Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-09
NEWS NOTES.


N4NlaAlAH lAAAuH NE, AllQ WAS TAKEN
= to the hospital, where she died this
: morning. She was married last
, year TO young man in 4 town near
: San Francisco. AfieT some happy
: months a family quarrel Separaled
. them, she coming TO this city aud
r plunging into a LIE Of debaucheEY
! and degradation. She became al
= dicied 70 the use Of liquors and was
on the down grade rapidly when
Death overlook her. Her husband
and relatives in California have
been advised OF her death, but thus
lar they have not expressed any
wishes concerning the disposal Of
heI remains.
Ieadviile, Colo, Aug. Sit is n
daily occurrence % report eases OF
petty thieving, but fortunately the
occurrence is rare when II is neces-
sary 10 chronicle n robbery Of any
magnitude at this altitude. or late
the festive burglar has been lying
very low, but early Saturday morn
ing he awOke from ms cOmatose con-
dition and entering house OH East
Third Street made n haul that
will keep him from starvation for Z
several days TO come. The matter
has been kept very quiet 10y the 1
authorities in hope that some clue /
would turn up whereby they could |
nab the quarry. Unfortunately 4
this has not taken place and the I
thief is quietly enjoying life with /
/ the swDg that he - cleVeTiy get 1
away with. From al that could he
Cleaned 10y a reporter, the facts
In the case are as follows: Mr.. Chgrles |
Eckles, who II in the employ /
Of Mr.. q. y. Neubyrth, has Tor
some time past been keeping his
his brothers. house, where he rooms,
pc East Third street. He says that
no one knew that he had any
money in his trunk and the thought
that il might be stolen never for a
moment bothered him. His trunk
in his estimation was as good Is
bank. 30 much confidence did he
place in the safety OF the repository !
that he never took the trouble 10
lock the impromptu hank. Last
Friday evening after his days Ia
bOrs were finished. he went To his
room, changed his clothes, and with
the family ieft the house to spend
the evening with some friends. The
doors were all securely locked and
never for moment uid any Of the |
family think that the festive I
burglar would enter Il before
their return, hut he did, and !
was well repaid for his trouble.
About | O'Clock Saturday morning
the Eckles family returned home
and found that the back door had
been forced open. Investigation
showed that the room Of Mr.. Charl.s !
Eckles was the one where the most
work had been carried on. The
pockets Of all his clothes were turuedS
inside out, and the garments strewu
upon the floor. The contents Of the
trunk were turned upside down, and
when Mr.. Eckles noticed it, he 1t ,
once grasped the situation. Ia the
trunk he had secTeted $50. and on -.
looking for il found it gone. After
littering the floor with everything
they could lay hands ON in tire
room, the burglar or burglars went .
u an eight-day clock. and opening
the doors searched II thorough
ly. Mr.. Eckles in the morning {
the authorities, who nave ,
seen diligently eoTking TIA. case NJ, / 4
tUt AS they have no clue 10 - or.
the chance Of ever catching The.
thief or thieves j. very slim one. { I
The stolen money was all in 1aper p
currency consisting q three Slup :
bills, several - bills and the tai
Iuce ia tens ami tweutirs. Mr..
Eckles s1yS he suspects no one. but :
Is thoroughly convinced ii isSUTt. [
one who knows the house ami WIS o.
also acquainted with the fact that 4
he family were going ont o. spend
.hc evening last Friday.
Denver. Col. aug. S.-Johu o.
folding and his fourteen yeaT-Jld &
who elope,l on Werucs- Z
lay night, became frightened -
darkness grew apIce and nobody ]
'ame alter them. lie managed 10
liiOi "a, giri to "a relatives residence | e.
n The suburbs while he sought :
heller ut his Cousins mouse. To-Day I Al
10Th returned home, seeking en- ri
rance at the family residences by Il
'ack doors. =
CALIFORNIA. =
jackson. August 6.-In the ease ~
( Alexander Thomson fOs the a
murder Of William Spray the jury
endered verdict Of murder in the "
Inst degree, liking the punishment
( life imprisonment.
Eleven jurors were in favor Of the ~,
Ntreme Penalty, but the other held :,
"a, and compelled the bringing Of n
he above verdict 10 avoid q disl- =
.reement. The result was a sur -
rise, hut is Universally approved. a
Stockton, Aug. G.-Fred Graves, re
patient in the Pacific Asylum, a .
.riva,e institution ia this sity, conf ~
litted suicide yesterday afternoon -
" cutting his throat from ear 10 ear =
With a piece Of 4 broken goblet. The a
syIum authorities kept the matter -
uiet, after notifying the coroner, u
n account Of the family and friends =
{ the DECEASED, 80 that the news VI
he suicide did not leak out until to-
ay. The cOrOner's jury found a
erdict that the deceased came 10 -
IL death 10y his own hand. Graves
ras a young man. - years Of age, -,
nj was brought here in June from
H. home near Sacramento. lie
ias known 10 be Of suicidal tenden-
y and had attempted 10 hang ~
iniself before he left home. =
'recaUtiOns were taken 10 keep =,
nom him anything he might use 10 "
AXE his life. HebrOke goblet and
scuren n sharp piece Of glass, and
Then the man having charge d Is
i'm went TO his room yesterday TO b
all him for dinner he was lying on ii,
he floor in a pool Of blood. Calling 3
ssistance, the attendants entered
he room and raised Graves head, d.
1T he was in the thrOvs OF death, y
nj died in a few seconds. Near Cl
inn was the piece If bloody glass G
nth which he cut his throat.
One Of the attendants testified al
nat he saw the deceased a short
me before he committed the act. a
& that time he appeared calm and 2
q his usual frame Of mind. One
it,ndant j. employed for every five %
atients, aud great care was taken 81
+ Graves on account Of his suicidal
iania.
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