Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-08-27 | Page 1 | Killed by Watchman

KILLED BY W AICHMAN HMAN Car Box-Car Tourist Shot o in San Santa ta Fe e Yards a at San an Francisco SAN FRANCISCO Aug 27 N. N. N C. C Rogers a young oung man who arrived here from New York yesterday was shot I and killed in the yards yard of the Santa SantaFe I Fe company at nt an nn early hour this morning by Watchman Sullivan Rogers Rogers Ro Ro- gers ers with a companion John Hafner also of New York was sleeping in a box hox car when Sullivan came camo upon them According According- to Sullivan an the time men had been warned off orf the property of or the Santa Fe company early last night but that In making his rounds at an early carly hour this morning he happened upon the time men in a box carlIe car He lIe ordered them out of the car and they started to run run whereupon he Sullivan drew v his revolver and fired with results fatal tatal to Ho Rogers ers John Hafner tells an entirely different story He lie claims that he and Rogers were asleep In the car and were awakened awakened awak awalt- ened b by a 0 rain of blows from a club In Inthe inthe the thc hands of Sullivan Half Halt dazed lazed from their beating the men started to run but had hardly got ot under way when Sullivan an fired killing no Rogers ers Rogers and Hafner Harner who arc are believed to bo be of or good parentage e. arrived here yesterday on a sightseeing tour of the time cou country According to Hafner Rogers was employed b by Wells Yells Fargo o Co in their New York as ns waybill clerk Hafner was formerly a 11 clerk clerkin in tho the employ of or Tom Tort Johnson tho time railroad man