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Show staggering from the effects of the? in-1 Jury and hia overdose of liquor, but who, nevertheless, was attempting to reach for his revolver. The police were notified and tho auto patrol, with Driver Moore and Patrolmen Phillips. C.iles and Armstrong, Arm-strong, rushed to the scene, turnout I and Moletz were taken to the emer-1 emer-1 gency hospital, where the former's Injuries In-juries were dressed by Police Surgeon 11. B. Sprague. He later was removed ! to St. Mark's hospital. Stafford Is the man who, several months ago, arrested and disarmed Roy Armstrong, the negro, who shot J. T. Rrennnn at Postofflee place and West Temple street. Ilrennan later died from the wounds In telling tho story of the tragedy of Tuesdny morning morn-ing Mr. Stafford says that Mole'z ap- 1 peared to fire all the shots directly at Lamont's head, but owing to tho : fact that the gun was cf a cheap make ; ! and Moletz was excited, the weapon I recoiled and the shots, with the exeep- i Hon of one, went wild, SALOON MEN IN SHOOTING SCRAPE Paul Moletz Seriously Wounds Nicholas Nicho-las Lamont, Drunken Partner. Salt Lake, Nov u. As a result of an altercation between Nicholas Lamont La-mont an 1 Paul Mo'etz proprietor of the notorious Midway bar, 10 West South Temple street, which woiud up in a sensational shooting affray, the former is at St Mirk's hospital suffering suf-fering from a wound in the left sid.1 of the face. Moletz emptied M:i revrhcr at Lamont, La-mont, but all the shots went wild except ex-cept cne. I amont, with his biothcr, John, were arrested Monday night or creating a disturbance in the s"Iron. At that time John Lnnunt p'intrd a revolver at Patrolman C. C Ca.st en-sen. en-sen. Nicholas Lamont, victim o. the shooting Tuesday, was released on his own recognizance. Nicholas Lamont went to the police po-lice station shortly befo e noon T ies-day ies-day to endeavor to secure the release of his brother, but ow irr to the fa t lhat ho was not thorough' koIm r he was ordered away by Lieutenant John Hempel He had b en gone but a shu t tlrno when the .police were called to the Midway bar. It appears that Moletz Mo-letz refused to give lamont a drink of hlsky and a quarrel ensued, la which Lamont is said to have drawn a revolver. Moletz ejectel him from the place, and Lamont, it is claimed, ihreatened to shoot through the window of the saloon, whereupon Mo-lltz Mo-lltz went out on the sidewa'k to him and then the excitement began. Begins Shooting. Moletz drew his revolver and began shooting at Lamont, firing the five cartridges In quick succession. That Lamont was not killed appears miraculous, mirac-ulous, as the two men were not more than four feet apart. Only one bullet took effect, the other four going wild This bullet struck Lsmont in the cheek, knocking out three teeth and emerged through the mouth. An artery ar-tery was cut and Lamont bled pro- ( fusely. A small crowd was passing the saloon sa-loon at the time and every one ran to cover for protection from the fusillade of bullets, with the exception of Geo. I- Stafford. a steam titter, living at 341 North First West street, who was on the opposite side of the street Si afford af-ford ran toward tho ontestants and disarmed and held Moletz, at the same I ' I " - ni' tnr ra S'T'iy to catch and hold Iamont, who waa |