Show STRANGE TENG kj lusht le let in III upon the latest park city sensation the tile trial of patrick murphy who shot patrick E egan gan at park paric city last week was set for the at 9 2 pm but was postponed to the on oil account of of sheriff allison having the prisoner confined in i n summit county jail being ming occupied with tho the riley inquest AT GRASS CREEK it is exceedingly doubtful under the circumstances of the case as now disclosed whether murphy can be held even on oil a charge of voluntary manslaughter As now rela ted by both the parties arties themselves the facts which eave have been hitherto shrouded in mystery arc as follows AND ANOTHER PERSON while enjoying a horseback ride in the evening over the hills above park city were surprised by a man suddenly appearing in in their front seizing izing be murphys Murp hys horse by the brix bris die dle rein aud and exclaiming to to mur phy you are my illy prisoner I 1 murphy supposing himself attacked by a robber robbed immediately drew his ra revolver and fired the darkness being bein 9 such euch that ho lie could only distinguish the form of the assail assailant atit the ball striking about the right nipple ranged 0 do downward anward and LODGED IN THE HACK pro the unfortunate man ninn murphy immediately dismounted and to his horror discovered that lie had shot one of his best friends my illy god lie exclaimed to the dying ng man li egan 11 gan what were you doing here egan almost insensible explained as well as he lie could that he had been out prospecting was returning to park city and seeing toward hm him thought only uly to play a joke u upon pon them feeling confident that murphy would know his voice even if he lie could not recognize him IN THE DARKNESS both men were suffused with grief rief egan was ft as taken into town but ut for some sonic time refused to say anything regarding the matter fi nally being informed that he lie mut must die he lie replied to a direct question who shot you john mur phy but I 1 was more to blame than lie As soon as the news of the shooting and reached rea elied the public car or were heard beard and the deputy sheriff having murphy in charge was obliged to exercise his utmost discretion and to prevent the summary execution of murphy A secret keetin meeting i was held on tale same night at w which if was resolved to lynch murphy died lied there id is but little hope forean for egan 0 he is bleeding internally is is very low has great difficulty in in breathing can fen scarcely acely artibus articulate ate secluded and by order of his physician asician dr gregor all persons are forbidden FROM SEEING HIM he haa has made a dying declaration which will not be made public while he lie lives but itis it is understood by those who should know that in that declaration ho be completely exonerates murphy from any criminal intent in shooting him the lesion lesson to be gleaned from this distressing dimitres aing affair is 13 that men should not take chances cliance a likely to prove merely a play upon their brove lives ives |