Show A TRAGEDY AT SANDY wai RICHARD HOOK IN THE BREAST henderson Sas That ue oaly shot just for fun A shooting affray occurred at sandy on tuesday night says the herald in which richard hook formerly of stockton was shot and seriously wound by william henderson it appears that on the night named henderson was going to his boarding house whon he saw hook standing in front of the place and after some words ho ordered hook to move on the latter failed to comply with this request and henderson went into the house and returned with a pistol fired two shots one of which took effect in hooks left breast about half an inch to the left and two inches below the left nipple the injured man immediately started out to find a physician but not succeeding went to the mingo furnace and stayed there the rest of the night henderson went to bed directly after the shooting and when arrested by constable lewis denied having done tha fc hooting both men were brought to this city by the constable yesterday and while on the train henderson admitted having fired two shots into the air for the purpose of frightening hook ho was taken before judge yesterday afternoon and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge oi assault with intent to do bodily harm the examination was saturday next at 2 p m and the defendants bonds fixed at 2000 in default of which he was locked up in jail hook was then taken to the deseret hospital where dr benedict extracted the bullet which was found under the muscles just below the blade the physicians say that the heart and the lungs are uninjured and while the wound is a serious one it will not result fatally the statements given by the two men differ very materially but the facts will doubtless bo established at the examination hook who is a miner about 40 years of age once shot a man at stockton but was never brought to trial henderson has the reputation of being a hard man when drinking and it is only about six weeks ago that he shot at richard green in a saloon at sandy but did not hit him hooks account of the affair is as follows at about on thursday night I 1 left kents saloon and in passing a boarding house stopped to light my pipe henderson came out of the house and ordered me to move on I 1 said that I 1 was minding my own business and would not do so he then repeated his order to move on and I 1 replied that I 1 have to he stepped into the house but soon came out and after asking me if I 1 would go and receiving a negative reply drew his revolver and fired three shots one of which took effect in my left breast I 1 then went off to find a physician but did not succeed so I 1 went to the mingo furnace and stayed the rest of the night later in the day henderson was been at the city jail by a reporter and his version of the difficulty is as follows I 1 was employed at the mingo furnace on tuesday firing boilers and after finishing my work went up town and stopped in kemps saloon hook was in the saloon and made himself offensive by calling the rest of us liars etc I 1 left tho saloon and started down the street when hook stopped me and said JD n you ill cut your throat 3 ran up the street and afterwards went into Hard castles saloon hool was there or came in afterwards and called me joe we left the saloon aa the same time and started down the street together but after going a short distance he turned and went in another direction upon reaching my boarding house however who should I 1 see but this samo fellow and from hia manner I 1 thought he was a little off and ordered him to move on he said ho would not go so I 1 went into tho house got a gun and again ordered him off he refused to move and I 1 aired two shots over my shoulder into the air with the intention of scaring him I 1 dont believe that either of those shots struck him he said to mr kemp before the shooting that he would like to have some one shoot him it would seem that there is something behind this which has not been developed and if so it will probably be brought to light on saturday |