The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-07
TIE ASSASSIN'S KNIFE.
The Murder of GarVis by Forrest at
SILVER Reef.
Forrest Lynohad.
SILVER REEF. UTAH,
October 8. 1880.

SILVER REEF, UTAH,
October 3, 1880
Editors Herald:
To day has bsen a day OF great ex
excitement throughout. this camp
But yestermorniDg was speaking Il
a friend of the great good order
peace and quiet that prevailed here,
Immediately after, a man was ar
reeted for drunkenness AMI resisting
tae officer WITH weapons. He was
fined and is sobered.
Yesterday Mr.. Caryis, who is super.
intendent at the California mine dis
charged man named Tom Forrest.
This morning, as MIR. Carvis was pas-
sing towards his business at the mine
and near the Buckeye Boarding
House, be found this discharged man
sitting near the road, who told, or
asked him to stop as he wished to
talk with him. Mr. @. said be had no
spare time and must hasten on. At
this the man jumped up and sprung
after him with huge sheath knife
which he held in his hand and
plunged it into bic side. He then
wiped the kniGe, placed tin its sheath
and started to wslk away. This was
witnessed By several at little dis
lance and as it happened the cons.a.
BILE was near and attempted to arrest
the murderer, but as the assassin
Grew pistol the officer wisely aban-
doned the idea and ran for help.
Meantims several FASTENED to take up
the wounded man and on litter con-
veyed him home to bis family near
the Catholic Church. Two physicians
were called to dress the wound, but
found little hope for lite, and at sun
set he calmly breathed his last, amid
the agonizing sorrows of bis wife and
children and many friends-and be
had many. There lie no man or fam
lily in this camp that has stood higher
in the estimation of ell than hss Mr..
Carvis and his stricken family.
When the officer returned with
posse to arrest the assassin he had
fed, but some Indians had watched
him and followed him to the en-.
trance Of q tunnel in which he had
entered. A hundred men soon sur
rounded the place, and in about an
hour he was brought out, and by the
crowd conducted to Judge Parkins'
office for examination. While some
discussion was progressing, the oldest
son OF Mr.. Carsis, about Is Yeas old,
rushed IN with 6 loaded pistol and |
essayed to shoot the prisoner, saying.
"You have killed my father and l
will kill you" Sheriff Hoge inter
Tered and stopped the action. The
prisoner was ordered to jail, where he
still lies. strongly guarded. with fair
prospects that he may be called upon
tonight by vigIlantes and pay his
debt. The excitement is intense, and
all mioeTs in the Stormont Mine are
dismissed till after the funeral, and
still under pay.
October 4th.
The name of the assassin is Tom
Forrest, an Irishmsn. 1t is said be
refuses to eat, and wishes to be killed 1
at once. he vas eating his supper
when told that MS victim was dead.
lie arose and paced the room and
would eat no more. This morning
be will be examined before Judge
Parker.
The murdered mans remains will
be buried to-day, receiving the most
honorable and sffectionate considera-
ton, and the cortege will be the
largest ever known here j.
A special containing the following
was receiTed here on Wednesday:
About 2 o'clock this morning large
party of masked men, with horses, came
to the county jail and demanded the keys
Of Sheriff Hardy, who was there with a
guard. Hardy refused to give them up.
They then held him, took The keys and
went to the cell of Thomas Forrest, put
rope around Forests neck aud took him
about quarter of q mile from the court
house and hung him on shade tree and
quietly left, leaving the body swinging.
Forrest killed Mr.. Car7is at Silver Reef
on the Sd inst.