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Show P.lmer, As Palmer came around he said "For God's sake don't murder me.dou't shoot any more" As he went out of my sijht behind the lumber, McPherson came running and he went out of sight. Mrs Jones came out of the house and said: "For God's sake, stop this racket." McPherson came back and Mrs Jones put her hands on his sticklers. They were talking about a minute, but I could-n'thear could-n'thear what was laid. Mr Jones also came out of the house holiowing and stamping in an excited manner. Some one hollowed "get a horse." McPherson ran towards the corral. Two buildings hid him from mysipht. Next I saw him at thehouse of Raleigh Jomes. Found him suffering from a gun shot wound Discovered a wound near the epic gastric gas-tric region, below the breast bone. He was in charge of another physician, and I asked for permission to examine the wound, but the wounded man objected to being turned over. From the nature of the wound in front I supposed the ball had penntrated the back and passed clear through the body Examined the body more closely on Monday morning. The bullet had entered the back below the right angle of the sholder blade and must have passed through the colon or intestine and had possibly injured the liver. I considered the wound fatal. Pal-mtr Pal-mtr died seven days after. Cross-examined by Mr Sutherland Probed the wound for the ball, but did not find it, Used a five inch silver probe in searching for the bullet. Did not use any other instrument. Found some scratches on the man's forehead. Have practiced surgery lor 13 years. Have had considerable experience in relation to gun shot wounds. The point of entrance of a bullet is generally smaller, sharper and more clearly defined than the exit. The point ot exit is larger and more loose in comparison. From my examination of the body, I was of the opinion that the b ill had entered the back and passed clear through the body. An anatomical chart wa3 produced and the doctor explained to the jury how the ball passed between the fifth and sixth ribs, through the liver, the up-pr up-pr portion of the lower transverse colon making its exit through the epic gastric region, just below the breastbone. , Could not have touched auy of the vital vi-tal organs in probing. The heart and lungs were some distance from the pas sage. To the best of my judgment the wound was necessarily fatal. Palmer was a man of about 150 or J60 pounds wight. Ke-direct- Heard that a button had been shot from Palmer's vest and carried car-ried in with the bullet, but do not know anything about it. To Mr Sutherland Pus was formed and drawn from the wound. This would be formed wheatlier the wound was fa THE DISTRICT COURT AT PROVO From lha U tah Enquirer Friday, May r. Thomas Tidwell, vs D Kenney; judgment judg-ment for J400 with interest at 8 per cent, since September 15'h confessed. Geo W Jacques vs Ephraim Sutton, et al, decree in favor of defendants, exceptions ex-ceptions taken by plaintifls. Charles Swallow, a resident of Fillmore Fill-more county and a native ot England, was admitted to citizenship. The jurors were excused for the term. Saturday, May a. Louis Boukofsky vs John Creer, suit dj-.nrssed for want of prosecution. J, C. Powell vs. E H Parsons, et al; motion for a new trial overruled and ex ception taken. TH8 GOLD I1RICK BUNCO IN COURT The case of the People vs William Leanord, was brought before Judge Blackburn on a writ of Headed Qorpus. Mr, Hamilton, attorney for the defendant, defend-ant, asked tnat the court hear the evidence evi-dence of the case. Mr. Evans, who appeared ap-peared for the prosecution. Mr. Evans who appeared for the prosecution, held that the province of the court was to ex a mii.e into the regularity or ine jul irity ol the proceedings before the examining examin-ing magistrate. Mr. Evans produced authorities, but his honor stated that he did not care to hear any arguments in the case. He would hear the testimony. testi-mony. Mr. Hamilton I desire to express my surprise that any attorney should so far allow Mr Whiimote to influence him as to ask for such a thing. The Court I don't desire to hear anv al or not. 1 he course of treatment is to draw ofl this pus. Eleanor Isabel Live in Rtchfield Know Raieigh Jones and his wife' Know where their house is Went there at s.;o 011 Sunday evening, March 15th. Went in with Raleigh Jones' wife . Luther C Palmer came in, Know McPherson by sight. He came into the house and got a drink of water Don't know where he went to. Heard two shots fired that afternoon. There is a wood pile close to the house on the East side. Could see through the east window. The twnshots were fired by McPherson at Mr Palmer McPherson was east of the wood pile and Palmer was south of the wood pile' Palmer stood with his hands in his pock ets his right side toward McPherson. I looked cut of the wsndow and when McPherson Mc-Pherson fiired, Palmer fell. The shots were fired close together. After Palmer fell he got up and started toward the house. I ran out of the front door into the street I ran east, turned around and saw McPherson. Mr Jones had hold of him. In 15 or 20 minutes I came back to the house. Palmer was lying on the floor in the front room. To Mr Sutherland McPherson was there chopping wood. Palmer's side was towards McPherson's face. E P Bean Live at Richfield, Have liy-ed liy-ed there about 17 or 18 years Am a merchant. mer-chant. Know Donald McPheison slightly. slight-ly. On the 15th of March, saw McPner-son McPner-son in Richfield. About sun down I heard two shots fired. I was right in trout of my store. In my judgement the shots were fired in Jones lot. Saw a man crawling over the fence and he walked down the street at a pretty lively rate. He stopped and looked around a while and then started to walk south. A man by the name of Hawley walked down the street and overtook McPherson.William Knee came out of a harness shop. Marshal Mar-shal Bean came south down the street aiid was mat by McPherson who was coming back. McPherson said: "Here's my gun, Mr Beaa, I've done it, but I had to, take me and lock me up." He then gave the Mrashal his gnn and a small bottle ot alchohol. Continued.) more remarks of that kind. Mr. Hamilton Very well your honor I withdraw the remark. Herman Knudsen I live in Provo Have seen the defendant before. Saw him about two weeks ago at about 5, o'clock in the evening. He was near Fisher's farm. He was in a buggy traveling trav-eling towards town alongSeventh street also saw him come down. He went north from Seventh street towards the Knudsen's farm. He was gone about half an hour. Saw him the morning af er; it was about 10 o'clock. Saw Turner and Whitmor in a buggy driving toward town. The defendant came in a buggy four or five minutes later. He might have had time to change his costume. The undergrowth along the river al the place the man went to is all willows and a very thick undergrowth. Andrew Knudse.i corroborated the testimony of his brother in relation to seeing the defendant on the evening. Mr Taggart Am agent at the Rio Grande Western depot, Have seen the delendant before. Saw him when the Union Pacific passenger train came in from the south on the Monday morning. Saw Mr Whitmore in company with a dark whiskered man. They came in with th. train. Saw the dark whiskered whisker-ed man salute some one over towards the depot. Saw the defendant who was standing at the Z C M I. corner, return the salute with a wave of the hand. He then turned around and went up the street where a man was holding a horse and buggy. Saw the defendant the next day. He was walking leisuraly around the dep A Saw him go of! on the train in the afternoon to Salt iake. One of the Madson boys repeated his testimony in relation to seeing the de fendant near Provo river with a horse and buggy. He had asked witness in relation to the fishing. Geo. C. Whitmore again related the story o the swindle Irom begining to end. He recognized the defendant as the man who had played the part of the Mexican. He was closely cross examined, examin-ed, but did not waver ill the slightest as to the defendant bein the party who had plaved the part of the Mexican. He had asked officer Hill and Deputy Marshal Mar-shal Parsons to arrest him. He had seen the defendant at about 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning. He had never threatened to kill the defendant. He admitted having phctd a little buck skin string around the defendant's thumbs and had twisted it by means of an iron boll. He hadn't hurt the man a particle. Officer Hill had asked him to desists and had said, "I will get a confession con-fession out of him." Messis Evans and George Sutherland repeatedly objected to any testimony in relation to the totalling process as not bearing on the guilt of innocence of the defendant, but his honor stmiueusly overruled all objections. The attorneys argued for some time in relation to bail and his honor finally fixed the bail at ft 500 much to the surprise sur-prise of the prosecution. THE MCPHERSON ML'KDEK CASE. ontinued running around Jones' house after shots were finee. He come around the south ejist corner ol the house, this was L C |