Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-13
WESTERN NEWS CULLINGS.
A Suicide Victim in Helena, Mon
tana.
A HOBO PRINTER LOSES MS LEG
A i,ru,ai switchman 10 San Francisco
Murderously Assaults Two Chill
dren.-iIe Narrowly Rs-
cnpcs Lynching.

by shooting herself through the head.
Uer husband, Ry. Xeigler, len her last
faIl and went b. salt Lake CITY, and II
Il ptesumed that III health and the
de,eftlou Of her husband caused Mrs.
Zeigier 10 commit the rash act which
Jenrived her Of life aud brought grief
to her friends. She hns been living for
the mast two or three weeks with Mtp.
Robert Stewart, Mt the depot, and was
urepared 10 leave for the East ycstef-
Inv. She arose from her bed before .
O'Clock yesterday morning and fol-
loWed her usual custom of taking "A
walk. But this time II was noticed
tint she had small paper parcel In
ber hand. She walked down 10 the
Presbyterian Church No. ., which Is
about unc-quarler Of mile from the
RAILROAD track, and entering the church,
deliberately proceeded 10 end her cx-
istence upon earth.
Mrs. Ry. Zeiglcr was from Seaport,
ILL.,, and was married some twenty
years ago 20 Try ilulglor In Monroe,
Wis. Shc leaves husband and "a son,
about Is yeats Of age, who IL resident
Of tn IL city.
EruHstOn RcgiScr-C. J. Quinn, n
tTANtllnK NANA WIN ~ HNAANHF
accident vt Carter station Monday
morning nj . O'Clock. lie attemnedto
climb on the truck " the sleeper Just
afier IL had started and while II was
going nj the rate Of five mites an hour.
In trying 10 swing himself ON IA. swung
himself too far aud his LEFT leg got
caught IN the wheels and run over just
below the knee. His cries for help
brought crew 10 the rescue. lie was
carried 10 the station, where the dow
ing Of blood was stopped by meaus u u
rome lust In tlmc TO bc brought 10
Evnnsten on Conductor Clark's freight.
ON arrival here he was taken ~ the
Rocky Mountain hotel and DIS. Harfl.
son and Hooker, who had boon sum.
monod, placed him under theiniluencc
Of chloroioru, and amputated the limb
about four inches above the knee. THIS
limb was ~ badly shattered that II was
impossible TO save the knee. The
patient IL resting quietly now, aud Ia
not suffering. rho probabilities are
that 4, will be- n month before he
will be able 10 be- about, While under
the influence OF chloroiorm heiuquired
for the free lunch Coulter and other
places of resort generally patfonilcd by
the printer, aud gave numerous evil
dsnccs Of mn unusual amount VI grit,
aud n strong constitution.
San FrdnciscO Chronicle. That
San Francisco aid not have u
genuine lynching yesterday Ia the
very heart Of IL most thickly populai.
ed district Is due 10 the timely arrival
and prompt action OF Police Oiilcer
Leonard, OF the new City Hall station,
"a.
thoroughly enrAgcd aud determined
crowd of citizens nj the corner VI Ellis
and LeavenwOrth streets.
The cause Of the trouble was brutal
aud murderous assault committed by
Dcnnison ON two little boys, Daniel aud
George McGee, aged respectively 0 and
II years.
The policeman quickly removed his
prisoner from the scene aud conveyed
him 10 the central station, where he
charged him with an assault with
deadly weapon.
The boys who were assaulted live
with their parents at i0I Leayenworth
street, where a ChrOHto'o reporter found
them last night. The younger Of the
boys, Dan, was lying Unconscious IN
his little cot, while his brother George
was tossing ro-tlessly on another couch.
lie is u bright little fellow, aud In
spite Of the pain which he endured
was able TO tell the following story Of
the assault:
"rhls noon Dan and went at the
cable crossing ON Ellll aud Leaven.
worth streets playing. As one Of the
cable cars on the Leaven worth street
road came down tho hill aud stopped,
we-Dan and dumped ON the mind
end. As Dan Jumped on the west side
Dennisen yelled 10 him In broken
Danish to 'yoump or the car. This
made Dan laugh, and he Knocked
Dcnnisen. Then Denniscn rushed
at my brother and hit him over the
head with u long, heavy hook which
he used to lit up the loaver. lie raised
the hook again and sank Il into Dams
head and Jerkod him down on 10 the
ground.
~ picked up small rock and threw
II at the swltchman. lie then left Dan
lying senseloss on the ground and
rushed ut me, striking me over the
small Of the hack with the hook.
"By this time there was "A big crowd
of people all around ua. They grabbed
Dsnnlsen aud were about 10 take him
TO lamppost when the policeman
camo.D
The brutal assault was witnessed by
several people In the Hotel Mirahcau,
who rushed down from their rooms to
the street below and lifted the bleeding
bodies OF the little boys and carried
them 10 their home. DTs. NAndcrbcck
aud Cleveland were called, AMI after
hasty examination Of the boys in
Juries they pronounced them 10 be VI
too serious n character 10 admit OF a
hurried diagnosis.
The surgeon stated, however, that
one OF the vertohfie In Georges bacR
was shattered, while the symptoms OF
the younger boy were such ms 10 lead
them TO believe that the little fellow
had received severe conclusion OF
he brain and possibly n fraolure of
the skull. His scalp was deeply cut
by the sharp point OF the switohman's
hook.
The injurles Of Georges back were
temporarily dressed, while several
stitches were necessary 20 close the
gaping wound In Dams head.
AT late hour last night the younger
boys symptoms wern alarming, und II
was deemed advisable 20 administer
opiates 10 relieve his suiIcrings.
A Chronicle reporter called on Den
nisen st the central station to get his
story Of the affair, but the man was
found crouching In one corner Of his
cell aud showing all outward signs OF
extreme fright. When asked why he
had struck the boys he refused to nuke
any word or Sign Of reply.
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