Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-26
NEWS OF THE WEST.
40 Infant Bshtad,d BY a Passenger
TfaIl.
Is TIRED OF A LAZY HUSBAND.
HEAVY Damage suit Against street
Railway-A Shor iine Wreck
--Fatal Acc dents.

George Kendallson, Of San Dlego,
Cal, went 10 sleep In y static Oilice
where he had been working Monday
evening, leaving n lamr burning. The
lamp exploded aud Kondallson was
fatally burned.
David J. Dunn, one Of the striking
fathers who assaulted and killed an old
man named Charles Mars, In Eau
francisco, bscause he would neither
Join the union nor the strike, has been
held Tor murder.
Helena schlmpi Of Han Frsncisco IL
tuinR her husband, Genrre Hchlmr',
ness. She says he "tponds his time
hunting, fishing aud smoking, ami IL
avouo 10 labor Of any kind"
n. l.. Rowland, n L,s a ngeles, Cal,
preacher, wsp feut to Jail nearly wear
$50 under fsnterce for PERJURY. The
supreme court oi Califnrnia now holds
that he did not commit the niiense and
has been Illegally Imprisoned.
Louis MelberF, a oar rsralrsr on the
Grett Northern railway, was fatally
injured ut ssRitls, Wash, on Monday,
by being ohupht between tho draw
heads 1.-TWO fist cars. A coupling link
was driven through his body.
Joseph n. Ashvorth NJ Berkeley,
Cal, butcher, became dsspondspt be-
cause Of some stories circulated about
him, ana on Monday committed sul.
eide by dtiuking cathollc acld. He
leaves > wife and i've children, the
oldest Eve years Of age, Ia destitute
circumstances.
Preston, Idaho, New Era; Dr.
ghipp has had couple Of hiichinp
poles put up In front u his placo u
business, ami tHys he will be much
Obliged g. the brethren aud others At
tending church next door n they vii
faster their h0f,ss 10 them ana not e
the front door knobs Of the drug store
~ soms u them did formerly.
Be- l.. nm, tho Oaklsnr, Cal, wii'
murderer Who vEs convicted NJ nnufdol
In tho nfst degree, was asked on hon.
day, by his attorney, " the latte
should make efforts 10 have tho son
tonce reduced TO imprisonment for NE
or n possible Tor ten yVafa. The mut
defer refused 10 allow the application
saying he would rather be- harged o.
once than 70 to all for ten ysafs.
ON Monday, Abou, n mills east o
Bhoshone, ldHho, a broken rail derAilre
three cars Of n Short Line train ant
injured several refsons, some dsngor
ously. The baggage aud mail cars and
the chair car pns,sd over the rail-
which was evidently broken by tn,
h. n
land sleeper wste thrown on the track
while the Salt Lake sleeper, the tour
lat sleeper aud Superintendent Val
Hous,ns private car were dilehsd.
william r.. Johns has sued the Mar
ket street railway In Ban Francisco 10
S6O,i5O. on the following iIemE Flo
being Imprisoned IN hour he ask
ggO, 900, for being beaten and ~
saulted by tho street RAILWAY
employees, $4,000; for tho pail
he suffered and sbsnncu from hi
business, brought about through tucl
ualu, 10000, aud Tor attorneys fee
necsssatv 10 secure his release iron
prisun, $3.50. Johns was elected iron
y car AT the corner Of Polk aud Grow
streets on March 10, a transfer he 10
Ceivsd a few minutes before being de
honofed because no had walked up
block. He had n hsht with the gtiI
man aud conductor, aud was aftosle
aud subsequently discharged.
Tho danger Of allowing trains TO ru
through streets on an unguafdod tTAc
wa illustrated In lamentAblo name
al Paro Robles, Cal, on Monday
when a moon passenger ran over an
killed the eigeteen-mon lha'old child .
@. Obetg, n resident Of that place. Tn
mother was engaged In doing the fam
lily washing At the time, and had lei
the tuddling infant In the care OF q
older brother. Tho children, wit
other neig children, we're In III
vicinity Of the railroad playing Whs
the train rounded curve AshotI dil
lance away. Ths children, who wef
on the westslds OF tho tack, Attemptt
TO cross to the east side, where thel
homes are situated. This elder ones a
crossed In safety, but the little cir
Edna Oherg, seemed beWildefei an
ran along the track lew steps ~
then attempted to 10 back, when IN
stumbled and fell with her neck aor0'
the rail. The engineer reversed n
engine, put on the air brakes, aud 81
everything possible 10 stop tue tlali
hut II ran on and over the liIte ne,
ssvefing the head from the body. IT,
fireman made bold Jump from the ..
glns to save the child, but 30 stumble
and fell, and came near !ilng unu'
the engine. When no Isgained b
footing lac was too late.