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Show a t ) r r i I f t THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday September 23, 1982 - Page 9 July 24, 1891: the night Jane Walton was killed As by A. J. Redd Monticello was a new town in 1891, settled only three months. Cedar, pinion, sage and oak still most of the lots and covered streets. But typical of Mormon communities, this small band had already built a fine little chapel. Smiles were as wide as slices of melon when the San Juan High took a first in the Green River Melon Days celebration parade. Ann Bayles, drill team advisor, reports that the Bronco win was super special since the competition included other driU teams, marching bands and jazz bands. Courtesy photo School Broncettes Cowboys defeat Broncos by K. Bayles Last Friday, the San Juan Broncos faced their second defeat of the season when the Kanab Cowboys took their fourth victory with a score of 42-- 6. Kanab scored early in the first quarter when Whit Bunting ran two yards for a touchdown. After the TD, Mike Geiger kicked a successful extra point. On the ensuing kickoff the Broncos repeated a play used earlier against the Emery Spartans. Delton Pugh ran 85 yards on a reverse handoff from Paul McDonald. The resulting TD was San Juan's only score. in the same quarter Bunting scored Cowboy running play. again on a rd extra point Kanab the However, attempt failed. StiH in the first quarter Dale Roberts picked up a fumble and ran 55 yards for an apparent touchdown. Unfortunately, the was called back betouchdown cause the lose ball was ruled an incomolete Dass instead of a Later Whit 25-ya- 42-- 6 fumble. hi the second quarter Kanab scored twice. The first score came when Todd Reher ran 65 yards on a pass play thrown by Whit Bunting. The second, when Eric Brown ran 35 yards. Both conversion times, Scott and Robertson attempts by Whit Bunting succeeded. The score at the half was 29-- 6, Kanab. Kanab's last two touchdowns were made in the third quarter. Both were made by Hal Johnson. After the first TD of the third quarter, Mike Geiger ran a conversion. Kanab also dominated the statistic department. San Juan totaled 91 yards rushing and completed 6 out of 20 passes for 51 yards passing. Perhaps the most crucial San Juan stat was the 7 turnovers up by the given Broncos. On the other hand, Kanab gained 112 yards rushing and totaled 285 yards passing with 14 of 23 passes completed. Kanab turned over the 2-p- oint 2-p- oint ball 3 times. HI Saturday-Sunda- I recall as a boy attending Sunday School one time in this little church. The impression I have is that it was a neat log building about 25 by 45 feet with windows in the sides and back and an entrance in front facing Main Street. It stood on the ground now occupied by Western Auto Supply and the MonticeUo City Office and was furnished with a movable pul- pit, home-ma- de nt benches, table and a few chairs. On the shingled roof over the entrance was small belfry with a bell in it. posts circled the Hitching chapel to accommodate the cowboys and ranchers who came on horse back or in wagons. This meetinghouse was the worship and recreation center of the little vfilage and the surrounding country. The big 24th of July celebration was coming andplansforawhing-din- g were made. Ranchers and cowboys from the Hip, Side and Shoulder would furnish the beef for the barbeque. The Mormon women would furnish the vegecakes pies and other tables, goodies. There was to be a big rodeo. Some 40 head of range cattle were brought in from the mountain and put in the corral. There was horse racing onMain Street. John Soapy Perkins from Monticello and Bill Simpson from the Carlisle Ranch were the top calf ropers. Of course, John Soapy" took first place. Every thing went as planned. The dance in the little church was the crowning event. It lasted until aper-mane- cul-ur- al, . Cliff after midnight. 70 go-oi- was on. Tom Roach, a Carlisle cowboy who lived with his wife, Minnie, in a log cabin across the street from Bishop F. L Jones on east center street, had been imbibing heavily. He brought ElizaHolyoak on to the dance floor but found the set full. He demanded that Pete Bailey and his partner leave the set. Pete refused and a scuffle ensued. Frank Hyde, the dance manager, intervened and received a vicious cut on the face by a knife-wieldi- results. ng Roach. Bill McCord, another cowboy from the big Carlisle cow outfit to the north and close friend of Roach, tried to reason with Roach. By this time, the fight had moved to the front yard of the church. McCord and others were still trying to subdue Roach, who suddenly drew his gun and shot Mc- Cord dead. Things looked bad. Roach and his group came back into the church. Several of the men had left to get guns. young boy, 18 or 20 years old, had also had a few drinks. He departed through the back window and ran for a gun. We do not know who sent him, if anyone, but he knew exactly where he was going and why. He cut across the public square, passed Bishop Jones house and went straight to the Walton home. Franklin Jacob Adams bolted out of the Walton house with a 45-- 70 rifle belonging to Charles E. Walton Sr. He returned to the dance hall the same route he had taken to get the gun. Things were in higji gear with lots of shouting, crying and sobbing. There was a small knot of people near the door. Roach was there. Jane Walton was there. Charles E. Walton Jr. was there, A standing very close to his mother. The young gun wielder, emboldened, mind clouded by whiskey, drew a bead on Roach, who was standing in front of Jane. Fair Building County 10 a.m. 8 Sometime later, Minnie Roach hired Ben Perkins to drive her and her belongings to Thompson where she boarded a train. She likely had heard from Tom and knew where she was going. The name of the person who shot Jane Walton has been hush, hush these many years as far as written history is concerned although who shot Jane Walton has been common knowledge. He was a member of an important family of Bluff. It was an unfortunate accident. Franklin Jacob Adams was called Jacob morassassbythe Indians. What it meant, we do not He became a prominent know. cattleman, well respected in his community, who lost his life in a summer flood in a canyon on his cattle range near the Colorado River. Charles E. Walton Sr. recorded the foUowing in his journal dated July 24,1891: Between twelve and one o'clock Roach started a row and killed a cowboy. Jane was accidentally shot and killed by a drunken Mormon boy with my own calibre. The ball gun, 45-passed through her body under the arms, killing her instantly. Grandson William C. Walton told me that Jane recounted to her family a dream she had had as a younger woman. My Father, then deceased, came to me in a dream and said, Jane, I have come to take you back with me. J ane replied, I cannot go now as I have three young children to 70 Whereupon her father replied, Very weU, but I wiU come for you when you are 40 years old. Jane was 40 years old when she tqjE yaw IKaEVE) . C0J& (31 gaitaandOans) ofifiSTr was killed. cj p.m. Children FREE Much of the information for this story is taken from History of MonticeUo by Harold Muhlestein. Treat the family tonight... or any time! DINE OUT! BREAKFAST LUNCH 6 iHonttcello Chamber of Commerce ponoorcd $8 ng raise. September 25 and 26 Genoral Admission $1 finger pressed the trigger, Jane Walton stepped in front of Roach. The 45-slug caught her under her left arm through her body. As she sank into the arms of her son, she was heard to say, Tom, you have hurt me. It was a tragic thing. The group was shocked and terrified. Jane was a lovely, prominent women in the community alovingwife and mother. Roach, who left the crowd and saddled his horse, was never again seen or heard of in these parts. It is reported that he holed up on Bob Hot's ranch on upper Verdure Cfeek for a while then disappeared. Dick (WillarcO Butt was the sheriff. He sent Indians to scour the Navajo reservation, without were whooping it up. Things were getting out of hand. The cowboys were getting noisy. One could hardly hear the orchestra, consisting of Charles E. Walton Sr. on the fiddle and Charles E. Walton Jr. on the mouth organ. Above the confusion, a quadrille y -- his The drinkers Closed Sundays DINNER a.m. to 10 p.m . ELK RIDGE RESTAURANT Ut Blanding, |