Show vr in I 1 mn TB accad A a rm ant J U a an n all v gar G I 1 H Is supposed to have fired shot which snuffs life lif e of salt lake boy i an accidental shooting by which a oung noung sit lake man was killed on new yea a evo eve and in which a vernal man figures 1 the person firing thu fatal shot mis caused quite it a bit of ectore nt sti lit ug tho the past week tin the aiom the salt like lake states tho the circumstances circum atan of r the caio as well nelll as 03 can bo be bettini ned at tho the present time direct testimony that J 11 odo kirk had admitted filing the shot which on new years aarn killed edward darnes barnea in front of tho the wilson hotel was given tuesday ty by sergeant john roberts of tho the salt lake police dorco at tho the inquest busun begun before acting codoner II 11 S only three tarco other witnesses Alt nesses hid testified when n a recess s was i as taken take u until til wednesday afternoon but a halt half dozen or moro for whom are issued aio aie yet to bo be heard previous to tho the opening of tho the inquest who had remained in jail since his arrest early sunday morning NN was as taken before judge whitager taher and without any definite charge being placed against him was liberated under a bond of ills his sureties being U S carter his hie father inlaw in law and john Co condron ildron proprietor ot of tho the cullen hotel cotol coroners jury sworn A coroners coroner s jury compo composed cd of W it graham T A and L 0 whito white was nas sworn to listen to the evidence that may fasten upon ode kirk a change of involuntary man slaughter william blak a chauffeur for the salt lake taxicab company was the first witness sworn dlack black said that at tho the time the fatal shot was tired fired lie ho was with his car in front of the second south and slain main half a block aiom the wilson As the crowd was gathering in front of the hotel young barnes fell he was driving to ta second south and state street lie he did not know darries barnes but knew I 1 some soine of the boys boya who with him gilld an had seen them earlier in the 0 ening in front of f the wils wilson n the remainder of ins hs evidence was im mater lal fal C R allcox a chauffeur in the em ploy of tho the wilson allson said he was standing jil n front of tho the hotel at tho the time of df the eho oti ile ho fixed the atmo hmo EA shortly after midnight just bt forta the abo shooting g he was nas talking to who said eald did you hear bear us shooting witness replied no and ad asked why dont don t you shoot 8 some in moro ore 1 I looked to fee if lie ho was goniu godri to shoot but he did not do so BO at once and I 1 started into the hotel just as I 1 entered I 1 heard a shot and looking out saw barnes lying by the outer front bhea of my ab I 1 saw no smoke and siw no gun fired theio were nero many people there but there was no quarreling and no iio ona was waa drunk continuing wilcox said that iku ho talked with inith afterwards but denied that athly discuss ed cd tho the shooting tells of admission sergeant john roberts in 1 espouse to questions by assistant county attorney moses dails DAY Is who examined all tho the witnesses said paid I 1 did not seo see dainas alle but haw the boda in ill the hospital at the jail shortly after lie ho died I 1 talked to at the police station a little after 4 after he had been brought there by of my men Offic officers erg detz betz and egbert at first denied tho the shooting ml but finally in bo many words cords admitted to mo me that he fired the ehlt which kaled k lied daneo barnes I 1 was told that somo ono one lad bad said let her go jac jack just before he fired tho shot this ga aavo e mo me the ho elite to afe ov sissi olt wo patrol patrolmen mn y i had hunting for frob ti IL fow minutes after th tho s shooting tang until ho he was loca located td in a the rex res hotel lo 10 patrolmen Pati Patio olmen linen henry beta and J A ansbert who arre arrested Ode kIrIE lu in a T room at the rox rex hotel south street said that when they found him ho he was seated on a chair or bed thoy they not remember which when detz sald said jack I 1 A ant fod oj stood up ands and sald kid all t right offering no rosi resi lw archa arch hJ arc ing him thoy they found no bungo gunt gu nGo Doth th 1 testified that odel irk t haverl any gun or knolia olig anything about abort the shooting after tho the waa va taken to tho station ant roberts did tho the questioning q t fifi after these thad had boon heard tho the jury was instructed Instruct pd pa to view i the remains of barnes at the under parlors ot of S 11 taylor aico where the tody body was tak taken on shortly jr SK after death was tw not pres prea ste at tho inquest but wae rep atod by his hie attorney K H A wood who took nutem notes but no tho the inquest will vill bo be ro re sinned at 3 2 thia afternoon in an inter int enlow fow with an emproso 1 I r father of J 11 II stated that p lottor from tho the young mans vf afo boar the information that it has not yet been proven that the fatal shot was waa fired by since there was van considerable promiscuous shooting going at the time by now new years revelers and that the fatal bullet could have hae been tired fired from another gun g un be sides that carried by tho letter also states that thero was wo a no drinking going on and no qu and as a consequence thero there was lit tle likelihood of any serious con sequences from tho that shooting |