Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-21
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
/, Nelson, Of Mount Pleasant Shot
Through a Window.
..r,u.pE ASSASSIN UNKNOWN.
x,,,,lou, Escape From Instant
Death, Full Particulars OF
tho Occurrence.
,,or,p.pE ASSASSIN UNKNOWN.

. w.cIal telegram to the NEWS
,dsv nounccd, briefly, the dns-
.'.a,v attempt to murder 4. j. Nelson
'.s,sr OF the Mount Pleasant BANK
an m1ndsy night. -, ..,,,
" The Mount Pleasant Pyramid WIN
:, enterprise which is deserving oil
.,rsndation, issued q special or
ss,,. % Yesterday morning, giving
psrtIculars OF tho affair, rs follow;
IN, Of the most cowsrdly and das.
,.,dly attempts NJ murder wnion nss
~ occurred In tho history Of TINS CITY
~. The Que which startled tue peopls
',Mount Pleasant last evening hDout
soielook, when II Lccsme known tnm
~ attempt had been made 10 hsssssln-
W. Mr.. i. J. Nelson. cashier OF tho
,c"vmmercial and savings Bank OF This
psee. .,,.. ,.nort TINT thew hoard
,bs shot, which occurred about ''lV
o'clock. "a. ,.,,, ,,s.
Ian Mr.. Nelson went home from tho
NY 10 supper, after which he took his
,a,hcr. who was there, TO her home
"n ,he opposito aide OF the block. Ho
s.i heen In his mothers house but u
.ho,t time, and was sitting ut table
fading. his body facing west. a LOUD
,sno,t was heard, anu ball came
.,s,hInu through one OF the lower win
~ names and struck Nj. Nielsen In
N. left breast, Just over the heart. MIR.
Sslison Immediately fell to the iioor.
Va, ared mother could scarcely realize
xhat had happened, aud for u few mo-
me IA was fairly psralyzed with horror.
phs soon, however, regained self
control, and Immediately gave the
alarm.
DR.. Dawson wRs hurriedly sum.
moled 10 tue wounded mans eide, and
M. Nelson was removed TO q couch.
denomination OF the wound shows
inc ball. in the physlcian's opinion, to
hsy. taken circular course, follow ng
the rib, and coming out through the
left shoulder blndc, embedding itseli
hUou, two inches In the east adobe wall.
From tho nature OF the wound aud the
hall Itself, it was evidently shot from n
nHp.
Tho marshal Immediately instituted
assnrch for tho cowardly cur, ana m
examination was made " tho premises.
This showed but ono person TO have
leen present aud that he had stood
With lot foot slightly ndvanccd--an-
other evidence that II was a shot from
a rife. After the shooting thu would.
10 murderer ran TO the ienco nnd
jumped into the street, and has boon
tracked acrOss the street, thence west TO
the corner OF tho bl0cs, thence north
four blocks, eaet ono block TO WGsa,ch
Academy corner, crossed diagonHlly
across The street 10 Burns' corner,
thence nast ono block aud here trace
was lest.
Tho marshal states that he has several
strong clues 10 tho author 0i Tue uoed,
which no could not make public al
present, but II ie safe 10 say that the
guilty party will, In all probability, be
in the clutches OF tho law soon. Sheriff
Burns has boon notified, and us sooD as
be arrives the investigation Will be
further continued.
From tho evidence 80 far obtained,
It Ia strongly supposed to have beon n
premeditated crime, done to avengc
ZONE personal grievance.
Mr.. Nelson IL an old and well aud
fAvorably known resident u Mount
Pleasant, having been n resident here
for upwards OF twenty years. He IL
man OF family, having n vile and foui
children. He knows OF no enemy OF
whom he could lot suspicion fall.
The wounded man was resting quietly
and easily this morning, and tho ply
tician has hopes OF his recovery, the
ball having almost mirscuiouRly missot
the heart
An examination OF the bank wa,
made by assistant cashier T.. y. Neilsor
lhis morning, and everything found q
DO oil right, nothing having beef
molested.
Tbs bank will be closed today.