Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-19
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
A Horrible Crime Brought TO Light
Near CuernaVacCa, n. N.
THE CArTLEMEN's TRIAL.
A New Era In Lcadyilie's (Coio.,) HIS
tory.-Arrest Of q Doctor Tor
Illegal Practlcc.-Mining Notes.

gressing because the lail u iui INV
they are building o poor-bouse'
A man by name Miller, In the $40
foot level of a mine at jamestown u,
Col, stepped through trap anu iell
seyenty.tive feet, his skull sttikiup
n plad over the sump. His skull wa'
cracked.
Harry Smith, Tailor at bismarck,
North Dakota, was founu the otnei
morning lying In Gel. from when
two prisoners escaped. He was manu-
cuiied and shacklcd anu locked 10,
the prisoners having carried Oh the
keys.
Ed Dollard dropped q 4i.calibcr re.
volyer from the scabbarj last Monday.
The pistol was discharged, the con.
tents passing through the base OF his
big toe, infiicting an ugly wound, bui
the young man was getting along
nicely at last accounts.-Lander,
tHyo,) Clipper.
DIR. o. q. Hall, = medical practi-
toner, has been arrested nj Leadville,
Colo, for practicing medicine without
n license and was incarcerated In the
county jail. The arrest was made AT
the instance Of the medical profession
OF this city. The doctor was arrested
some months ago on the same charge
and served several months la tho
county jail.
Thirty tramps confined In the old
county Jail at San Bernardino, Gala,
attempted to saw their way out the
other night, but gave up the job Mt .
O'Clock. a large force OF officers were
nm hand N atm thar, ~ fbatr ..n.ffa
had been successful, and the chances
were that they would have been rough
ly handled.
A letter from Judge Jacob y. Bore.
man, commissioner Of schools for
Utah, states he has made the appor.
uonment OF school moneys 10 the
several counties In accordance with
law, upon the basis OF s3.ii per capita
OF the number OF persons OF school
nge. The school population OF Beaver
was lll4, ami the money due this
county II S819S.7i. That amount has
been reported to the auditor who will
issue warrant for the same In favor OF
Beaver couniy.-Beopor Utoniaa.
SIessrs. Don Mcguire and J. H..
Crockwell went south on Saturday
saye the Denver Ufont1n, to make ox-
tcnsive examination OF the old Indian
mounds at Parng0onah. Rumor has
IL they are meeting with great success
nnd tho people In that locality are
Nocklng In TO examine their treasures.
MIR. Crockwell under Mr.. Mcguire,
makes views OF all prominent mines,
cities, towns. buildings, scenery, rs
well n the Interior OF mills, mines and
photos Of underground operations by
means OF the magnetism ilash light;
also views OF Indian mounds, homss OF
old clih dwolieIs, rock paintings, etc.
Tom Madden, one OF tho prisoners ia
the penitentiary ut Laramie, Wyo.,
who led In the attack on tho warden
anu one OF the guards, Is reported to be-
dying. He had n fatal gunshot
wound inflicted by guard during tue
fight. 1t was learned ON Monday
night that Madden wanted to make
an ante.mortem statement--on tho
other hand be wanted to make his
will. Incidentally while disposing
OF his property, he said II was the in-
tention OF the convicts In their attack
TO lock the warden and guard In their
cells and send for the citizens Of
Laramie and tell them they were not
getting enough TO cat. He disclaimed
any intention Of escape.
The Colo murder mystery at Hast.
ings, Nebraska, has been the allah.
rorbing theme since the arrest OF Mrs.
Anna Mason as the principal, and the
Interest in the case was intensified on
Tuesday afternoon, when II was learned
that Edward Mason, the husband, had
been arrested ms an accessory before
the fact in the murder Of Cole. Mason
was taken before Judge Rohrer and
entered = plea OF not guilty. His pre-.
llm!nary examination was hxed for
the following. day, at which time sen.
sational developments were expected 10
materializs. The officers say the case Is
closed W far M further arrests are con.
cerned. Mason IL charged with aiding
and abettiug In the crime.
On Monday morning in the supreme
court TOT Idaho a decision was handed
down In the habeas corpus proceeding
intho case OF J-hn P.Cox, and the latter
was ordered released from the peni.
tentiary, where he has been incarcer.
ated Tor over year. Cox was con.
Nic,ed In the district court OF IiahO
county OF assault with q weapon likely
topr1ducs great bodily harm. The court
sentenced him to five years In the
penitentiary. The court holds that ~
ne was convicted under section 0732 OF
revised statutes, aud that the
maximum imprisonment allowed un.
ger that section Ia tvs years, the seq
fence was excessive and void.
-, Some two weeks ago an Injunction
vas served upon tho owners OF the
alley mine nj Leadville, Colorsdo,b by
.ohn Harvey OF the Midnight mine.
ms mines are situated in Big Evans
Ru'ch, east Ut Leadville, and each
recently opened up fair looking bodies
" mineral. The Valley people were
uniungin on the Midnight property.
Anu Tue injunction WAS immediately
.erVed upon them. The parties In.
Mtesled came to the conclusion that
Moi!faiion was the best method of
se,tlng their difficulties. and when the
ueclslOn OF the arbitrators 10 agreed up.
on The court will at once dlsmiss tie
yuhe,lon, thereby permitting work
upoh me properties to proceed.
The new town Of Eddy, New Mexico.
nunming. a contract has Just been
GO d iot new school house 10 cost
n-,VOO' II 10 be built OF brick, stone
s; "I non TWO stories high, with walls
,sh1een Inches thick, and viii be- in
Me lofin OF a Greek cross. twin hay,
ne rooms, six OF which will average
t"euty,nve feet square; the other two
ting sox42. In addition TO these
,Ste VIII be an assembly room. ohx51