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

breast and he fell liieless to the floor.
pom the conclusion Of the testlmony
the jury retained verdict that
warren A. Funk fired the fatal shot
TO prevent his mother and sister & ON
receiving great bodily injury, ard NM
mat he acted hastily In using gun iu
protect them"
A special from the Laos Angeles
tCal) LIUfcss from GlUndofa statrs
that n irightiui, fatal accident occurred
on Saturday NOR Inc at Glendora eta.
ton, on the Southern California rail-.
roAJ, by which Mfs. s. =. sc0Gelt,
wife OF weil.kuOwn rnnchcr near
there, was instantly kllltd and her
fouf.ycnt.olG sOn ipjure fatally. The
lady was killed by the Santa Ee over.
land train on crossing about two
blocks from the depot The train was
four hours late and was running ut
unusually high speed. Mrs. sc0hold
and her son were driving IN buggy.
The unfortunate LADY mi,iudged the
time Of the arrival OF the train at the
crossing, aud the horse became fright
ete1 nj the noise OF the train ~ 70 was
leaving the station. The animal got
beyond Mrs. ScOiield's control nud
dashed into tho engine on the Ell.
Riueef's side. THIS swung the
blackboard, In which the mother
ana child were, around against
the tender, with the terrible results
stated. The mother was CHASTITY
sight Her head YVES split open clear
lfom the front 60 the back nud her
brains o., zed out. Her face was horribly
disilgufed by blood aud dirt and her
clothing t.rn 10 shruds. The boy
struck ON hs forehead and his skull
was crushed. The attending ply.
sicinns think theto arc nine cut OF ten
chances against his recovery. Mr.,
ScOnulj, whose home Is about a mile
from the scene of the accident,
arrived IN few minute. His wife
was thiity'twO yoas old.
Judge LAnalug, In the county court,
nj Lincoln Nrh., on Saturday, handed
down ms decision h. "a will case which
has been vigorously fought on both
sides anu which ~ htdgtd ab, n with
romantic featuTus. Ia April, 1870,
Rev. JasOu q. Miller. 70 MuLJliyt
" nchcT then liviuR In rlatitmOutn,
Ncu., took from tie Home OF the
Ftlcn1iess al Chicago gifl 3 yosrs
boring tho name OF Elizabeth Jane
Cgvcugcf, going through the legal form
Oi n option aud having the girl tap,lzud
~ Eva Miller. Miller was for many
years a prominent Bgurc Ia Nebraska
Us pioneer settler aud n preacher VI
the Methodist doctrine. Ho was an
ardent eNpOundvr Of the chUsen faith,
anu ono VI his consuming desires was
g. educate ana send abroad 10 spread
the gospel In hestben landA a mission
AIRY tearing his own name. His ADOPT.
ed daughter, by her Kind and amiable
ditlUsitiDu, soon won the niitc lions Of
the chiiuloss divine, anu she grew 10
womanh0od ma otudient anu uutilul
membgr OF his household. Eva had
always been Presented IN social circles
ns MiIlot'a daughter, and hero N where
thu trouble commenced. A young
man named Lewis, now clerk in
Richardson equity, married this girl
IN spite Of Milcrs opposition. In
losS Miller Jied In California, leaving
nm estate valued At sl62, 82I 10 his wife
aud cutting the uisobruiunt Eva
on without n penny. Suit
WAS brought In the PROBATE court
Of Lancaster county for $4,000, and
Judge lansing finds thai the adopted
daughter "a Vntitlol 20 onr.hhlf VI The
etIatr, SO, lG9.25, the court having de-
Quoted irOm the aggregate assats So.
700 Tor Administration purposes.