Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-01
OUR WESTERN EXCHANGES.
Ralph Ray CcnicsseS 10 Numbering
bis Mother
WHISKY TURNS HIN TO A BRUTE.


night by Deputy Sheriff Delaney He
confcsses the crime anu acts ~ though
nothing had happened. His only fear
IL that Of being lynohcd.
lie says the murder was committed
by him September 20, 1891. lie had
eaten breakfast with his mother.
After breakfast he went out 10 the hay
stack and took drins Of whisky out
Of a bottle which he had concealed In
the stack. lie started back TO the
house, whou he felt the drink al made
him feel better aud lac concluded 10
return 10 the stack and drink the bal
nnce.
After he had drank up all the whisky
In the bottle, he returned n the house
and entered iuto n conversation with
his mother about going 10 the Farming.
tou fair IN New Mexico. His mother
told him he must not 10, ~ she would
be len all alone. He replied that he
was going anyway. His mother In.
sisted that he must stay with her, as
bis father was away from home.
Ralph said he would get sono one 10
stay In his stead, but his mother re-
fused TO allow this. and told him he
was getting IA worthless NJ the rest Of
the boys, tina, all he would DO was 10
alt around the house or 20 hunt.
ing, that he had got ~
she could not got work out Of him.
He took CHAIR In tho little shed
kitchen, then began eating some
teaches. lie said lie had bought the
peaches himself, but his mother told
him 10 leave tho peaches alone. Dur.
ing all this time Mrs. Ray had been
washing the breakfast dishes. After
Mrs. Hay had demonstrated with
Ralph Tor eating the peaches she
turned ~ throw some water out of
doors when he picked up n Ratchet
which lay on bench In the kitchen,
and struck her ON the head from be-.
hind. At this blow she staggered out
Of the door aud fell. lie followed her
and struck her twice more, then he
dragged her 10 tho outside door open.
Ing into his own bedroom. After lay
ing her In the corner Of this room he
noticed that she was breathing and de.
cidcd TO stab her In the heart 10 sue
could not come TO aud reveal who
struck her.
Erdns.oH Regi'ier-Tho Utah Terri.
tofial fair aud conference which takes
place In Salt Lake between October 8rd
and 9th promises 10 be- largely attended.
The Union Pacific has made n special
rate Of one fare for the round trip from
points NJ far east as Rawlins. There
will be- quite number " Evanstoniana
who viii take advantage Of the cheap
fare.
Hetena Journal - Tho brunswick
Hotel, opposite the Northern Pacific
depot was Quilted by IRE last night, the
inmates saving hut a PARTON Of their
personal effects and In some instances
nothing at all. The fire. started In
small frame building Ia the rear Of the
hotel formerly used NJ u photograph
gallery, hut recently used ~ laundry
In connection with the hotel. w. NJ.
Brown, night bartender at the hotel,
was the int to discover the flames and
Immediately gave the alarm and then
proceeded 10 awaken the sleeping
guests. This hotel was totally deinol.
ished.
S. p. Ctronic'o-The body Of Adolph
Jordan, the aged German who killed
his wife year ago and who committed
suicide little over week ngo, whs
recovered from the ocean yesterday, It
was found by Richard Koppen
Of 72l pine street aud Alexander OF
tafberg, one Of tho life-saving crow,
about half mile south of Fort point.
IL was with great difficulty that tho
corpse was removed 10 where II could
he put into the morguc wagon. Jordan
committed suicide, II IN believed, about
ten days ago at Bakers beach, "A mile
below where the body was found. A
young man working on Clay street,
noar Montgomery, while strolling along
this strip Of beach, found JOrdan's coat,
hat, cane and n package Of letters.
One was written by Jonlnn 10 friend
named Hermann Slefdrl, and In II the
writer said that lac was going 10 end his
life. Thus ends tragedy, the tirst
part Of which began on September o,
1880. Jordan and his wife Catherine
owned little saloon on Montgomery
avenue, near Green street. On account
VI nm lncurable sore on his leg he re-.
solved In take his life. His wife de-
cided 10 die with him, and ho cut her
wrists nud then his own. She died, but
he recovered, and was tried for murder
and acquitted on the ground Of insan.
iiy.
Sacramento Bee-Almeda, Sept. IS.
Frederick Hecker, the prominent
Oroville merchant, was thrown from
the narrow gauge train at Morton
street last Saturday afternoon aud IT,
ceived injuries which resulted In his
death.
Heoker was standing ON the plat.
form OF a car when the train struck a
curve and he was thrown on. He
struck the ground with terrific force,
aud when he was picked up uncon.
scious and put ON the train the blood
gushed from fearful wound In his
forehead. lie was taken from the
train Mt Park street, aud after being
taken Into a drug Htsre AMI physician
summoned, who departed OF his life,
he was placed In u carriage and driven
" the Receiving hospital In Oakland.
Hecker was virtually dead when
picked up, rs he did not speak after
wards.
DcHrer AoDs-Trlnidad, Colo, Sept
I,-Early this morning Raefael
Iafaya brought word 10 the sheriff
That the dead body OF Anthony Healcy
was found lying face downward In
the big ditch near the Copper King
smelter. Coroner Walker was notified,
aud Immediately proceeded 10 Tia,
place and brought the body to Sipe',
Undertaking establishment, where II
was taken In charge 10y the members
Of the Grand Army, who will conduct
the funeral M provided by the Stat,
law. The people living near where
The body was found say that Healy,
VINO was well known 10 nearly every