The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-08
RUN OVER.
A Man Willfully Run Over by His
Partner.

Before 8 O'Clock yesterday after
noon a man vas run ever by a wagon
on Second South street, short dis
lance west of the Idaho store. A
crowd was standing on the sidewalk,
having been a.!Ia.t It'd by some words
that were passing between the person
afterwards injured, named w. B..
Hess, and party In the wagon, John
lyman. lyman was seen to start
the team, when Hess jumped and
grabbed the horses by the bit, and
held on as far as the corner, lyman
all the while whipping up the ami
mails and striking Hess, until
the latter slipped and fell,
and one OF the horses stepped
on his chest, while the fore
and hind nigh wagon wheels
passed over his waist. He was picked
up and taken into one OF the bells
near by. and lay there for time un-
til removed to the White House. where
he now remains, in a bad condition.
lyman, the party who run over Hess,
with another person, WHO was in the
wagon ct the time, ran on, turned
and proceeded down the State Road,
never stopping to look at Hess.
Hess gives the story this way, and |
there is every reason to believe it |
correct. He and lyman started |
from Eureka, Nevada, on the 18th |
OF December, to travel together on a
business speculation, and an agree
ment was entered into, which a
receipt in the possession of Hess
shows had been complied with
30 far as he was concerned.
Before starting, they took in man
named Hayes, who had no money,
put who agreed to divide equally with
Hess, lyman and himself whatever
money he might make, provided they
would elbow him to accompany them.
t was known he had not kept his
word, and in one of the saloons yes
erdsy, the parties having arrived
lere a day or two previous, be accused
Hayes of being untrue to his agree
nent. Hayes answered that he had
made a certain amount and had
,ept it and as''D-d glad of it." Fur
her words passed, and the parties
7ent into the rear of the saloon and
ndulged in short fight, IN which
less was bruised somewhat, and the
artie5 separated. 1t had been ar
anged that lyman, to whom the
cam belonged, should take Hess to
'ort Douglas in the afternoon,
nd about the time they were to /;
0, Hess ran across him, as
g was loading Hayes trinkets
/ the wagon. He Immediately asked J
lyman what he was going to do, to {
'hich he received the response that L
g would I'D soon find out"
[ayes and lyman got in the wagon, :
hen Hess wanted to talk to them, >
ut they concluded not to listen and =
1mmenced driving of. 1t was then
lat Hess took hold of the bits, and
lyman said: "I'll soon get rid of the 3
d id son of a b-h," and drove 4
head with the result stated. Hess a
i'd they hare carried Oft some of his d
othiDg and other things, and his
ontract with lyman shows that the .
am vas to be used by both as far as +
reks, Colorado. +,
A complaint was sworn out by a 4
illness to the affair, ard endeayors
i'll be made 10 capture lyman and
ayes and bring them back l
Hess is badly injured, and for 8 U
M tnOuobt he mon on Y1oar bis ond | q
at he telegraphed for his wife and l
lid to come to him. Besides the Z
jury inflicted by the horse stamp
g on his chest, the wagon wheels, it Il
as feared, had inflicted some inter a
ii injuries, but it is believed nothing |,
q very serious character has been n
me. However, be is unable to get (
p, and for q long time could not
owe his legs or body.