Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-12
SHOT By A MOB.
Brother Jacob wyckoG, Of West
virginia, After Four Months Of
suh ring, Is at Last Relieved by
Death.
LlrrLrroS, we,zel County, W. Va,

LiTrLEToN, Wetzel County, W. Va,
Dec, 9th, 1892.
Editor Dosoret Nevs:
The following ia an account Of the
death OF Brother Jacob Wyckoii, who
WINS shot by mob on Friday morn.
ing, July 22nd, 1892, between and 2
O'Clock. lie departed this life Friday
morning, December End, about the
same hour that he was phot, IN the
presence OF his wife aud one son, altoF
being confined 10 his bed for over four
months, during which time he suffered
the ngonies OF death many times.
His funeral services were held In the
Littleton school house, SUNDAY after
noon at . y. m. Brother Joseph H..
Deuio delivered the funeral addteas,
which was the Request OF the decea,ed.
There were als) present Elders ID. IL.
Jacobs ami John q. Ctitchlow.
Brother DEMO took for his text the
Fist Epislle Of John, ID chapter, I'd
vetst: "Behoid, now are VIZ tue sons
Of God, anu It doth not yet appear
what we shall be; but we know that
when He shall appear, We ehall bo Ike
Him; for wo shall sec Hin as He 10. b"
The spoaker's remarks were very mp.
propTiatc 10 the occasion and tho
audience seemed deeply Interested with
regard 10 the hope which the Latter.
day Saints have Of the resurrection OF
their dead And OF the different degrees
Of glory assigned TO tue children OF
God according TO the rewards which
they will Teceive when they are judged
Tor their acts while hero la this proba-
ton. The remarks were also consoiing
to the family and fiiends OF the do.
ceased.
sToRY OF TuE SHOOTING.
On the morning OF July 22ud. while
Brother Wyckuif and his sou John
were sleeping out In the peach orchard,
mob csmo In 10 steal peaches; after
they got enough 70 satisiy their appe-
tites they began 10 throw them at
Brother Wycholf TO awaken him. Hp
md heard their noise and was already
making ready h drive them of.
WITH . musket In one hand anu Ian.
tern In the other (Which afforded the
moo good targe he started toward
chem, but they were very stubborn
aud would not pay any attention
TO his warning. Seeing that they
would not go, he discharged his
muskel In hopes that IL would brighten
them on; but the returned they compli.
msnt by sending powder anu ball in-
stead OF salt aud pepper, which compos-
cd the iond Ia his gun. Tue mob
fired several shots nj Brother WyckOil
aad one ball took effect Ia his right
breast, Just above the nipple. When
| they heard the exclamation, "Ob, my
uod, they have killed m! !" from bis
! lips they made thelr escape, and all
| Efforts that have been made since for
| ghoir capture have boon In vain.
Immediately after the shooting took
place, two doctors were summoned and
they made an examination OF the
wound but could not locate the ball,
which took downward course through
the right lung ana lodged someshcre
In the back. After making q frultlcss
search TO ind 1t, they gave him up TO die,
hut no fingered alons through tho re'
naindor OF the hot summer months,
expecting TO die Ut any time. The
dry OF release did not come until after
his right lung was entirely consumed
by that dreaded fiend, consumption,
which was caused by the wound.
His spirit then took It's departure.
| 1 viii rny before closing that
Sister Wyckoir aud her three sons are
not only called upon TO mourn the loss
Of u husband and father but also OF a
son aud brother, George, who was ac-
cidentaliy killed In q stone quarry two
weeks after his father got shot, by a
large rock falling on him and crushing
his skull, which CAUSED death TO ensuI
week after. Tue loss sustained u
the family by Georges death was very
heavy, a. he was the main support o.
the family.
Both Jacob wyckoG and son were
baptized into the Church OF Jesu,
Christ OF Latter.day Saints about three
years ago.
Your Brother In the Gospel,
JONI q. CRiTCHLOw.