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Show 1 11 11 ' I s? lira il i Junius Xelsou of Logan Siain I J'H While Entering Doorway of i Ilis Supposed Friend. j iiM JOHN W. ATT THE MAX ' I I WHO FIRED FATAL SHOT , I Strenuous Efforts of Officers f'jl Xcccssary (o Save Slayer EuH From Angry Moh. 'ff Special to The Tribune. ' flj'jl LOGAN, Dec. 15. A killing, entire- j ly unprovoked, occurred in this citv ' ij;H this evening about S o'clock, when lll John W. Att. without the slightes1- Hiul provocation and without a -svord of j iUH warning, fhofc and" instantly killed ' f;'H Junius Nelson, in the doorway of the I''iH former's house. Nelson had gone to j juJH Att's house with a party of men on '(!'! a purely friendly mis-ion. and the mo- i-!lH mcnt the door "was opeucd Att imme- PiH diately fired, tho bullet entering Nel- 'itjjH son s breast and causing instant death. j fhllH The news spread over the city liko flrjH wildfire, and the police bad hard work j jrj to keep the mob which quickly gath- ! ered from hanging Att to the neaies' f- .ijH telegraph pole and riddling !ii3 body j with bullets. ; p Earlier in the evening Att. visitad 3 ; ti jjH saloon, and while there became in- j. ,r volved in an altercation with Isaac. . !) j Elweil. After a time tha two men ! S' IH separated, and Att went to his home. ftifH ! A party of his friends, hearing of tho v I trouble, started for Att's home to lean jj the nature of the "dispute. Arriving, , vh I Nelson knocked on tho door. Somebodv , opened it from within, and as Nelson li'lH I -tarted to enteV a shot rang out and ; V I Nelson fell backward to tho ground, IH I dead. It is presumed that Att mi? I r , j took the mission of the paTty, sup ! t t posing them to be seeking- him to setti" I Ji j matters growing out of his trouble with . . Elweil. ! h ! Mob Quickly Gathers. . ; ,) In a few moments the uews of the j killini; had spread, and a mob gathered j 1 at Ait's house, bent upon hurra to the )'iiH slayer. Marshal Petorsou was soon ; M(fl there,' affd he immediately placed Att , under arrest and locked him up. Th" HitH crowd followed Ihe prisoner to tha 1. IH police station, hooting and ycUing at 'M him all tho way, and Att was glad to ili-'ilH be locked in n cell out of the threaten- , ;,, intr dangordf-;tbem0b. All tho way 10 i k' IH jail there were cries of "Lynch bim." rl "Ha is no gbod," "'"String him up." ' ; and occasionally it looked as though 1 the mob would 'tear the prisoner aw;r i -'liiH from the officer. Jt was with consid- arable difficulty that Marshal Potr- i':JH soii kept the crowd away. but. uevr- i i'lJH theirs?, Att' felt something of the fun 1 i-j of tho crowd br various blows landed upon him despito the marshal's protee 1 ijH tioii. 1 I Concealed Weapon Pound. T As 'soon as Att had boen locked up. tl the crowd returned ro his house- ami 1 ' 'il mado a careful search for the weapon ho had used. After a diligent search . "-tH .it was found beneath a pile of clothing, ; j Vl and was found to be a .0$ caliber Smith , & Wesson, fullv loaded, except for tin : ? '.jH one chamber which had been fired into r : Nelson's body. t ),' Aft had boen drinking rather' heavilv tH during the day. and those who saw him i MI previous to the tragedy assert that ho ij iH was drunk. He was 40 years of age. iK- and had lived here but a short time. K!'JH His wife recently secured a divorce if from him. ' Nelson was 2S years of ago, and i leaves a bride of three months. Ho ' . was well liked and has always borne y. -M an excellent reputation. H Aft will bo arraigned in court tomor- 1 row on a charge of murder in the first If V 'tH degree. |
