| Show MURDERS Kim W H Golding of this City and EG Hansen Shot and Killed A QUARREL OVER A POOL GAME Hansen Dies Immediately but Gelding Lived Several IIoursTIie Player Flies bnt Is Capture MAN Nor t4 lbS9 Special to TH I IicittanJH G Hansen and W n Goldin I of the D R G surveying party were shot by Parley McFarlane last evening Hansen dead Gelding died at 330 a m Sunday The mur derer ted bnt was captured at Ephraim The above dispatch was received by THE HERALD yesterday morning and created great excitement throughout the city where GoK ig was well known Gelding Hansen and McFar lane had been drinking together and Hansen made a bet with M Farlane that he could beat Gelding playing pool which he did This seemed to incense McFarlane and soon afterwards wards left the room The testimony Liven by Mr Hurt of the Bench house is as follows f was in the drug store and when the shooting occurred I ran over to the saloon Both mon wore lying on the sidewalk and with the assist ance of others I got them Inside Kterythin that could be done was done but It soon became evident that Hansens wound was mortal When this was announced Gelding turned over and KISSED HIS DYING COMPANION Hansen lived about one hour Gelding wa taken to the court house where medical md was summoned At 1 p m Saturday Dr Olstei madea post mortem examination of the body of Hansen I showed that the charge entered the right side fracturing the sixth seventh and eighth ribs lacerating the liver and of necessity resultingfatally fataly Francis Ueamera made the following statement state-ment I went 1tO Coolidges saloon One 01 the men who are shot said Here comes a Per come and take a drink I did M > I saw Pa icy McFariane outside of the saloon He had a gui I aiLed him what was tho matter and ho said Ill tell you after Parley McFarlane talked with me and I told him he ought not to do us he was doing I saw Parley come in the saloon He had no gun with him then Ho said he was going south m tho morning One of the men I think it was Hansen said All right go then Parley said with an oath ill go for all you my brave hero Hansen replied insultingly Golding said He is no hero but he is a gentleman gentle-man Parley said Perhaps he is Gelding replied lIes a gentleman and dont you doubt i Parley said I do doubt it GOLDEN GAVE PARLEY A LIGHT SLAP on the face Parley went out and I went out also Parley had a gun in his band I went in ho saloon and sat down in the corner Hansen and Golding went out and I theu heard the shot lirodH H W Kamlose saidI thought something was wiong I passed McFarlano within ility feet of the saloon I said Good evening captain cap-tain where are you going Ho made no reply I thought I saw a gun partly under his coat I went into the saloon and asked what wa tho trouble The reply was Not anythIng Gold lug came into the pool hall and played a gain of pool with the barkeeper While the game was in progress McFarlano came into the room le remarked to someone in the room We had better drop that matter we hav e been talking about for I am going south in the morning One of the two said 1 right Go then After some moro conversation Goldm slappci < JcFarlane m the faco McFarl > ne went out onto on-to the sidewalk and closed the door behind him In about a minute he opened the door of the pool room and said Nose G d you como ont Hansen and Golding went to the door One said saidwE WE AUF or Aiuiro Gelding asked McFarlane to wait until they could heel themselves I said Slays you had better get out of here for he has a gun but they paid no heed I then went into the bar room and out of the south door I stood on the steps and closed the door behind me Me Farlane wa on the sidewalk He crossed the ditch to the tie post Golding and Hansen came out of the pool hall on to the sidewalk I never heard a word spoken I saw McFarlano rise his gun and lire two shots one at Hansen and one at Golding Hansen dropped and exclaimed ex-claimed My God I am shot He never moved Golding sank down but raised and walked a few stops McFarlane saId Ill show yon i I dar6 not shoot and then left I told Coolidge he had shot them both and went in search of an oHlcer I met the sheriff coming in the direction of the tragedy I told him Mc Farlane did the shooting GOLULNGS DVlNGlSTVIEMFXT Below is Geldings dying statement taken by County Cleric afoul I vVilliam I Gelding in j company with Mr Hanson went to Coolidges saloon to get a drink The man who shot my elf and Mr Hanen had been drinking with us He said that he could lick any Mormon I put my hand on hut shoulder and told him he could not lick any one and he said no He then left the saloon I said to Mr Hansen Lets go home I dont want to have any trouble Mr Hansen said all right Ill go you Some one present sad Dont go as the man that weal out has a gun We went out and wo each re eived the contents of a shotgun WHO THE SL YEP 13 The murderer is the same man who shot Sheriff Larson on the Slth of July and whoso case was ignored by the grand jury j Ho was aptn ed at Uphraim Another Account On Saturday night the RAt instant was perpetrated per-petrated one of the most cruel dastardly cold blooded murder that was over recorded in the annals of crime Parley McFarlane shot Harry G Hansen and W I Golding two of tho surveying veying party for the Denver Jz Rio Grande company com-pany 1 front of the saloon The particulars in brief as near as can be learned are about as follows Hansen and Golding were in the pool bail playing and during the games McFarlana was invited to drink with them which he did In goinglfrom the room in which tho bar u into ho one 1 which tho pool tablo is Hansen said Ill bet the drinks I can beat GoldingIll go you one said MeFarlane The tame was played MeFarlaho lost and put up the drinks but did not drink with them I is said that Mc atlano was a little hurt at Goldin allowing iimselt to be beaten thus causing McFarlane to lose After this ho went out and after a short time returned and camo Into the pool hall Some remarks were passed between McFarlano and Golding which led t Gilding giving 110 arlane not exactly a slap in the face but what In slang would bo culled a side wiper at the same time saying You wouldnt hurt any body after which MeFarlaue went out Coolidge the bartender told the men he had gone for a gun they talked of going home that they did not wish a low and it was not two minutes from tho time MoFar lane went out until lIe returned and dared them to come out which they did Hansen going out first when Goldng jerked him back mto the room going out first himself followed by Hansen Gelding says ho got the first shot when another one quickly followed which was the one that killed Hansen Golding was brought to his knees by Ihe shotbut managed to get on his feet again and walked a few steps Ho also was taken into the pool hal and on hearing it said that Hansen could not live turned over and kissed his friend saying My God Harry 1 This sceno touched the hearts of all present Several parties went to wok and removed Gold o lag to W IS IteMs office where all was done that human skill could do for his rot oven r Hansen was never moved from tho hill An hall inquest was held over Hansens body James W 0gar Albert Tultle and P 1 Ujrenz being the jurors s vorn in The witnesses who were examined exa-mined being O F CoohiUe Christian Henninjsou j H G Kamloso Frank Bemus K T UosfordM D and 1V H Olstem Surgeon Dr Uosford ins in-s testimony stated that tho decased must not have been more than one foot distant from the muzzle of too gun when ho received the shot THE MUKDFIICU ESCAPED After the shooting ho ran to his house a block 7 distantiold his wife that he had shot two men what should ho do give himself up or escape Go she said 1 dont care where and talc hag her children with her went home to her parts par-ts MeFarlane was seen afti r this at Mr George Billings He requested that gentleman to send his daughter up to stay w ith his wife as he had to go away Mr Billings did not know 1 of the shooting until after he had gone MeFar lane was finally cipturcd at Ephraim |
