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Instructions · What links here · Patrick Coughlin (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 4 days ago by Mnlaw1 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 4 days ago by Mnlaw1

Patrick Coughlin (June 1, 1873–December 15, 1896) was a Utah outlaw who was convicted of killing Uintah County Deputy Sheriff Edward N. Dawes at a remote cabin in northern Utah in July 1895. Coughlin was executed by the firing squad, becoming the first person executed by Utah's controversial firing squad after Utah became a state in 1896.

Early life
Patrick Coughlin, also known as Pat or Patsy, was born on June 1, 1873 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to parents Daniel and Ellen Coughlin. By 1877, the Coughlin family settled in Virginia City, Nevada near Reno. The Coughlin family then moved to the Utah Territory in 1884 when Patrick was 11 years old, after the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad. The Coughlin family settled in Park City. Daniel and Ellen Coughlin had a total of 13 children, although some of the children did not reach adulthood. Coughlin spend time in a reformatory school as a juvenile.

Patrick Hadigan Shooting
On April 9, 1893, Coughlin got into an altercation with Patrick Hadigan. Apparently, bad blood had been brewing between the two young men for quite some time. The men got into a dispute at a saloon in Park City when Hadigan struck Coughlin in the face with his fist and at the same time struck him over the head with a cane. Coughlin then drew his pistol and shot Hadigan right below the right shoulder with a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson double action revolver standing about 10 feet away. Hadigan survived the shooting, but Coughlin was arrested and tried for assault. A jury took only 15 minutes to deliberate and return a not guilty verdict.^[1]

Stealing Strawberries, Horse Thievery, and Cabin Shooting
It was a hot summer day in July of 1895 when Patrick Coughlin stole strawberries from a street vendor in Park City back when Utah was still a Territory. The ensuing crime spree involved horse thievery, deputized sheriffs, posses, a massive manhunt over 200 miles that became front-page news, a shootout at a remote cabin near the Utah-Wyoming border that left two lawmen dead, and another shootout with 600 shots fired. After capture, the 23-year-old outlaw faced a sensational murder trial with a last-ditch appeal and execution by the firing squad. The Utah Supreme Court affirmed Coughlin's conviction and sentence in 1896 in People v. Coughlin, 14 P. 94, 13 Utah 58 (1896).^[2]

The Salt Lake Tribune described Coughlin’s case as “one of the most sensational in the history of Utah.”^[3]

References

^ "Criminal Trials," Salt Lake Tribune, September 28, 1893". Retrieved September 28, 1893. {{cite news}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ Craig, Brian (2026). Utah Outlaw Patrick Coughlin: The Crime Spree of a Forgotten Desperado. The History Press. ISBN 978-1467159869.
^ ""For Patrick Coughlin," Salt Lake Tribune, August 7, 1896, 8". Retrieved August 7, 1896. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

[1] "Criminal Trials," Salt Lake Tribune, September 28, 1893". Retrieved September 28, 1893. {{cite news}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

[2] Craig, Brian (2026). Utah Outlaw Patrick Coughlin: The Crime Spree of a Forgotten Desperado. The History Press. ISBN 978-1467159869.

[Salt_Lake_Tribune-3] ""For Patrick Coughlin," Salt Lake Tribune, August 7, 1896, 8". Retrieved August 7, 1896. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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