Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-25
LETTER TO THE EXAMINER.
~ l;alllnt We'll Known 10 Old
Timers 10 San Francisco.
q, FAMILY AND ASrEcEDENr IL.



aoO,lng occurred in the paved court
( MI Of the Lick house, which runs
am Suffer to Post streets, between
y,sliomery aud kearncy. II is the
+ .,,om Of Mackay to como about noon
,,,iy day to the Jewelry store on the
amer Of Suffer street and Lick alley
compare time, and Rlppey laid in
nI.i oi MIN there today.
A, Mackay reached the end OF the
,ry Ripley pulled a revolver and
nd one SHIT ut the millionaire. He
atn turned the revolver on himaoli
MI fftd one shot rs told yesterday.
he then started after Mackay again
ying to fire once more, but was no
NH that he couldn't pull this trigger,
I'd after d few steps threw up his
hni,, txclaiming: "My God, | am
. nihhei," and fell.
lohn bonner, VINO Is connected with
aif,i store In the alley, was near ut
ha I when the shooting occurred aud
nli TO Msckny, who was looking about
Hin.
"Hhy, Mr. Mackay, you've been
hoi.n
~. Mackay responded: "No, don't
Inlih So"
bit Bonner replied that he knew he
| nl a. he had seen the dust fly when
as bullet struck his overcoat.
NJ Mackay then put his hand under
4 N coat aud withdrew II covered with
sool. lie also began TO experience
liis, and Bonner took him in a buggy
% he Palace hotel, where he Wns
ssaldlO his room and surgeons sum
n.tei.
RPisI wns taken 10 the hospital,
Where 40 examination showed that
las igld utter entering the LETT breast
lai paced through the body aud
antogt just below tho loft shoulder
hts The patient was 40 years OF age,
nh Ehlte hair aud close cut white
IAN. a letter was found on his per.
~ Addressed TO the IIdnliasr news.
spreading Us follows:
Tod for reflection. Paid one hun.
W and fifty thousand dollars for
A.;Aite TO place on the Jaded person
slh wife, u sufficient amount 10 have
ND 900 OF his paupers from suicidal
liL Just think OF II. Inscribe on his
tahD
II. Mackay made the following
hsnent; al was walking down Suttef
~, bound for my room 10 pack my
Liai M l Intended 10 gO 10 Virginia
" This afternoon. When reached
As alley l thought II would be o
t'u cut to the hotel. / had hardly
No two steps into Lick alley when 4
'aN lstol shot. paused for a
t1enI rather startled, for had no.
i'aanyone in the alley when | en-
tfl w. aud did not at first know In
'll alfertion tho report Of the pistol
'saddenly voice exclaimed: sAIr.
A1iy, you have been shot, anu
Yang up | saw The gentleman who
A'sghl me 10 my room, MIR. Bonner,
nhe 0ther Side OF the alley. NO, /
not | replied. Eyes, you are, he
..s'eJ, Tor | saw dust ny from your
aNShen the bullet struck YOU put |
mhd around under my coat and |
,.eshough when l looked ut my hand |
W. covered with blood. then felt |
hIa In my back.
~ ell happened In u second and |
Aling half way around, saw nv
h! standing at the head OF the
~ WIN his pistol pointed ut me. |
~ hurried across TO the east side of
-Nley and as did no | saw the old
~ Iul lhe pistol, Us | thought, to his
I'm .a and IRE IL again. He then
~ ~ anu Tell ana L continued up the
uhlll | reached MIR. Bonnet,s
wahu nc drove me to the Palace.O
h "ueh MT. Mackay was asked II he
me man who shot him no said;
Ahewa man named Rippey.
49, good look at the old man who |
me- and | am certain | do not
:" we essaull.U
M ,S =, doctors say the patient IL not
,si Hanger until chances OF locklaw
hi., o'oou poisoning are past. The
Na,ieu'ereu the back below the right
ll,sssi olado and ranged slightly
b fps' ~ wen known to old timers
fm,a " francisco anu was familiar
%ouel l22 Powell street, where
la,e nih home. People In the
t,s,duu helghbors ray hs has been
IA, Aqltsut Of late, but said nothing
hi p,s auairs. Que friend of MA
Nj lssppey was born In Uincinnat
Al ~ q vile anu family there.
tO0,a'o uule he was worth oysr
Uasiol. "9slng about $4,000 on
I'D besa.' ne came 10 San Francisco
h5psvsan gambling Ia stocks. His
iss,s mas soon gone, aud he then
tuGTe ia,, olsh grocery store, but his
b eopdna,oIs' About Iour years agu
u he 'tV''eu bar anu dining room
tiy ~ S'se amer running betwusn this
tin w.. stockton, Lalterly the Old
Wv d s.s almost without m.nns o v
'as'pondent. "''An' nnu
WAS IN INsAgE?
aI%s.callSNAgI, Feb. 24.-rba for,,,v
ipsIB,, q: Ripley, wuo mate ~
abuf6s NJ ,hhiiNoAay'a life, live In thu
Via her san W. W. city His wife lives
hia pe,,s W illiam AT Idlewilu. six
sh aennno' mere. lie il connecten
he other lg factory on Elm street
I've, IN u ~ sou, Wealey q. RInnors
.alhA rovs sss.ein part OF Columbia
@da usn NJ gauger OF splrlts
uhplemished reputa ton.