Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-24

terms, says that he has frequently
observed Caminetti coming oil Dg the
street TO his place, which he would
paps for q considerable distance before
he would recover himself sufficiently
10 understand wbefe lie was. IL IL
therefore thought that he might have
wandered away from hts hOrte and
water. There 10 no hope that he will
he found alive. That country Ia a
burnt and blackened waste without
even n sign Of water, the most favored
camp being otllged TO carry Its supply
a distance Of three miles.
Doaulr NewG The pnicide Of young
James witt on "Wednesday has at.
tracted much comment. The bcy,who
was In the employ Of drug store mex,
door 10 the Franklin hotel, at Ihifly-
fourth avenue and Franhlin street,
wa. accused Of stealing by tbs land.
lazy OF the hotel. Sue reported the
case to Chief Howe, and detective
went up on TUESDAY aud lut young
witt through "swesting" process TO
compel him 10 confess the thelts. Tho
boy si0utly denied any completely IN
tue affair, but was 40 terrified by tue
threats anu talk OF the detective That
he i, tefmined 10 put an end TO NE HE.
Attorney LeonidAs Walker, who
knew the boy, In speaking OF the case
yesterday, saidi 81 was very well
acquainted with the lad ami | am
positive that he would not or di1 not
commit the theft charged TO him. lie
was undoubtedly driven to take his
life by these detectives, who seem to
take q special delight IN bounding DC
fcIselegs women AMI children. he
was put through what they proudly
term the sweat box, aud kept there iof
nearly whole day, In the attempt 10
make him confess something that lac
had never lone. When Il was nearly
evening no was released with the part
Ing injunction that they would give
him couple OF days TO coniCsg, AMI N
lie didn't Il would be- TIE worse far
him. The pOor boy went back to tue
drug store where he was employed
looking az white as sheet. Mr..
kaulbach told MIN he had better 70
homo and get his supper.
"rerritied by the threat OF the d.
tectrve, with tue horror Of an unjust
arrest staring him In the face and with
no father or mother near 10 sJoths aud
counsel him, instead Of returning 10
his lodgings, no obtained the morphine
and went of 10 strange place and
put AN end to his misery"
Detective Connyrs was detailed by
Chief Howe TO Investigate the charge
made by Mrs. A. 4. Powers against
the boy. lilo went 10 the Franklin
hotel aud asked WITT II he hal stoien
the missing articles. witt replied that
lie had not, anu Detective Clunors
thon said, "well, believe you" Mrs.
Powers, after the departure OF the
detective, 10 salt 10 have diligently
circulated the report that Wit HAD
been arrested by the detective. Wit
had long been uislikcd by Mrs. Powers.
A FIRE broke out at the pump station
In the 510.foot level OF shat . OF the
Silver Bow mine ut Butte, Montana,
on Friday morning. There were teu
men In the mine at the time, only Ons
Of whom escaped. This was John
Cramer, the pump man. The other
niun IL II believed, have porinhed, not
by the ire, but by suffice ton, they |
are Edward PascOe. Richard Andrnwf,
san Ravotio, flank Grtsri, Richard |
TremDaib, Thomas Gray, James |
Motto, Antonio Beara and Il. Puglia. |
The INT intlmniion Kramer had OF |
the fire was n shoot Of flames anu
smoke up the shaft. He Immediately
gave the alarm b. the men OH the 800 |
level. One nnn rushed out ant ssiJ:
"Hold ON TIL get my partner" rhe
nan ran back, Dut this was the last
seen Of him, az Kramer realized that
further delay on his part would be
fatal. The cage was growing very hot,
but he got ON and wos quickly taken
10 the surface. Great clouds OF snioke
began TO Issue from the shaft. The
cages were lowered and stopped
At the several stations, hoping the un-
fortunate men below might lump on
anu escape, but tie cages came up
empty. The fire In the shaft was got
inder control In about three hours ami
.wo minere volunteered to 20 below
- rescue their imprisoned comrades.
fer many uDiuccessful attempts,
wing 10 being driven out by sn ,se
'nd Vas, they nnAly reached tue $40
snd 700 levels, bnt the rescuvrs We're
Prevented from entering tue levels by
moke. All hope Of saving the nine
men in tho mine has been abandoned.
Z Is believed that mOst OF the Victims
70 unmarried.