Show THE MAN SHOT BY BUSH deputy marshal joseph bush arrived from the blue mountains on april 20 having with him william bowen charged with grand larceny the other ruan man whom the deputy assisted by deputies norrell bennett and arrested was john gibson he also is accused of horse stealing but he be was left at monticello on friday the reason for this is that he be was unable to be moved owing to a frightful wound in his right side inflicted by mr bush while the latter was making the arrest bush gives his account I 1 of the affair as follows we had bowen and we were ano e oking looking for others on friday we came across gibson and aind started to arrest him he made for a log cabin aud and got inside when he warned us not to cume come any closer the others surrounded the place and I 1 went up to the door gibson fibson told me not to come in or he be would kill bill me he was standing 4 behind a piece apiece of sheeting that covered the doorway he had a full view of me but I 1 could not see him the rhe muzzle bt bf his pistol was however against the sheeting as it was moved about on the cloth I 1 could pretty well tell how lt it was pointed As he had the advantage ad vantage of me I 1 stopped and talked to him I 1 asked him to act as a reasonable man told him there was enough of us to take him but we did not want to hurt him ro fo this be replied with an oath you can take mormons cormons with warrants in your pockets and you better go after them you can cant it take me anti and if you come another step or try to get I 1 in a here 1 1111 kill you I 1 again argued with him and at last said we came here to arrest you and we are going to do it we have a warrant and will serve it before we leave so you had better come outside and settle the matter without any further trouble ill settle it was the answer if you try to come in here you had oetter move off or I kill you x K i saw the muzzle of his bis pistol rise up and he began cursing and exclaimed ill kill you now the pistol came down dowd on the sheeting and I 1 saw tha I 1 had to do something and do it quick or I 1 would be gone I 1 stooped and sprang for the door at the same time bringing my shot gun up I 1 pulled on him 11 fired red both loads and jumped inside he fell with two loads of buckshot in him one load had caught his right arm just as he was bringing it into position to shoot and the other went into his right side about four inches below the armpit and ranged around to the back we read the warrant to him and left him at monticello to be cared for as best they could there he bled considerably we could not bring him with us for he was hurt too bad we hurried to thompsons Thomp sons springs and telegraphed for a doctor as there is not one in all the range of country mr bush buchs Is description of the wound and the condition in which nays gibson was though the deputy thinks his prisoner is not fatally injured cause fears for the result of the shot and it is by no means certain that gibson will not die in fact the indications are that it will take cake best beat of skill and attention to prevent a fistal fatal result no physician has as yet been sent to him as all of those in salt lake seem to be too busy to undertake the work the officers say however that one will leave not later than tomorrow morning to attend to the wounded man |