Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-02
OGDEN ITEMS.
The Exum-King Shooting Affair
The Fire Fiend Gets In His
Work.

On Sunday morning, few min.
! utes before four O'Clock, the citizens
were aroused from their beds by the
alarm Of fire, flames having broken
cut In the rear of Mrs. Warmers
millinery store, on Main Street,
next door 10 Hook Z ClawsOn,s
fair. The ladies Of the establish
NEXT, assisted by some men who
had arrived OF the scene; made
great endeavOrs TO save tie stock
and furniture and carried out quite
a quantity, some Of il more or less
damaged. 1t was piled up Oh the
sidewalk. When the fire was at its
height there seemed some danger TO
the Peery Block, rs the flames
/ played around it, and also TO the
shoe store, which is by the side Of
| Mrs. Warmers and, like her store, Is
n mere shtli. Fortunately the fire
boys soon got the flames under, not
before the crowd Of spectators which
had arrived was so great as TO
nearly block up the thoroughfare.
1t is understood that Mrs. Warner
carried $1,000 insurance, which will
completely cover her loss.
AsPHALTUM SIDEWALKS.
On Saturday the city council held
a short session and agreed TO pay the
bill Of the asphaltum company-S2.
S7s,Oo, the latter having fixed
bonds guaranteeing the durability
Of the sidewalks for five years.
EDITOR KING SHOT.
On Saturday L. ~. Exum was
seen by his many friends walking
about the city in n state Of nervous
excitement. He was evidently look
ing for somebody and there was no
doubt in the minds Of many that it |
was G. <. King, editor Of the Union,
who had published In his paper n
scandalous article about Exum's
family affairs. AS mentioned in the |
NEWS, King, at the point Of gun,
had agreed TO make an abject apollo
gy, which he did In the next issue
OF his paper. AZ would have been
well II 1t had ended there, but IN
fortunately King added n foot-note
TO his apology, making the Oiiense
worse than ever. Some Of Kings
friends demonstrated with him for
what he had done. His only seply !
was that he must have something
sensational TO sell his PAPER.
About haif-past three King was
met by Exum, nearly opposite the
Central Hotel, on Twenty-fifth
A few hot words passed be-
tween them, when Exum said in
substance-'T gave you a chance to
fix up this affair. You did not 10 It.
Now I'll attend to it. "He
drew his revolver and fired right at
King. The ball struck him Just be.
low the collar bone, or the right
side, and plowed its way across his
breast to the opposite side, where ii
lodged. King did not fall, and
ESum did not know that he had
been hit. As he ran up the street at ,
: tremendous pace, Exum pursued {
him, firing three more shots, one Of I
which struck King in tine leg, in
dieting n slight wound. But the
man ran on until ne I
reached the front of the entrance 10 {
he district court, on Main Street, {
where he commenced calling for !
protection: He was quickly sur {
founded, and ii having been ascer-
aimed that he WIS wounded, he was
AIKEN to PEBBLES drug store, where
ne rested a few minutes, when a :
was obtained and he
vas taken home. DIR. Bryant was
to attend him. King
vas breathing very hard, but the c
iOctOr quickly found the bullet,
which he extracted. This operation
ave great relief.
Exum in the meantime had been :
Irrested by officer Sleeth, who had a
witnessed the. shooting. He did
rot make the slightest effort TO get
way. He was taken 10 the City !
Hall and afterwards TO the County v
,Ourt House, where he appeared /
,efore Commissioner CrOss, who L
,ound him over to await the action
4 the grand jury, fixing his bonds o
It 5000. He vas released immedi- '
tely, his bonus hasing been h
igned by II. II. ROlapp and
!. J. Sullivan. Last accounts say J,
hat King is in great danger. He Y
las slept. well; bur has had a narrow
scape, as tile bullet went within n :
raction Of an inch Of sevcring the =
Igular vein.
The event produced the most in-
ense excitement. Groups Of men I
rere discussing the affair at every b
Orner.
King had been before the grand =,
Try on n charge Of criminal libel, !,
nd had been bound over to appear "
, answer this charge, but EXum
sserts that he knew nothing ofsuch n
rUceedings. ii
THE DECISION. u
There was an immense sale of Z