I wo tinco of r this court that flint 3 on betoken betaken bo la ken from t rat n hanco b ence to 10 some place io in this terri tory jury where bo be until arod cloet alio llio he I 1 fill day of ocum kenefi T ca uio A hours of 10 io in the llie forenoon toranojo toran null 3 in tile afternoon or of too the just named doy on be t from your plato place of con to 0 some ills district ant anil that you on ilan rod and there bo be p publicly a b hou ly shot she until you aro are dead y you era remanded to tio ilia custody of tho the enned fur title territory nho will sea KC that dint this judgment mod sell tested aftin or tho court are arc carried out and executed 1 TUN TUB C AE art BALED I 1 the abo attorneys lor fur lite ilio took look an appeal from freall floar firidl distinct court in Jn minry court rt of tho territory on cm the ibo ground thai bout the old 1011 law or of utah provided ilia a 0 inflicting the death dealt penally tile the counsel chail n that bat this law vo naj as repeated repealed ity by the 1 penal n i calle null aud no DO law ol ili a similar nature lout licul baart enacted tho the attorneys so as iii oo 00 he arrant IQ in threats L follows fallows F first 4 the court crated in all j budging anti anit uio ilia to bo be ajon to oh ditth rall null nil tle ilio court in Q ilia nod and proa mum lal ing tile ilio wn in this ibis close alic lie Sup rente court or of the llie territory Torn tory the notice of df ilia district court in atio case ao appeal naj taco to ilio ilia iku premo court of the ibo I 1 L licit fat 1 8 bud bod to bat court in january clyto tito united court sustained file do decision clodon ol of the alic lower court u an and I 1 ll 11 home ill b list abr notion coart all are ones naca or of Cot entin closed against biem of vas a 1 bauit a d ills I 1 t 1 ly benig being publicly cly lint on rl I 1 i I 1 0 day of lay 1879 bt abo fioura ol of 10 clock a tit ni andro aud 3 p 0 in Wilker sout inka jm bead ten confined 1 I in I 1 abo in this city if from t alio limo unit that he bo received his to in N no ease her until thursday reaction A lie lie ile walk iraa taken to pron arm a TO ROTO PROVO l I 1 like was couve ytol from lite penitentiary on en thursday morning to provo baro ha be WM vou 1 lo 10 death uio the crime of murder on lite follow ing day friday lie iio coulto ullo irtely Alth tho the cento upon 1114 til present situation and tjui his past life lie said his bid parents wro were arm air CL fit training him bin UP op in 10 the rih nod and practice or lite mormon stormon but since BIOCO ho he had grown to lo manhood ho he derho lel from tile teach leach libigs in lila ills as early boulb by hid bid parents and from be he ha had to enli ho was checked in his bla career IS by the kilting killing of hitler bixter ila iia appear appeared to ID cheerful spirits anrine aborn the iho cotiro bahm journey frequently frit notly referring to bid coming olo cution without noy any apparent appa creation either byword by word or action would km ILIA ous to the colonel absence that the cut voas ai olgha I 1 heavily can ily upon his mind lie emphatically that ISO bo ism SOT OT VIA nr A to ekit him fit at any lime toady lobster religious if he lad banned binned against god lie ho would mould have to it he monc reent to lo him for forema such gins after the party arrived at PruTO ITI Blame nos as taken to lo lots lila cell ili hii build liberated and a placed over film boutil he ate a very hearty ilia dia at r and conducted himself during the ibo in ilia moat reconciled man ilia alac baiao up from Thure drar alteration tu to remain with bout will alio llio he execution sit alio ASA fi nc compacted by relations or attlio lie mindo BI at payton A little certain of lie he doomed man ww was among ilia fairly to blin he be talkie talked in ibo aint eiro elt manner advising ulm him to follow the temAn or of his bm parents if ile he did butin nut ft to occupy a no ijo ste ale lul but very little upper but bul cautioned in re 00 apparently cheerful mood mated con can vending m till ili vo it until 12 SO 30 when he undressed anti retired the two kept up lie HO conversation until 3 41 when wilkerson Wilk creon meet lo 10 I 1 0 bleed bleep owning costly red until or tit pl G on friday dioro morning ni oro at that hour lie ho are abw ligh tedo A cigar warned to bed slid converted conversed moth his wire until llroy the arow for breakfast at 7 90 30 10 I 1 lo a ate but a rw liv morsels of food and drool A cup or coffee um friends anti and coming coining in ii seen utter to prodico a cry SAD avs nim arm as a final that time almo forth bo be ex rod incoherently he mule fre allusions to lo liin his cifu lie ho ent ait to la one corner of the coll sobbing lob bing and 11 in ou an audible monaco lie ri to ilia be murder rod and trial and spoke to in a aw anti complimentary mahinur of the kind hind boat ment ballad be bad at the bunds ur or 11 hot slaughter tey ill iho 0 saden or the anu and lilt his deputy TION OK OF TILE THIS t n tito producer am dressed la in a fine due black suit fluit serge and site hat bat lie lodd in lin his jut 11 build the ibo stub of n R clarar natch lii ito had bean smoking unit IQ in big bia a 4 pocket null aud over ins his lift limi breast kest he bo ore a but bal L ton little bolo bouquet ile ho peame anig nod and and to showed low signs ut of a terrible struggle n llido to mandate his to lo the bad and it re as thou glit he mould bo be corn coal p lily broken dim n iho hour lorrol int execution lants acre to hill bain and ho he continued in the iho hinio so kontur until 20 minutes niter I 1 I 1 ocl it tito entire lorence lorL ati was by h look binm maloca marshal to bevc alio llio LI led of the an anil friends anti and permit ilse desolated mau man and file bib wife to take like |
