Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09
NEWS INA NUTSHELL.


Wyoming will open June LIST.
Arizona Ia talking Of a constitutional
convention. An election for dolega tes
will DO held on the 18Th inst.
The soldiers In garrison Mt walla
Walh lynched man named Hunt
some time ngo. a hoard Of army OF.
ficers IL now investigating tho matter.
A man named Smith, at Gilman,
Wash, acted la queer manner and
the miners, believing no was hired 10
create public prejudice against them, 10
that guards would be sont 10 the mines,
seized the man, tied rope around his
neck aud swung him twice to the limb
Of a tree. Smith fually confessed that
man named Brundage had sent him
from Seattle TO sct fire TO q buildlng
owned by Brundagc. He was then LET
down, taken 10 Seattle and locked up.
Boston has rather unique Item Ia
liz criminal annals. IL l. no less than
the fact that q six weeks old baby WINS
sent TO jail forthlrty days on the s.h
Inst. Nora Sllncy staggered through
Endlcott street In "A Hsandalously
drunken condition. when she was
arrested tho wOmau's companion WIS
her six weeks old baby girl, whom sho
Rugged close 10 her breast. The woman
was sentenced 10 thirty days imprlson-
ment aud as there was no way 10 care
for the baby the commitment papers
Include the name OF mother AMI child.
w. J. Ran-om arrived In Cleveland
from Milwaukee on the sth inst. Ho
was arrested In Cleveland for drunken.
ness, he being al the time incapable Of
taking ears OF himself. Before being
placed In the cell hls pockets were
searched, ~ usual. and p1cketknife
and bunch Of keys md sli In money
taken from him. Four or i've hOurs
later the turnkey found Ransom Wing
In the cell dead. There was a cut In
the throat, which hal severed the
Jugilar vein, aud two stab. over the
heart. Ransom had removed part OF
his clothing, which was lying In a pool
Of blood. The police said he had com.
mitted suicide. The body was rc-
moved To the morguc, aud Ransom's
wife, who Is In Milwaukee. notified.
Ex-Congressmhn i. Tanncy Of
Michigan has become an incurablo
drunknri. At one time he was ouo Df
WV wv lfhNA'AaA NlNANNAF ~ Wv ~
States. For several year. past he has
teen addicted to tho use VI liquor, aud
It has finally taken such hold upon
him that ho ~ now u complete wreck
physically, aud unfit for any mental
labor. Mr.. Tarsney, "Jim, y a. he /.
familiarity known, twice carried this
district for congressional honorr, bat
was the third time defeated by A.
INll.a thu lNafaas sslII tah HlllasN
litlcally being his habits. His friends
atill hope tnat the treatment hc VIII
receive may brace him up.
An ex.convlot named Korah married
young lady In Chicago. six weeks
after the marriage she learned the his
tory OF her husband, who had served
term at joliet for violating the pos nj
enws. She commenced proceedings for
divorce. He died demurrer on the
ground that he was not obliged To dis
close the story Of hls life 10 his intended
wife. Two other women are implicated.
They conspired 20 get the woman 10
marry kOrah. This case was before
Judge Tuley Ia Chicago ON tho STU
Inst. Tho Judge remarked "that Korah
promised 10 bo good husband IN no
ground. Every mhu nakes the same
promise before marriage. Mrs. Korah
further complains that the other wo-
man, Minnie, and Anton purposely
devised a scheme 10 ruin her. Anton
hal II Is alleged, boastod that he mar
ried the widow for her money aud 10
have her support him." The Judge
said Il was doubtful question whether
she could maintain her suit.
Albert westiall alias Boehm died In
the insane asylum ut iankakcc ON the
sth Inst. lilo was formerly n tailor In
New York. Ho was married and
seemed satisfied In Ills homo, but dis.
appeared suddenly with large