| Show DETAILS OF THE MURDER particulars of the fatal shooting of hughes by mulloy on OB the evening of election day a day a number men were in cupit brennand brendans Bren nans Dans saloon in park city when nest neal malloy entered and said he be had voted for mclaughlin but had scratched the rest of the names on the ticket A discussion followed about using undue influence to secure votes at length mulloy accused hushes hughes of having been implicated in the lyn lunching lynching ching ot of murphy in 1883 hughes admitted admits e d having baying been one of the tae crew of at the h e train on which the lyn chers took passage but denied all knowledge of what was afoot mulloy then called hughes aliar a liar an altercation ensued during which mulloy challenged HUGHES to go outside with him the tee two went out at the rear of the saloon attended by others or all of the men who were in it mulloy drew and aad brandished brandishes bran dished a pistol at which hughes highes started to reenter re enter the saloon to do this it was necessary to descend some steps which led from the spot where herd the men stood to the barroom bar room hughes had bad descended two or three steps when mulloy standing not more than three or four yards from him deliberately FIRED at him the ball entered near the left nipple and hughes fell into ane arms arma of a man named james stevens who was lower down on the steps A man named john T sweeney was seen to hand mulloy a pistol as the th men were leaving the saloon late on monday night developments indicated that sweeney part pan in IB the affair and on tuesday he was arrested but the evidence was not sufficient to holdi held himi he was put under bonds as a witness more evidence being discovered sweeney was on wednesday arrested on a charge of assault with intent to kill pending the completion of his examination examina tien on this c harge charge hughes died and on Thurs thursday dK morning sweeney was gain again arrested agreste on a charge of murder in th the first degree A partial examination on this charge was held before commissioner cohen at park city on thursday J H sheperd J S gibson peter howarth Howar tk oscar hartwell and others testified sweeney was without ball it is claimed both hughes and mulloy were sober when the shooting was done |
