Show THE 8HAUGHNE3SY CHAMBERS CHAM-BERS AFFAIR 4 5 Marshal Shaughnessy Arrested and Plactd Under 82500 Bonds Complaints Affidavits and Full Particulars CoL Shaughnessys Statement Will Appear on Sunday Morning The ShaughneuyChambera aflta > has now assumed a legal shape Yesterday Yes-terday morning Judge 0 W Bennett entered the court of Judge Pyper and filed two complaints sworn to by R C Chambers Esq against United States t Marshal Michael Sbnugbneaiy now maGe out lorjiany mo nrsi one charges Mr Shaughncssy with assault with a deadly weapon on Mr Chambers on the evening of the 17th inst aa heretofore published the second complains that Bbaughnegsy had threatened the life of Chambers and aka that he be bound over to keep the peace With the complaints com-plaints Mr Bennett filed four affidavits davits testifying t the occurrences complained of These affidavits are signed by B C Chamber F E Sergeant Ser-geant T J Almy and E R Robertson Robert-son They ae all substantially the same but for the benefit of the public in full they are published lul CHAMBERS AFFIDAVIT TEKRITOBT or UTAH 1 COUKTT OF SALT Laxr Jo Robert C Chambers being duly sworn oa hit oath layi On the 17th day of August 1880 1 wig sitting in this chair in my office and ws talking with Mr Baker Somebody Citna to the door I did not notice who it was The first thing I knew Michael Shaughnessy was inside of the railing inside the office The office I refer to is the Ontario office 1 his was between 5 and C oclock I in i tbe after ee < 00 m ineru W lL3UAUWtIU uiiii iimnea Mike Cody Shaughnessy asked me if he could ceo me a mipute I told him be could he started towrds the back ro m looked around and asked me i we could go into the back room I said e He walked on and I followed him the other man Cody walked right along without any invitation Arriving in the back roam Shaughnessy tat down in tno west s de of tbe room in a large arm chair I rat down in a clair at the table on the eastside east-side of the room Cody I think loajained standing moment then took a chair ShauRhnessy tad to me Chambers you have been making a location including includ-ing the ground on which I am building my Henrietta house I want to know what you mid < 3 such a location for I answered Probably for the same reason that be made a location near our Orient shaft He said I want you to pull up those stakes > at the time rising from the chair and walking around not directly Howard me but a little t the south of me I remarked 1 dont know about that Says ha I will give you thirtysix hours to pull up those stake Said I I dont pull up those stake Mr bbaughnessy Said he 1 will givo you thiitysix hour to pull up those stakes or I will fill you with shot now I will do It At this time I rose from the chair and bo advanced toward me lie said If you dont pull up those stikua I te1 1 you I will riddle yon wth shot you dirty son of a bb Said I Sir I dont take up those stake and you can fill with sho i said I you will hivo to do the shooting At that time he made a paS to strike me which I warded oil He then commenced to warde commeDce call me very bad names kul names bastard and such names He then asked me the question I think Wontyou I pull up those stakes Again I aid I No sir I will nut pu I up those shkC I Said he G dn I will riddle you I with shot if you dont pul up tbose takes I I within thirtysix houra U At the semo time he made a piss with bis rigbt bind towards what I supposed to be his pistol pocket 1 remarked that he need not draw 1 pisol that I had no arm Said he Gd dn yoJ fcet them at the sam tim drawing his pilto I remarked that I did not carry arms and did not larr propo o to set them Ho advanced towards to-wards me calling me names of on kind and another and said he would kill me to go prepared that ho would shoot me anywhere on the street and at last made a pass at me with his pistol which warded ow I struck my hat and head on the left hand side came down and touched my shoulder at tba same time cal ing mo as hard names a are known to thu language I remarked to him fist I thought he was going a little too fast He thea again raised his pistol held it in my face cocked threatening ma again Immediately drew bit p stol hand back and a1 I supposed was going to strike me but from some cause or asotner as bo went to strike the pistol was thrown on the floor which be afterwards after-wards picked up still continuing his foul language and threats that he would kill me and to go prparod for it That he might die but I should go first He countmued making use of foul language until he lett the room Oody did not interfere at the start but at this time interfered in-terfered and tried to get him out of the i room In fact after he had struck at me with his yiitol Cody interfered in s gentle but not I forcible way until he left the room which he did declaring that he would fill mo with shot and all such thing BOBXRT C CHAMBERS Subscribed and sworn to before SEAL mo this 17th day of August 1580 180S A S PATTERSON Public Notary Pub1c BAEGEANTS AFFIDAVIT TERRITORY 01 UTAH 1 COUNT 01 SAT LAKE J o F E Sargcant being duly sworn oa his oath says At about 530 on the 17th day of August 1880 I was in the room next t the back room of the Ontario office combing hair looked up and saw Michael ShauRhaessy and another man whom I did not know pasting through the room into tbo back room The room in which I was was next to the back room In a moment Mr Chambers fo lowed them in I heard voices but coud not distinguish what was said The first thing I heard was Sbaughnesiy re marking I undertand you have been locating ground across mine or that localni interferes with mine what do you mean by it Mr Chambers reply I did not hear Then Shauirhncssy said I give you thirtysix hours to remove those stakes if you do not do it I will kill you I stepped right into the room then The door was open between the two rooms and I stepped into the room rms where they were I found Shaughnessy and Mr Chambers standing about the middle of the room facing each other in his right Shaugbncsiy had a pistol behind him and hand held partly WAS calling Mr Chambers names and threat calin 1r oaing his exact language I do not reem ber now but the purport of it was that be would give him thirtysix hours t remove move those stakes and if he did not remove shot move tham ha would fill him with He cilled him a Gd dd bastard and D Gd dd son of a bh These epithets he repeated a numbs of time He said You have robbed me and my family I and you have robbed everybody in the Paik Mr Chambers replied I have not robbed anybodr Shaughnessy then said You are a Gd d ughnesr and stilliisnd this thratenln and abu ivel o puage He changed bis pistol during this interview frost his right hand t his lef back and forth Mr Chamber told him and Mr Shanganessy he was not armed ad SlnghneY said G and arm yourself I do not want to shoot an unarmed nan Than t unare ho presented the pistol right in Y Chambers face so close t his face that Mr Chambers stepped back and raised his band t war h dt Shaughneisy remarking marking at the time For two puts I would fill a you lull of buckshot now you Gd dn bist r To the best of my knowledge his pistol wag cocked all the Urns he had it in big hand He continued tme abusive language for fomo time then stepped out lnlUi back room into the stppe room then turned around and opened afresh and draw up t strike Mr Chambers with his pietol he bit him on the side of the bead the pistol flaw out of his hand and flew across the rooon about eighteen feet I should tbink Mr Chambers stotd right ia the door and the pistol few out otSbtughnessys hand and flew clear acros the room at the same time Shaughnessy was calling hid tme these same names then he told Mr CBftmbers Now mark my words 1 give you thirtysix hour t remOveS those states it YOU do not do it I will kill you on Eigil I will fill you full of buckshot you Gd dn son of bh He then walked out and Cody shoved the door walke too I out informed the other mans name i Cody Shaughnessy went away leaving Mr Chambers in the room ody remarking That will do that is enough to Shaugbnessy and kind of Du = hed him out Cody made feeble protests pro-tests to calm him but could de nothing with him F E SABOEAST Subscribed ad sworn to before SEAL ma Urn 17tb dar of August 1SSO 1SSOAS AS EAITKRSOK notary Public ALlEYS AFFIDAVIT TERRITORT OF UTAH J t COUXTY or SALT LAKE J Thomas J AlmY being duly swo non n-on his oath says I was in the Ontario offices about 530 oclock in the afternoon of tho 17th day of August 1880 facing the front door of the office I saw Mi Shaugbnessy and another man come maud m-aud speak to Mr Ch mbers who accompanied ac-companied them into the back room They were gone somo few moment when I beard tome loud talr and I walked into the back room and saw Mr Shaughnessy in the ac of pulling his pistol from his pocket with he ruht band at the lame time approaching Mr Chambers and using very foul and I threatening language and swearing that be would take his life and fill him with buckshot because be WAS a robber a thief and other bad names that he bad robbed him and his family Mr Chambers Cham-bers told him he was unarmed and did not propose t carry any arm Shaujjh ness told him to arm himself for he would shoot him on sight when he met him on tbe street Mr Chambers told bim that was all right that he nay r carried ary weapon and did not propose to ShAUghnVscy then advanced towards him and struck him with hii right hand with his pistol in bh b and The blow did not stagger Mr Cuamben but be retreated About tbat time the man who came with Shaughnessy whoso name I mi informed is Cody was standing tome eight feet off told Sbaugh nessy That a enough and said Come on let us go Shaugbneasy nrtisllv want and pot through thfl door of the back i omIut teemed to bare something further to say and went back one step into the room again still uiing abusive and threatening language and made blow with bid righ arm the pitol still in his right hand at Mr Chambers The blow n partially warded offby Mr Chambers and tbD pistol fell across the room S distance of nearly fifteen feet after A few moments further p rley and an effort on momeqt of Mr Cofly to get Mr Shaugbncssy to leave Sbaugbnessy picked the pistol up and walked out of the room telling Mn Chambers to arm himself that when they next met one or the other would have t go under and it would not be him Sbaughnessy Mr Cody shut the door behind himself and Shaughnessy and they then left the office THOMAS J ALMT Aut Subscribed and sworn to before SEAL me this 17th day of August 18SO 18SOA A S PATTERSON Notary Public EOBERTSONS AFFIDAVIT TERRITORY OF UTAH 1 COTJXTT or SALT LAX j E R Robertson being dnly sworn on his oath says About 530 oclock in the afternoon of the 17th day of August 18SO I was sitting at a desk in the Ontario front office when Mr Sbaugneseo and another man came in and Shaughnessy said t Mr Chambers Have you backroom back-room said Mr Chambers Ye gentlemen walk in He went tack and I paid attention to my business Mr Baker was in the room with me The first beard was You G dd too orS or-S bh Then I turned around Mr Chambers back was towards mo I saw bim through the door and Mr Shaugh nesiy was in Front of him with his fingec pointing at him sayinf l You Gd dd eon of a bh y u bastard you have robbed my family you have robbed everybady at the Park Then called him all the fail names that I cannot exactly remember just now that could be worded by any man With that Mr Almy came out and said tome Rob you go down for a policeman I went as far as to tho corner and found two Came back and on my way back about the front ot Jennings Hill I met Shaughnetsy and this man Cody As they pasted Sbsughnessy sid I will settle him before I get through with him That was on the street While they were in the back room I also heard Sbangh nessy tel Chambers to arm himself tbat ho bettor prepare himself for tbe frt time they mot either he or Mr Chambers would be killed cr words to that effect E R ROBERTSON Subscribed and sworn to before SEAL ma the 17th day of August 1880A A S PATTERSON Hetary Public I ii known that Mr Chambers left for Ban Francisco the evening succeeding the occurrence and the complaints and affidavit were sworn to by him prior to his departure The reason for the delay in instituting the proceeding is a matter that is i of courts known only to the attorney in tbe case A warrant was issued and Mr Shangbnessy arrested by Constable Consta-ble Hampton Tbe Marshal seemed to have been expecting the arrest HS he is understood t have enquired on Friday morning whether a complaint had been entered against him and said he wished to get his bondsmen ready Shortly after the warrant was placed in the bands of Constable Hampton he returned with Col Sbaugbneesy who was accompanied by Mr Alexander Rogers of the firm of Gunnington C and Mr MOody M-Oody who was with Mr Sbaugh nessy at the time of the occurrence while Judge Snow was present as prosecuting attorney for tbe county Cal Shaughnesiy immediately waived all proceedings and was placed under 500 bond to await tbe action of the grand jury on the complaint charging him with 1 iIh trtt wpannn and c J Anr under 2000 to keep the peace tocit irene generally and R C Chambers in particular for a period of six months he extent allowed by law on which a person can be bound on such cause The bonds wcio immediately furnished Messrs Borers and Cody going security for Colonel Shaugh nesy Colonel SbsughnBVy naj sought out after the matter had terminated and found in front of the Walker House with Mr Cody He was again asked by a HERALD re actor i he would make a statement He paused a moment and then said be bad no objections but desired time and would prefer not to do it theD but afterwards said he would furnish a statement on Saturday which we could publish He was informed that such proceedings as hid already taken place together with some of the affidavits would appear this morning and tbe reporter remarked L L 1 l L sIt n t IQCV UD uuu r mef CUUIIQU vjuiuuci Shaugbneisys statement at the tame time but the Marshal said be preferred prefer-red to take his time and give the statement fcr publication on Sunday morning Our reader may look for it ben |