The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-28
HETRTED TO SUICIDE
5Ut at Last Accounts He Had
Not Succeeded.
re STORY OF AN ERRING GIRL.
lore Sinned Against Than Shining -Educa-
tiOnal Matters-General and Personal
News From Utah's GranaTy.

Wild and conflicting reports concerning
sUi1de at Trenton, Idaho, were rife last
light. From Mr. Rob Murdoch, who came
Immediately from there and notified the
oroner, the following facts were learned.
Ohm Davis, in company with fourteen
theirs, left Salt Lake on Monday for Carl
90 station At Trenton, Davis seems to
ave been left by the company. An idea
eiz9llAim that this life was only a weary
recess at best. With the idea came the
iesolution TO end the firing business. so
nth common pocket knife he commenced
acking at his throat. The knife must
ave been too dull or his senses failed him
or when the throat was nearly severed he
topped, and made a rush for house
caring its one woman inmate into nervous
rostration All that could be was done
Dr. him. He could talk up to the time Mr..
lurdock left, and he expressed desire to
We. Mr.. Murdoch came to town and mott
ed the coroner. T. A. Thoreson, Dr.
now and policeman went from Logan
nd brought the man down. He is now in a
omfortable condition, and it is thought he
ill live.
The much more sinned against than sin
ing Mary Leason, with many aliases, who
bsconded without the responsibility OF a
|hild to which she had lately become
lother, was tracked by our detective,
herif Crookston, and found some three
liles out of Boise city with the father Of
ne child. Developments revealed that the
irl had been grossly deceived, and had
cted under the directions of the scamp
4ther. who was only too willing to marry
n
early distracted girl returned with the
leriff on Thursday, and will again go north
this time with the cnild-in d few days.
At the b. Y. college, yesterday, credl-
4ole showing was made in the closing eX-
|rciseR Under Prof. Tanner, the college
as become a leading educational institu
on in the territory. With Mr.. VAIL
from at the head Of the musical depart
ent it boasts of having the best school
aoir and is not second in efficiency to the
lusical department of any school in the
erritcry. The fancy work and painting
'ould carry off no mean prize at the next
nir Thirteen normal certificates were !
sued, and addresses We're made by Presi- |
lent George ". Thatcher, Apostle Moses !
hatcher. and s. NJ. MOlen of the college !
oard. In the evening two large tables |
Fere spread in an upper room, and nearly |
ne hundred people regally entertained. |
mOng the guests were ApOSJIe anu hTS. |
loses Thatcher, Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Wat |
1n, Thomas G. Weber and Mrs. w. H.
owe.
Prof. Langton's school closed yesterday |
18th a grand field day and picnic The !
aady banks of the Logan river west of |
% furnished an enchanting rendezvous. |
gabctors are looking around for other |
usiness in which to engage, and under |
lkers are designing their own caskets, the |
eople are so distressingly healthy.
A hurried ride over the rough roads |
orth of Logan should convince somebody |
lat county officers should be stirred up |
Jmewhere. What ought to be a shady !
ad smooth drive road is an exposed series
chuckholes.
T. C, Eebber and r. S. Watson, of Salt !
axe. arefin town on important business |
1nnected with the Logan branch Z. c. NJ.
Mrs. o. w. Snow, of Brigham city, is at
ogan with her little nephew, who Is I'M
sI DR. Shows care with broken arm.
LOGAN, May 25, 1889.