Show TWO ROBBERS SHOT march 17 added one more to the list of shooting scrapes recorded to lo this city the result of the latest Is that que one man lies dead in the sex tows tous office another to is in the hospital wand and the doctors say lie cannot live and still another with a comparatively para i ively slight wound on the head le is lu in the city jail until an enquiry can be had into the circumstances under which he shot the first two the man who is in custody is J C weston he is 24 years of age and has been employed in mr bam bergers rock quarries on the R G Q W yesterday morning he came to town to spend the day he went about from place to place and after going into a saloon for a glass of beer beer he met a man named werner who claimed a former acquaintance the phe two remained together ther and in the afternoon went to the foam saloon north of the herald building there they met a third party whom werner introduced as his friend john this was about 5 p ra in john who has been heard to say 8 that his name was day with the others in drinking and all were merry together then werner and day induced weston to go out of the saloon and back to near the centre of the block where grant brothers company bw bus house stands when mr weston started out he had fiad in his i light hand band pantaloons pocket a pure containing 7 or 8 jp ji silver la in his left hod hand eaket he had a similar purse with about in gold after leaving the saloon as stated the trio entered the bus westons companions had ascertained that he had harmoney money and they believed that he was sufficiently intoxicated to become an easy ease prey to them so 80 they tumbled fumbled about him and tried to get into afa pockets but he was not so helpless as they took him to be and realizing that an aa attempt was bat being ng made to rob him he resisted in the struggle his right hand pocket was torn and day secured the purse with the silver in it at this time mr weston was partially under the other two and werner was engaged in getting at the lefthand left hand pocket A As day was transferring the purse to his own pocket weston dy by an effort threw his aw assailants back far enough for him to reach into the pocket where he carried his revolver day saw the mover movement nent anti and to n a moment had his own pistol out and sought to qui quickly ealy settle matters by putting it to 0 westons Wea tons head bead and pulling the trigger but in the scramble the aim was not good and the bullet struck weston at the left temple tearing back along al 0 ng the sine of the head and laying ID g the skull bare bar on its track the shot seemed to nerve the proposed victim who brought his own weapon into hito play the nearest person to him bim was werner still seeking see kiDir to got get the purse and the first shot from westons Weston 8 gun was sent into him werner staggered back and add down to the ground un with a bullet to in his neck deck the ball had bad entered a little to the left side and lodged somewhere in the back of the neck wt ston stoa then had bad only one cue antagonist but lie was armed and about to shoot so quick work was necessary another stift was fired and day went to the ground with a but bul let hole in his left side near the hip bone As weston followed him out of the bw bus he fired the third time the ball passing through days hat and piercing the centre of his forehead day turned about and ran a few rods when he dropped dead weston went to the livery stable and stated that he be had shot two men in a brief space of time several police arrived on the scene and took charge of the parties who were removed later weston and werner being taken to the city hall and the dead man to the sextons Sex tons dr hall elaml examined tied werners wound and stated that it was necessarily i fatal so far as day was concerned coni either of his would have resulted in death mr weston gave his account of the affair substantially as related above werner was asked for his version and stated that weston had assaulted and tried to rob him he was told that his bin death was certain to result from the shot but he did not believe this and insisted that he would recover after a time he began to feel worse he was told that his companion was dead and was j again informed that his bis wound was mortal then he made a brief statement to marshal young that he and his friend had engaged to rob weston and he bad shot them assistant city attorney eichnor came at this juncture and learning that the dying man was a german mr eichnor addressed him in that tongue in reply werner made deposition in substance as follows my ay name is william henry werner I 1 was born in saxony germany and am thirty years of age twelve years ago I 1 came to this thia country and have lived most of the time in philadelphia I 1 came west and stayed in omaha six months three weeks ago I 1 arrived in salt lake and got employment with grant brothers A week ogo go I 1 met john meaning the dead man I 1 did not know his full name he he told me of several robberies he had been engaged in one of them being a jewelry store I 1 met inet the stranger meaning weston yesterday my friend proposed that we rob the stranger john bad a guna gun a self cocker re he fired on shot the stranger then fired werner warner said he be did not desire word to be sent to his father and mother about the shooting he said his friend bad laid a plan to rob the R G W depot he considered his companion a smart thief tuesday march 18 werner was removed to the hospital where he is still alive though weak the doctors say that his death is a matter of a few hours the boly bo ay iy odthe dead man was identified as that hat of robert J granfield Gran fiell t at least some of the officers were positive that it was be so firm were they in this opinion that a suggestion of it being someone else would not be considered si this afternoon granfield Ur anfield was seen on main taud justice laney who also met him called his bis attention to his being confounded with the dead man tills this afternoon coroner tay Taylor lor determined to hold an inquest over the body at a later hour the ho delay being to secure necessary witnesses in days pockets there were a few papers and the purse he had stolen with between 4 and 5 in it there seems to be no doubt wha ever that young weston acted in self defense anti and it is remarkable that with the odds against him he be got off so easily with the evidence as it stands at present there is no doubt that the coroners jury will exonerate him As for the others there will not be much regret except that their course has been one of sin they planned to rob the young man and would not have hesitated to murder him I 1 in n fact one ot of them made the attempt but in the emergency he had bad the nerve to act with decision and thus saved his bis own life and property tuesday march lath coroner taylor tay lor held an inquest over the remains of john day the only name yet found for him the robber who was killed on monday night the witnesses related the story as given in yesterday Is NEWS mr weston gave his version as an mows follows I 1 wits was in a saloon yesterday buying a bottle of blackberry brandy when the man who called hini himself self werner came in and said he knew me I 1 convinced him that he and gave him a drink out of the bottle he thus treated us to beer and we went out and he be took me into another saloon and got a quart of beer which we drank we then went up the street and in passing a house he said there were some girls there and he would take me there in the evening I 1 told him that I 1 had arranged to go to alaska and add was going to the depot to see my partner on the way we ve went into another saloon to have a pint of beer I 1 then started for the depot and he be asked me to go to a saloon where he was acquainted I 1 went in with him and we went into a back room and had more beer then I 1 went outside and relieved rny my stomach and came back I 1 was feeling sleepy by this timeout time but I 1 saw another mau man come in and observed them wi winking inking they got more beer and I 1 drank and in a little while werner said I 1 was feeling sick and I 1 went out in the rear with them and went into the bus I 1 laid down and they went out but soon own came back one of thern them said lets see what money hes got gat we will take care of it for him I 1 told them to get away as I 1 could take care of my own money then they lumped jumped on me and I 1 said 11 G d you if you don dont donit it get away I 1 win will shoot you 11 they kept searching on search i ng for my purse when I 1 got my revolver out and fired ared twice then one of them got out and ran into the yard and fell fall I 1 got out scuffling with the other mau man he had a revolver in his hand and tried to f shoot me but I 1 knocked his arm up and then fired onto om e more I 1 think that he be started tu to fall then at least we released each other and I 1 ran lutu into the barn I 1 thought that I 1 was wounded in the head and that I 1 could feel the hullet lul let I 1 first felt this wound in my head when the man mair fired they knew I 1 had bad some money on me but I 1 dont think they knew how much th object of their at tack was robbery anti and they the succeed ed iu in getting one 1 purse u arse from me which contained less jess that than 10 1 I have no that hat I 1 was dru drugged I 1 think I 1 shot three times twice in the bus obus and once outside my bly folks live in mist missouri ouri I 1 ama ana a laborer and am employed as cook at the quarry at thistle J I 1 came here yesterday morning and expected ta to leave last just evening I 1 am unmarried rhe phe following dying statement by nor w as read mad by J Justic astl ce eLaney Laney I 1 am from omaha born in germany came to philadelphia la Q what were you doing A nothing Q QT robbing any one A no sir qi did you have a gun A no sir onto one shot in bus stranger fired one shot dont know about robbing I 1 only had couple dollars the other party had considerable money my parents live in G 4 binany dont want word sent to them at this witness would not teaty in english mr eichnor was at this time sworn by judge laney to act as interpreter in german and the following statement was taken down the friend had bad a gun a self cock pr er and was trying to rob a stranger he wanted to shoot him for his money modey he be fired one shot at the Is stranger iran ge r he does not know what the friend did with the weapon had known the friend about a week Q A did your friend speak to you about robbing tb the stranger estranger A aw ye I 1 got acquainted with my friend in this city Q did you help to rob the stranger A no Q were you present when he be was attempting to rob the stranger ayes his friend had on a red shirt Q was your friend a german ano an american do not know what state be was from Q shall we send word of this shooting to your mother or father A no Q what is your trade A cement paver Q shall we send for a minister or a priest A no mr eichnor eich nor shall I 1 ask him if he is dying werner I 1 am dying Q how old freyou are you A thirty years coroner aroner taylor fay lor asked the jurors if they wished any further testimony but they all stated they were satisfied and after a brief consultation the following verdict was returned OF UTAH i county of salt lake j as an inquisition holden hoi den at the office of joseph h taylor in the fifth inot of salt lake city on the lath da day of maych march A D 1890 before george J taylor coroner of said county upon tho the body of unknown there lying dead b by the J aurora whose names name are hereunto guiv said jurors juror on their oaths d py anky from ra rom the evidence presented that he hb died in the rear of f morris paint shop on west temple street in I 1 sal t lake city at the hour of oem march 1890 from the effects of a pistol shot fired by jhn weston in self defense in testimony where ref the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written WM wit 6 0 PHILLIPS P L JAMBS L lawis eurora GEORGE J TAYLOR coroner mr wenton Weston is still in all ail and will probably be held there till the inquest over werner is concluded this afternoon dr hall said that werner could not dot last till morn morning ig this forenoon he be sank into a comatose condition from which it was impossible to arouse him at he was just alive but was sinking and the end was no not t far off at 5 yesterday afternoon after william H werner who was shot on monday evening by J C weston died at the hospital and this morning coroner taylor summoned the jurors who acted in the inquest over the other victims body and iDd completed the the body of werner was identified as that of one of the parties engaged I 1 in the trouble and upon this with the evidence taken on tuesday fues day the jury returned a verdict that deceased came to his death from the effects of a gun shot wound inflicted D by J C weston while the latter was defending himself from werner and his comp upon this result being arri arrived vedat at mr weston was released from custody and received the lions of his friends on the outcome of the murderous mun leroue attack k upon him werner and his bis companion day have been buried by the sexton |