Show ATTEMPTED MURDER william will am henderson shoots richard bichard hook in the breast at 1030 last evening at sandy salt lake county hook of stockton received a wound that came near costing him his hia life he was brought to my this city this morning tor for surgical attendance his account of the affair is as follows at the time stated he W was is standing in front of a house lm m sandi sandy he was leaning against the street fence filling his pipe when a man inside the fence ordered him away hook replied that he was in cerferina ter ferina with no one and would not go till he was ready the other person who was william henderson ordered hook off again but the latter replied that he have to go at this henderson Heu derson dow his revolver and fired two shots the first bullet passed over hooks head hut but the second shot took effect in hg his left breast near the heart henderson turned and walked away while hook staggered to a smelter where he had bad some acquaintances no surgeon could be fou found d so the wounded man remained near near the tire all night to keep from getting cold his wound kasnot was not dressed in any way and the blood saturated his clochin clothing about it this morning Const constable abW lewis of sandy precinct was notified and took henderson into custody he also brought him and hook to this city where the latter was placed under the care of dr benedict I 1 who expressed an ol 01 opinion binion that h he a would recover though the injury might prove serious the ball ba bail bad d entered between the ribs and lodged in the back mr hook was able to walk but has been considerably weakened hendeson denied the shooting sho otine when first arrested subsequently however lac jac stated to officer lewis that he had bad baill bad a quarrel with a man and went to his room and procured pro procured curea the weapon in which he placed three cartridges when he came out he N saw the man coming toward him and fired two shots avei over his bis shoulder he gave another version of the affair to W B tripp to whom he be said he had bad fired two shots over a mans head just for fun 11 and did not think he had bad hit him hook says he had bad no trouble with henderson and u never e ver spoke to him until he or ordered ZI ered him away from the street in front of the boarding house bouse constable lewis says that about six weeks ago henderson engaged gagelin S in a similar pame game flanag two sho shots ts at richard kichard green whom he was trying to frighten the bi bullets lIets passed between green arm and his bis body doing no injury henderson has been employed at the mingo smelter and has no family lie he is now in the city jail awaiting the result of a preliminary hearing bearing which wilt will be held on saturday he was arraigned today and pleaded not guilty he also made a statement to a nices reporter this after rifton but it was too late for publication li in this issue he ha says hook threatened to cut hi hiah throat roat and that the shots were fired in the air he says he cannot account for the wound in mr hooks breast |