Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-13
ems wFsrwArEa TRAGEDY.


A., briefly reported In Yesterdays
x,wa The preliminary examination Of
rsn,aip W. T.. Davis, charged with
~ n,u,der Of Brock, Miller and Duscl,
- ws,,water, Grand county, Uhh,
,be elth OF August last, began be-
Sre Commissioner dreenman at Z
p m. Standardization
.,.rd when tue NEWS went TO press.
va. evidence, given in a summarized
,,, torcther with other facts olicltoi
1.-the Inquiry, went to show that the
f,dlaps loft that portion o: country
lvlpe In the drainage Of the Grand
md Gunnlson rivers upwards of ten
v,,r ago. Near the western part Of
,bis Territory, on the Whitewater, in
valley occupied by but few people,
duelt Charlps G. Brock. He mad
ioeal,d,a ranch covering some $50 acres
and was preparing to make entry Mt
he government land Office. Abouttwo
miles below him resided a family by the
name OF Grant, aud still further down
vas the ranch Of w. T.. Davis. The
after lie well.to.do nnchmsn, having
cattle on the range and surrounded
Win some Of the comforts OF a western
home, Sometime In August last an
s,tempt was made by unknown parties
n burn bis barn or OutbOuses and later
M. bee hives were overturned and
considerable honey taken. Late IN the
evening Of the 23ri Of August, Mi.
D.yis came up 10 the Grant farm aud
mel +, X. Grant, lad OF about
sixteen, and made inquiry Of HIM
concerning parties whom lac had
iruced that far by their tracks and the
dripping honey, nnd asked young
Graut II he would not 10 along with
him 70 the Brock ranch, and said he
inspected the gang up there OF depte'
dating They mounted their horses
and rode up the valley, reaching the
Brock place about O'Clock, Davis had
AS Colt aud Grant took his Winches.
tet When near the. house they
uassed above aud circled down,
and dlgmOunting their horses, got
within hearing distance without
being observed. EfOm what
.5nvefsation they could 'oyerhegr
hey concluded that Brock, Miller and
Dustl were preparing 10 leave the
country, and after these three went
into the cabin Davis and Grant re-
turned and spent the night nj the
house OF the former. Next morning
shout O'Clock they again went to
the Brock ranch, but on foot, with the
intention, as Davis stated, OF talking
with the boys. Each was armed ns
% the previous evening. When with.
IN 200 yards Of the cabin they saw
Block come out aud 20 IN n quartering
direction from tina, which they come.
Davis then remarked 10 Grant that
'lhey were not going 10 leave the
country, and I'll 70 over aud talk 10
them about these depredations."
Young Grant remained ut the railroad
tack, but soon after heard Dusel, who
also had come out VI thc cabin with an
cath and strike ut Davis with n club.
The latter warded of the blow and
began to retEace his steps, but as
Duel followed him up he drew his
revolver and fired over Dusels head,
apparently 10 ffighton him. At about
the same time Miller cred through the
window at Dayis, and the latter then
shot Dlsei. In n moment more Davis
had gone towards the corner Of the
house but as Miller wgs again drawing
On him, be reached around and ahot
him 10 the head, woundiug him
Aally. About this time In the battle,
young GInnt csine forward, and after
Davis had expressed regret at what he
considered u necessity aud sot Miller's
gun up against the wall, they started
toward home. some 800 yards down
lhe road they met Brock returning ON
hQneback. Davis accostcd him aud
asked him II he wns armed. lie re-.
illgi' "fes, | am always armed for
such h---ns you, III dill take your
honey what are you going to do abou,
w" Davis then asked him 10 yet
IOWA ami talk, hut Brock declined 10
70 80 and rode viciously towards
Davis The latter Grabbed the
Itdle aud az lie did No Brock
struck him with pair OF chain
hobbies. Davis then drew hls re-
lyolVeT ami fired, anu rs Davis rode Al
alln again no shot the second time.
BLOCK fell by tho road side AMI ths
hohe ran on. Davis and young Grant
htn wenton TO their respective homes,
aud the neighbor were notified OF
Nuh hHl happened. a physician was
tpt iot hut the wound which Miller
qrhfeeeived In the head proved fatal.
D-.el was shot through the cheek bone
'as BROCK ia the right side.
Mthe close OF yretefday,s proceed.
lln Grant was arrested upon ihs
uArge Of being nm accessory TO the
SUING, Attorney Zane being OF the
Union that his evidence warranted
us taking OF such step.
hg. '''''' WI 'n'' morn