Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-06
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A ScI.alst add Explorer Dies from
Zoe MuCh Whisky Drinking.
A FIGHT FOR INSURANCE MONEY.
Prisoner Takes Advantage Of Row 10
Escape-Death In Theaier-
Hanged a Boy.

Frank Bangs, II years old, was
hanged 10 tree on Friday at heatlle,
Wnsh., by three Of bic tchoolmetos
because he had given one OF the trio
esvsro thfashiDg. He was cut ao"n
Just In time.
The Arlzonn Gszsito announces tsat
arrangements have been made by tho
two railroad companies running out OF
PhOnlx whereby each route VIII run
an excursion train out TO California
during the summer ON alternate weeks.
sarah Russell, n young woman is
years OF age, was removed 70 Tue 10
cciving hospital Tuesday nigbt from
the Orpheum theater, Los Angeles'
where she YVES suddenly taken ILL
Bho died nj the hospital next morning'
The cause was cerebral hcmotrhAge.
The coronef's Jury "Wednesday
brought In n verdict that j.. A. Harley,
who was found dead In his room
Tuesday night, came To his death from
excessive use Of alcohol. Ho was
formerly well known ~ q scienlist,
aud when quite young accompanied
the government scientific expeditions
to Central and South America. lie
was an extensive traveller In Europe
ana other countries. lie was II ycare
old, OF late years he has lived IN
Fresno, Cal, being employed ~ m
expert accountant, civil engineer and
nesayer.
Frank Wheeler, n convict In San
Quentin prison, Cal, escaped from that
Institution at 3 o'clock Monday aitof-
noon. AZ Wheeler, who was employed
In the jute mill, was leaving the
mill 90 40 TO his cell, an
arcomplicc VI his started fight among
the uonvlcls, and Wheeler, taking adj
vantage OF the ofilcers' attention being
ccntcred on the fight, Immediately
took light. The prieonefa were im-
medintely locked up and thorough
search inside for the missing convict,
but no trace OF him was found. The
guards continued their search until y
o'cltck next morning and then
searched tho surrounding country.
They nte now positive that the man u
within the walls. Wheeler was sent
to San Quentin for burglary In March,
1858, and Two weeks latee made his
tHt.iN NV VIM A'asltaANs
III 1895, when he was found In Chi
cage.
Dlstinguishod attorneys are battlir <
In the United biates court Of appeals
Mt Han Francisco for Sy7,8la, the
amount OF an Insurance policy held by
Guy q. Phiuney, n Seattle millionaire,
now deceased. The Mutual Life In.
tuTance company Of Now York 10.
fused to pay the policy when Phinney
died, anu tho widow brought suit be-
fore United States Circuit Judge Han
ford nj Seattle, and was aw srdsd ludg.
mont IN the sum named by Jury
The case was appealed, ana IL nor
beirg heard by tho higher court. Tn,
ground upon whioh the Insurance.
company 10 lighting the payment II
that Phinney secured II fraudulently
by conoeaiing from the medical exam.
liner Of the company certain chronic
ailments, and by failing TO make the
second pigment Of premiums. Robert
Beweil Of New York and OK. United
States henAtor John II. Allen are ara u,
Ing the case In the upper court TOT TIA,
insurance Company, and Mre. Phinncy
IL represented by Andrew II. Burleigh,
receiver Of the Northern Pacific,
Stanton Molburion ana Lorenzo 3. H.
Sawyer.