Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-11
THROUGHTHE HEART.
larry LssSet', Of Mill Creek, ICCl-
IDENTIFY Shoots Himself Dad
WHILE IN PURSUIT OF A RABBIT.
Ills Lifcle'' aud Frozen Body Pound
by Ills Father aud Brother a Short
Distance from Home.

There was a frlshtul and fatal acc.
dent nj Min Creek on Tuesday last and
strange to say that particulars Of It
were not sout 10 this city until this
morning, though tue scene Of the
fatality Is not moro than hal, n dozen
miles away.
Tho victim was Harry Leggslt, a
young mnu ~ his twentieth ycar. Il
appears that ho had occn to the post.
oiiico which IL about n mile from his
parents home. On returning he saw
a rabbit a short distance from the house
end taking n dguulg-0arrciUd breech.
loading gun from is resting place In.
formed his father that he would 80
cut anu lag H. a moment later and
he disappeared over a small hill Into
faviuo ON the other side.
Nothing more was seen or heard OF
him till his dead body was found i've
or Fix hours later. Il was ab1ui 1880
s.m. when he leI tho house, and late
IN the afternoon his mother com.
monCed 10 worry over bis pfotfactod
absence, aud calling her husband, i'm.
pressed him that there might be some.
thing wrong. Mt. Leggett, accom-.
panied by n younger sou, Joseph, went
Ia search Of HAIRY. They found II n
comparatively easy matter TO follow his
footsteps, as there was considerable
snow On the ground. They had been
gone but lew minutes when they
were horfOt.stfieken by finding the
young mans body cold and llfeless.
Examination shovel that no had
been dead several hours ~ his body
was sliil and rigid. Tho grief OF tho
father aud hi, littls sou over their
terrible ditcOyefy was overwhelming.
InU former, after TINS, however,
partly recovered himself, but tho latter
refused 10 bo com ortsd, aud his sob.
bings were moot pltiul.
When thu unwrlopmo intOlligence
WIS b0rEs 10 the mother she, too, was
itArfuily alafilcl an M shocked anu went
| bitterly. Neighbofs were notified aud
assisted In removing tue body 10 the
| family residence. An examination
! disclosed u terrible hole la tue Left
breast directly over the heart. IL had
been caused ny tho dlschAigs Of tho
carthage from ouu OF the barrels of
the shot gun which lay neal, the body.
just now Tie AcciIpNt occurred IL OF
| course merely matter o. conjecture
though n Is hciioyol, aud the con.
ciusion seems 10 10 blTno out by the
! facts, that the deceased was Carrying
tho qua, with the hammer raised
when Ia pursuit. Of the rabbit, AMI that
ho ,ripped aud fell, causing the dis.
charge Of the fOwling piece. When
f3unI there were no evidences vi tho
presence Of other man OF beast near
tue body during the day as tho snow
was uubroken anu undlstufboI. The
nuzElu Oi the gun WAS near his breast
when discharged rs his clothes were
| power burned for several inches
around the wound which was Itself DO
larger than a silver dollar. An Ia.
queat was held ana a verdict OF acct.
dental death returned.
Young Lesgelt was highly respected
In the community ia which he lived
aud the shocking AMI unexpected
msnnur Ia which he came 10 MS death
has stricken the hearts 0f his many
friends with sorrow. The Leggett
family we're formerly residents Of the
lwonty.iif.t ward VI this city but re-.
moved 10 East Min Creek lew years
ago. The funeral, however, viii DO
held Ia the Tweuty-ilrst ward NEE
ing house tomorrow (Fniay) noon,
anu tue bersaved parents ate anxious
for their ffiends % be present.