Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-25
NEWS OF THE WEST.
4 Fireman has His Throat Cut on
BaFbsd Wire Fence.
nRowSLrE ARRESTED IN IDAHO
1 iquor Canes a Fatal fali--ftr, llvs
Ytars Tor a Ihi f-PAln Causes
a Desperate Act.

Oscar Rigsrs, the Arizona train rot.
Ger, will MT hang, NJ the governor hat
reduced his sentence ~ iOriy yeaTs'
imprisonment.
Sidney Leslie, n ooiist.maker from
HoJges, CAL, fell nom the tteOau-
story window OF tne JOlua hotel, Yunig,
Anz)ua, Tuesday afternoon aud BROKE
his neck, dying instantly. Ills believed
that no was partly demonted, causei by
excessive Indulgence IN liquor.
Tuesday morning young man
uamed Frank LJomis STATED huniing.
When In tue su0utbs VI the town .
Chico, Cal, b1Gmis's shotgun wa,
accidentally discharged, the whole
charge OF blrdshOt STRIKING the inettp
fms left loot, tearing a hole comp tlt.
Iy through the foot.
Last year IL looked ne n cotton seed
fed cattle from Texas were destined d.
the lear iutuTo 10 crowd cut good
many cOrniod cattle from the mafto ole
OF the country. This year, however,
conditions have chan cd anu aulhen.
Ito reports from the southwest iudicai,
falliog Oh In the number Of cattle 10
DO fattened Of about 80 per cent.
Mrs. Louise Bocholder, who for
thirty years thought shu WINS thu legal
wife Of Joseph BOcholdcr, the Guern.
vile, Cal, capitalist, VINO died iasl
March, nov finds that another had
prior claim anu IL suing his estate 10
recover large sum which she loanei
him. bne also has quits pending tor
wages for the thirty yearsshe served -
his Householder.
William Levefouc, who was TO have
been tined Tuesday, at MADEIRA, Cil.i
upon Il charge Of robbery committed
last April, when he took gold watch
aud chain and s3in money itom j. Z.
Ashley, had his former plea oil not
guilty Withdrawn aud entered pea
o. guilty. lie was then sentenced ny
Judge Conlvy 20 foTty.1yo years la the
psnitenuafy at Folsom.
Captain John II. Fletcher, ticket
takor ut tho Los a geles theatsf, nj.
tempted 10 end his lilo Tuesday nj HE
hsme. sending n bullet through he
head. Ever since the war Captain
Fletcher has been n great sufferer from
pains In tho head, the result OF au
lrJury received In battle. Thursday
afternoon the pain became unbearable,
aud In q nt OF desperation he attempted
Helf.d.struction. The chances OF his
recovery are slight.
Omaha stock Journal, Sept. %; +.
Hubbard aud 4. J. Winter OF Market
Lake, Idaho, brought In range cattle.
II. McCullocn OF Market Lake, Idaho,
and Geo. Higgins OF Seneca brought
In two cars " cattle each. j. w.
stonsr, n prominent cattle owner Of
Cokeyille, Wye, was here with six
loads OF westerns. Mr.. Btoner says that
the past season has been very favor.
able to cattle men Ia the west and ~
rule the cattle arc In fine condition.
Boise, Idaho, Statesman, Sept. %:
Sheriff 4. 4. Dickinson OF Price city,
Utah, brought =. ii. Brow nice TO Boise
from Nampa yesterday forenoon with
Itquisition papers for his extradition.
Btownlee IL wanted In Utah, where he
has been convicted Of libel, but made
his Escape anu came 10 Namp few
weeks since, whore no was subsequent.
Iy arrested. A number Of the prisonsr's
friends from Nampu are hore endeav.
Uting TO have him released ON haoeas
corpus proceedings. and the matter
VIII be disposed Of In the district court
today.
Ben Lawrence, driver OF engine 20
on Second avenue In the Richmond
district, Bao Francisco, Cal, had his
throat cut almost from ear to ear by
barbed wire fence Tuesday afternoon
aud still lives TO tell OF his marvellous
escape from . shocking death. Tue
driver was thrown from n horse Into
the fenos ana dragged for toms dis.
tance, the bafbt lascerating his neck at
every bound OF the frightened animal,
until tho horse broke away, leaving
Lawrence insensible sld bleeding on
the road. Thv driver, as required by
the rules OF tho fire department, took
his team out for exercise. Instead OF
hitching tho horses TO the engine, /
LAwIsnce mounted one, aud leading |
the other by y rope, which hs twisted |
about his disengaged hand, started up
Second avenue and turned ialo Gail. |
fornia street. The Cha house train |
was on Ito way 10 the beach. but was a |
considerable distance behind. The |
Rap between the driver anu the train |
was speedily closed NJ, n warn.
Ing whiIIlo sounding the mp.
prosoh OF the cars. The horses
took alarm Mt the whistle |
anu bOln bOltcu. bhWfonco was
thrown from his horse Into the air,
over the animal he was leading anu
on 10 the barhed wire fence. His lett
hand still clutchsd tho rope attached
10 the horse no had boon leading IL
being wound around his wrist, and by
this he wac dragged along the jagged
wire, until his body came In contact
with post and broke his hold upon
tho halter. Away went the horses,
leaving the unfortunate man uncQn.
boious near the fence, The aoolut nj
had been witnessed by several people
who hurried TO the drlvei's Assistance.
Lawrence presented q gnaalIy siAht.
His head, lace, neck anu shirt front
were covered with blood, and at arat II
was thought he was doad. But the
sharp barbs had missed the IpgIar vein.
The driver was conveyed ~ the hospi-
tai, whore medical attention was
promptly secured and al q late hour