Show VM J RYAN MEETS HIS JUST DESERTS W liili playing highhanded game shortly after 2 friday garneld beach was the schue ot a shooting affray which re sail 1 in the killing by john C do la marc sheriff ot toselo county of win J ryan a gambler and j spurting man an attempt was J DP made to arrest the latter the i a i grow out of a quarrel over a known as libbie duncan libbie lee whom ryan with he had struck aidau named wood and had also the woman several times her down once wood complained to the sheriff at tho sano timo warning him that ryan v dd probably shoot if an attempt wo to arrest him tho 1 l assistance to take ryan into aily and had the train held 0 search was being made at ho man was discovered in the L seat of tho rear car and the rs went in sheriff do la i into the seat in t of kyan and mrs duncan wed by deputy sheriff john B i don x sheriff mcbride went i the same seat with ryan while ii duncan stepped out and moved ard to another seat the sheriff aked to ryan you are my when the latter who had r i watching mcbride turned and J bis revolver pointing it at u at that instant a shot A aird and mcbride and gordon 01 aud it was from ryans revolver ai hoy fully expected he would kotc such an effort they seized dij 11 not having had the opportunity bi TO but he fell back and dropped bt weapon while the blood coming aAi wonna fast below the lott c hank bone showe i that he had ami shot A doctor was telephoned do 10 salt lake city and the train ditol arriving t am ant in died just before the jordan r was reached de la mare went to salt lau city gave himself into abo custo I 1 sheriff burt and was placed in county jail bonding the by the coroners jury x yan a body having been taken to ter taker joseph win taylor s an lest was hafl bero friday by nor george J taylor the ud was probed by surgeons who id that the bullet had passed di y in from whore entered to base of the skull on the same of the head after the elamina of tho body the inquest was i ceded with and chaa R M u was the first witness he tos 1 I 1 was sheriff of thoele tooele county am not now hold no official post this morning about 2 c man camol wood came mug up tho platform to sheriff i la diiro and myself who were mug and said that in tha back car luid slapped a woman wood aay protested and the man had aped liim and said you s of cac out or ill shoot you d then turned and was by the man who kicked him x warned ua that the man was a arato character the sheriff efard jd s story and then asked me to the sheriff said ho only a popgun a sevan shooter id we could take the watchman watch maa we did so the train then pulled and turned on the Y I 1 proposed aby and watchman go in way and I 1 tho other the man in lait back seat tho sheriff got it when 1 got there the man his guu iii his hand and I 1 caught on the shoulder ho straightened uthe seat and a was cirod 1 ight it was the man who had shot sheriff who was in front the man i full biuk and I 1 knew it was i oven then that it was 1 h had fired and that be had himself hu dropped his pistol u v d loaded all except the u jer where the hammer was resti adfor a doctor and fruim pulled out ho lived till we fe io i o 0 o jordan when the sheriff ua LO him you are my prisoner I 1 ort yua for disturbing he peace up but did not rise af hi arat I 1 thought bo had shot sheriff I 1 expected he would dui we had been warned that was a desperate he hing homebody said rvan is t elso asked ano did and iho replied 1 I did wn i auw ryan as wo learned the u s liay was up J cx r i d him to and jam pod at m tho deputy sheriff john B 11 alao came to assist us I 1 think t la mare would have been shot P instant ho had to either bo killed I 1 think I 1 would ba 0 under similar circum aces uces mr gordon the deputy 8 nj picked up ryans pistol when t dropped saw the woman libbie whom ryan had slapped she was about three seats ah the r after the shooting ryan never after he was shot I 1 had no on me I 1 at think yan was conscious after he as ahot there was no light in tie car but light from the platform ainne in on the seat where ryan was i think tho woman was in tho same ft seat as eyan when tho shot was fired and moved out I 1 think she moved out when I 1 got in the seat there were not many people there at tho time as most of them had gone to town eyan bad a colts self acting revolver and was leady to use and it was pointing directly at the sheriff ahe riff the shot was fired just as eyan raised up I 1 jumped at the same time to prevent eyan from shooting de la mare had been sheriff nearly a year and had been a deputy before then he was employed by thoele tooele county to keep the peace at garfield wood said to de la mare when he first you avant to be very careful or you will get killed for he is a desperate man while the train was turning on the Y wood warned us several times to be careful or wo would bo shot we saw the man from the outside just before we entered the car I 1 heard the sheriff speak when he was in the front or eyan but I 1 never took my off tho latter when the sheriff said you are my prisoner eyan raised up his pistol pointing toward the sheriff just then tho shot was fired and I 1 thought it was eyan the sheriff is a peaceable quiet man jacob EL wood was the next witness and testified at 7 p m I 1 met mrs duncan who come out after I 1 had a bath we dined and a gentleman asked her to dance abo let go my arm and went about yn hour afterward mrs dincan and 1 wore chatting when tho man came up and I 1 was introduced to him as mr eyan he asked us to take a drink and wo went I 1 took ginger ale and they took beer I 1 saw mrs duncan later in the evening when the time came to leave mrs duncan took ayans arm and they went to the train I 1 went on tho car and paid no attention to them before getting to the train I 1 saw him snatch her ticket from her he went away and the next time I 1 saw him he caught hor and pushed her down ho then turned and struck at me and used some bad lan guage he went away again and we got on the car in the car ho began to use tho vilest of language to her I 1 had over hoard she tried to pacify him he said he wanted to talk to me and I 1 said I 1 did not want to quarrel he turned to her and slapped her then he drew his pistol and ordea ed me out of the car as I 1 was going he kicked me I 1 then went to tho officer and told him what had been done tho brakeman pointed the officer out to me I 1 asked for ayans arrest and cautioned the officer a number of times I 1 did not go in the car when the officers did for fear eyan would shoot me I 1 saw no gun till eyan raised up to me I 1 had not spoken to him he said you s b get out of here I 1 nevar spoke to eyan before last night met mrs duncan once before she was short dark complexioned I 1 reside in philadelphia intended going away this morning mr boso was with me when eyan assaulted me john B gordon testified I 1 am sheriff of thoele tooele county was present bis morning when tha shooting occurred I 1 know of no additional facts to those given by mr mcbride his statement was correct I 1 saw eyan rise up and wua watching him closely for I 1 expected to see him shoot heard the sheriff say to eyan you are my prisoner eyan straightened up and raised hia pistol pointing it directly at the sheriff at this instant the shot was fired here is tho pistol the weapon a 41 calibre colt self acting was exhibited five chambers wore loaded and one empty the sheriff called me to assist him and said he understood the man was a tough citizen I 1 supposed at first that it was eyan who fired the shot ho lived about an hour the sheriff was justified in shooting eyan evidently intended to shoot him I 1 think I 1 would have shot eyan under the same circumstances like to be in the same fix as aft was then E A franks deputy tes bifid I 1 know win J eyan the de ceased arrested him on a charge of highway robbery four or five months ao he was afterwards indicted and put under bonds he bad not been tried for the of fence E H eose nod I 1 reside at omaha was an eye witness to tha circumstances detailed by mr wood his statement is true iwas not in the car at the timp of the shooting when eyan struck wood I 1 tried to pacify the former saw eyan draw his pistol on wood he said to the woman you ride me alone or ill clear abo whole d car out I 1 tried to pacify him and he said this is my funeral aud leave me alone he bad not been drinking to any extent I 1 had spoken to him many times and was quite friendly with him if he bad been threatening me I 1 would afraid of him hn was vry angry we were all in bah aug eyan remained with mrs buu can in her dressing frojm till she was dressed achey came out of the water together when be used bad language she tried to pacify him be had his revolver in his breast pocket mr wood was recalled and said I 1 heane eyan say there were not men enough on tho train to him boma with the I 1 waa impressed with ahn idea that he would shoot and told the sheriff ss three or four times mrs duncan was not present at the inquest ao the jury went to a house of the metropolitan hotel this 13 not her borne which is near h corner of third and west temple streets but is the same honee in which aryan was lodin chere she was found confined to her bel she was sworn and made he statement I 1 wag at gar field last evening and cama back on the last train early this morning went out with mrs gulliland Gal liland met ryan rose wood and others there was present at the time of the shooting my mind is clear at present but I 1 am nervous Z remember what took place heard ryan uso severe language to wood the latter was quiet be gave no provocation to kyan eyan struck me outside the car be knocked me down I 1 was not hurff badly then though he hit me hard he pulled me off the train after that and struck in tho eye he was very angry thought be had been drinking he again struck me after we got on the car mr wood was present at this time ryan spoke to him W said tromble tron ble ryan struck wood drew a gun and then kicked wood out of the train ryan pulled me off the train and asked me to have a drink but I 1 re fused he made me get on the train again and we alt on the same seat at the back of the car I 1 told him I 1 would not have him disgrace me before my friends he said he knew he was a fool when he was drinking while we were in the seat the officers came in I 1 made room for them to pass I 1 did cot have time to explain anything before the shot was fired heard sheriff de la mare say my god boys I 1 have shot him but I 1 did not mean to I 1 was not looking at ryan when the officers came in so did not see his revolver then I 1 moved out when the officers came in did not hear anything said did not hear the sheriff say you are my pris oner I 1 was too disgusted with ryan to watch what he was doing I 1 know the officers well saw mcbride grab ryan just as the shot was fired I 1 think de la mare also made a grab at ryan bordoli was between ryan and I 1 la mare was immediately in front of ryan on the next seat I 1 went to a seat farther ahead mc bride remained with ryan till we got to the city heard ryan say that there were not enough men on the train te prevent him going home with me he said he would clear the train said so much I 1 cannot kemem bar it I 1 was well yesterday I 1 am not suffering from the blows from mr ryan but from the nervous shock at the time of the shooting there were somo other parties in the car who had words with mr ryan the testimony being closed the jurors retired for consultation and agreed upon the following verdict TERRITORY OF UTAH county of salt lake an inquisition holden at joseph wm taylors in the second precinct of salt lake city on the day of july before george J coroner of said county upon the body of william J ryan there lying dead by the jurors whose names are hereunto subscribed the said jurors on their oaths do gay from the evidence presented that he died on a car of the utah nevada railway between black rock and jordan river in salt lake county at about a m july from the effects of a pistol shot fired from a weapon in the hand of john 0 de la mare sheriff of toselo county in self defence while in the discharge of his official duty in tei whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written JETER CLINTON NATHAN SEARS G F BROOKS jurors GEORGE J coroner upon the result af the inquest being made known sheriff la mare was set at liberty As for ryan but little is known of him save that he was a gambler and sporting man ho was under indictment for highway robbery committed in this city but his trial had not yet come on ho has been here three or foai years and had an interest in tac racing horses alien roy and dusty he has a brother in den ver who is also said to be a gamb ler |