Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-09-19 | Page 6 | Johnson Says That He Made Mistake

JOHNSON SAYS S AYS THAT HE MADE MISTAKE Slayer of Taylor Expected Holdup Holdup Holdup-Beardall o up- up Beardall ear a Declares Shooting Without Reason eases Special to The Herald Herald- Price Sept IS Co C. C. C Stanley Price attorney for former Deputy Sheriff Edward B. B Johnson accused of murderIng murder murder- I Ing lag Young BrIgham Ta Taylor lor lorand and woun wounding wound wound- lInS l InS ing his companion Arnold Ari Beardall at nt Helper l last tF-j-d tF Friday i Is authority tho-it tho for U the statement that Johnson will not plead Insanity Mr Price regards the tragedy tragedy tragedy trag trag- edy as a lamentable mistake and be believes be- be his client will be permitted ball bail Johnsons Johnson's stor story of the affair puts puta a anew anew anew new light the killing He claims that the tho fact tact he was wag to meet tho the paymaster paymaster paymaster pay pay- master of ot the Southern Utah railway company compan at Castle Gate may have been known and ho was on the alert for a holdup Two horsemen stopping at tho the bridge on the road rood to Helper aroused his suspicion When the two boys emerged from the bushes dust covered they appeared to the excitable Johnson as hl highwaymen and arld he opened fire upon them Improving Special to The Tho Republican Herald-Republican Sept IS Arnold Arnold Bear Bear- JaIl dall the bo boy injured by Edward B. B Johnson Is rapidly rapId Improving Several bono bone splinters have havo been removed remo from the wound It Is not thought that amputation amputation am am- of ot his leg will bo be necessary Beardall speaking of the shooting says that If It he had not remained quiet when first shot he Is certain Johnson would have put another bullet Into him as ho did with He says there was vas 0 absolutely no reason for tor the shooting The general sentiment here Is strongly strong strong- ly y against Johnson Had Johnson returned re returned returned re- re turned to after arter ho he killed Maxwell the bandit two years ears a ago o he would h have e been hailed as a 0 hero Today he Is 15 regarded as a cold blooded gunman