Show A TERRIBLE george mitchell shot down ia in the th prime or of life FOR I 1 OK TO HW pina held trial for the th bloody deed bath loth tall talk cr of a ing talita to the fen NO one of the most cold blooded murders that bos bus taken place in ogden resulting in in the almost instantaneous killing of george mitchell the well known bartender of the broom hotel at the hands bands of malachi W dillon a gambler ambler and saloon keeper of towline wyoming occurred yesterday morning at 7 55 in in tho the barroom of the hotel dillon came to ogden about a week ago and at once proceeded to get him celt into the rood graces of a certain class by setting them up very often having plenty of money mong he spread himself and bad a good time the man has the name of being an all a round tough and it is saido said shot his brother tome eom years eyears ago for alleged intimacy mac y with the formers wife monday night dulon dillon and a par pt arty ty of friends visited a number of baloo saloons ns in in ogden and took drinks in in each about 2 they were in in render ponder A coneys coreys sand and at a little after 7 turned up in the broom barroom bar rooms at this time the crowd had dwindled down to dillon and jaak ja philli pa the former asked phillips to go in in the the saloon and drink a bottle of wine with him at first jack demurred but finally consented and the two to entered the room dillon called for champagne chami I 1 agne and both men drank some El mitchell itchell was not present t but boon soon came in and dillon insisted d on opening another bottle george placed one on the bar and waa asked to help him felt to a drink he ile replied that having just ast returned from breakfast he did not think it would be well for him to take any thing and declined with thanks the refusal made the wyo ming min tough angry and he said he would make the bartender drink mitchell took several steps backward still keeping hla bis face toward the front dillon thrust his hand into his right hind bind docket pocket and drew a gm at the same lime time firing point blank t mitchell the later latter placid placed both hands over a gaping wound in his side and staggered around the end of the bar groaning all the time with the terrible pain dillon made another pass at ginn him in and d the two grappled the wounded man trying to get possession of the gun during daring the struggle dillon dilion fired two more shots both of which flew wide of their mark and lodged in the wall hall near the north end of the mirror under the billiard cue rack george at last fell over iho the millard b aliard table and ini hie head struck on the steps leading to the hotel office leaving a poc pool n I 1 of blood on the floor I 1 phillips hilli and ad the porter had ran out of tha tho front door during daring the shooting and the reports attracted the officers and a large crowd the excitement was at a high latch t ditth and there were of a lynching lunching lyn ching but officers ficera Of alansen ll ansen shepherd and others boon soon bad the murderer behind the bars of the city j jil 1 I 1 city physician powers was at once telephoned for and immediately re spon spondee ded mitchell bad been dead a few minutes but was still warm he lie never spoke after falling to the floor although once be he made an effort to say something regarding his family the doctor had bad the body convened conveyed to the family residence ou on washington avenue where he be made a p at mortem examination and found that a bullet had entered he right side just above the ninth rib and ranged downward coming to the ekin skin on the other side where it can be felt dr powers gives it as hia his opinion that the bullet in its passage cut a large artery and buch heavy eavy internal hemorrhage took place that death would naturally result at once cince the gun which did the job was a 38 caliber double action smith and lesson wesson and had three e empty shel bhella ls in the cylinder and two I 1 loaded ones one marshal metcalf took charge of the revolver and still has it in hia his possession excitement yesterday was intense and there was much talk of a neck tie party in which dillon waa was to figure as tie bearer corenor alien allen took charge of the body and bud yesterday at 2 held an in inquest prosecuting attorney rogers examined as witnesses carl caristensen dr rowers powers and john 11 II phillipps ph ip after listening to the evidence dei ce t ib be S jary jury rendered he following verdict TERRITORY OP OF UTAH UTAI ie county count of weber W r us as ogden precinct free act an inquisition holden it at ogden in ar ire e number 2 weber county on this ve the aati day of january 1891 before mat llari inal a alien allen coroner of fald c county 0 t anty upon the body mitchell e there 1 le r belying lying dead cadby by the ir 0 rs whose names lire are hereto ore to bute wlbur T alil it raid said aurora u upon n their oaths tony my that the bald sa 1 I greorge eorge 1 ill e wa killed on janusz 20 I 1 lisl 1 by one X ch I 1 1 dillon ilion by means ea of f a revolver od ih gunpowder and leaden ballets ml and ve me fu lurther er find that at the laid said killing was lo 10 joa JOHN G T ayi y L rn 0 A d Z X F fir crt I 1 juror 0 KB WESTOVER attest M X IL ALLIES ALLE N coroner of weber V eber county afler after the coroners inquest bad had been hell beld it was decided by the authorities to hold the preliminary examination before judge at 4 in his chambers at the police court long before that hour bad arrived the two rooms were filled to overflowing with morbid news seeker who whenever there is a murder case on hand crowd around as if their life depended on seeing everything borne of them became BO so disorderly that they had to bo be locked up by the jailer Prope cating attorney rogers depre dented 66 cited the county and judge rhodes the defendant the ile charge was read to the prisoner and he took things quite matter of tact fact but appeared as if be he had just ta just t recovered from a terrible spree dillon illon ia is of medium height dark hair and e ayee e long mustache I 1 and dressed in a ya dark r ei bull butt HB ile looks like a bard citizen and from all reports does not belie his appearance judge rhods rhod s waived e examination and C carl I 1 christensen was called and testified el 1 I am the porter at the broom saloon am acquainted wile with george mitchell and la laet at saw him ly ing g on the floor at the end of the bar I 1 heard beard a pistol shot fired while I 1 w wai behind the coun counter terl by b a man by the name 01 0 dillon the person blood stood near tte the bar on the outside out eide and mitchell bood stood inside dillon suddenly pulled bis his gun and fired three shots one of which went through mitchells i body and the other two lodged in th the wall all 1 the he trouble all arose through mitchell refusing refu aine to take a drink with the man afier after the shots were veto I 1 fired the th two grappled and tell fell over nver the billiard table tle first shot was tho the one on that ended georges life I 1 10 I 1 I 1 1 asar 1 c fa johnail john H phillips was the tho next et w witness it and in brif bri f testified A am m ft a long resident ot of ogden and last saw george mitchell at the broom bar I 1 was present at tho the shooting having entered the saloon with the man dillon who aho originally came from wyoming we were going to bed and dillon asked me to go in and drink a bottle of wine to please him I 1 consented and the wine was opened and wo we drank part of it about this t time m e mitchell entered the room roona and dill dillon on insisted apon opening another bottle of wine ivine mitchell went behind the bar and placed another bottle on the counter dillon asked him to join us and george remarked that he bad just come from breakfast and did not care to drink dillon became angry and is said id he would mako make him take some t thing h 1 ng the airet thing I 1 knew three shota shots were fired and mitchell fell lie ile had taken several steps backwards w with ith bu his face n our 8 direction george had nothing in his hands and seemed desirous of setting getting away dillon pulled his gun from the light right hind pocket packet after the first shot was fired mitchell fell down and groaned 1 I had bad been with dillon about an hour and a half hall he bad had taken a number cf of drinks of wine during this time I 1 met him in in render pander coreys coneys saloon about 2 and took a drink with him shortly after that he left the saloon with a number of friends and until about 6 5 I 1 never saw him a again gain dillon was slightly under the influence of liquor and did not walk very steadily dr powers the attending physician physic C was called and testified 1 I saw george mitchell about 8 in in the broom hotel bar room he was dead but still warm I 1 examined the body and found a bullet hole bole in his side just above the ninth rib the ball ranged downward and nearly came out on t on the other side the bullet on the left bide side can easily be felt there were no other marks on the body except that hia his face was burned with powder and his h s right eye waa was discolored the direct cause of tho the death was internal hemorrhage caused by tho the passage of a bullet through a large artery the hole was three eights of an inch in in diameter bill mountain one of those present at the time of the shooting was next called and in in brief testified 01 1 I entered the bar room of the broom hotel beta between een 7 and 8 and there found mr phillipa phillips and bud mr dillon mitchell Mil chell was als as there I 1 was asked by dillon to take a drink with him an and d stepped up to the bar to do so mitchell ref refused ed to drink and there were some words george stating that he did not care for anything as he 11 never ever drank mitchell backed backe d towards the north end of the bar and all at tk once dillon pu polled led his is revolver and fired three shola shots one of which took effect in mitchells Mitch ellB body the latter foil fell on the floor behind the porter and 9 groaned he lie did not live long I 1 n never a ver met dillon before that time attorney ro rogers gers stated that be he did not think it hec necessary essaiy to introduce an any y mire evidence and judge having none to the examination closed clovd judge Presha vr entered an order that dillon bo be held without bail ball to await tho the action of the grand jury he ile was ta taken kento to the penitentiary last n ight george mitchell was a very popular man in og ten and had manyer many ir ends he ile came hero here several years agu ago and at once won the respect of his fellows he Us leaves a wife and two beautiful little children to mourn his terrible death thus to die by a murderers murderer is bulletin bullet in the very prime of lita life is indeed bard hara the public heartily sympathizes path izes izee with the widow and the fatherless babes 1 safe in the pen ren malichi dilon the elayer slayer of george mitchell was wit quietly amu smuggled geed on board the utah central train at G last evening and is now safely bound within the walls of tho the penitentiary tent iary from the expressions heard on the street yesterday it was thought wise to get dillion out ot of the city shortly before the time arrived for the departure of tha the train officers and marshal stationed themselves at different e t points along twenty sixth street between the is jail 11 a and nd tha the depot two officers were seated in the coach wailing waiting for the arrival of their pria prisoner ioner oner dillon was handcuffed and guarded by the sheriff and a deputy and was quietly removed from the jail and rapidly walked to the depot he ile was taken int into G the danver denver rio grande express office just as the train backed up the siding to head onto the main line aa As the train pulled out the sheriff burned hurried across the platform and placed his prisoner in in the custody of tha the off leers in in waiting in another moment the train was whirling along and very few were aware that dillon was on board |