Show HIS WATCH AS ASA ASA ASA A LIFESAVER Prevents One Oho Man an From Being Mur Murdered dared dered One From Serious Charge ROOMING HOUSE TROUBLE Flint There Them In is n a In lii the Hie Cue Ce Mm Mali III link n II at ut Million A silver sliver watch saved sO veIl the ho life Ufa of oC G U GW OW Uv W v Hancock lIun ock a II lineman employed by bythe bythe bythe the telephone company last night rind and also prevented William Sutton Button from un tin the disagreeable necessity of at defending himself on the charge of murder In the tile first degree desroe lIe roe Had It not been for tor tim the welch vatch n a bullet tired fired from tutu a u revolver by Button Sutton would oulI have lmae hn ve passed through Hancocks heart The Tho trouble occurred at the tho Utah 23 03 3 south Fifth West street of ot which Sutton Is III proprietor shortly after atter S 8 last evening Two shots shuts were Vuro fired one uric crashing Into the tho ho howatch watch vatch wa and the other going through Hancocks right arm Just above the tho and the wrist t No bones were broken wound is 19 not considered dangerous Sutton gave gao himself up Uv about 1 o clock this morning und and Is now uGlY at the city Jail From statements made roade last ta t night by parties concerned In the affair It was claimed that Hancock who had ild roomed l lat at the tho Utah House for sonic some time was too familiar with Mrs Sutton and It r tills this that caused the tIme attempted Kill Killing killIng killIng ing This morning that thal story Is emphatically denied deniet by h 1 Sutton Button And Hancock It seems that Sutton and his nia wife were In the lie kitchen when Hancock come Caine down tho the backstairs and said HollI something to Mrs Sutton Button about moving moving Sutton spoke poke up and und remarked ing that Hancock hud all alt Jay day to move anti and the latter replied that he lie would move moc when he got good and ready Hot Hat words wortie followed and Hancock came towards Sutton The latter declares that the theman theman theman man had either cither a gun or knife In iii his lila hand It Is further claimed that he struck Sutton In the taco face und and said enid sal he ha would pay a n fine mo to give gle him a n a whip whipping whippinG whipping ping Sutton then drew his revolver and began shooting The first shot struck truell Hancocks watch which ho car carried ned ried In his upper vest est pocket The fhe force of oC the shot knocked him down and as ashe ashe ashe he arose nrose and anti grappled with Sutton an nn another another other otheL shot was fired the ball passing through Hancocks arm aria Sutton then broke away asay and disappeared Mrs Suit Sui ton going with him Several roomers In the house hou e were attracted by tile the noise rind and rushed Into the kitchen Word was as at once sent to the police station and Capt Bur bido and anti several rushed to the scene Hancock was removed to the po pa police palice lice Ilee station In the patrol wagon nail and upon his arrival there his Imis wound was WA dressed A search was made mad I for Sut But Button Sutton ton to but he lie could not be found lien Han rock couk stated state 1 that he lied hall roomed roamed nt at the lie Utah House for tor about lIve lIe months month and denied that thieve there had hall ever been any th Improper between him and Mrs Su n He lie said ald that Sutton rind his hla wife vir 1 had Md a row last Friday Frda I evening and that It was repeated last evening lie Said when ho Ito announced his Intention Ion tion of r leaving the place Mrs Irs Sutton him hint not riot to BO go that he did not have hae to go rio It was at this title point that Sutton spoke up anti and said sahl he had all day In which to move and that he lied had better go B 1 bout About midnight Ed Davies learned arned l lea where Sutton was waR and sent s nt word to him to give himself himel up This Sutton Button did about 1 when he lie walked waked wo Into the police station lie He salt said ho he ran away aSay because he Ime thought he had killed Hancock He lie told the that hat Hancock had some come kind of weapon on In his hand and that he fired In self defense Mr Mrs Sutton corroborated her statements At the station this morning Sutton made the follow lag statement to the News Nes NesMy My wife and me inc were ere In the kitchen I was sitting fating by the range Hancock come canle down the backstairs rind said to my wife about moving or changing hi his room I spoke up and told tol was his mown and that he hail had all allday allday day to move He lie said I was not running thin house that someone else had some I replied that I guessed not as aslone toy bills I told lone bug as I was paying time the hInt him that if anybody else hail had any say there that I was va from Missouri and he lie would have to show me mc He walked over to where I was then and I taw aw In his ils hand I would not swear It was as a knife but I think It was or a it gun Ho then put nut It In his pocket and Fald nid he would like to pay a line lino to n a H licking I told him he lie better tart start anything he could not stop because It meant dangerous busi business ness flees to start anything with me In my myown own house Then ho he slapped me In the fate face and tIme the business began The story that he had been too fern fam familiar with my wife Is not true trite so far faras faras as I know He lie offered tier her no Insult at all 1 t wanted him to move bemuse because I did not like him he ho was too fresh slid Important about the house I J am glad I did not kill him I acted quick because I had to rind and all there Is Isto isto to It There were blotches of blood on But Sut Buttons Suttons tons right ear car on ou his collar and his hla watch charm He lie Is n a heavy get smooth faced man about 35 years of ape age According to Hancocks story ho owed for rent but hind had ar sir arranged ranged with Mrs Molly Hancock his cousin who for the Buttons Suttons to tot fettle t the bill for him so he could leave when he hue pleased Judge Diehl held a short session In his chambers this morning for the pur purpose post pose of fixing the bond of Sutton The county count attorney authorized the Issuance race ance of a complaint and warrant charging tag ing Sutton Button with assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to commit murder fixed his bond nt at J 1000 and the arraignment will probably take place tomorrow morning Sutton was to te the county Jail where he hevan van WM taken this afternoon He lie has baa em employed Atty Att Fred C Loofbourow to de do defend fend him |