The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-02-04
LOCAL NEWS.
THE SHOOTING AFFAIR Ar auy
HOT SPRING BREWERY.

THE SHOOTING AFFAIR AT nm
HOT SPRING BREWERY.
There was 4 difficulty last Tbuf.a.,
week at the Hot Spring Brewery hotel
In the outstart, between q teamsteY of.t.
name Of Martin Oats and Nj. Henek,S
which finished up with Z knife and Di,,1
affair between Oats and Nj. D. p. kcsT
we'll II seems that Cats and MI. H..
ford had exchanged unffiendly word.
! and the former threatened the lat,..
with q knife operation about his hss,l
Mr.. Rockwell, on leaving the diniuO.roo,ss
at he time, was accidentIy called m. (.
to be q spectator and subsequently 4
actor in the squabbles Oats findino k;..
self face to face with MI. RI. s0aiS,l
whom he had some grudge. seized him
BY the beard and threatened him win
similar operation TO that promised u M,
Hereford. 81 So
Mr.. H., on being released from Oats
went for his pistols, and returned m tins
to affect their separation without damaOs
to either Of them. Oats subseouenilv
left for Camp Floyd with his team. IA
the muss was considered over: but q
Mr.. Rockwell was returning home, Oats
was standing on the road. evidently
awaiting his approach. On Mr.. n. nv.
ing TO pass him, Oats sprung out ana
seized the bride Of the mule, and renewed
bis knife threats. Finding remembrance
and warning Of no avail and his M
jeopardized, Mr.. r.. drew his fevOlysF.
and as Oats thrust at him be fred and
killed him.
Mr., r. rode back TO the hotel and
made bis statement of what bad oc.
cured The body Of Oats was taken
back there, and an inquest held over Il
next morning. Az the Investigation, Nj.
Rockwell was acquitted--the jury were
unanimous in the verdict Of tjustiRabls
homicide"
TIM WEATHER For the last lev
weeks the weather has been uniform
days clear, frosty nights and mornings.
AVALANCHE AND DEATH. - enl. Rich
informs MS that Mr.. John King was bur
led in q snow slide, last "Wednesday week,
/ in Centeryille kaEyon. He was ascend
ing the mountain with the intention Of
sliding down timber. when his attention
was attracted to the cracking Of the snow
under his feet Evidently apprehendinr
no danger, he continued in his track. and
was carried down the mountain about i
hundred and fifty yards. Thomas Bran.
nan, who was on the mountain some dis.
lance from the sliding snow. reports that
King might. had he unprecedented the IA
tai consequences Of staying on the sliding
snow, have saved himself. He remained
lin his FIRST position. and as the snow
broke in Its descent, he was perfectly en-
gulphed. Next day he was found buried
ten feet deep in the snow, with his feet
right over his head. Iii the rolling Of
the snow he was rolled backwards ID this
position, yet no bones Of his body were
broken. Mr.. King was native Of Aus,
tralia. and came to the Territory 10 1857
with Gen. Rich, in whose service he has
been almost constantly from that time.
had MANI fr;snda Sso 'J SnS ~. NV
timely epd s'''''' NY HePloi 70 nv ~,
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Il resolved ~ ne iea;sis,;rr $50.
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