Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-20
NEWS OF THE WEST.
4 Half. Breed lrdlan Desperate
Lynchsd in Washington.
FOUR AccIbrsrAL DROwSISss.
KILLED ~ Trilu-'ucl In q Quar- J.
A Bulldog's Itnaciiy-immense
Uys ,r III II,

aver We the ownership OF some lana.
frankie Thompson. the ten-year.oIj
son OF Hiram Thompson, n farmer
living near Ryan's Slough, bureka'
cal. was drowned Monday while
bathing In a creek near his home.
David Walters, aged 20 year., was
sifuck by n broad gauge local train at
oakland, Cal, Monday night, and was
fatally injured. Tbs old mau was
crossing me street and did not hear
the train approaching.
Charles McCallum, chief officer Of
the steamer Gypey, while boarding
that vessel at the foot OF broadway
street, San FfAncisco, Monday even
Ing, Tell from the gang plank and wa
drowned. lie was IS years old AM
unmarried.
Louis Nichols Of Pacific Grove, Cal.
brought 10 town n monster Oyatet eheii
that had boen dug up In the southern
paTt OF tho county Monday. The shell
was about eighteen inches long aud
fourteen inches wide, aud u weighed
about twenty pounds.
james Ward. 81 years Of age and
pioneer OF California, was found dead
In hts cabin nj Weaverville Monday
morning. lie had died somo time dur.
Ing the night, presumably from old age.
The deceased was tho discovoror Of the
mine now owned by the La Grange
company.
Two young men, Frank Sherman
and Harry Dixon, wero drowned ut
A ant a. ala AtaN fNnN
Long Beach, Cal, Monday morning.
sherman, who was nineteen, got DO.
You'd hla depth, and Dixon went TO his
rescue, when both were washed out
into tho breakers. The boys were
campers from Eagle Rock valley, near
Pasadona.
Buffalo, Wyoming, Bulletin; II 10
currently reported that Henry Hol.
Eale has loft tho county. Three
weeks ago thi, morning, no disap Z.
reared after visiting the bull camp.
lie drew 81 800 from the Flrst
National bank Of Buiialo, and he got
horsc from HE partner, Merritt stat.
ing that he was going over into the
basin 10 buy cattle. He had Nlso
money for investment from Sheridan
placed ooDjeelufally as high ~ $4,000.
Nearly 200 excited people gathered
at the residence OF George ThAckeray,
coal dealer, ut tho corner OF Fair Oaks
aud Twonty.second streets, BAu Fran.
cisco, last Saturday night. Tho big
crowd was drawn by rather
peculiar circumstances. John L.
Williams. was passing Thackeray's
residence In company with n bird dog
owned by him. lie was startled by
LOUD howla from the animal, and
noticed that II was standing with its
nose apparently glued 10 the piokets OF
tho coal dealer'e fence. IL was then
quite dark. Going 10 tho fence
Williams noticed that the muEzle Of
his canine was gripped In tho teeth Of
large bulldog which stood with its
fofoieet braoeu hgainst the bnso OF the
fence, apparently waiting Tor nothing
but the death Of his victim from starva.
ton. 1he bowls OF the bird dog
brought people from blocks around 10
the scene. Williams tried TO break
the bulldog's hold, but failed. Then
some members OF tho thfOng
procured knives and began slAshing
ut the animate head. Still no
held on. Thackefay came TO the soone,
aud, picking up n stick, thrust II
Though the bulldogs collar, intending
10 twist II and choke the animal into
releasing his grip. Before this was
done someone made a slash at the bull
dog with large knife, and striking
the back OF ThAckeray'8 hand, dir
Abled him. A physician had 10 take
several stitches In the wound. A
policeman finally solved the problem
beating the by bulldog Into insensibly
with his club. The animal retained
large chunk OF the bird dogs muzzlo
In histselh. The bulldog etill lives, hut
his headwas slashed n every direction
aud his left eye was missing.
A telegram 10 tho Boise, Idaho.
statesman, from Spokane, Washing.
ton, says that on Tuesday Miss Mafy
Richardson, is years Of age. started on
horseback for Lapwai. on tho Nee
Perce reservation, alone. At n point
called strlok nrld Guloh, y lonely spot
near AHotin, WASH, she was over.
taken by Frank Bilss, notorious Nez
Pefoe halibreed Desperate, who APP
peared suddenly from the bushes,
grnsped the horses head by the
bride una commanded Miss Rich.
Atdson to dismount. She sought
10 escape by whipping tho horse,
but Biles's powerful gTip on the
horse was never relaxed. After fierce
struggle In which she lrshsd Biles
about the head and shoulders, the
fond succeeded Ia dragging her TO the
ground. Biles then halt carried and
half dragged the struggling woman In.
to The brush u short distance, over.
powered her by choking he. almost
into inaensibiliiy, ami outraged her.
An hour later Mrs. Van Ausdale OF
Aston found Miss Richardson just 70.
covering consciousness. She also
found Bilos M he was making tracks
tefo,a the country toward the reservn.
uon. Seeing the game waa up, no
surrendered 10 mn ofiiUer, who started
with him for Asotin. The two had
not proceeded far when Jack Allen,
lull'blooded Noz Perc0 Indian,
met thom. Bllus In tho Indian
tongue said something 10 the
Inulan, who thereupon made mn
assault upon the sheriff in an
attempt 10 effect an escape OF this
pusoner In the melee that followed
Allen was knocked over with blow
lem tho sherifl'a gun. The two In.
slaha were handoufied together and
brought TO Asolln and lodged In thu
county jail. At IL O'Clock Tuesday
mghl, body Of masked men took
hllea cut OF jail. Outside OF tho criee
uttered by the doomed man, hall
aunpd by the tighln0ss Of th0 rope