Show SO DECIDE THE JURY THE TESTIMONY AT THE CORONERS INQUEST held for the murder of stokes the killing of charles stokes by bailiff has been the principal topic of conversation on the streets ever since the affair the body of the victim was taken to his mothers house on sunday morning mrs stokes is said to be completely prostrated with grief over the sad fate of her son the coroners inquest was held at the office at 10 monday morning and a short time before G JF brooks I 1 M barratt dAlonzo an young who had been called to act as jurors went down and viewed the remains it was seen that there two bullet wounds in the left breast one through the wrist and another in the left shoulder it was supposed that ono shot had taken effect in the face but this proved to be erroneous the wound in the deris accounted for bythe fact that when the first shot was fired stokes had his left hand raised up and the ball after passing through the wrist lodged inthir shoulder apon the return of the jury to the sextons sex tons office the examination was commenced james marsden being the first witness be testified 1 I live at taylorsville Taylors ville was well acquainted with stokes on saturday my brother the deceased myself and several others were in williams saloon in the wasatch building we were fooling around at the time and who was also in the saloon said th at my brother had jostled up him they of the saloon into the liall way and some one said to me that man says he will fill your brother full of holes I 1 went out into the hall way immediately and taking hold of asked him if he was the mancho was going tado the shooting A general scuffle followed and stokes was arrested I 1 did not see him in the hall way at all after the arrest I 1 suggested going up the street and we had just started when the shots were fired I 1 only heard two shots I 1 heard in the saloon that had put his hand behind him two or three times as though to draw a pistol amos marsden a brother to the preceding witness waa cheif called he said A number of us were in williams barrans Gar rans saloon on saturday night and my brother and my sol cooling and I 1 may have bumped ap against accidentally be said to me look out young fellow w I 1 will fill you full of holes I 1 asked him what he meant and we began talking it over we went out into the hallway and while standing there omo one went in and told my brother of the threat he came out and grabbed bench then took hold of my brother and stokes came out and took hold of rench so that for a minute the scuffling was general and then stokes was arrested by hench and who started up the street with him I 1 had been drinking some but am positive as to what occurred was well acquainted with stokes and never saw him full in my life he was a quiet peaceable man and I 1 never knew him to get into trouble before after the arrest I 1 believe he pulled back once as they were going out of the door ho never exchanged a word with either in the saloon or the hall E M fry was then examined he testified I 1 live in the fifth ward and on saturday night I 1 was in the saloon mentioned with marsdend Mars dens stokes and some others we had been drinking beer and james marei den threw a little which remained in a glass at his brother in fun mc was in the saloon then commenced to abuse amos and they went outside them into the hallway peace between them they shook hands on it and we started in while in the saloon I 1 saw put his hand behind him twice but did not see any pistol displayed I 1 had taken two or three glasses of beer but was not at all in I 1 lived next door to stokes and was well acquainted with him he was not of a quarrelsome disposition and I 1 never saw him drunk in myme I 1 am positive that he was not in the hallway when I 1 went out w make baw tween fraden and 1 I 1 was in the saloon when the arrest was made and know nothing further of the affair testified between a 9 and 10 on saturday nio ht I 1 was in smiths drug store mr smith and I 1 were just going out and had nearly reached the door when bench and entered with stokes between the asked Mr Smith to telephone for a policeman and ho started for the instrument when blokes wrenched one hand free and was apparently going to strike at when the latter fired thre shots in rapid succession stokes fell to the floor and I 1 went up to examine the body I 1 saw two bul jot holes in the chest right over the heart and someone said there was a holo m tho enst this accounted lor all three of the shots so I 1 got up was about a foot from blokes and I 1 was noi more than three foet from the former at the time of the shooting there was not a word exchanged by any of the three men I 1 was watching them closely and do not think stokes hit his hand was raised and close to the mattefs face when the shot was fired the first shot the first two shots were fired apparently on a line with the shoulder lethe last ono was turned lower down as stokes was then falling totne SOOT I 1 remarked att aalt was the most cold i blooded affair had ever seen pamye pam yB back was towards me sash not ae the tho A 0 smith the next of dr I 1 was at tho wasatch corner on saturday sis a row down bv nce abed dowing kenh and Maian namy just talked on behind them and the sd smiths drug store beach aid seme a a Mst dp thing about telephoning then stokes got his hand struck at the later drew his pistol and fired two shots 1 turned my back before th third shot was fired officer malin then went in and made towards shortly afterwards the latter was taken cut the back door I 1 cannot detate whether stokes bit or not but if he did it must have been a very light blow amos marsden was recalled and testified that after fry came out into the hallway and made peace between himself and they did not follow him back into the saloon as be supposed but remained there talking stokes was in the hallway when james marsden came out and took hold of and he grabbed bench by the neck cyrus F jenkins testified I 1 was in the saloon mentioned last saturday night the boys went up to the bar to drink but amos marsden stayed back his brother threw ja little beer at him a few drops struck the door and slashed on a blind man who was sitting near the latter got up and commenced to abuse marsden who told him to sit downy some others interfered I 1 then engaged in conversation with a friend and did not notice any further trouble upon going out shortly after I 1 heard a rac kefin the hall way and going up to the door beard stokes say it was not me A man wh ohad hold of him yes it was you and then i there was some scuffling the man told stokes that ho was an officer and after that tho latter went along with him quietly I 1 walked across the street and heard the shot fired have known stokes ever since I 1 can remember he was a fine young man bave known him to take a glass of beer but never saw him drunk he was not of a quarrelsome elsome disposition I 1 did not seo anything in the calpon which could have led to the truedy hyrum mikesell testified that he saw the deceased a time before the shooting and he was sober he afterward up to thedrus the drug store andaas in when the shooting occurred he stated positively that he saw the pistol in namye hand james marsden was recalled re called and stated that he did not know what stokes was arrested for th question was put to all the witnesses bul none could answer officer malin testified I 1 was standing when the shooting occurred and stokes was mat falling to the floor I 1 grabbed bench who said 1 did not do it there is theman the man who did it pointing to the latter said yes J did it I 1 commenced searching him when franks came up and said that he would take care of him I 1 then searched the body but found no weapon on it while thus engaged franks and had taken to the prescription desk I 1 went d own to renew the search when franks pushed my hands away I 1 told him the man could not loave until the pistol had been found and he then said that he had it officer said be was standing near the comer when the shooting occurred and was in the store within a few seconds he turned the body over and searched it but found no weapon andaas going to search mc mannary when told him that they had the man in charge and ordered him to keep his hands off it was expected that deputy marshal rench would be unhand to testify but owing to a misunderstanding as to when the inquest was to be held he had gone down to mrs stokes the jurors were consulted and as they thought it essential to have his statement an adjournment was taken until 6 p m upon to assembling at 6 deputy marshal bench was present and testified as follows I 1 was walking up main street at about 9 on saturday night and upon reaching the wasatch building heard some kind of a row in the hall I 1 went ux and saw three or four men there two of them were scuffling as I 1 went in to part them and while thus en the deceased caught me by the throat and began choking me came to my assistance stokes was quite a powerful man and very quick he pushed ecman namy with his shoulder but did not strike him after getting him under control I 1 started out and told him that he was resisting an officer he struggled considerably but some one came up and said I 1 was a deputy after which he walked quietly along commissioner norveil who wag also present told to go along and assist me upon reaching tho street north of tho wasatch building however I 1 ordered him to go back and supposed he did when they were nearly to the drug store stokes asked me what I 1 was boing soing to do with him I 1 replied that would take him to the city hall he said he did not want to be disgraced and to avoid trouble I 1 took him in smiths drug store with the intention of telephoning for the police and had just asked mr smith to when the first shot was fired X turned and much started released the prisoner mc mannary was standing close to us with a revolver in his hand he thrust his pistol right up against stokes aind fired two more shots until the first shot was fired 1 I had no idea that was present dont knoby why he shot stokes was my prisoner and had no authority to make an arrest Q this closed the testimony and the jury rendered the following verdict r we tue jury find that he died in A C smith coa drug store on east street in salt lake at p i m on september ast 1st A D 1888 from alie effects of a phool shot fired by the hand of without adv just provocation it is understood thattie th atthe preliminary examination of will be held before commissioner pierce commissioner norrell being a witness in the case W K has been engaged to defend A man named winter was crossing the street on night while kench was goiner to the drag store says that he heard either that officer bailiff you dont go gr d d ayou ill shoot you the evidence adduced at the in placed jm a worse condition than before and athia to understand what defense he can make herald the over of the murdered inah 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