Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-04

TRINIDAD, Colo, Aug. 9Th
. train robbers who attempted TO boil
up the Santa Fe express near her
Thursday night were examine,
here yesterday before Justice Shan
by. Carl, the man vino tagged tn
train, was positively identified b.
the conductor and q brakeman, ant
also by passenger from Las Vegas
The defendants offered no testi
mony in their own behalf and wer,
placed under 5000 bonds each. Al
they were unable 70 secure bonds
they went to Jail, 30 remain unit
fail term Of the district court.
A PREACHER PoIsoSER.
| ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. S.-The at
tempt Of colored preacher named
w. II. Boone, in Gordon County, e
kill by poison a family Of ten, pei.
sons, three OF his victims being
now dead, has caused intense ex.
citement, and the poisOner aud hi.
wife are carefully guarded in jail
He put rat poison in the food of 9
colOred family named Lalley.
I DCoAAt AfeNo NllC bLl Ills
saying that she was jealous Of Mrs.
Lalley's affection FOR him. The
wife puts it on her husband, saying
he sought TO obtain possession OF
Lalley's crop. The other victims
are not yet out OF danger.
VERY NEARLY.
RACINE, Wis, Aug. 3.-Dragged
/ through the streets with a rope
about mis- neck which Threatened To
cut of his existence, in the hands Of
a frenEied mob, Adam Young Of
Emmetsville Indiana, a professional
tramp, had narrow escape today
from lynching.
The cause Of GouEg's rough treat
{ ment was a brutal assault made
upon the Rev. Father Fessler Of the
81. Joseph Catholic church, at the
home Of the clergyman about noon
tOdy. Young went 10 the door Of the
priests home and demanded some
thing to eat, and before Father Fess-
Ter could dodge, the tramp, for reas-
ons unknown, struck him on the
neck. The priest ran out Of the back
door, with Young In pursuit. The
clergyman WAS Overtaken by his as
sailant, knocked down, pounded in
the face and his nose smashed.
By this time crowd had cOngre-
gated. Some one shouted Hang
the brute" 4 rope was placed
around the neck Of the tramp, and
but for the timely arrival Of police
men he would soon have been dang
ling in the air from a large tree
near by. Young was placed In Jail.
a LONDON PoIsoNING CASE.
LONDON, Aug. 3. The week
winds up with a tragic poisoning
ease, which POSSESSES every element
OF mystery and romance. Whether
it is murder or n double suicide
London does not know. So far the
police refuse 10 divulge facts In their
possession. What Is known I. the
individual efforts Of reporters.
Doctor knowlsOn Townsend, liv-
ing in the Lewisham High road,
and Mrs. Townsend were booked as
passengers on the Ludg0te I'm,
which sailed from the Thames today
for New York. Townsend sold his
practice here and was going 10 Viz
GINA TO join bis brother. In order
10 be near the vessel and get their
baggage aboard early, they
took rooms in Park Road near
the docks last night. Town
send left his wife in the rooms +.
10 send the baggage away, while he 4
went 20 the vessel to receive il. |
Less than one hour after he left two /
men drove up to the house in a cart. I
One was the csrman and the other |
was a friend who had come TO assist /
him. They were admitted and pro. /
ceeded TO the bedroom. Entering
the room the carman noticed Mn.
Townsend lying on the bed, fully
dressed, apparently asleep, ami a
man In an insensible condition half.
way under the foot Of the bed.
Due OF the men called attention 10
the peculiar color OF the mans skin
and felt his pulse. which was still.
DE expressed an opinion that
lie WAS DEAD.
An attempt was then made 10
irouse Mrs. Townsend. 1t was un-
There were no marks OF
and no indications OF a
truggle.
Inquiry revealed that soon after
he husband left Mrs. Townsend
vas visited by William De La
'iotte, a Frenchman, who was a
fiend Of her husband. At their
rouse he was always treated more
s brother than 4 friend. Though !
! ways an ardent sdmirer Of Mrs.
.Ownsend, there was no insinuation
anything improper in their re-
atoms. Judging from glasses in Z
he room. Mrs. Townsend and De
a Motto took a drink Of whisky
lgether, previously sending the
1ree children from the room. A
w minutes later one OF the child
IN went hack and saw his mother !
nconscious on the bed, while Note !
as sitting On the floor, leaning {
Salnst box, gasping for breath. .
The child does not appear to have
ken much notice Of what he saw,
II no alarm was given till the Z
lrmen clme, when the bodies were !
.scovered. Physicians wer. call =
1, who slid death was due 10 .
bison, probably prussic acid. a