Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-17
NEWS OF The WEST.
Strange Revival Of an Old Murder
Which Occurred at San Francisco


known.
ID. s. Compton, aoaman, has
brought suit In the district court ut
San francisco, a Is ,inst the owners of
the bark Quickslep, ~ recover $40, 900
damages. While the plaintiff was om.
ployed on tue bark ON a voyage to
Japan he was struck by a part VI the
ahip's rigging, which accident iujuteu
one Of his legs 20 seriously that itH am
putation became necessary.
News has reached Portland, Or, OF n
double murder, which occurred Mt
Burns, September 9th. "ril" Glaze,
OF Portland, and "Bud" Howard hau
trouble over hone race, and In the
evening met In a saloon. Howard
drew his revolver, and without warn.
Ing shot Glaze through the heart, Mil.
Ing hun Instantly. A man by tbs
name Of Parker, who was a Jockey for
Glaze, then shot and killed Howard.
Glaze had always been classsd asa
sporting and race-horse man, anu at
times, when drinking, was qu REL
some. Howard was Rnown as "bsd
MANI and had served term IN the
penitentiary. Parker Is under arrest,
and will be held for tho murder Of
Howard.
The Laramie (wyo.) boomerang
say. The Western Union Telegraph
company gang which II at 4. work
stringiDg the new copper wire Tor
direct line between New York anu
Ban Francisco, have been ut work DO.
tween this city ana Sherman, and will
reach Laramie Friday evening. Tho
gang Ia making about twenty-five
miles per DAY. superintendent VI Con-
strucliou Jemison Of the Western
union and Linemau Alex Duffy went
out u Sherman this afternoon ana will
be- back with the gang this evening.
The wire which Ia being used for this
work Ia extra heavy. IL costs 10 cent?
Per pound, aud In the aggregate
amounts to sl25, 900. This, together with
the cost OF LABOR, Will swell the total,
cost to $4,000.
The BundAnce (wyoming) GGf,tic
sayei Jim Coleman, with tue Flying
V cattle company, has n curiosity OF
the animal kind In the shape OF q ..
year.old Texas steer with three horns
aud one eye. The steer In Of average
size aud form. It's only eye IL upon
the right siue OF the bead ia the usual
place provided by nature, but the place
where the other eye should be II
smooth and devoid Of any eye what
ever. The horns OF tho freak are
about fourteen inches long, and nro
three In number; two horns grow out
OF the head In the usual manner, but
the third horn grows directly w from
the top OF the head, giving II n most
peculiar Appearance. The steer will be
gcntled and broken, when Its owner
will travel and exhibit II throughout
the East.t
Peter Andeton, n Canadian, has
suddenly disappeared from Denver,
says the Nous, and his friends are
much worried regarding him. Ander.
non Ia unmarried and his place OF
business IL In Boulder, where he owns
valuable mining property. He reached
Denver Ave weeks ago and being Of n
quiet disposition made few friends
among the boarders 1t the house. His
habits are regular AMI he Ia not drink
ing man. He was last seen on We'd
nesday morning, when he left the
house about O'cloch, saying
no was going TO attend the Tabor In
the evening. He did not return Wed
nesday or Thursuay nights and on
Friday tho case was reported at police
headquarters. Anderson carried con.
siderable money. Tho trunks and
vRlises containing all his effects are In
his room.
IL Ia possible that the man nj the
head OF the party that undertook to
wreck Short Line train may be
Charles Somers, a notorious bandit,
Gays the Boise (IdahOl Statesman, He
Ia known to have been In this viciuity
quite recently, and Ia thought 10 have
rendezvous over on SinkeT creek In
Owyhee county. Somefs IL an outlaw
who has been concerned In several
train TObberies. He has an aunt living
In Boise, aud II 10 believed he hiss been
here TO See her. Indeed he Ia reported
TO have made the boast that he hSs
eaten In the Palace restaurant at the
next table 10 the chief OF police. The
banks were notified some time ago by
Pinkert Of the probable presence OF
this outlaw In this vicinity, as II was
feared he might organize raid OF tue
kind 40 much Affected by the Dalton
and other gangs. SOmefs " described
ma q desperate man, aud N he meet the
posse battle will probably follow. A
reward IL offered for him, and the
officers here have had description Of
him.
Blanche Rivers was arrested on Sat.
urday morning VI Leadville, Colo, on
the charge Of insanity. Her arrest re.
suited In Teyiving Rn old murder ease
which occurred soma Year, ago In Ban
Francisco, and few maudlin mutter
ings OF the woman has led the Officers
to believe that Ghs could unTAvsl the
uysleTy surrounding the mufIer of ;,
San Francisco policeman, VINO whs
killed by variety actress. The muir.
dertss Immediately disappeared and
was traced through Lsadville by deitc.
lives, who lost tue woman at New
Orleans and had to give up the chase.
A short while ago the woman arrived
at LeaIville anu obtained employment
Mt variety thtatre, giving her name
M Blanche Rivers. A short time pgo
che was heard mutteTiug about Aut,
TRANS chasing her ana Wishing to cul
her throat. She was arrested hut 10.
leased, the officers ,upposing her TO b,
harmless. On Thursday night, how.
ever, she bpcnme more violent than
ever and officers were sen, for. Sht
was asked what the trouble was, auu
she remarked that an Austrian with a
hig knife was pursuing her, ittrnl
HpOn revenging nimset upon her f0l
killing "a policeman SONS ytafi
ngo. The officer asked N Hht
had ever killed an uillorr, but tbs w.
man suddenly seemed 10 recover her
course didn't" The Uiicafa be- nu
nm Investigation aud IN he sher a.
office found nm old notice containing
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