Show EHEJALTOX JIUEDEE A Beaver Correspondent Sends Further News The Verdictr Correspondence ofT E HERALD Tbe killing of Edward M Dalton at Parowan yesterday by Deputy Marshal Mar-shal Thompson has caused oqe of the greatest periods of excitement among the people of toe south that has been experienced since the dreadful Mountain Moun-tain Meadow massacre This excitement excite-ment and I might add indignation is considerably augmented today ly the sworn evidence taken a the inquest making it plain that the killing was in no manner jusliBable but wanton in every seC of the word One of the witnossei Barbara A Lyiuan testified that she heard the word halt and tHat only once and that the word halt and the report of the gun wert so close together that the could hardly distinguish them apart Another witness Brigham Brown testified that he was distant about six rods from the deputies at the time ot the shooting aud ony about six feet from the deceased He heard the word halt nd as they said halt hear the r port of the gun Deceased was in his shin sleeves and had no weapons Anotber witness Illustrated the period of time elaning between the tirst sum mono to flail by the deputies aud tile pistol shot by clauping his bauds three times aud in doing so witness occupied three econdsof time Tbree or four other witnesses fully corrouorated tbe evidence given by tbe witnesses just named Your tele grapbicdijpitches uave mil particulars of tbe intensely critical slate of affairs immediately after the shooting Nothing Noth-ing but almost superhuman efforts on Lice part df the law abiding citizens of the town restrained the relatives of the unfortunate deceased from taking summary vengeance upon the two deputies Thompson and Orton They were hustled before a magistrate who after hearing the evidence committed them to wait the action of the Grand Jury and Sheriff Hugh L Adams immediately im-mediately summoned a posse and started to Beaver with the prisoners Before reaching Paragoonah however they were met by the Grand Jury who it seems upon hearing tbe news in Beaver bad formed themselves into a rescue party and started to laro wan Upon meeting the sheriffs party they however retraced their Uepsiand both parties airived along witn the prisoners at go clock this morning Tomorrow the examination of witnesses in the case will oe proceeded pro-ceeded with before tbe Grand Jury but that either one or both of the bloodthirsty blood-thirsty deputies will be indicted is D131 believed by anyone If t isotner wtsoit will rtaihly be an agreeable disappointment Following is a verbatim ver-batim copy of the verdict as rendered by the coroners jury TERKITORY or CTAH i TElttg Titt tAn t COUNTY OK IKOS An inquisition hohhm at lwarrt Daltons house in Imowan precInct County of Iron on the 16th day of December A n 1SS6 before F W Pendleton coroner of said i l County < < upon the body of Edward M Dalton there lyius lend by the juror 1kt who names are hereto subrcribed the said jurors upo their oaths do say that deceived came to his detth bn tbe 16th day of December A U Iv6 from gunshot wound inflicted bx a ball or slug fired from a gun bv on < William Thom son and that raid kilHnp t was feloniously done In tent monv whereof the said jurors have here Hatn set dteir hands the day sad year atore l4lid blgaisl WILLIVX HObVOAK HAS I MORTEN WiLUAX W rKVMETOV Juror Attest K W IKXDLETOS Coroner of Iron County Today the accused deputies were I takenbefore Judge Bvremau on a wnt of kubenr cirjmt and released on a iiomi n1l1 bond to await the action of the Good Jury which it is needless to say wi > l hardly be as prompt as it wpuld be were the accused Mormons and charged with the misdemeanor of supporting and living with their wives Apostle John Henry Smith appeared before tbe Grand Jury on Thursday It Is rumored that the evidence required of the Apostle was in relation to certain nstnelecs charges said to have been preferred pre-ferred before Use High Council of Iron Stake again a certain wellknown ex bishop of your city I is not Known what action if any the Grand Jury hns I taken in this matter JAMBS |