Show I SLAYER WITHOUT fiGHT i Charles Stewart Who Shot Charles Wheeler Lodged 1 in Jail I CAUSED BY OLD QUARREL Prisoner Says He Would Have Given Battle Had He Been Armed Republican Special Service Provo Pro July 11 Sheriff George T Judd returned return 11 to Provo this morning with Charles Stewart tho the sla slayer er of oC Charles Wheeler heeler Immediately after r the shooting In the streets at nt Colton Cotton yesterday Stewart fled for tor his tits sheep camp In the tho hills about fIve live miles dis dis- 18 tant Ho made application for tor a gun gunt at t Craver Craner Marbel's store storo In to Colton where the tho shooting took place but being denied started at nt a a. brisk rate of or speed for tor his camp where he lie had hadan hadan an nn abundance of or ammunition and shootIng shooting shoot- shoot Ing In Irons He Ile was trims overtaken by a posse of men on horseback within half a mile of or camp and even evan then thou though unarmed ho he made a Q bold attempt to keep Jeep the tho officers back Had I reached the camp ho he said snit to Sheriff Judd today I would woul never nevor have havo been taken taleen alive 1 I would o ha killed every ever man in tho the canyon As A that soon loon as Officer Kearnes found Stewart was unarmed he ime took him Into custody custod and placed him In the Jail Jolt at ot Colton Collon where ho was held for the I Ish sh sheriff The real cause for tho time shooting I Inot Is not known Several rumors are afloat Th Time The most probable one oue seems to be he that about a n month ago a o tho time men and while drinking at Colton yesterday the quarrel was resumed Wheeler heeler Is said to have hove asked Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art to take a n. drink and after the drinks were poured out or while they were being served Wheelers Wheeler's employer came come In and Wheeler turned turne to talk with him Stewart 60 soon n after this thus left for tho the whore where he lie exposed the 38 33 automatic Colts ho had purchased the theay day ay previous and stated that ho was going to kill Wheeler heeler After this tills Stewart returned and met Wheeler heeler In tho streets Ho lie drew his revolver and shot Wheeler through tho the stomach The two men grappled for tor a time and nd another mother shot was waa fired but It went wild When hen help came tho the gun was taken from Irom Stewart and Wheeler fell foil to 10 the tho ground exhausted Stewart wa was permitted to steal away during tho excitement excitement ex ex- and only for tor tho the reason that I there were wore a n number of or horsemen In town lown was he h. captured without a tl desperate desperate des des- es- es te struggle Stewart Is thirty years cars old His Ills parents died when ho was wag a 0 child ande and antI he e has hal been his own guardian for tor many mail years cars Ho lie has the name of being thad a t abad abad bad had man with his flit fit but until this affair there seems to have havo be been no gun plays In his ills more or less checkered career lie Ho will be with mur- mur murder der In tho the first degree Today there thero has been considerable talk taUt about tho time condition of his Is mini at nt tho the time of or the shooting and lind It t mm 11 more than likely that a n plea pIc pIco o Insanity It Sty ity will bo ho mn made e for him when the ho he case goes noes oes to trial When seen nt ot tho time county Jail today Stewart said that he was sorry OTY KOI ry th that t the shot had hn not struck himself In Instead Instead ill In- stead of ot Wheeler He lIe gave as OR n a reason reason rea rea- son for time the shooting that W Wheeler had haJ been heen offensive had hall b been en shooting up the tho town and held a gun on him Stewart Stow Stow- art while ho danced Ho also erred a that Wheeler had shot a a. plug of or to tobacco tobacco tobacco to- to bacco out of his hand han during the tho tiny day an and 1 so behaved that Stewart WM was afraid of ot him |