Show MURDERED 4 U S deputy marshal collin shoots joseph tu IRELANDS tho mans statement hia grief stricken wife comments with all cheed as well as the block of electricity the cewa circulated through the city last that a murder bad been committed near the city Hall that deputy marshal collin was the murderer aad joseph mcmurrin night watchman at the Tit liing yard the victim A herald reporter who hurried over toa the city hall at wen found the front doors barred and an excited crowd talking in front of the building he pained admission through a rear door however and was quickly in possession ofaf many of thy terrible 1 facts as could be at once learned in the back room that used by the aa an office lay tho form of young doseph mcmurrin swathed in blankets two uly bullet holes in the of the stomach ei theron of which must have been mortal the policeman who guarded the door would allow to pass but to our reporter he eaid dr benedict justice and recorder IL M wells with several witnesses were taking the wounded mans deposition that dr benedict had eaid he had not twenty four hours to live in the recorders room a terrible sconce met the eight of the reporter the young wife af the dy in man who bad been suddenly summoned from her home was crying distractedly wringing her hands and trying in vain to antly compose herself to be allowed to enter the chamber where her husband lay the young mans father sat with his head bowed upon a chair and his sister aglea me murrin well remembered from the part she has taken in th eRoyal young polygamy case waa moaning near his side it awas a eight to unnerve the strongest man and nearly everyone who booked upon it hurried from the contemplation in a few moments the ladias had so far composed themselves as to be able to enter the room shortly afterward dr benedict judge mr wells and others emerged from the room and the information that mr mcmurrin had requested to be left alone with his wife and family the doctor was resting quietly was his right mind but eliat his being alive was little abort of a marvel lie only gave him a few hours to live from several of those who had heard the deposition made our reporter gathered alie following mr mcmurrin was informed had but a chort phort time to live andt ld that whatever he might say should be said with that fact well before him he answered impatiently that he was perfectly aware eliat lie was going to die and he wished death might come soon he his story then several times aud those who heard him say it did not vary an iota either time in telling he was coining the social hall alley the narrow lane which connects first and second east ats between south temple arid farst youth at about T 1 it wa a pretty dark night he walked on the auth side but when near the social hall he went to crom over to the north A man coming from the opposite direction ran into him he recognized him at once as deputy marshal collin it appears the two had previously biad some difficulty in the third ward aad when they ran into each each other mcmurrin struck at collin who dodged the blow and turning quickly thrust his pistol Mc abdomen and fired twice immediately afterwards in the darkness the wounded man out of the alley on to first east street and went northward some fifty feet when he fell to the ground just inside the gate between the residence of henry ynell and spencer clawson william floydt the shoemaker was on hid way home up the hill and had heard the two akots fired when he was near the corner oatlie city hall he little or oc the mat ter however anil was passing by the gate when the wounded man called to him saying for gods sake get a carriage and send for my wife I 1 am shot mr lloyd hurried at once to the city hall from whence officer who had heard alie shots had already started marshal policeman thomas and 0 P arnold reached the lane almost at the and assisted in conveying the wounded man to alie hall his family had been sent for in the mean time und had ant been conducted into aside room before being ushered into the chamber where the unfortunate roan lay As eoon A mr mcmurrin had told his tory clayton and tha mag were dispatched inquest of the murderer they went at once to marshal Ir elands office antho wa eatch blinding captain greenman Gref ag found at the head of the and was informed what was wanted he professed ignorance of the whole matterand turned with th e oui certa go to the marshal jospi she went the door frudd the it was opened from the in and mar ohal ireland stood in the doorway he allowed the officers to enter and to inspect two of his rooms but the door into lia side apartments wa closed j rei ponie to officer claytona remarks that they wanted collin the marchal said be would with him to get him stating that he biad delivered himself up mr clay ton mr thomas and the marshal went up the street as far aa Li when they by grean niini who anid in private to alie Mars that then said to the that he and the c would go and galt collin and bring him down to the city hall in a few mr clayton baid 7 i s f j 1 V t I 1 KO with you tho marshal answered you can take my word cant you I 1 give jun my word that we will bring him at the city hall the officer TO tired at this and reported to marshal philips about half an ireland appeared at the city hall and said to mr phillips that tho crowd was so dense outside that lie was afraid if he attempted to brin collins through it lie would be lynched he therefore said he would take him out to the ani tertiary tent iary over sunday and produce him on monday orni dal maralian Mara lial phillips eaid lie did not coincide with abia proposition and to aeo if it would not be possible po sible to have collin brought ill the dayi when he returned ireland had cone apar some consultation between marshal phillips and spiers it was decided that a warrant should be issued for the arrest and the criminal brought aft tho law directs he shall be to the magistrate to bo bound over to an alt examination after a lon delay the warrant was issued by judge and at about ten officers salmon and thomas started off n quest of the marshal the reporter accompanied them and the three proceeded down main street mr mcmurrin biad been removed in the meantime six men camins cam ins him all the way to his hom in the third ward nearly a mile on a stretcher his wife and sister having been sent on ahead in a the officers learned that marshal ireland had gone down to and they accordingly took that direction they encountered him and captain evans the land agent in front of the st james returning up the street taking the marshal under the electric light mr salmon read the warrant all right said the mar thaman is in my custody you perceive that I 1 rant fori him said mr salmon yes was the reply but I 1 de cline to alve him up am I 1 to understand definitely said the officer that you refuse to hand him overto me on this warrant 1 I do decline said the marshal hac youa warrant for him en quiren the officer f no not yet will you tell me where he is paid the officer 1 I can only tell you this that ho is cafe in my keeline kee pine I 1 will produce him monday morning at ten before commissioner mckay 1 with this the officers were forced to be content and they returned to make their report to their chief at the city hall just before one this morning mr hi ans resting quiet 1 ly he biad bled but little dr benedict said in at any moment uis clothes were on lire when he was foun dand the flesh badly burned around the wounds showing that tho pistol been held close against his body IT it was of course impossible lo 10 see collin last evening and his sida of the story cayet to be bieard marshal ireland elates aliat collica Col liua in front oro ilby a bulle on the street that he claimed tu shot at As everyone adries that only two shots were fired however and as two in body it is difficult to lie deputy sustained his injury unless it was self inflicted collin lives in the alley were atio meeting occurred occur ned how far alie encounter waft amden tal or ih which directions lh elvo men were boing poing when they met it to learn the police had stated at an hour thin that ascertained that Collin had been taken to tile penitentiary last evening thus first direct result of judge zanea 1 deputy marshals avith alie notion that they eloids of the land not to interfered be willii in sleeping or walking no ono their aati froio all that wo know of him this fellow coll ins as ono of hose ignorant pu bcd ap who the course odthe courts that a united states deputy marshal had a to shoot down any man in lit tracks so ion as he was a mormon and never be held as accountable for more than a reprimand friend in secreting him frum the having alic warrant and handling hlin over to his sworn brother alie warden of the of alio magistrate to whom lie was ble and the assurance that ho would bo brought before buckay to ui orning would all naturally tend to kindle io mr alio notion that he had dona aversi laudable and praiseworthy act A feature of the is the rei marhal areland elected to take mhd related ab novt wherein the cop of thu warrant for Collins ar rest arap awl cuned knew where cahlin waa and to Kiva hini up all flo incredible that had not a herald t heard it in person ho to write it juthe mar course wai not a of the murderer fron ali rightfully en tit leit litin then it is to and a baniul fir alon t the earlier Roa ahle |