Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-08

breast and he fell lIfeless to the floor.
| Upon the conclusion Of the testimony
the jury Teturned verdict that
"Warren A. Funk fred the fatal shO,
TO prevent his mother and sitter rom
receiving great bodily injury, aud nnd
that he sotcd hastily In using gun to
protect thcm."
A special from the Los Angeles
tCaL) E1Yrc@ from GlendOfa states
that n frightiul, fatal accident occurred
on Saturday NOR ing at Glendora ste.
ton, on the Southern Cnliiornia rail.
road, by which Mrs. 3. $. Scoheld,
wife Of well.known fnncher near
there, was Instantly Killed md her
four-ycar.olt son injure fatally. The
lady was killed by the Santa Fe over.
land train on crossing about two
blocks from tue depot. The train wss
four houfs late anu was running Vt
unusually high speed. MIR. sluield
and her son were driving IN a buggy.
The unfortunate lady misiUdged the
time Of the arrival Of the train At the
crossing, aud the horse became fright
enei ht the noise " the train ns Il was
leaving the station. The animal got
beyond Mrs. Scodeld's contfOl aud
dashed into the engine ON the en-.
Rineer's side. THIS swung the
blackboard, In which the mother
ana child were, arouni against
tho tender, with the terrible results
stated. Tue mother was ghastly
sight. Her head was split open clear
irOm the font TO tho back AMI her
brains oCzsd out. Her iRce was horribly
disflgufed by blood aud dirt and her
clothing torn 60 shreds. The boy
struck on HE forehead AMT his skull
was crushed. Tue attending ply
sicinns think there are hin. Uut OF ten
chances against his recovery. Mr..
5ooneld, whose home Is about mile
from the scene u the nccident,
arrived In a few minutes. His wife
was thitty.twO years old.
Judge Lansing, In the county court,
at Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday, hanued
down his decision In will case which
has been vigorously fought on both
sides aHd which In hedged about with
romantic features. In April, 1870,
Rev. Jason q. Miller, "A Methodist
pr acher then living In Plaltsmou,h,
Neb., took from tie Home Of tht
Fficndloss at Chicago n gll 3 yeafs
bearing tho name Of Elizabeth Jane
CavcBger, going through the legal form
OF ioption aud having the girl raptizsd
as Evs Miller. Miller was for many
years = prominent ngure Ia Nebfaeka |
~ pioneer settler aud a preacher OF |
the Methodist doctrine. He was mn |
ardent expounder Of the chosen faith,
and one VI his consuming desires was |
10 educate ana send abroad 10 spread |
the gospel In heather lands n mission |
AIRY bearing biz own name. His ADOPT. |
cd daughter, by her kind and amiablo |
disposition, soon won the aii, ciions Of |
the childltss divine, and she grew 10 |
womanho0d an ohedient anu dutliul |
member Of his household. Eva had |
always been presented In social circles |
as Millef's daughter, and hero Ia whore |
the trouble commenced. A young |
man named Lewis, now CLERK In |
Richardson county, married the girl |
In spite Of Millcf's opposition. In |
1883 Miller died In California, leaving |
an estate valued at slB2, 8ai to his wife
aud cutting the disobedient Eva
on without n penny. Suit |
was brought In the probate court |
OF Lancaster county for $4,000, anu
Judge Lansing finds that the adopted
daughter 10 entitled 10 One.half VI the
estate, $40, 1926, the court having de-
Quoted from the aggregate asssts 49,.
WOO Tor administration purposes.