Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-17
NEWS OF THE WEST.

Ffesh Utah peaches are helng ndvef.
led ~ specially In Laramie, Wyo-
n,ing.
George Pahit, y contractor employed
at the Guy Hal, San Franoiso Q, Cal,
was Instantly Killed "Wednesday even.
lag by n falling plank, which struck
him On the chin, dislocating his neck.
He leaves wife and one CHILD.
Rov. J. NJ. Cfaw ford, q Presbyterian
cirfgyman Of Indianapolis, Ind, VINO
was visiting iiisnds IN Los Angeles,
Cal, dropped dead WEDNESDAY from
heart dhes., while making a pufchts-
IA a clothing store. Deceased wss 90
yeap Of ass, aud leaves . family In
Indlanapllif
The steamer Dnnsmuir Wednesday
niHht run down, In the Fraser river,
". O., a nshing host containing two
fi'hefmtn, uamed Frank Scott aud his
iathef.in.law, stephens. This former
was drowned aud was never seen
again, Tut the latter escaped uuhuTi.
4 he deceased leaves vile aud hvs
children.
itock Springs, Wyoming Miner
Word ha. been received nj Green
river from tho two men who leit there
~ boat " explore the canyon OF tue
Green river, They had reached Blake,
Utah, having Travelled b0l mice, In
which distance there are $50 tapids.
-Four canyons were passed through,
the net being seventy miles, tbs $50.
ond fofty.nvr miles, tho thifd ten
miles aud ghe fourth liz miles Ia
length. The men prospsct.d Tor GOLD
nod fouud pay coiots In msny pisces.
They viii continue their journey down
tue Green river 10 its Junction with
the Colorado.
Edward a. Maxwell aud MIss EN-.
ma Edwards were married by Justice
Lawrence Wednesday evening At
oakland, Cal, and Immediately after
the oefsinoDy the grotm was arrested
gu a warrant Issued by the same Jus.
iiee aud sworn 10 by Miss Katie Lang.
hehp. Maxwell gave bonds for his
appearance when wanted and departed
with bis bride. When Maxwell reap
pears In court he may have 10 face
charge Of bigamy, ior Miss Laugbehn
claims she Ia his common law wife.
She claims that she was wrongen by
haxw ell nye years ago under promise
that he would marry her. She was
hut 10 years OF sac an1 was employed
NJ clerk In a store on Han Pablo ave.
nue.. She claims that Maxwell took
hef I, live with him, and while ho did
not marry her he provided for her. ShV
glaims further that prior TO the Iatsags
4 the act requiring the solemnizltion
3f marriages that he repeatedly intro.
uucel her ~ his vile. bhe said that
tho recently learned that ha intended
T. detoft her for another woman, ami
that when she begged MIN - MARY
her tor the sake Of heI Two children he
teluseu. Maxwell Ia n man Of means.
The trial OF John Tatum ulon n
charge OF robbery, whicn has teen Oc.
eupying the superior court OF MadeTa
county for thB last three week, was
cone oded "Wednesday night, when the
Jury brought Ia verdict OF "guilty As
charged ~ the information" TAlum
was aTfttltd last June ma charged
with Iobblng tho sage when travels
from Raymond into Yosemite valley.
When Talum robbed tbs stags he was
lhgultsd Ia n suit Of clothes and mask
made tom barley ekcks. He secured
ne express box itom th1 driver, John
uvens to0k an ZION shammer Ahd
ptgke the hex open, but II o0ntsiutd
Dolly useless letter AMI Two worthltss
way oillf. lie also secured about $50
.om lks.oagtTs On TO stage. After
lhe robbery latum mounted bis huTse
,nd rode n distance u eighteen or
1Nenly mllrs anu arrived homo la the
llvfnoon. Ga tho trial he Tested h 10
'ase ehtifUly on IA alibi which was
ifoNldei ny ialum, his moiheT.in.iaw
liu vile. There were rewards offered
lof the arrest aud conviction VI the
wage foobof ngsTeRaling 5000, but n.
one but tnloons participated In the
sAWuIe II ls doubtful " the reward
Nllbe paid 10 any one. Tatum viii
10 senloncsd On Oct. 2ith.