Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-09-13 | Page 7 | Hearing of Murphy on Charge of Shooting

HEARING OF MURPHY UN ON CHARGE OF SHOOTING Witnesses Relate Incidents of Riot in Which Several Were Wounded Preliminary examination cX of Tom Murphy charged with tho the shooting that hat occurred during the rioting that attended the I. I W W. SV V. meeting on th the night of or August 12 when Thomas D D. and threw three others were seriously wounded began before CIt City Judge N NIL IL II I. I Tanner yesterday forenoon It will willbe wille be e continued in Tanners Tanner's court Monday foren ori eon Specifically Murphy Is charged with having attempted to murder murdel Price In Inthe Inthe the he melee melco wIth ith Murphy Prices Price's right index finger was shot off of and Murphy previously discharged a revolver Into he tue hip of Deputy Deput Sheriff Sheri Axel H H. Steele Price was as the first witness against Murphy examination Cross con conducted d by hy Attorney William S S. Dalton Dell Dai- ton occupied most of the forenoon ses set zion sion B. B Rich proprietor of or a clothing store at 24 E. E Second South testified he saw the defendant discharge his re revolver revolver revolver re- re volver twice Ico while running across the street from Crom a n point n near ar Second South and Commercial streets Rich testified ho 10 sa saw Murphy throw his revolver awa away and that he picked up the weapon on and turned It over to the police Patrolman Lester F F. Wire who ho arrested arrested ar ar- rested Murphy Murph testified that he took charge of Murphy after ho had dashed Into tho saloon of Finch Ho Rogers A Mulvey Ho lie said sald tho the crowd which surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded tho the saloon had assumed a. a form of temper which appeared dangerous and that he ho had to use much diplomacy in ushering tho the gunman to tho police patrol trot