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

breast and he fell lifelsss to the floor.
| Upon the conclusion Of the testimony
the Jury returned verdict that
"WArren A. Funk fred the fatal shot
TO prevent his mother and sister Z ON
receiving great bodily injury, aud fnd
that he acted hastily In using gun 10
protect them"
A special from the Los Angeles
tCal) Express from Glendora states
that n irightlul, fatal accident occurred
on Saturday mOTnin at GlendOfs sta.
ton, on the Southern California rail.
ROAD, 10y which Mrs. 3. :. ScDfield,
wife OF well.knOwn fanchor near
there, was Instantly killed aud her
fouf-year.OlG son injufe fatally. The
lady was killed by the Santa fo over.
laud train on crossing about two
blocks from the depot. The train was
four hours late and was running NJ
unusually high speed. MIR. scoield
aud her son were driving Ia buggy.
The unfortunate lady misIudged the
time Of the arrival Of the train at tho
crossing, aud the horse became fright.
ene1 nj the noise Of the train NJ u was
leaving the station. The animal got
beyond Mrs. ScOneld's coutfOl and
dashed into the engine on the on.
Rineer's side. This swung the
blackboard, In which the mother
and child were, around against
tho tender, with the terrible retult-
stated. The mother was CHASTITY
sight. Her head was split open clear
from the font 10 the back aud her
brains oozed out. Her face was horribly
disilgured by blood aud dirt AMI her
clothing torn 10 shrodr. The hoy
struck on his forehead and his skull
was crushed. Tho attending ply.
sicians think there are nine cut OF ten
chances against his recovery. Mr..
5c0nolj, whose home il about n mile
from the scene II the accident,
arrived In a lew minutes. His wife
was tbifty.twO years old.
Judge Lansing, In the county court,
nj Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday, hanued
down his decision In will case which
has been vigorously fought on both
sides and which Ia hedgod about with
romantic features. In April, 1870,
Rev. Jason q. Miller, n Methodist
pr, achcr then living In Plattsmouth,
Neb., took rom the Home VI tht
Friendleas ut Chicago girl 3 year,
boariug the name OF Elizabeth Jane
Cavenger, going through the legal form
OF n ioption aud having the girl Baptized
a. Eva Miller. Miller was for many
years a prominent Bgute Ia Nobraeka
AZ pioneer settler and preacher Of
the Methodist doctrine. He was an
ardent expounder OF the chosen faith,
and one VI his consuming desires was
10 educate aud send abroad 10 spread
the gospel In heather lands n mission
AIRY tearing his own name. His adopt.
ed daughter, by her kind aud amiablo
disposition, soon won the ait cli0nu VI
the childltss divine, aud she grew TO
womanhoOd an obedient aud dutilul
member Of his household. Eva had
always been presented In social circles
as Millcf'H daughter, and hero II where
the trouble commenced. A young
man named Lewis, now CLERK In
Richardson county, married the girl
In spite Of Millet's opposition. In
1883 Miller died In California, leaving
an estate valued Mt sl62, 1874 10 his wife
aud cutting the dlsobedient Eva
on without penny. Suit
was brought In the probate court
OF Lancaster county for sl25,0O0 and
Judge Lansing finds that the adopted !
daughter Ia entitled 10 one.half VI the |
estate, s16, 1925, the court having de- |
Quoted from the aggregate assets 49,.
700 Tor administration purposes.