Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-10

Larsen from the Utah Central section
house at ParhCiiy the other dag under
an execution issued on a judgment
obtained by the company some months
fgr. AZ the time the removal was
eno ted NniMfscn v4tura The Cns.
ccut miuc, bat csinc Town a. soon us
he learned by telephone whit was
golng on. lie brought several mtn
with him nnd mDveI the goods back
iaio the houie, snl, It Is sail, mads
threats uf violence against any prtsiu
who lr,ud 10 move them out. The oil
GERS were nraiu notified and went
down and took ihc goods oHt again.
placing Mr.. Lstae1 under arrest
When brought before Comm lssiontr
Hayt. Mr. Lar'rn explained his posi-.
tiuf, by sayins tnat the company owed
rim about sij11 f1r work, that hn had
"A Judgment Tor slo10 but Nos only been
aole 10 collect 5juO. He thought ~
was pretty hard ~ b. thrown out
OF the hOuse when the company
owed him 40 much aud woulI NOS
pay up. Com missioner Hayt In.
formed Mr.. b,rsen that the lug VS.
against him, aud that while his cause
was apparently iust ami tie present
proceedings probably uniueii he had
rest give pelcuaUls possession. Mr..
Larson consldered tue matter aui
finally said II the company would give
him until Thursday to Ind huusb
lac would move 1u. AMI give p ssti-
zion. An nkreement Was made on
that basis and lurthur trouble nvuidrl.
Mr. Larien had charge OF section On
the road, boarding ,he men aud paying
some Of them oil, thinking At would be
all Right Ia tue END, but now, ho
elaine, hv ie unable 10 get his money
oven with Judgment hgsiust the
company. City Rec.rd
The following ~ condenord from a
lengthy report In tho Idaho Dunoordt
Of January SIN: Last uight Just alter
~ O'Clock Albert -. Roberts was taken
from the Lewiston jail 10y u band Of
masked meu, carried across the street
to tho old mill BUILDING, aud there
stTangled 10 death. Roberta was Ia.
carctTated In the murdcrcfs' steel
cage OF the county jail having been
thereto rcmaudei without tail on pre-.
limiuafy tfial, charged with tue MUIR.
der II John Sutherland at Lelnnd VA
the l0th day OF December last. Lat
nj ihl deputy shefills w. w. Wright
an TilnOthy Ryan, who occupy "a
room In the jail overlooking the all,
Were nroused from sleep by number
OF masked men who Dsdn them get up
and dress. This they uid aud at the
muzzl,s VI several pistols they were
taken below to the sheTIii's Office aud
Mr.. Wright forced to open tne hale
and take thoteirom the jail kcye. Six
men, each having two revolver,
covering the officers, then forced them
TO open The JAIL anu also the cell In
which Roberta was. The murderer was
seized, dragged into the aDto-r0Om Of
tue Jail whUle his hands ana feet were
bound, then rapidly rushed through
tue court houte aud up the street.
The udlcer, who were lo!t free, fol.
lowed lhvm 10 the street ana saw, Ia
the moonlight, "a body OF men a shO ri
distance away aud moving OIL. They
returned for their pistols which they
discharged ana aroused the surr0und-
ing residonts, including Sheriff Elkin.
When the oiilcsss again reachsd the
street no one was 10 he seen. Search
was made up md down the street and
along the railroad grade but without re-.
sultuntil close scrutiny was made in the
old mill building the body Of Roberts
was found swlngiug TO beam, still
warm but llleless. The strangers had
completely disappeared. me body
was cut down auu carried to the court
house lrridor. J6ssc, the hnlf-breod
prisoner, said he did not see tho mon
or how many there were, as he hid
when they came, but Roberts mate no
ontcry AS he was lying on bel aud
they jumped Oh him aud shut of his
wind before he had q ohance 90 speak.
rhero were twelve TO fifteen men In
The party and they came from the
vicinity OF Leland, but beyond that
nothing Is known OF their numbers or
Identity. The c0ronet's Jury returned
q verdict that dectased came 20 his
death ut the hands Of persons un.
known.