Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-15
OGDEN SENSATIONS.
A Free flght--Assauited by Negroes
KILLED on the Utah Northern.

A genuine scrap took place last even
ing at $50 on tho corner Of Twenty
fith and Washington avenue between
two gamblers Of this city, John H.
Evans and Geo. Barr. IL seems that
some days ago Barr was asked by some
other party what sort Of n man Evans
was, and replied that 70 far A. he
knew, he, Evans, had always been a
brace" dealer. Last evening Evans
walked up TO Barr, and saying $50 /
am brace dealer, am II" struck him
over the head with the butt Of n pis'
toll or a cane; which, II is not yet de-
terinined. The blow cut an ugly gosh
aud was followed by scyotal more,
when Barr cliuched him and threw
him TO the ground, holding him uoWn
until Sergeant Smith came anu arrested
him. Barr claims that as he icll Evais
lit piece Of Ms upper len oyelid out,
Certain u IL that largo portion OF Tue
I'D 10 gone ani II IL Otherwisu niuulntcu.
Evans was thoroughly saturated In
blood, but was " ith0ut "a scratch. Barr
was placed under Dr.. Jones care
Evans WINS taken before the police
commission aud allowed 10 70 ~ so
hail 10 appear at ain. today. Upon
the examination OF Bars wounds they
were found 10 be u 20 serious nature
that Evans was rc.aftested anu placed
under $500 bonds for his appearance
this morning.
The colorcd gentry held dance
Lac, night Ia tho grove ut tho rcnr OF
SchmlJps old brewery ON Washington
avenue beyond the bridge. A tough
crowd Of "coons" wefo up from Salt
Lake City 10 participate IN the Jolltics,
aud after tho dance were looking for n
white man 10 slug. On the walk down
town they passed Lester. Funge, who
was returning home alone along Wash.
ingtOn avenue between Twenty.
aud Twunty.third streets. ono Of
the "colofed gentlemen" remark.
cd, "IIutc's another white -"
aud struck Eugene over the
head with the loaded head of n cane
and proceeded 10 otherwise pummoi
him. The assistance Of the police was
ut hand, however, tho negroes ran,
only ono being caught aud he Ia said
10 he not the man who did the stfik'
ing. Tho negroe who struck fungc
goes by the name OF "Dead Eye Dick''
and brnrs anything but an cnviablc
reputation. IL \. said that two war
rants are out for hia arrest already,
The negroes who escaped arc supposed
10 have taken tho train for salt Lake
City, as nothing was soen OF them.
alter the row.
John Towey, swl,chman on the
Utah 4 Northern. wns fatally injured
yesterday mornlngAt Pocatello Mt l0:lt
O'Clock. He was performing his rcgu
lar duty IN the yard when no caught
his foot Ina crossing and two cars rat
over him, severlng his left leg from
| his body. A special tain brought
| him 10 this city, arriving ut $3.50 pm,
when be was taken 10 tho u. T.. hos
plial where he died from los Of bloOo
nj 1850 last night. Towcy has beer
In Pocatclo about n year. His HON,
was nt Eghurl, MINI. He was singl'
mar aud has no near relations.
On Friday night last rs Mr.. q. a
Smurthwait Of this city was returning
hons nj about o O'Clock, lac met twi
masked men ON the west side OF JeiIcr
son between Twonty'acoond an,
Twonty.flfzt, close by the reaidence o
Hon. Joseph Stanford. Mr.. Smurth
wait, before pcrcciylng that they wen
masked, the night being dark ant
stormy, had closely approached thom
aud it IL needless 10 say, wRssomewhh
nstonlshed nj tho sight. lie passn,
them by, walking backward with bl
face towards them, aud remarked
"you'rc two bright specimens" M,
received gruT response, ',don't max
any more cracks like that, younl
man." II IA needless 10 say that MI
Smurthwait made his way speedily 70
home. The police should DO delalle
to patrol the bench, IA such character
are becoming too numerous Tor III
comfort Of pedestrians.-Ogdcn AaHt
ard.