Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-10
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A NulattO Woman in Idaho ReVengeS
Herself on Her BetrayeL
HORRIBLE RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
starved TO Death.-A Vicious Boar'-
Perished on the Dtsert-suits
on Railway Tickets.

The Payelte n welser Ditch com.
ptny was Incorporated at Weissr'
idNho. "Wednesday by Payetto aud
Meiser citize =. The cOmpany's place
Of business will be Weiser, Idnho, and
its object IL IL Construct large irtiga'
tion canal from the Payette river TO
cover %, 900 acres OF bench and valley
lands wing east and south Of Weisef'
Work will be commenced as soon M
practicable.
John w. Baker, an old pfospector
from Clifton, a, T., came In TO hnila,
Arizona, Wednesday, with news that
Conrad Davis, a well.knOwn miner
from the same place, had perished on
the desert near Mule Springs, Colo,
on the old stage road, thirty miles west
Of Ehrenberg. They started out on
their trip May 18th together and separ.
ated on reaching n spot where signs Of
mineral were found. Davis did not
return and Baker searched for him for
I'VE days, tracking him to tue sand.
hills, where q sandstorm had covered
his tracks.
About O'Clock on Wednesday
night, at Wallace, Idaho, i've pistol
shots and the shout Of man brought
crowd together Ia one Of the prin'
oipRl streets Of the town. IL was
found that Howard b. Johnson, n
oolored laundryman, was lying on the
street, with bullet from email
cAllber revolver In his back to the
right OF the spine and lust below tho
shoulder BLADE Ella TolHon, n mulat-
10 woman, who hitherto has borne a
NUnA ~ HfIaHaff0H and
when found at n private residence,
confessed to the crime. They were eat
Ing supper together, when they quar-.
relied aud she shot him In the back.
The chances are against his recovery.
He seduced the woman aud wanted
her 10 leave town but would not 20
with her, and the latter fact led 10 the
shooting.
Manuel Davis, a Portuguese who
lives on the Timms ranch, ABOUT three
miles south OF Petalumu, Cal, had n
valuable horse killed Tuesday evening
by large, vicious boar. While DAVIS
was attending 10 some business ut
PctAluma fight took place between
the boar and the horse. The little son
OF Davis saw tho boar attack the
horse, cutting him about the head and
neck until he fell down and soon bled
10 death. Upon his arrival Davis,
learning the facts, got an M and went
for the boar, which was still mad and
ready for Tight. AZ Davis approached
the corral the boar tried 10 attack him
through or over the fence. As the
man, In striking with the AK, threw
his body over little too far, the boaF,
standing on his hind legs, struck at
him, cutting a cash across his fore
head. After several blows with the
NIX Mr.. Dav hnally succeeded IN kill.
Ing the brute.
At Helena, Montana, on June 7, n
Jury In the United States circuit court,
ia the case OF Josh Weinberg vs. tho
Northern Pacific road for $4,000
damages for being put OIL Of train,
brought 10 n verdict In favor Of the
plaintiff for $3.50 damages. Weinberg
bought rOund.trip ticket from
Chicago TO the coast. On his return,
alter leaving Spokaue, the conductor
became suspicious that Weinbsfg'a
ticket had been Issued 10 some other
person. The conductor elected him
from the train ut Clark's Fork, Idaho.
N. s. Bills, travelling man from
Denver, lost u $50, 200 damage suit In
the United States circuit court against
the Northern Pacific. lie bought n
through ticket from here TO Spokane In
April, 1891, and got on nj Ml-soula
without getting stop-Over ticket.
When Bills presented the ticket ~ the
conductor OF another train II was re-
fused and Bills was put of because he
would not pay his fare. The court
instructed the Jury to lind Tor the
railroad, AMI the jury did It without
leaving their seats.
On Wednesday evening a horrible
accident occurred at Hanford, Cali
forniA. James Box, n drayman, was
weighing hay and his little sou,
Walter, aged years, was on the seat
OF the hay wagon. The father stood
upon the scalebox holding the lines,
when the team suddenly started to
run. Mr.. Box was pulled TO the
ground and lost his hold on tho lines.
The team ran four blocks, and upon
the stone sidewalk, where the horses
fell During the wild flight Of the
Tunawaye the little boy, Walter, was
thrown from the wagon seat down
upon the whltlletrees, where he was
clinging when tho team came out OF
the alley. AZ the horses fell on tue
pavement the wagon came to a halt
against fire hydrant, and the boy
was dragged under the broken wagon
tongue, upon which the horses fell.
Charles Webber sprAng between the
horses and picked up the mRngled
body OF the lad and carried him into u
drug store. The little fellow was
nearly disemboweled. His ribs were
smashed aud an arm broken. His
injuries proved fatal.