The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-19
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kta ~ Autif W. ttntltt4 Attsfi nultS tettuH
across Union Square, was seriously
wounded III the right thigh BY fbc acs35
eideatpi discharge 81 bis revolver, yet not
dangerously, as we are informed The
cause that produced the concussion and
shot was from an attempt OF his animal
10 throw him by 4 broncho or stifT.leggcd
jumping:
PoLicE REFoErs On Monday last. d
young man named Garrett Mls tried be-
fore Alderman Clinton for selling un.
wholesome provisions The facts, ne
cording 10 the evidence were that AIr.
Snider, Of the | 4th Ward, had Garnett
in his employ and, while Id his employ,
.Garnett sold diseased mutton Id Mr.
Snider,s shop. The young man was fined
ten dollars sAfurtler Investigation into
the affair Il spoken 81 On "Wednesday
last, has KOodlnansee, duo. Park, and
Jno Henderson, were examined before
Justice Clinton, OH d charge 81 creating d ]
disturbance at the honse 81 Mr.. James e I.
Brown, sem, i, iin the l4th Ward. on The
morning of Tuesday, The 18th Inst After!
hearing the evidence DC AIessrs. j I. Gs and
4, ID. Brown, Dir Clinton fined CT w ood-
;marsee, $50, Mithcosts OF snit;; aud each
Of the other prisoners, SO aud costs. .
AeHEsr About o'clock PIN, on
"Wednesday last, Col. "a Cunningham.
deputy sheriff, accompanied by posse OF
five men, arrived at an uninhabited house
about Is miles west OF this city, and iit
once proceeded 10 setlrch for d person
named ,Jno w. Miller lfOr whom i writ
had been issued by Justice Giinton) who
was charged with burglary, and for atl
assault on James Brown, jun, with d
pistol, seriously iFjnring him. When Co.
lionel C found him he retreated llehind d
house when tie colonel ordered him out,
he cams with q pistol cooked; the colonel
ordered him to lay Ii down, Informing him
he had q writ for him Miller still adj
yanced, and the coIoHei ordered his men
| 70 stop BIN, which was done by one Of
| the posse firing on him, the bull taking
effect in the right breast, the wound,
9probably not dangerous The exalniua-
lion took place yesterday before Justice
Clinton Judgment Of court deferred,
hut will he given today, ... s..=
KItLEn1 On Thursday night, about
ia pm, Il firing was heard OH I'd South
Temple Street By tho polic6, who fmme-
Idiateiy ran 70 the spot, and found, when
ta light was had, the bodies OF joaquin
Johnston talias r. 3Kcith@ and. Myroa
/ Brewer On examination ii. was found
/ that they were killed by 4 shot gun, The
balls or buck shot having taken effect III
the LETT shoulder and side Of both Of the
bodies The police report having heard
five shots On examination of .Tohnsfotls
pistol. il was found that he had fred
three times, which accounts for the five
shots, inelnding the report of two shots from
i a shot gun. As yet no trace has been had
ot the person or persons who did tile deed.
/ All inquest was held yesterday by Justice
j Clinton. The jury gave the following YER.
dict: Imam investigation held befofe Hon.
deter Clinton, alderman and Justice soi the
peace ex-otficio coroner, over the bodies
of II. Keith Johnston and AIyron Brew
er, at tho City Hall, in Great Salt Lake
Cityi Y. II The undersigned Jurors chi
t panelled for the purpose Of the examina-
tion find that the deceased came to their
deaths by the discharge of what, from the
nature of the wounds, pnst have: been
#sllot-guns loaded with bnck shot. The
party or parties using the weapons are TO
/ the undersigned unknown. The bodies
were found BY tile police about 4 past i /.
On the night ai the 18th inst, q few mi.
iiutes after firing was heard nv them IN
the direction where the bodies were found. .
VIZ, closely adjoining iIepworth's butch!
er-shop on East Temple Street, ~. w .
Gammings Theodore MeKean, b. 4.
Mitchell. s 5:2. szz. 81
Crrr or DEsEREr - We hare been in.
formed BY a Fillmore correspondent under
date Of the sth inst, that 4 company of
men, since the 18th of January 1850.
have erected q Stfong and substantial:
dam across the SEWER river; that they
have cut a canal ESQ yards long, l9 feet
wide and I feet III depth; from the dam
to the channel which has formerly been
the bed Of the river probably, a half cen.
fury ago. This cid chanacl runs arouDd
sonie twenty miles before il reaches lie
present bed Of the river. The cofrespon-
dent kayssS--.fhero is probably ten thou
sand acres or more good tiiLrble. land some
Of which lays on both sides of The canal Il
we hare surveyed Gle most OF this land I
and paid IL out 10 the brethren for their
labor olthc dam &c. at one dollar perl
acre which has taken up about soveRE
Thousand acres, teaEing three thousand
acres !" be taken up on the same terms
The land Is very rich and fertile, and |
coated over with heavy greasewood; our |
range for mich cows is quite limited, but |
there are small meadow bottoms along /