Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-28
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Two GG,d Men SlTutk by a Wilt
Locomotive.
KILLED ny DRINKING WHISKY.
Ttll from Loid Of Hay o bah h
Arizona RIB ~ wotk-An In.
sane Mans Pc, dlcllons.

Frank q. Guild, aged n years, wsp
committed TO the STOCKTON insane
a,vlum, Cal, on Wednesday mnfniun,
1t having beon shown that ne wanted
10 kIll himself, anu that he thrcN
chalrs through windows with mucl
regularity.
About 800 OF pig lead was stolen
TucsIAy night from the Contra Cos n
Water company shops at the foot oil
Webster street, oakland Cal. The
theft was made possible by the use VI
boats, and the work IN laid 20 the ebay
pitatos,0 who are annoying tu.
pollce n great deal Of tate. Tho lead 10
worth about $1,000.
Bondlx Mess, farm hand, cm
ployed by the Blair estate, near Oar.
hay wagon "Wednesday. With fomc
other men he waa engaged In hauling
nay, and was thrown from the t3p u
the load by sudden starting Of the
team. lie fell about twelve feet aud
M upon his head. HE ekull was fac.
tufcd, and he died In few houfs with.
cut regsining consciousness. He wac
German, aged 10 years.
Al l.l5 O'Clock Tuesday sitotuoon
Otis H.. Greenwood attacked Posi.
master NJ. Il. Hughes poitmastcr at
Sonora, Cal., anu fired two shois from
q pistol nj him. One bullet pasgeI
through Hurhea' coat collar anu inside
slight wound on his neck. Green.
wood was arrested and " now In jail
awaiting examination for attempt 10
murder. Hughes holds 10 hts potses-
sion a email piece OF real estate 10 W hioh
Greenwood asserts title. Gfcenwoo cd
demanded that Hughes settle the mat.
ter and tho latter declined and referred
Greenwood 10 his lawyer, whVteupon
the shooting occurred.
Word has just reached this city Of
tho peculiar death a. Coutelenn, near
Chico, Cal, OF Martin Goimau, q
young man about twoniy-eigut years
old. He went 10 dance on Monday
night and drank 10 much liquor that
Il made him eick nj the stomach. He
went TO bed about o'clock IN the morn.
ing and either occupants OF tue build
ing heard him vomiting. Nothing
more was thought Of Gofman until bic
partner went 10 call him for Breakfast
And found him dead. The coroner
held an Inquest aud found that Cor
man camo 60 his death by the bufatlng
OF blood vessel while vomiting.
AZ Charles Gallagher and Henry
Dowd, both old residents OF Oakland,
Cal, wsto crossing tho railroad track,
near the pier, with n double team nj
10 O'Clock Tuesday night, they were
struck by n wild engine and Injured.
Both men know the Berkeley local
was due and were watching Tor that,
when tho kicker engine approached
from the opposite diIeotiOn. The
wagon was demolished, one Of the
horses injured and both men throw II
out upon thslr heads. Toe patrol
tho receiving hospital Their injuries
arc serious.
Tempe, AriEonn, Newt viii Pom
eroy AMI A. w. Babbllt Of Mesa, came
In on Saturday mofning's train, bring
ing with them the body OF Fra nix
Robson, the line rider, who was killed
Ia skeleton canyon, New Mexico,
while In purtuit OF the Nsgalea bank
robbers. They found the body buried
in auhallow grave, ON the spot whore
Il had fallen whom shot. The
robbers carried of Rebson's arms, am
munitiOn, watch and other valuAbloa.
They also took his horse. Mr. Pom G.
roy says that all tho outlaws are well
known In tho Ban Simon country aud
that he saw two OF them-cousinH,
named Williams, but did not get a
chance 10 talk with them, although
ono Of his party did. The Williams
were not with the band when the light
took place. but were oil ON foraging
expedition. They expressed great 70.
RTet over Robson's death and said thai
II Mrs. Robson would accept II they
would furnish her with money aud
plenty OF II. The other thfoO robbers
are now In Mexico with a large
aherlii's posse and company oI
IuIales under command OF Col. Garcia,
In hot pursuit OF them. IL IL thought
that tneir capture Ia certain, but Mt
Pomeroy 10 confident that they will
never b. taken alive as they are al
DESPERATE men.