Show THE STONE MURDER STERNE AND THREE udder UNDER ARREST the excitement at price emery county over the killing of romer homer J stone on friday night was very intense further farther particulars obtained since saturday show that during the quarrel between stone and steene when the latter presented an order lor for 50 and payment was refused the former drew his pistol in response to stones threat to whip him As steene was worked almost into a frenzy by what had bad oc occurred and was emphatic in his bis declarations that he would kiu kill stone the latter suggested to his friends that he be ought to have steene arrested they however his anger would subside and that there would be no further trouble this idea proved to be a mistaken one for at when stone started from a store to go home his companions con who were a few feet in advance heard him exclaim I 1 now none of that I 1 I 1 A shot followed instant instantly ay iy and stone fell his as assailant fleeing in a southeast terly direction the murdered mp man was picked up and gave but one groan the tee ball having gone in at his back passing through the heart and aad come out at the left breast when justice mcintyre was notified of what had bad occurred he be sent men out to look lor for the murderer thereby causing some delay in holding the inquest A united gaited states deputy marshal was in price at the time of the shooting but we are informed that he made no effort to arrest the terl mical but took the tram train for provo on the way down he met sheriff J W turner who on hearing of the tragedy had bad promptly started for the scene of action and returned with him when the sheriff reached price steene was still at large mr turner immediately began work on the case and on saturday night had steene in custody and also three others accused ol of urging him on to the wu mer ous deed william mccloskey samuel woolley and james haley the pistol with which the shooting was done and which steene mad had box bor rowed lias also been found it having been returned to the owner the three accomplices take the matter very co codly 2 when the four prisoners were arraigned before justice mcinty they demanded a change of ve benr and anally waived examination an and were ommittee to await the action of the first district grand jury i the prisons steene is younger than at first supposed goed being but 20 years of age he is from kansas and has recently been employed on a ranch in colorado he has drifted about from place to place and remained a short time each at fort duchesne chesne and ashley utah he went to price from henrys fork and had been in town 18 days at the time the deed was committed his accomplices are all transients and are described as a tough looking set I 1 this afternoon we received the following special dispatch from price no tidings from stones relatives yet the murderer and his accomplices were taken to provo yesterday on the same train with their victim the three accomplices sam wooley james haley and wm win mcclosky waived examination and were taken to provo to await the action of the grand jury everything pertaining to the case has been tol told as far as known the railroad company carried stones body free and passed W F willi williams ams to salt lake and return on free account accompanying the body the feeling nere is more bitter against the three accomplices than against the mur murderer deTer 11 mr stones body was brought up last evening and was taken to undertaker to be cared for three messages message have shave been sent to bis relatives tives but thus far no answer has been received from them s |