| Show SHOT ON THE STREET at about 1250 sept john T snellion Sn ellson shot a man named lockett jockett who will probably die the circumstances leading to and connected with the shooting are as follows follow fr lockett has for some gome time pmt amt been in the employ of the rio grande western company as foreman of a gang of car inspectors and snellion Sn ellson has bas been in the employ of the same company as foreman of a gang of car repairers of necessity the two men had a more or less close connection with each other in their work and they have not got along pleasantly in fact it is stated that they have quarreled repeatedly on saturday last trouble occurred between them which it is stated had its rise over the fact that snellion Sn ellson wanted to put on certain workmen while lockett objected claiming they were not competent lockett kays ays that on the occasion of their last quarrel snellion Sn Su ellson drew a knife on him what if anything passed between the two men between saturday and noon today is not known but the following particulars of the shooting are aen by a workman who was an eyewitness eye witness to it on the northeast corner of the intersection of second south and fourth west streets which of course is on the southwest corner of the block stands a brick building belonging to T C armstrong jr the west wall of the building is on the line of the sidewalk on the east side of fourth west street and the front of the building is flush with the second south street sidewalk immediately east of this building is ia another buck structure in course of erection A workman on the ther latter lUtter named jumes james herndon stood near by and saw the th e ng dg i for about fifteen minutes L lockeet hett h ett had been standing in front of the first building occasionally bending this head round the corner ot of it a and d looking to the north he appeared appear edtl to be waiting and looking for someone presently he stooped quickly picked up a stone and threw it at a man who was walkin walking near the middle of fourth west street S street and apparently going towards the B R G 4 W depot As soon as lockett had bad thrown the first stone he sto stooped olred to pick up another and at that instant the maj maa he was throwing at fired a first and then a second shot lockett staggered but recovered himself walked into the middle of second south street hailed balled a street car that was going east and stepped into it he rode in ia the streetcar street car to main street when the conductor and motorman motor mao mau discovering that he was wounded halle hailed 4 policeman james dunning donning who called an express wagon and conveyed him birn to the city hall where he arrived within fifteen minutes of the time he was shot five minutes later dr meacham city physician anti anil dr fowler were in the office of city marshal young where the wounded MUD mn was lying on oc a mattress on the floor by direction of the surgeons he was stripped to the waist that an examination might be facilitated there was only one bullet hole and it was located in the left side about halfway half way between the top of the hip bone and the arm pit and seemed to be about in line with both tile the ball had bad not corne come out and the surgeons geons pressed the flesh on the back and abd to find it if possible whether or not it had passed within the ribs was a matter ot of doubt on pressing a spot three or four inches above the naval the patient winced and gave it as his bis opinion that the bullet was there the surgeons seemed doubtful as to whether it was there or not and dr fowler inquired it if the patient had vomited and was told be had not dr meacham proceeded to bandage the wound and while he was thus engaged justice laney came into the apartment and asked a statement better be taken from him dr fowler wait till we get him fixed he is not in a condition now but when we get him hini fixed up better do it sam shell driver of the patrol wagon was kneeling by the side of the mattress carefully supporting the wounded mai mat whose position however was uncomfortable and he be said let me lie down he could not lie prone on account of the pain he suffered in that position and he had to be raised up agai again a at judge laney came up to the bedside with paper and pencil to take the wounded mans statement and all except police officials were excluded from the room As dr fowler left t the he room he said tn in answer to an inquiry hes ehens not dying yet he is not dot and there may be a reaction occur but you cant tell ani an I 1 his relatives ought to be notified at once desk sergeant merrill men ill at once directed a police officer to go to an address on first south street where it was as understood the wounded man had friends but little however could be ascertained about hiva it was said that he had friends in the sugar house ward he is of fine physique dark complexion dark hair aud and moustache about medium height and apparently about thirty three years old it is believed he is single immediately after firing at lockett snellion Sn ellson walked to the county jail two blocks block distant gave himself up and was locked up in a cell he is about thirty five years old is of rather small stature dark complexion pl exion wears a black moustache and looks like a hard hardworking working man the sheriff refused to allow reporters to speak to him at last accounts lockett was still lying on the mattress in marshal youngs room at the city hall in a condition which made it Idi impossible possible for the surgeons to diet with any confidence whether lie ho will live or die justice laney very properly refused to make public tile the contents of his ants ante mortem statement |
