Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-31
SHE WILL Be KILLED
Her Husband Will DO II, Says Ms
George StrI1gam.
BOYS BATTERED THEIR FATHER
!heJ Are Held 10 Await the 6raud
JurJ's ActlOn-Ihsir Mother
Demands Protection,

Nathaniel and Amnon stfinram
are grown up young men, sons oi Geo.
5tringham, wnD i've. near the mouth
Of Bingham canyon. They were te-
ioro Uui.ed states Commisiiouet
Gtocuman today ON q serious charge,
that Of bsatlug aui woundlng their
father with a dangerous weapon, aud
having the Intention T. 30 their psiur.
nal ancestor great bodily harm,
The testlmlny developed that the
family had had "a row. Thiu was not
the nrst spai, but It was Of greater
dimensions than some Which hal pre-
oedsJ L., The elder u tho boys AID
Stringam pstur hai beon engaiol In
high words Tor 1one time. whom tuore
uevelol-I a deposition to toisr. 70
blows. Siriusam lcnisr Informed tbs
son that the yOuug man had tue
choice q Only two paths before
bin; either that he must get
on the premises In double quick
time or be- carved into small
bfAndlshrd - knife which iSA Dan CT
ous looking weapon. Tue son Icrsi. rs
that he would DO neither, but W ulI
settle the buslutss with his angry IfI.
geniiOr turn ami there. win tolls he
seized piece Of iron pipe 10 10 hattie
Ia bis Owu behalf.
At this point the younger Of the
two biys entered upon tho scene.
He came rather hurflEily. for he hAl
heard the conversation aud believed
HE inther nud his brother we're about
10 enter upon mortal combat In which
he said he believed the father vouli
come on victor. Not relishing tho Idea
VI n butchsfed brother, the younger
5tringsm came armed with n big lion
pot, anu ~ he rushed forward dealt
hia father n blow that rendered MIN
hOrs du combat. The battle was
ended, anu s,T!ughsm senior fo'onri
10 tho courts Tor yindiUaiiUn,
Before Con missioner Gfsouman II
was ur. sd on behaii Of tue yuurg
men that the battery oi tho father waa
In salt dtie ~, ~ they naj good fcs.
FJu 10 fear that no woul iniiicl great
bodily harm upon them. The court
decided. however that the elder
boy could haye moved OIL
aud should have done 10 When
his father ordered him 10; ALEC that the
younger sou should have taken the
pare Of his father In inducing his
brother 10 20 away, instead Of laying
the old gentleman out with the pom
der0uS weapon. Up5u this finding tne
court held that the stuucRm boye
must answer TO tho grand Jury. Their
bail was Fixed al 81 900 ehCu.
Alter the hearing was over Me.
Strlngam, who was evidently va gym.
paihy with hsf cons, demanded that
her husband be bOunI over to keep ths
peace. II AM afraid OF my lie, " said
she. Gle has threatened before 10 Kill
mr, and am afraid no viii 10 II
now
al will promise this court thu,
shall do nothing Of the kild," saiu
Slfiugam.
81 won't risk n. Hc will be sure TO
do something. ON afraid" asserted
the vile sharply.
"rhis talk must stop" said The COM
missioner "and there will be no fou.
be-"
81 he does not hill me, when be
gete home he viii Doat me, ~ he has
done before. | want prOtuoliOU," dc.
mauded Mrs. stringhAm.
Again the CON missioner cOmmanded
silence, aud the pair went out iuto the
dAll " finish their toto n
tetr, Mr.. Slriugam frequently remark.
tug that there would be "nO more cat.
tie stealing" and tho wills expressing
her determination 10 have tue hus.
band placed under boudf, Es II no wac
not he would bp sure TO Kiil nor. There
had been no further trouble up 10 the
time Of going 4 ptc6s.