Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-27
NEWS OF THE WEST.
1 Crippled Boy BraVsIy R,sCu'S q
Child From Drowning.
ppowsED HIMSELF ~ RED WINE.
Ga ultici By a llurglar-rurdered His
li,orctd wifs-Acciden'ellJ shit
Ruined by whisky.

l., Btouchetts was accidentally shot
a. the hip Monday afternoon on the
Gan Pablo rosd, Cal. He was fidint
oo the bauk seat Of wagon, holding
a shotrun between his legs, when the
ho,se Started suddenly and the guu
"a, discharged. The chances for his
recovery are doubtful.
Ramusen q. johnson, a Norw egian
,tsamboat steward, shot aud Killed ME
divorced wife, Leta Lane, ut San
pedro Monday morning anu then
snded lis own life by sending bullet
INTO hla brain. Mite. Lane had left
Jonnson because of her mother, It 10
said, and had married Lane.
q. NJ. sohilllng, tho onc.armod
pedestrian whn lett Pltlsbufg Aprli
20. Chicago May 10, omaha June s.,
Cheyenne July 9, Salt Lake City July
"a, Ogden July %, and Sacramento
August "a, IN his walk across the
country, arrived In Sau Fmuutu
August 20. He wore out ten pairs 3l
shoe, on toe trip.
An enterprising burglar performed a
remarkable feat In tbs house Of M.
WAllings In South Santa Monica. g. DE-,
Monday night. WRllings awoko anu
thought he heard noise. Thinking
to head OIL possible intfudorp, he on
hlsshotgun and went 10 tue rear u the
house, where he hid behind a tree.
Never a further sound did he heat,
but willis he was on hia vigil a burgisr
cntefed the house unobserved. took b
watch aud n sum Of money from under
the pillow on which Mrs. Walilnrs'
head was resting aud without waking
her, departed with the stolen property.
According TO the Omaha stock man
2,6s2 UtHb sheep. mostly lambs, were
sold at tue South Omaha ttockyarda on
Tuesday. The lambs brought $500
and $500. r. Smart, OF franklin,
Idaho, had consigned two cars NJ rat.
Ito to that market; II. X. Bogcri, of
Thomps0u, Utah, azinvn ears oaitli
r.. J. Quealy, OF Montpelier, liAho.
eleven rAFf, aud G.. II. Becksteld &
Co., Of PaTk CITY, UiAh, three Gale
&. A. Reeves, Of Utab, als, bad a ship.
mont OF cattle, ~ Jid n. o. Thurur Il
Logan. a. &. Reese anu ID. o. Ihuref
OF Logan, Utah, were In town lookll x
after shipmVrts Of cattle.
Dissipation and bad associations
caused i. q LandTum, n woll.knlwn
spokane, WASH. attorney, to commit
suicide oy taking motphlnr. Lxn.
drum, who has been drinking heavily
iot soveral months, returned Saturday
night from Seattle aud tookA 70 On a.
the Grand hotel. At5 O'Clock Monday
Afternoon the chambefmald, tnuinE
the door locked, notified the cieTs und
tho door was forced open. LsnufItn
A..
Three letters were found, Ia ono oi
which he said; al have been iotcsJ
TO do this by business rsveIBta brought
on solely by my unconirollAolu appetite
for liquor"
But for the horoism Of Luke lie
May, n sixIeen.yeaT- IA lad, whi
boasts OF wooden leg, six.yoat.oli
Glider Cope would have been GROW ne
sunday evening The child lives win
his parents near the north end OF { g
bridge connecting nburon and Btlvu.
dere, Cal. Al tho time Of the hoci.
dent he was amusing himself by fsh.
ing from the end Of a spring board that
l. used by the boys for diving from the
bridge. In the excitement attending
the catching Of fiah ne fell from hi.
patch into tho desp ohannel below.
Quite number OF people Witnessed
tue accident, but no one venlutoi az
attempt at rescue until lie May made
dive TO the water, ana though ham,
pefed by his Artificial limit suoeeu1v /
Ia rsseuing the downing child.
There was an Astounding showing
made at the inquest at lTyingiou Tue,'
Gay morning ON the body OF Frederick
Ekenbrrg, who died there suddenly
two days ago. IL was shown that Ekeu'
berg aud two companions were released
from. ths Santa Clara county jali a
week ago, and,to properly celebrate ~,
event, bought thirty.ihfeH gallons Of
eheap red wine. They got an even start
on II, and Ekenberg drank his share, VI
eleven gallons. IL took several dnys
10 do II, anu during the spree none oil
the trio ate any food. IL proved tgt
much for Ekonberg, and he died. A.
may be supposed, the autopsy showel
that death was due 10 acute alcoholism
aud the want Of noutiShment, and tht
Jury brought 10 n verdict 10 that effect
Ekenbsrg was n tramp, Rnd nothing
was brought out at the inquest thai
would throw any light on his an
heedenie.