Show THE NEPHI HOMICIDE SOME STARTLING TESTIMONY GIVEN juror cook asked wi witness t n e g a what odi lao green said when he ha was 0 offered ff e r t the choice of weapons witness answer ed nothing juror asked witness what was waa said when pearson put his hia pistol against ga irist greens greenb head in in the barroom bar room witness answered nothing particular we wa till all took it as aa a joke oke croes examined was one ot of the bar keepers in in chalmers Chal merB saloon on t the no loth of 0 last january I 1 thai weather was fine no snow enow on the ground think it had been storming a day or two before when green areen and pearson came into the saloon that morn in ing 1 1 it t was waa a little cloudy an alcohol sling 1 9 is is a mixture ot of alcohol and warm water sweetened swee tend alcohol is is from 03 to proof it might inight have hate been half liala past seven boven when they came in in dont remember whether gad nye was 13 in in there or not all three drank two or three drinks a apiece boce they had aeral several drinks N nielsen i on served the first drinks before icamen I 1 camo in in laore iseri ocl ed the drinks twice pearson called for forthun them they drank hot eling t the he weather vaa w 11 s cold coarson paid fur them think pearson ordered tho the bottle of ort old crow winkey and a bottle of beer the beir beer was waa salt bait lake beer dont know much about the quality of whis whiskey koyl dont call 01 oli ol d c crow ow bad the hotel ish is halt a f a block away they went there tor for breakfast anil and ROW gone from tile the saloon about 11 dout dont know that colo cole las has any bus idelso be was present also that made four in the party gad did not come back with them they all seemed pleasant with each other when they came cama back the second time tim H they each took two drinks think it was alcohol sling pearson stayed only a few millanes min mil atos lates he be way was talking of trading lornes horses with colo cola I 1 think cole cola fol lowed him out anti and they were talking together in the yard green went onto on to tle the hotel did not notice any weapons on pearson on the occasion ot of the visit it is custo customary 1111 for in mon C it in in the cattle bus iness to carry we think it ana 1 I I 1 lo 10 no noon when t they hey wore wera all gone EOM yaw saw no more of them till three when pearson and green rode around pearson acted as though he was toll fall ile he did not yell or lot hoi too loo at that time gad came into chalmers Ch almera house about 3 borrowman must have been there about 2 and stayed there two or hours painter carne came there before the boys came on horseback tho the hoefle and mule looked as though lough hey hall hail been fooled around with pearson was vaa on the mule saw no signs bina of quarrel between deceased ll 11 and n d defendant defenda nL they iley drank twice either e i t it or alcohol orOl or old crawf dUrow the last timo they came green kicked the door knocking out a panel green was pretty drunk pearson lid did not appear to be very full this was the firest time I 1 noticed the pistol soon after he came in in he ha took it out ot oc his belt and twirled it il around on his hia tin g rera carelessly dont remember G err en haud linga on ly a few minutes and pearson propos ed d goi boiar n g ou tUreen owed the dollar for home drin drinks its he got while was awa away y there was no sign of quarrel when green pushed und at the bar the pistol was laid on the bar by coarson pearson io arson dont think green put it there tl ere think green showed when w b 3 h he t took ok oil fr L lis coat 1 pearon a F on i immediately m med i ato 1 y sa said i d 1 I L let go 0 outside out Bido there was waa no anger shown between tho the parties the half dollar that dropped gad put antho on the bar green very mad when he pulled coat borrowman Borro wimm was standing some borne distance away when the boys boya came cama out I 1 went over to the house just for a moment a little before bolo rethey they nil all went out borrowman painter and chalmers and ami lug ilia wife were all in in the louse then I 1 told borrowman we might to use him as the d door 0 or had been licked kicked in in when pearson went out ont to the horses he be had the pistol in in his hand he put the knife in the scabbard dont believe ho he had aronton a coat on when pearson offered oreen green the tha choice of weapons it was done as aa an luton ingoll abed bated man would do not vath the idea ot lighting a duel there was as nothing in the occurrence 0 of a tragic at al character or that would seem to indicate indi ealo a fight precess was taken at this point until 2 30 tuesday afternoon after examination elimination ot of hartley continued hear dearbon say stop its full cocked Us ho said baid shoot it if you want to when hen he be fired he did not flourish lluu rinh his arm but had bad his big aroi arni ex tended ile ho fell righton on the crould thoro there wore were some poles on oil the north of where he loll fell but he did nob dot fa fall on the poles did not see anybody anabo halij pit nn an overcoat under greena green a head heard green say bay youve killed me believe I 1 board pearson say no I 1 avrit hit you painter wits waa standing ing near where borrowman Bonow maa was on en the cast side of the house bouse pearson staggered to his bis horse horsa he be did not walk like a sober gober man when hen pear son bon told borrowman to ret IZA out of his big way we were all standing near the east door of the house the horse looked tired borrowman and paint or br were perhaps a little excited the th only attempt borrowman made to a ar r rest pearson was in in going int into 0 the house ond and asking for a ann saw dr don there about a quarter of tin an hour after the shooting who eXan examined Ined the body saw the body removed into the billiard room lie direct Painter may a y have caught the horle liori p talked to Borr borrowman owma a as aa an of fleer told tol 3 him I 1 might tt anthim to arrest somebody somi body dont remember how bow pearson wai wag dressed when he rode frode out of th aba alley ealley green was more drunk than pearson think dr don opened greens clot cluth ing ing and felt lna ilia pulse heard the bo boys Y call deceased oreen green and deafen defendant d hot call 11 him I 1 Forre orrett bt cross examination elimination dont think that painter could linan caught the horse front from tile the position ho he was ws i in and ala distance ilist anre to the tha animal william 0 gad was nest calls called lie ile testified saw defendant on january loth be kweon 7 and 6 15 in th the morning a at t tho the C orner corner of chalmers chalmer place did not kl etow W pearson and F forrect green till I 1 aw them they were with colo cole saw them aft afterward erwardi in the saloon I 1 all throe of them we remained there about a quarter of 0 an he conr u r and had perhaps er a 5 a couple ol of 1 rinks drinks I each aeb wo drank it whisky hisky w I 1 think I 1 left them thre there half hour bour if forwards afterwards I 1 came back to the saloon and saw aaen pearson Pe araon green and colo cola me marn r aag X nel en son was attending atten dim bar hartley came in soon eoon afterward atone at one time green and I 1 were there alone each had eight or nine drinks drink altogether that day on the second time wo we were thure there green song bang a song hong pearson asked him to do so BO sow saw green take his coat off after singing the song without saying baying a word nobody excia od ed nor was there a single binale croes word spoken Saw pearson aud and gre green e n again about a 2 we were all tares t h reo together then in the corral and G george eorge a man aman they cal call 1 tuck and another whose name 1 cant re ra member in the corral pearson and 1 I took a drink taking the and green were thorp there green had bad an overcoat with a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of beer in it pearson showed his pistol and green he be had either got cot to drink or jance lett left them soon noon after aa haw w pearson bain again afterward ridi eidins fig a mule A faw minutes later was with pearson Pe arBon greety green and hartley iu in the saloon hartley said harry you owe a dollar here pearson put t the doller on the bar two halt half do to ollars llara one of them rolled on the floor pear son asked me to pick it up green caught ae me by the inn arm when I 1 wits was about to do it and said enid to 1 I cant until this thin son BOU of a gun lots lelu go my lay arm pearson said let go the arm after aeter I 1 picked it epand up and the money was put in tho ti till I 1 I 1 turned and siaw defendant with a 0 pistol in his hand band we went out by a south entrance pearson ie araon told green to put on his coar and let us go after going outside taida wo wanted another drink and hartley did not want to lot let us ua in again green kicked the door saying buying well got get a drink at that time pearson took out ont his knife and and said baid sir mr green theres lead in that pistol anti anil steel in that bat knife not made to hurt you I 1 saw pearson twirl his bis pistol on his tinker finger but did not point it at greens head bead green and I 1 followed pearson toward the house bouse find and he be told us to stop saying Sto por ill shoot you neither of us topped stopped the tint first time but the second time he be tol told dusto ua to stop I 1 did so BO but green went on and pearson said stop or d n you ill shoot you green said shoot il if you want to pearson then shot him when green fell pearson fearson told me to turn tarn him oyer over saying sto isto I stop there bere you G d a of a b turn fin over or ill shoot you yon saw defendant ride away saw blood on the body that might eight after tile the shirt was re removed saw baw tle the wound in in the shirt and in in the flesh As I 1 turned him over green was just jast I 1 remained there here till the coroner came there was no quarreling either in in the morning or afternoon only when green caught me by the arm green took lie ina coat oil off before he caught my arm aim cross examined dont think it possible that the b boys 0 a took any more than two drinks before I 1 went to breakfast they lad hall drinks before r I 1 drank with themi them I 1 judg audgo BO be cause defendant referred to having a hot hob drink before court adjourned hero here till wednes day morning at 10 Cond Mid on second iiii |