Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-17
OGDEN ITEMS.
Philip Briggs Commits Suicide
Verdict IN the Wallace Cas-.

Moses Beam yesterday appeared
before Judge Gross e. au-srsr 20 a
charge OF grand larceny. Beam is
accused Of stealing Two sheep from
John England ami Phil Grill. sheen
men at Elem. The evidence was
considered to hold him in the sum
Of $500 70 await the action OF the
grand jury.
Union Pacific passenger train No.
l.. was late again last night. No
one connected with the system
seemed 20 know, or cared 10 tell il
he did know, thcc1rsC rf Tie delay.
It was a-eer,ainei, however, that
the mail w0Uii arrive 3t - a. M, on
section I. The passengers were
booked 10 arrive AT 5:&l a. m.
Alderman Shilling hrd I narrow
escape from serious injury last even
ing about % O'Cl9-k. Mr.. Shilling
tied his horse in front Of the Cen
tral School while me attended 10
some business. After completing
his lab0rs The gentleman came out
% where the animal was tied, The
lines We're down on the opposite
side from where NIr. Shilling was
busy uutyiuE the li,cnlug strap
The horse upon feeling himself
comparatively loose jumped and
rlG. Alderman Shilling grabbed
'hn lines Dgt could not stop the wild
light and was dragged upon the
ground for short distance and the
wheel UIs-u! over him. The horse
continued his ran across the city
hall square and was CAPTURED 10y a
geutlyman at tie corner II twenty
sixth Street ami Washington
Avenue. Nr. Shilling was only
little the worse Tor wear, having his
ugss skinned slightly The horse
and buggy were uuiuiurei.
Philip Briggs, n west hound
passenger on Central Faeiiic pas-eu-
ger train no. ., committed suicide
Yesterday forenoon by shooting him
self through the mead. Briggs ar
rived on the midnight train from
salt Lake. and departed foT Califor-
MIA yesterday morning ats g.. The
Union Pacific train from the East
which should have arrived here At
isSo a. m. did not show up until
, a. m. The Central Pacific was
delayed Ia consequence, and Briggs
occupied a seat ina the smoking car
Instead Of taking a sleeper. Just As
the train pulled into kclton, a
station o. miles west % here, Briggs
pulled a pistol from his pocket, and
pIaciug the muzZie against his
right temple Lulled the trigger. The
Messengers were dumLfUunGed for a
moment. so suddenly had the thing
been done. People crowded around
the wounded man, aud tried 10 As
sist him. but ne was beyond all
earthly aii. Briggs died at noon,
shortly after the arrival OF the train
at Terrace. His body was placed in
charge OF the coroner, and an eX.
animation Of his clothing made.
There was nothing in his pockets,
however, which wUull throw any
light on the cause Of his rash act.
Further examination of his effects
will be made, when &c is expected
that something viii bG discovered
which will explain the cause OF the
suicide.
Coroner Allen empauuelled y r.
strong, y. Tierns aud F. 7. DObson
as a Jury % enquire into the cause
II the death OF Hugh ;. Wallace,
who died ut the City hospital yes
teriav morning. The peculiar cir.
cumstanccs surrounding the case
has made il one Of more than Ordin'
! arv interest. The character Of the
wounds ami the length Of time the
! iuiursi man survived caused con
! siderable speculation among the
! rhv,icians as h the kind Of weapon
with which they were inflicted
aud the nature Of the wounds. DIT
/ Powers made an examination o.
the dead mans head IN the pres
ence Of the coroner aud jury. The
sralp was removed ia the vicinity o
the wounds. and 4 portion II th'
| skull removed. The scalp was pune
tur.d in two places, one hole being
about four inches above The rish
| ear and the other one and q hal
inches above the first. Ii was dis
| covere,! that the first mentioned hol'
was made by a IS calibre bullet, ant
the other 10y a fragment Of bone
! The brain was not penetrated, the
| bullet lodging between the brait
and the duramatar, or lining OF thu
skull. Death was caused by th'
bullet, bone fragments and clOttet
blood depressing the brain. Th'
iury found that Hugh : Wallace
| deceased. came to his death on tn,
IGth day Of October, 1899, from Pisto
sbot wound inflicted by his own
hand with suicidal intent on the
10Th day Of October, 1899. 4 tele'
1,ran, was sent 20 his brother IN
| Come. Colorado, notifying him ol
me death OF Hugh ;. Wallace, and
LING what should be done with
,be body. An answer was received
ontborizing the undertaken to pre-
- the body Tor shipment, and Ior'
p - n 10 Como, Colombo. The
~ will be shipped on the L mon
Pacific this evening. 80.
mr. Powers was interviewed a .,s.
a. examination. aud stated lll'. ,
WoIIace,s life could have teen save
~ sbe injury had been attende ~, .
10 time of the shooting. ms
I,,iiet couid have been removed any
! the skull trepanned.-Ssa"a0'e'