Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-26
Bingham People Excited Over lis
StTal' % and TfdsiC FulallmenL
SINGULAR DEATH OF ERIC MATsoy.
Two Men Arrested ON Suspicion Of liav.
lug Murdered Him but NO Erl.
dence Of Guilt Found.

Tat the residents Of thnt mountain
mining camp are perpleNsd concerning
II to a most unusual desreor. PAr,icu.
lars Of the dream and IT, SEQUEL are
related substantially a. follows:
Ga Saturday evening last Eric Mat.
son or Malsen suddenly disappeared
IRON his usual haunts. At first MOTH
ing serious was thought Of the matter
aud tho belief entertained that he
would return. But ne failed TO como
back and gradually iearB grow in tho
| mind o. hIb brother John. During tho
night tbs latter was visitoI with a
troubled dream. In u no saw the
misluH brother standing ON tao
edge uf pruclplCs aud heard
his voice. 10 was cry Tor
help Rud indicated great distress.
! Tue cry was terribly impressive one,
oyen ngOniz.ng In liz character. Al
| INST tho dreamer thought no might be
tue vlclim Of u nightmare anu arOus-
I lug himself hu turned over nnl again
bought tullci and rest la sleep. But
| there wal no sleep Tor min except that
which came WITH return Of the aw.
iul dream.
Again ne saw the missing brother
| stand on the brink OF ledge o'ur.
hangiug the creek and again he raw
his outsiretcbsd hands aud heard his
voice crying, "Savs me; save me.
Ito now ielt that somotiiag terrible
/ had buiAllon his brother and he arose
| nom his but, awoke his fellow sleep.
eru nnd told them OF his dream. They
made light Of his experience ne men
are often wont to do under like cir.
cumttanota aud they sought 10 calm
his fears. Hut they could not 10
sllayei and he dressed himself snd
went forth into tho night from the
boarding house VI tho South Galeua
Mining company Of which no was an
| emplOyc. john searched every cabin,
anu other places Of refuge Of which hs
| could think. Ho kept on until day.
light and returned tired and worn
without finding auy olue that would
apparently lead to tho whereabouts Of
Erie.
Again no related the dfoamlor vision
that had come TO him but hia ojm.
psnions, while they did not believe n
those thingt, gradually became
thoughtful, speculative and sheok
their heads otsduluusly. But John did
not mean 10 be- deceived and resumed
thb search. AZ he continued IL hs
/ grew more aud more convinced that
ais brother had met = tragic fate. Ho
went ~ the banks Of the cfosk whore
no found just such place NJ lie had
seon In his dream nud from which
Eric cried 10 hppoalingly Tor help.
| His companions were with him and
yesterday afternoon they discovered
footprints on the ledge. Still they as.
sured John that he was mistaken In
his conclusions aud that Eric would
return. But he would not he paciiieI,
anu on going TO the bottom OF the on.
bankment togsther they found the
dead body Of the missing man. TWAS
swollen and bruised and boro evidence
VI having fallen, or having been
pushed or thrown over tho ledge,
| which WAS about fourteen feet high.
| IL was . hearirending scene that fol-
lowod-and the doubling miners stood
| by o0nfounded And convinced
against their wlll-but convinced
nevertheless.
CORONER OFFESBAoH At BINGHAM.
Coroner Ohonbach went out to
Bingham ON this MORNINGS train 10
make a full Investigation Of the case.
| An Inquest was commenced on his
arrival anu continued during the
/ NINhAtN Ihlk VI Nub uhNs ~ was lthtHou
| from this coroner by telephone that .
| deep cut, two inches aud half In
| length, uud been found on the back Of
| Mntson's head while there were other
marks and wounds Indicating violence.
The jury was unsblo ana unwilling 10
rondsr verdict unlil the fullest posi-
| bis inquiry into tho case had besn
made and In order that the facts ~ Tar
IA oblAiuAble might DO brought OUT
| Coroner Onsnbaoh ordered post
norton examination 10 Do made.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Several telephone messages were re-
ceiyed from Bingham by the NEWS
| during the day aud at O'Clock Gro
ueT Ohvnbaeh IN talking over the wire
said thAi there WAS "a strOngl suspicion
| OF foul play IN tue minus VI many per-
| sOus. Nation had little or no money
| IN his possession when he disappeared.
| II he was murdered, money motives,
| Therefore, az lras! IA tho form OF rob.
bery woro mot contemplated. One
| witness testified at the inquest that hs
mad bseu with Mglsln until | O'Clock
sunday morning, ami that they had
Usuu on n sort Of a csycusal during the
night, At the hour indicated they
were lying on tho ground not far from
where the bUdy was found. Both had
u0on asleep, he says. lie suggested,
he further elaine, TO Nation shat
they get up and return IN the board.
| Ing house Ut the south Galena
Mining company where they were la
tue habit OF stopping. But Matsou
claimed 10 DO Tired aud said that no
wasn't ready ~ that time. 30 the
witness fell OF TO sleep again. Whoa
no AWoko he declares lhaI Alaison had
| disappesfea. Where no went 10 no
mad not the Hlightest iGta.
ARRESTED on SUSPICION.
This afternoon II was learned thaI
Constable Simon Calvin last night
arrested two men, miners, named
| Mat BystTum and h. NJ, WesIlunu, ON
suspicion Of having murdered MatGou.
Tue complaint was sworn 10 by Gus.
Newman, and the arrest grew out Of
| remarks made by the men ON the case
during the DAY aud afternoon. They
aud siuumbsf VI others including MAJ
sor, mad, according 10 Information
glfRG0d today by Coroner Olunbach,
ueen on a spree for some days past.
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