Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-06
A FATAL MISTAKE,
A Dose Of Canlhahdts Given oaChlld,
by Mistake, with Fatal Results
PROF. srIEnL MTEnrTs SUICIDE.
Hou.c Thieves at Work In saupcie
County.


On last wednesday night some mii'
cre,ni entered the stable " Justice
Iarter and stole three horses. One
was a large iyear.old bay, another AZ
or g.year.old gray, branded hai'
clrrle.W, and one or 0.year.Old gray
That the horses did not break away
and escape Is shown In onu inalhnce
where tho rope by which tho hgr.c
was tied had been cut. fhe mar-hal
has been informed OF the matter, but
ND 10 this time nothing has beeii heafl
from the anlmals.-MJunf HcdsdM
Pyramid.
ALLEGED TnfEF.
Yesterday afternoon Monday
party called up the city jail ON 10.
telcphone and reported that a man had
been seen moment before trying 70
cell some goods which u was believed
had becn stolen. Onlcsr Chase was
Immediately started ON horse In pur'
suit. When overtaken by the officer
the man startci 10 run down Hooper,
lane from Lincoln avenue.
Chase who had by this time len bis
horse iehind followed after him on foot
but finding his man getting away
pulled his revolver and shot Mt him
several times. This had the effect Of
checking the thief, who then tried 10
run Into private dwelling house. The
occupants Of the house when they saw
him coming quickly lockei tho door
which they had no more than don.
when tho man fell heavily against II
AMI tried 10 cntor. by this delay
Officer Chase wns enabled 10 catch up
with him and In another Instant he
had HIN by the neck. lie gave the
name Of James White and will he given
. hearing this morning. - Ogden
Union.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Prof stiehl, u resident Of Provo, at.
tempted 10 commit suicide at Ogden
last night by taking morphine. lie
had n large shorthand class Ia Salt
Lake At ono time, but his drinking
habits were such that he had TO give
his profession up for want Of patron
age. He then concluded 10 come 10
Ogden, and on reaching that city pro-
cecdci TO imbIbe freely from the Iiow.
Ing bowl.
For week he has heen well under
the "innuence," aud the other day
wrote his wife that she would never
sec him again. As soon as she received
The letter she Jumped on the next train
and reached Ogden last night.
Mr.. Btiehl had taken n dose Of NOR.
phine In the evening, aud while walk.
Ing aleng Grant Avenue was about 10
fall Into deep sleep. As he was pass.
Ing the residence or Mr.. Smith, near
Twenty.fifth street, that gentleman
thought stiehl was drunk and took him
Into room where he fell asleep. Stirhi
was aroused after considerable efibrt
and taken TO tho Broom hotel. whcr.
his wife was waiting his appearance.
Though out OF danger he IL sleeping
considerable today. She win take him
home with her, aud II Ia To he hoped
that he will brace up and be a man.
He Ia we'll qualified for business pur.
poses II he would let strong drink alone.
linton.
A FATAL MISTAKE.
A terrible accident which occurred
at Hooper In this county last Friday
has Just been brought TO light. II 90.
Cured In the family Of John II. siod.
dard.
One Of his children, m infant, was
suffering from consultation. Mrs.
Mary T.. Bybee, Its grandmother, who
had been Ia the habit OF using Ialap
In her family ~ remedy, admin.
lntered q dose Of what She supposed
TO be- Jalap u the child aud also took
q doso herself. This was on Thurs.
day. On Friday the child died and
the lady herself was dangerously III,
Nothing wns known Of tho oailse
OF the trouble until man who had
formerly stayed Mt the house, arrived.
He stated that while thare no used
some canthaTides. commonly known
~ Spanish ily for n horse he wa
treating and the powder had been loif.
u wa. then discovered that by mistake
Mn. BY bee had given and taken The
oantharidt~. She was NO III herself
that doubts Of her recovery were al
ono Time entertained. A physloian
was called ON Saturday and yesterday
Il was reported that she was gradually
improving.
The fatal mistake has created much
sorrow In tho family, but tho two
powders arc 10 much alike and Nlrn.
Byhec had no knowledge Of any other
powder being In the house, 20 Thai no
blame eau be attached IN her. MANY
rumors were started In the settlement
as the fatal outcome Of the mistake.
but the above are the facts M far M ali
evidences and Information can be
secured - Ogifn NgudfgrJ