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TOM DILLEY'SHOOTS AND KILLS STEVE CHIPMAN.Wounds Albert McClure, Mexican Shecphcrder in the Employ of the Dead Man—Trouble Grew Out of Rights to * Range Which DilleyV Company Claimed to Own*Tem DUley, manager of the Patinos Head Land aud Cattle company, shot and killed Stovo Ohtpmun and seriously wounded Arthur McClure, an employe of the latter and a Mexican, about eight miles above Sunny-side and at the head of Ohlpman Canyon last Friday afternoon, the trouble being tho outcome Of a dispute ever rights of the range, Dlllcy being a cattleman, and Chipman a sheepman.From tho best information Tho Advocate \a able to obtain, it appears thatChipiuan had gone to Ditley and asked permission to drive his herds pvor the range owned byDUley’scom-pan/, stating at the time the request was made that ho wanted the privilege In order that he might the easier get some sheep to Clt;?ttou -which ho desired to load on the caVs.The permission asked for by Oh ip-man was granted by Dilley, Later, Dllley heard the flocks of Chipman wore on his range. He went to the camp of Chipman, In company with Justice of the Peace Blackburn of Wellington, to see why the sheep were still on his ground. Before this, how* ever, he had met on the range one of Chiprnaa's herders, who bad told him (Dilley) that Chipman had Instructed him (.the herder) to run his sheep where he pleased.Arriving at the camp, Dllley and Chipman talked the matter over, with the result that hot words p issed and tho killing ot Chipman and the wounding of the Mexican followed. Besides Chipman and DIHoy, there were in the camp tl * Mexican herder, Blackburn and a young man named Brasher, from Huntington, It seems that Breaker and tho Mexican stalled to take part iutho trouble, but were warned by DUley that it was nono of their flght. Brasher Btayed out of it, but tho Mexican went after Ditley with a knife.About the same time Chlpmaq isalleged to have started for his Win Chester, which was $trapp6d to his saddle and about ten feet from where the men wore talking. It is also atated tlmt neor the Mexican a Winchester was also 1} log on the ground. DUley warned Ohlpman not to go for his gun, which was unheeded, and then Dllley shot him once. The second shot was directed to the Mexloan, who, after being wounded, made for tho brash.The Moxlcan out of the way, Dllley fired two more shots at Chlpmarf; all three taking effect. Brasher and Blackburn had in the meantime remained jslmply as ooiookere, DUley then took ChipmLn’s Winchester fromlooked after the I,ody of Chipman. DUley left Blackburn in the hills and returning by way of camp, extracted tho shells from CUlpmnn's gun and gave It to Brasher, He rode on down to Sunnyside and from tbow to the Big Springs ranch, where he was later visited by Constable Basra us sen of Sunnyside, ana to whom DUley gave himself upShed IT Wilcox had, In the meantime been telegraphed to and had gone to tho Big Springs ranch, arriving there near daylight Saturday morning Ha was told a( Dll lay *9 going to Sunnyside and followed him them The sheila brought Diltey to Price, arriving Just after ueou, when he was looked up in the county jail where ho has remained under guard sluco, There are two guards about tho jail night and dvy.There being uo justice of the peace at Sunnysldo, Justice Singleton and the county attorney wont out there Saturday and bold the in quest, the body la the meantime having boon brought down thereby thebrothei of Chipman. Bluckburn could not be found for the Inquest, but tho test! mony of Brashor and the Mexican wastakon,which Is not at a 11 favorable to Dilley. The body of the dead man was taken to American Fork the same day for burial, while the wounded Mexican went to to Salt Lake City,Sunday last, SheilfT Stores and County attorney Lee visited the scene pf the killing and made a diagram of the place to be used in evidence when the trial comes up. The Utah county sheriff Is working for the Chipman family, who, It Is understood, have declared there shall be a vigorous prosecution of the slayer of their relative, Dilley bus retained M. 1*. Braffet, who saye he will cloar his client of the charge of murder,DiUev was brought before Justice Singleton Monday and his preliminary examination set for today. The case will not likely come up until the next terra of the dlsttlct court. Since the killing. County Attorney Lee has secured the written statement of Blackburn, vyhlch he says corroborates the testimony of Brasher aqd the Mexican given before the coroner's jury.Dllley's friends contend that he would not have given himself up had It not been a case ot self defenso. There are two sides to the tragedy and It will take the testimony of all the witnesses present to detotmlne whether the klltiugwaa justiciable or otherwise.Dr. Pearson Ib not certain whether there were three or four bullets inthe saddle nod b« and Blackburn ‘ Ohlpraan's body, owing to the nature rode on up the canyon, attended to or the wounds It is ceitatn there tho care of a bunch of cattle and re- were three. The first bullet took ef*lt;tnriirf to tho mod, of the tiagedy.^ *_____* r nipple* I he others wew ift tho lowerThe Mexican took Chipman s homo pttrt of the stomach and near the pnd rode to Sunnyside, where Dr, groin. The Mexican, waa shot Dowd dressed his wounds. through the etomaoh, about the topBrusher remained In camp and of the pantaloons.
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Price Eastern Utah Advocate
Price, Utah, US
Thu, Jun 12, 1902
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