Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-16
RESULT OF A QUARREL.
One Nan Suicides While Tenn
pOrarIS Insane.
THE OTHER MAN DISAPPEARS,
And Caanot Be FOnnd.-A Strange
and Pitiable Occurrence.

cunlslances OF which are given
as follows: For two years past there
has existed some trouble between
two neighbors living in Mound
Fort, named Gustaf Peterson and
Charles Grahdin, concerning a
piece Of school land which Peterson
had sold to the other man. They
had failed to settle the dispute until
quite recently, since which time
nothing unpleasant had transpired.
Ii seeems, however, that on Sat
urday last Grandin's chickens got
upon Peterson's strawberry patch,
which caused the latter annoyance.
II is stated that, although Peterson
was in fearof Grandin, he went over
TO him about the chickens. Some
angry words ensued - ut least
such is the statement
made by Peterson's friends
and Grandin struck at the other
with q shovel. Peterson lodged
and ran away, whereupon Grandin
picked up some rocks and threw
after him. One OF them struck
Peterson in the side, breaking two
Of mis- rits. Seeing that Grandin was
getting under the lence as II TO follow
him, and fearing that he might do
him further injury, Peterson began
to hallOa and at the same time drew
a Penknife from his pocket. Upon
this Grandin halted, and Peterson
proceeded homeward. Late the
same night Grandin was arrested
ON charge Of assault and taken TO
the police station, where he spen-
Sunday, aud on Monday morning
he came home, having been allowed
TO go by paying the regular fine.
esterday the deceased was some
what better but very weak. Mrs.
Peterson started 10 town about IL
am, but on the way down heard
something which she thought
sounded like pistol shot. Imbued
with the fears which the last assault
had caused, she Immediately re-
turned under the impression that
Grandin had been TO the house or
that something fearful had occurred;
she learned that what SHE had
heard was only the dumping Of the
wheel scrapers which were work
ing on the hill, as she found her
husband in bed as she had left him.
She talked over her fears and Incl
dentally mentioned that the thought
had struck her that he might have
done himselfsOme injury. He chided
her for such belief and expressed q
hope that the Lord would not Ter
INIT him 10 30 far lose his right |
mind as 10 commit n deed for |
which he he'll such horror. Quieted !
in her fears she left the house and |
went 20 town, leaving a Mrs. |
LundstrOm with instructions to call |
in now and then and see that he |
was all right. Mrs. LundstrOm full |
filled her mission and went 10 the |
house during the wife's absence,
three times, twice looking in |
nj the window and seeing him,
and the third time she heard that /
he was up but thought nothing OF \
Il. At this last time she saw Mrs.
Peterson returning from the city \
and went down the hill 10 meet /
her. They returned and Mrs. Peter
son entered the house. Her hus-
hand was missing. a search was
and she found him in the
rellar with the death rattle in his
throat. She failed to realize the
awful truth and asked why he was
wing in that position, and sought to
-aise him up. She then discovered
1lOOd and called in Mrs. Lunds.rom
and the neighbors. On examination
he was found 10 lie lying on his face,
l pistol between his legs and bullet
lUle IN his right temple.
Coroner Larkin and the city mar
hal, as well rs DIR. Condor, were
called for. Peterson
never regainei consciousness. and
lied little before four O'Clock. The
evidence as taken by the coroner
rom all who knew anything about
L, sustained the superstition Of
suicide while in 4 frenzy Of pain
ind fever. or. in other words, tenn
)orariy insane. The pistol had lain
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hOugh loaded, and when found
.howed one chamber discharged.
While they were summing up their
whence, word came over from
iandin's that he had left, and that
ne had said would not be seen again.
The reporter Immediately inter-
revived Mrs. Grandin. From her pitt
it was learned that she
lad lived in constant misery since
he trouble about the land started,
nd that she had rejoicei when it
vas settled. When she came
home on Saturday and learned
Il the new trouble she became
Utmost frantic, and upbraided
Ter husband because he failed 10
control his temper. In the middle
Il the night, she stated, while she
vas so sick that when the officers
anne she swOOned to the floor, he
vas taken from home and She was
eft alone with four little children.
When he returned on Monday sine
gain upbraided him for having
brought them into such a prelica-
nent and misery. He, by this time
-epentant, asked her II amid the
rOuble he had caused, their poverty
md the manner in which he was
,eset by other matters best known
o themselves, he had not enough
o male him feel miserable with
,ut being forced to bear her
About noon he kissed
he children goodbye. who, hav-
Dg a presentiment that some
hing awful TO them va about
. transpire, cried loudlS %for him
rot to go away. He then spoke
o his wife as he went out, saying:
well, mUther,I guess I'll 20 now,
md it is doubtful II you ever see me
gain" This, Mrs. Graudin says,
vas before PetersOn's death. and he
las not been heard ofsince. She fears
hat he has made away with him.
elf. Notwithstanding the fact that
ONE Of PetersOn's folks had been
Iver to Grandinis house and
old Of the death, Mrs. Gran
lin was under the impression
hat the wound made iOn Satur-
lay hsd caused his death. Until
Old 10y the reporter that he had shot
she thought that her hus-
iand's temper had caused him 10
'ecome n murderer. The Grandins
i've in alject roverty. Grandin had
AIKEN all the money with him and
eft but twenty cents TO his fanny.
Unless help is extended there APP
ears but little else than starvation
eft for the family. IL was a most
ouehing and pitiful story told
y Mrs. Grandln, who was al
most heartbroken at what had o.
'urTed.
Peterson was SO years Of age and
anne from Westmanland. Sweden,
n ls16- Last evening the sorrow
tricken wife was bemoaning her
ate, and the whole scene was Of
UGH a sal and woful nature as TO
e unbearable 10 a sympathetic PER
on.