, 1891-03-14
A STRANGE CASE.
Governor Barber Issues a Requisi-
ton for John White
Who is Charged With Numbering
Pat Taggart.
White Sues the Union Pacific for
SIC, 900.

The story of the death of Pat TaggaIt,
a Union Pacific brakeman. who was killed
between Rawlins and Green River in July
last, is revived by the arrest in Salt Lake
of John White, who Is charged with the
murder. The Salt Lake Tribune gives
following details of the arrest and proba-
Bile results:
John White, a brick mason who has
been employed in this city since last Aug
ust. was arrested last evening by Deputy
Marshal Bowman Cannon on a reduisitlon
from the Governor of Wyoming, charg-
ing him with the crime of murder.
Sheriff hitmore of Sweetwater county.
Wyoming, arrived here yesterday with
the papers, but owing to certain peculiar
circumstance connected with the case,
Governor Thomas instructed Marshal
Young, IN whose custody White was
placed, to hold the prisoner until further
orders. White is charged with having,
on July 6. 1890. flushed a brakeman in
the employ OF the Union Pacific, named
Pat TaggaEt. from a freight train on which
he was beating his way. The affair
occurred between Rawlins and Green
River, and when the brakeman was
missed by the train hands, White vas
seized, beaten over the head with a re.
%volver, kicked and lcubbed until he was
unconscious and then thrown into the
caboose. When he came to his senses be
was again maltreated by the train Lands,
who were under the Infldeuce of liquor.
A rope was placed around his neck, the
otherend attached to the rear platform
of the caboose, and while the train wa.
moving at a high rate of speed W bite wa,
pushed off the platform and lett to slowly
strange to death. By an almost super
human e%xertion White Qrasped the plat
form with his right hand and with hii
lett succeeded in extricating his head
from the moose. He then started for the
mountains, was pursued by the train
hands, wAo fired FIVE shots from revolver.
at him. Two Of the shots passed through
his clothing and one through his right
leg. Almost unconscious and bleeding
from a dozen different wounds, the un.
fortunate man succeeded in GLIDING hi,
pursuers and found refuge in a Goa
camp, where he was kept until he had re
covered from his injuries.
"On tho 18th of July he was arrested
by Sheriff WhItmore of Sweetwater coun
ty and taken to Rawlins. On the I9th h,
had a preliminary examination before
justice OF the peace and was discharged
He then came here, related his tale OF suf
tering to II. II. Lewis and Judge Powers
and some months ago they filed a suit il
the district court against the Union Pacific
railway, praying Tor damages in the sun
of $4,000 for the injuries and treatment
their client, White, had received at the
hands of the employees of the company.
The trial Of the cause will be begun in the
district court to-day. and the action Of tn,
governor IN Withholding the extraditing o.
the prisoner is for the purpose OF enabling
him to testify, aud the second arrest was
surprise to White. who protests his limo.
ccnce and says Taggart accidentally fel
between the cars while passing over the
train"
He also states that his arrest was caused
by the railway for the purpose OF defeat
ing his suit for damages.