The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-30
SHO|l DEAD By A TRAMP.
The Tragic Fate of a Southern
Pacific Brakeman.
A BIG REWARD OFFERED.
John Bruce, the Brakeman, Attempted
to Put the Tramp OF.
News Cleaned at Ogden-The Annexation
Sentiment Growing Strong in Nevada
Ogden's Delegation VIII Start for
Reno, Monday.

OGDEN, June 29.-(Special. = Early
Wednesday morning John T. Bruce, a
well known brakeman on the Southern
Pacific, was shot and killed by tramp
whom he was endeavoring to put off the
train. Just after leaving Gold Run, in
the extreme eastern part of California,
Bruce, who was head brakeman on the
regular passenger train which reached
Ogden this morning, went ahead. as was
his usual custom, in order TO see whether
or not there were any tramps on the
blind baggage or on the front platforms
of any of the five fruit cars which were
attached to the train. He found three of
the brake beam artists and put two of
them off without difficulty, but the third
showed fight and Bruce struck him over
the head with his lantern.
The tramp then slid off TIE platform OF
the car, and before Bruce could get out OF
the way, drew 44-calibre Colts revolver
and fired, the bullet passing through the
brakeman's chest just above the heart.
With heart-rending scream Bruce fell
back against the tender of the hind en-
CINE, and almost before any of the train
men could reach him was dead. The
tramps made their escape.
This morning Superintendent Knapp,
OF the Southern Pacific, received the fol-
lowing dispatch, with orders to circulate
il freely, as it is believed the men are
headed this way:
Five hundred dollars reward for arrest of
tramps who shot Brakeman j. T. Bruce at
Cold Kun, Cal, Wednesday morning. De-
scrlpt,o on OF men as follows: John Doe, feet,
or inches in heighth, 100 pounds, % years OF
age, dark complexion, small black mustache,
dark suit OF clothes. sack coat, low crowned
black SLOUGH hat: Pennsylvania Dutchman.
speaks broken English; when last seen had a
bundle wrapped in Canvas; probably has a
large revolver.
Andrew Herman, Norwegian, 5 feet, or s
inches in heighth; weight 1870 pounds; age, 80
years; stout build, heavy shoulders. light com
plexlon. light mustache. black English worsted
suit, overalls over pantaloons, new congress
CATERS, hlgh-crown Alpine SLOUGH black hat,
blue jumper shirt with collar; is sailor has
rings or knots in one OF his legs caused by
stratus Reward will be paid for arrest and
CONVICTION OF parties, by W. c. Conroy, sheriff
OF Placer county, Cal.
NEVADA WANTS ANNEXATION.
The committee of the chamber OF COM
merce will leave for Reno on Monday
afternoon and return in about week
alter the Fourth OF July. This afternoon
hon. j. w. Haynes, Worlds fair COM
missioner for Nevada, passed through
Ogden on his return from Chicago. The
gentleman is strong advocate of annex
alton and will meet the chamber commit
tee at Reno and put the members in COM
munication with the Nevada gentleman
at the head OF the movement. To THE
HERALD man Mr.. Haynes stated that g
majority OF the prominent and influential
people of Nevada are in favor of annexa-
ton, and he considers the change only 6
matter OF time, and very short time al
that.
A 14-year-old son of W. S. Lewis last
night was thrown from horse and sus.
tanned compound fracture of the right
elbow.
The twenty two children sent to the
Worlds fair by the San Francisco Eg.
dRlRe1 will reach Ogden on their return
TO the coast tomorrow mornining in the
special pullman, San Ardo.
Thirty cars of tea from the steamer
China, which landed at San Francisco on
Tuesday, will reach Ogden tomorrow
night and go east over the Union Pacific.
The China brought an overland cargo O.
Jour tons of raw silk, 245 tons of tea anC
i6O tons of Oriental merchandise.
AN INVESTMENT COMPANY.
Articles of incorporation of the Pacifi,
Coast Bond and Investment compan,
were flied yesterday with the county
clerk, the incorporates being j. w. Gull
hine of Corrine; John S. Houtz, Alher
Allen, Joseph Bailor, Lewis w. Shurt
Lift, H. H. Rolapp, Thomas D. Dee, j. c
Armstrong, John A. Boyle, w. n. Shil
ling, Z. NJ. Brough, Al. Emerson, JOSEPH
s. q. Laugsdorf, II. L. Bowen, P. l.
Orth, W. P. P. ST. Clair, W. B, Wedel
and J. NJ. Langsdorf.
The capital stock of the corporation j
SO, COO, fully paid in, divided into 1 90
shares of the par value Of SO each. Tn
articles provide that the company shall
commence business on July and the lii
OF the corporation is fixed a
fifty years. Ogden is name,
The general purpose and pursuit of tn
company shall be the sale of bonds issue,
by itself, 10 be matured to par value O
k5O0 each by monthly installments PAL,
by the purchasers thereof, and the accu
mutation of funds, lapses, fines an,
profits; to loan money, buy and sell rea
estate, borrow money by the sale of de
bentures issued by the corporation. an,
Go general banking business.
DEATH OF JOHN BROWN.
John Brown, owner of the Broom hote
and one of the territory's earliest pio
neers, died at his residence on Adam
avenue this afternoon, after an illness @
Eevsn months. The cause of death wa
heart trouble, which mas troubled him
number of years.
Deceased was 20 years of age and cam
60 Utah in 1851. His life has been a bus
one and only recent years he has retire
from active business affairs, having am
mase6 an Independent fortune Tn
funeral will be held at the family resi-
dence on Sunday afternoon.
THE TAYLOR CASE.
Still the Taylor family is not Statistic
with the reports received from Kenr
Taylor and 1t is stated that another visj
III be made to Denver. this time by tw
or more parties, who will not re
turn until they have seen Taylo
or proven that he is not there at work i
saw mill. The indications point to som
lively times in regard to the woman par
OF the case, and the relatives OF the Won
woman whose name has been mixed up i
the affair wrongfully, they claim
threaten to make it tropical for humble
of persons who have made statements re
garding the matter.