Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10
THE NEVADA KILLING
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NEWS.


The latest iniorsAtion from Nys
county, Nevs.i, c1ncernlng the
ste Ing ofthe Chisps mine, the prop.
orly Of Utuh mon, by an armed mob Of
the most determined character,
among whom wee Pail Foe, Tor.
n.vTly OF =. Lake, anu Check Long
street, n msrde.er, cams 10 hand thls
ate aeon.
Thir information was wilton by =
Uas ian VINO was on the ground
when the tragedy was enacted. He
says In HE letter that Foote was killed
lut IL silent ~ 10 Longsireet,
Who according - the Associated
Pres dispatch In last nigbPs
EEws also forfeited his life for his
lswit.snosr. So It Is certsin that II ho
va, Killed.. IL was Ia Subsequent en-
saget-snt with tho shsfih's posse In
thelf .itsmp. TO arrest the bend OF out
law time ju,opcts.
Foote's darling work Of lavlcssness
H. this city Il siill fresh la the
minds Of newspaper rcldefe. Three
or tour yeafs ngp no entered one
Of the leading gambling establish.
mcni- here ami held up the players
with brace OF fevolvers, gathered ur
81 900 or no In Rliticring gold coin,
bickcd to the door and decamped vita
his booty. lie escaped 20 the Green
river county In the wilts Of south
eastern utah ana lived among the
mountains alone, occasionally Walt.
ing one Of the towns on
the border aud creating con.
siernation among the inhabitants
Uy his acts Of rowdyi,m. IL was dur
Ing one Of these escapades that posse
Of Utah oflices, among whom was
Adam Paul, sought 10 capture hun
sud he was located Ia hotel nj NC
ne and shot his way out literally per-
fofating the walls and ceiling Of his
bnd chamber before fegaining his Tree
dem.
IL was altogether very hot skirmish
and us reminder OF II Detective Paul
will for tho Ieat OF his days carry .
thumblsss hand, the member having
been cut away 10y Quo Of Foote'S bullets
a. ohfonioied IA tue NEwa nj tue time
Of the encounter.
A NEWS representative gathered th,
following Information from Hon. II
/ q. Lund, OF ~. George, this Afternoon
c1ncer LOG Longstrset: He was a
native OF Afkansas and about ter
years ago went down Into Arizona,
where Ito was given employment ~
Nlr. LunI. Tho fret few months no
was kept busy clearing lAnd-gruh'
bling. Then for two or three years he
carried mail for the firm Of Woollcy,
Lund a JUDD, who had contract
with tho government. His route lay
brtweon Eldotado Canyon and
Mineral Para. During this period he
, gave good service TO his employers and
succeeded Ia saving snul
little sum OF money. WIFE
: his earnings he embarked In the ssloot
and gambling business and In shof
, time was Ia penniless CONDITION
From A riEopa he went To Lincolt
county, Nevada, where lac murdered
man In cold blood, but somehow es
. caped the Vengeance Of the law. II
Lincoln county he was a constAn
source OF trouble 10 the settlers. Re
= Gently be resided At Ash Meadow, nes
, Sterling, Elk OF eight miles from w
scene OF the tragedy and furnished VA
Sterling county with beeL he W.
: what was known ~ n squsw mau ant
= was a very had character. In form
= and features no was large snd coars
' with loug, unkempt hair that hue
: down TO his waist. giving him rathu
y wild and desperate appearance.