The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-25
KILLED TOR 4 BURGLAR
A Rio Grande Western Brake
man Shot Dead.
HE WAS CRAZED BY DRINK.
The Tragedy Took Place at Ogden
Yesterday Morning.
The Duncan Mystery Is still Unfathomed
Verdict OF the Coroner's jury
Poison Administered by Per-
sons UniSnown-Briefs.

OGDEN, Dec. 24.-This morning Arthur
Kuntz, OF cat Lake, brakeman on the
Rio Grande Western, was killed about 6
O'Clock by Charles L. Harwood, manager
CT the Eccles Lumber company's railroad
yards, who mistook him for burglar.
Harwood had been employed by the
Eccles company for three years and sleeps
in the Office building at the yards, which
is located on Twenty street, OBJ
posite the Anheuser-Bush Brewing COM
pany's works. Yesterday morning he
was awakened by some one pushing on
TIE door, and called out to know who was
there, received the reply that unless the
door was opened il would be broken open.
Grasplng his revolver, which was under
the pillow, Harwood started to get out of
bed, but had not succeeded in getting
fully uncovered when the door was burst
open and a mans form appeared in the
entrance.
HARDWOOD raised his gun and fired.
Without making sound the intruder
RELIED AND FELL
outside the door onto the stoop, face up
wards. HARDWOOD lighted lamp, dressed
Tyree' S residence, where he told the Off
Ger what had occurred and requested that
he be locked up.
A telephone message summoned Patrol
man Davenport and HARDWOOD was taken
10 the city Jail.
The wounded man, who was identified
rs Arthur Kuntz, received the best of
medical care, but died about o. clock
without having uttered word.
THE ooRoNER's INQUEST.
At the. coroner's inquest, which was
held this afternoon, the facts were
brought cut that the dead man had ar
rived IN Ogden Friday night at 6 O'Clock
and was soon considerably under the in
huence Of liquor. He created a disturb
ance at Elsie St. Omer's house of i'll fame
and was thrown from the house by the
"bouncer.n Full ofrevenge, Kuntz then
went uptown and at several saloons en-
deavored to borrow or buy q revolver
with which to avenge his real or fan
cied wrongs. The general opinion is
that his head was injured in the trouble
at Elsie's, causing his mind to become
deranged, temporarily, at least. Before
attempting to gain admittance to the
lumber company's Office he had removed
his shoes and stockings and hung them
on box car which stood in the yards.
He had evidently mistaken the house.
The coroner's jury exonorated HARDWOOD
and he was released from custody.
THE DUNCAN MYSTERY.
Contrary to all expectations the cor
oner's inquest held this morning over the
remains of Mrs. Eliza Duncan, the
woman who died last Thursday under
such mysterious circumstances, did not
add any light to the subject and the Jury
rendered verdict to the effect that she
came to her death by poison, administered
by her own hand out of bottle in which
some person or persons had placed
a large quantity of strychnine. One
OF the jurors was in favor of rendering
q verdict of suicide, but the others held
out and the verdict stated was the result
1t was learned that Mrs. Duncan had on
several occasions. especially since the
death of her youngest son two years ago.
become Respondent and expressed a de-
sire to be dead and out of the way, but
her husband when placed on the stand
stated that he was sure her life had not
been taken by herself as she had SEEM
ingly felt much brighter than usual when
he LETT the house early in the morning.
The officers in charge of the case still
have their own opinions as to the cause
of the woman IS death, but keep mum.
Some developments of a sensational
nature may take place before the dead
woman has lain long in her grave As
the coroner did not deem ii necessary to
hold a post mortem the funeral viii take
place tomorrow.
MR.. RICHARDS RETURNS.
Hon Charles c. Richards returned on
the early morning train from his brief
visit to Washington and New York. He
had nothing new to give to the press.
TIE METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
The chances are now greatly in favor CT
the immediate completion of the Utah
Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which at present rears It's bare
walls three stories high. Several prom
inent gentlemen have taken the matter in
hand and tie $3.50 necessary to redeem
to the university, has been pledged, pro-
vided the church viii complete the build
ing according to the original plans and
specifications
Dr.. l.. E. Prentiss of Chattanooga.
Tenn, has accepted the presidency of the
and will raise the necessary
funds TO complete the building
Deputy United States Marshal Corey re-
turned yesterday from Cache county
where he made several arrests.
John Wyatt OF Wellsville. and his al
legged plural wife, Betsy Leavitt, were ar
rested, charged with adultery. They
gave bonds in the sum OF $1,000 each.
James Kirkbride. sheriff-elect of Cache
county, H. T. Hansen and Z. r. Miles
were arrested, charged with malicious
The trouble arose over some
irrigation canals.
Il is what Hoods Sarsaparilla actually does