Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-14
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SALT LAKE, Dec. 13.-The church organ
has a column editorial considering the
question whether the people accused of
~polygamy, in the GENTLE paper here.
should resent 1t by violence of the blud-
geon, the knife and the revolver. 1t says
it does not advise such a policy Of violence,
but says such publication would be re-
sented in any civilized community. 1t
then goes on TO urge that criminal charges
of libel be made in every case, and that a
concerted move among the Mormons
should be made, by criminal lawsuits. to
stop the publication Of charges Of polygamy
in the Territory. The significance Of this
may be understood by the fact that Claw
son and Evans, now in Jail for polygamy,
were first exposed by such publications.
George Quinn, Jr., was out hunting yes
terdsy near Ephraim and failed to return
at night. Search parties found him at
midnight, shot through the head dead. II
lis supposed that he shot himself accident
ally.
MIR. COOn's VIII.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 13.-The will OF the
this morning. His estate is valued at about
1856, 900. 1t consists OF a tract of land in
Santa Clara county, valued at SIS, 900; sew
eral pieces of property in this city, worth
$50, 000;i and personal property valued at
$3.50 900. The will bequeaths all his
property, share and share alike to his wife,
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Coon, his daughter Mary
Louisa McNult, his three sons, III. l..
Coon, G. M. Coon and F. II. Coon and
their heirs. In the case Of the death Of
Mrs. Coon, her share to go to her daugh-
ter by her first marriage, Josephine 2.
Bigham; but, in case OF the death of any
of the others, the share to which suoh one
would have been entitled is to be distri-
buted among those who survive.
A ParsOn Kills His Man.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 13.-James Wells,
a Baptist preacher and school teacher at
Ripon, shot and killed q man named
Phillips Finch, to-day. The trouble grew
out OF family matters, and it is reported
that Finch had threatened to kill Wells,
and that while the latter was on his way
home from school to-day, Finch made
some buster n movement as If to draw
a weapon, when Wells drew a pistol and
killed him. The residents of Ripon say
the killing was justifable. Sheriff Gun
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turned at a late hour. Wells was advised
to remain with his family until the
Sheriff came after him. Finch was a sin
gle man, n a laborer.
A Handsome WindfalI.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 13.-Mrs. l. A. Bur-
rows, o poor woman who keeps q little
candy store at the corner Of Third and
Yamhill streets, received news to-day Of the
death OF her son, @. Brummett. at Haley,
Idaho, who left q will bequeathing her his
entire estate, valued at $50, 900. Brum-
NETT made q rich strike in the Wood River
mines. The son had been married but his
wife and child died recently.
Hanging of u Fratricide.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 13.-George Cook
was hanged at Larime City, Wyo., at 1890
to-day for the murder of his brother-in-
law, Henry Blount. one year ago. He
made no remarks on the scaffold. but
maintained to the last that he had been
two drunk to know that he was commit
ing murder. He died easily in 10 minutes.
His neck was broken.
Mrs. Kennedy's Case.
San Francisco, Dec. 13.-The C~oroner's
Jury in the case of Mrs. Sarah Kennedy,
charged with the murder OF her husband,
Daniel Kennedy. rendered two yerdicts
to-day. OF the ten jurymen, three held TO
the verdict Of justifiable homicide, and
seven to Granddaughter.
A Woman Murderer Sentenced.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 13.-Gasper Lefel-
elers, a wood cutter. was sentenced to Is
years at San Quentin for the killing OF
Maria e. Atwood, at Bayyiew on the Bird
of October last. He discharged a load
of buckshot into her thigh, which resulted
In her death from blood poisoning.