The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-27
BEAR LAKE BUDGET.
A Cast of Illegal Inhumanity
The Courts-A Sample Sur.
prise Party.
Editors Herald:


But very little happen IN this val
ley worth telling. Isuppose that is
the reason we so seldom gee Bear
Lake mentioned in your paper. This
Is the way it Oh uld be. a common
ordinary life is the best kind of life
after all. Excitement of any kind
has tendency to hasten life, I be-
lieve.
There was, however, something
occurred in this valley a couple OF
weeks ago, so barbarous, SO inhu-
man ana shameful that I feel like
telling 1t, as l have not seen any
mention in your paper thereof.
About four mills due north OF
Paris is located town that boasts
the classical name Of "Ovid". How
it came by this. is mystery to me.
but Of course that has nothing 10 do
with my story. The setiIere, With
one exception, I think, are Scandi-
naVisns, and more economical snd
industrious set Of people it would b.
hat to find. But Ike the people Of
other nations they have fittings
which in this case led to such q dis,
graceful result. On the rosd toward
Liberty, and q mile or a little more
from town, lives man by the name
of Carl Olson, who about one year
ago married widow just in from
the old country, aged ABOUT 45 yesre.
It appears from all accounts that the
union was most unhappy one. The
woman was said to be quite a clever
person by some; others again held
different opinion; but that the man
lacked feelings and was destitute OF
all refinement, was proved beyond a
doubt as you will sea as I proceed.
There had been come talk between
them, it seems, about parting, and
of course there were not lacking
busy tongues to help them along.
Mrs. Olsen had friend in a neigh.
boring WON an-Mrs. Larson-and
one day The two made a visit to the
same place about two miles distant,
MrF. 0. 10 have tax with the
Bishop about obtaining divorce
Mrs. l.. to do an errand With a neal
neighbor. In going, to save line
and distance, the women went over
| the bill above town on road made
by Liberty fFeighters, and both 81
rived al their respective places. Mrs
L. wss TO have waited for her
friend going back, bat for some
cause, went on, leaving word that she
| had done SO. Mrs, j, (tha Bishon's
Wife) went along with the wom IN
aid saw her on the road home. She
was met about half way home by
some little bOye. MIS-. Larson got
home sill right, and towards evening
was surprised to learn that her
friend, Airs. O., mad not come, nor
did she Come that highs. This
happened on Saturday. The hus
band did not SEEN to care where his
wife was, nor, it seems, did any body
else, except Mrs. L :, who thu next
day began, to raise the alarm that
the woman must be lost on the hills {;
but no one paid any attention to it.
Another dag went by, and still an~
other, yet did the woman not come !;
nor did anybody go to look for her.
Mrs. Larson, becoming almost
frantic, ran from place to place beg
ging, pleading and entreating PEG.
pie to go and hunt for the woman
whom she fet cure was lost, sick or
dead in the hills; but no attention
was paid to her pleadings. When
she asked Mr.. Olsen to look for his
wife he replied 'he did not care
where she was" assuring her Hshe
! would come home when che get
hungry" Day succeeded day,
yet no word nor search, till finally
| Friday arrived, six days since the
woman disappeared. Mrs. l.. sent
to Montpelier, to Mrs. Olsen's sister
and brother in-law; they came in
stantly, and not till they arrived
did q soul look. Mrs. Berg, Ga sister
of Mr.. Olsen) together with a daugh-
ter of Christian Olsen, started
upon the hills, and in few min
utes discovered drove of cattle
paving the ground; then on arrival
raised something on horn looking
| ike straw hat, and there lay the
remains Of the unfortunate woman,
having almost lost all resemblance
of q human body-swollen-all the
clothes had bursted, black as coal,
and alive with maggots. 1t was inn
possible TO handle the corpse or
dress it, go they merely rolled it in
q blanket. An inquest was held,
and DR., Hover was sent for, who
declared the woman had been killed
by lightning, and such undoubtedly
was the case, Notwithstanding the
many report to the contrary. at
the inquest the husband was asked
il he could sleep contentedly IL bis
bed with the uncertainty OF his
wife s fate. He said he conld.
The above are the facts, as deducted
from q mum Der OF different state,
nents. It seems almost increditable
that q human being could get lcsl
close to 8 town for a who.e week
aud the peopIe not care enough t
go and search, yet such in this casG
did really happen. a severe thun,
der storm passed over the hillI
ahortly after Mrs. Larsen got home
and in this undoubtedly Mrs. OIseD'