Show TIM lAhOWAN APFAtH The killing of IXilton by Deputy I > Marshal Mar-shal Thompson at Iirowui Is I n most tin fortunate aflulr Unfortmuto if i hardly tho oxproisivo word It was most reprehensible repre-hensible and I no right thinking person will attempt totiefollll thaI which accordIng I accord-Ing to present appearances Is wholly Indefensible In-defensible According to Thompsons I own version in his telegram to Marshal J Dyer > ho is guilty of manslaughter Tho olfoiHo with which Dalton was charged i 0 j is only 1 a misdemeanor and tho 1 olllcer was not justified tinder the law In taking his life even g to prevent his escape Such action t would only bo warranted by such resistance t resist-ance on the pirt of tho parson i > named in t till writ as placed tho olllcers lifo In jeopirdy which was not tho case in this instance Thompson says that ho fired at the Hoping man with tho intention of 4 shooting over him and bringing him to a 1 halt through the influence of his foam jm ii This is i n common and justifiable practice L with ollicers hut in this instance I Thompsons explanation is i not sustained I t by he I facts Dalton was fthot through t t4 the kidneys tho lowest part of his person m per-son above the saddle and it is hardly r reasonable to suppose that the aim was I m directed above his head rime truth oft of-t the matter in all probibility is i that the I Deputy in his toil to raptures an escaped I prisoner drew his weapon and shot without regaid to any consequences except I cept tho serving of the warrant of arrest tr It is not presumable that ho coolly deliberated de-liberated murder or that he would havo a fired tho shot if lie had hail time to consider con-sider tho consequences That is tho only Ml I iimating circumstance connected with 111J MSB according to tho farts at j II present developed and it only tends to the lessening of the statutory t grate of time ollensu It is a fact i capable of proof that Dalton Y it had boasted that he would never i m be taken alive This was piobibly t c t known to tho Deputy and peilmps i prompted him to leeourso to more extreme id I ex-treme measures than he would have tiken under ordinary circumstances 1 This however did not justify him in shoot r in with deadly intent at u lleeing mm e win evincjd no intention of cairying I4 out his implied threat Of course tho e Mormons will make the best possible handle of this allair to mislead the people o1 peo-ple of the East into the belief that Dai tons death was an incident to Iho persecution 1 per-secution which they claim they ate 2 i martyrs to from tho Uontilod of this I Territory and the General Govern 1 ment It is to bo hoped that no m loyal ritiren will loud tho color of truth to such iniHiepresentation by attempting to defend an illegal and most reprehensible lb reprehensi-ble act even though committed in a righteous causa It i t is but justice to o1 Marhhal Dyer to state that ho was and t is wholly unacquainted with Thompson a and leceivod his appointment through tho iccommcndation of many prominent and lespcctablo citizens of his district I 1 and his excellent record as Deputy under I t Marshal Ireland Marshal Dyer has taken ho course which would he 1 expected 1ti ex-pected front a conscientious oflicer and i honorable man nndei such citcnm atances Ho has revoked Thompsons i appointment pending tho investigation of the affair Ho says lie will sustain v sus-tain time act of his deputy if further details g de-tails provo him to Ie 1 justifiable in the t t killing if not ho will receive no peisonal or olllcial countenance from him and ho 1 will have to submit to tho consequences of his wrongful impulses |