Deseret Evening News | 1897-09-22 | Page 2 | Shooting Affray at Sandy

SIIOOTING AFFRAY AT SANDY B 3 F Eggington and Martin Mock Become Involved In-volved In a Quarrel Over Water An 0 result ot a qualrl over the right to use water In an Irrigating ditch near Sandy Martin Mock now lien nt his homo with a bullet In his body while his assailant Ilenjimln Ilgglnton Is behind tho I I bars of the county jail confronted with n serious charge 4 The trouble occurred Venter day Itlrnoon hut on to how the shooting occurred no one can to know BO the statements of Dgglnton and his victim will have to be taken 1lnton Buys mhEn he toun1 Mock WO going Cr him wt tit 0 hoI he hot In selfdefense It has bee ImowlI for some time Pont that the mn have Loen on unfriendly un-friendly terms Over the water rights from n filch that goes to Water to far Yehrdo Afternoon Ell lnton II seems diverted the water from Jiimki land when the latter went to see about It when the shooting oc ctrreJ Mock says that he wan gently reproving Igdnton for turning off his water when he pulled a gun and told Him to get out Mock sale he Filleted to run ono hnd lone but a few It before h woo hot The bullet lodged 1 the back I below the kidneym He Is I I10rl 1 to tp In n precarious condition condi-tion but the chances for hin rrNY are thought tn he good Both mn ore married Mock In I said to be In poor clrcumtalle nnd the father of seven children