Show AT on saturday afternoon last at about al K lee a korean shot and killed a fellow countryman by the name of D K koo at garland according to the report of the affair koo came cam to garland but a few weeks ago with the intention of entering into a partnership with lee to lease some beet lands during the coming season koo was short of funds and the partnership was not noi affected but in the negotiations some bad blood was generated between the two and upon one occasion koo struck lee doth both men were residing in the old carter property in garland and after the altercation lee went to ogden where he purchased a gun on saturday when hen the shooting began koo was reported to be lying on a bed on the west side of the room while lee was reclining on a bedon bed hod on the east cast side in another part of the room were some japs indulging in a game of cards and without warning ot of any kind lee raised himself on hs his bed and began firing at K koo 00 on the opposite side of the room the japs scrambled out of the room as fast as they could while lee kept on firing at koo who was as wildly running around the room and finally dropped to the floor and crawled under the bed where he died the report states that lee must have fired a dozen shots or more five of which took effect in koos body ono one shot penetrated just at the side ot of the eye another in the mouth and live five in the back the japs japa who escaped from the room spread the alarm and a physician and officer snyder ot of garland immediately rushed to the place and were met by lee as they approached the house who told them to go ba back emphasizing his advice with a flourish of his revolver and the officials retreated A little later another attempt was made to enter ter the place but buethe the korean threatened fo to gao shoot 6 t the h 9 first man who attempted to mount the stops steps A parley was then begun begu n by a number of friends and the korean which lasted fully ara ar hour and a half at the end of which he threw his gun out of the door and followed with his hands up he was then taken into custody and the physicians made an examination of koo who had tiled lied very soon after being hit sheriff olsen was notified and in co company with deputy sheriff J H zundel boarded the early afternoon train going north on the main line and rode to Dewe deweyville from where they drove to garland and rev revised iwed the shooting county attorney W J lowe went up to garland in the evening and an inquest was held the jurors bringing in a verdict that deceased came to his death at the hands of lee who was charged with feloniously shooting koo lee was brought to brigham and locked up in the county jail on tuesday morning he was taken out to garland by sheriff olsen and given a preliminary hearing before justice shumway who bound him over to the district court the dead korean was turned over to undertaker kellar of tremonton Tre monton who prepared the body for burial arid and it was interred at garland |