Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-16
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
A Record Of Occurrences in Neighboring
States and Territories.
AGED WOMAN BURNED NEARLY TO DEATH


Mrs. Cambridge. 81 years of age, one
OF the oldest inmates of the Woman $
Keliet Corps Home at Evergreen,
Cal. was nearly burned to death
"wednesday morning and her recovery
Is matter of serious doubt
Arthur Cecil. a bright man of 20
years, who resides In san Francisco,
ana was until Tuesday stenOgrapher
IN the law Office Of Grove Johnson,
has become suddenly insane. The
young mans friends attribute his con-
dition to over work.
John Forbes, an ex-convict charged
with grand larceny. made his escape
on Tuesday from Judge Lows court
room, San Francisco, and the police
are stu looking for him. Chief Lees
has detailed two Of his best men to
Try to locate the fugitive.
Mrs. Louise NJ. pingley Hadley, who
arrived Wednesday night from the
East on the overland train, shrinks
from the notoriety which has been
thrust upon her by a jury's verdict
that she must pay $1,7S9 damages as
balm To the wounded heart Of the man
she Tilted.
James G.. Bennett. who attempted to
murder his divorced wife and then
slashed his rthOat with a penknife. on
last Saturday escaped from the re-
ceiving hospital San Francisco, late
Wednesday night. Since the attempt
at murder and suicide Bennett has
been confined in the male ward of the
hospital.
Happy Jack" Harrington, who at
one time rejoiced in being known as
the toughest man in town" now lies
at the point of death at the city and
county hospital, san Francisco. Har-
rington went to the receiving hospital
for treatment Tuesday morning, and
DR.. Kearney at once diagnosed his
case to be pneumonia.B BY his advice the
old man was sent to the hospital.
AT Santa Rosa, Cal, Wednesday,
Dennis Clary brought suit against j.
w. and 4. p. Keegan and =. Towey
for $4,000 damages alleged to have
been sustained in being arrested and
charged with insanity few days ago.
Clary was examined before "a lunacy
commission, but the doctors not agree
ing he was discharged. He bames
the Keegans and Towey for his arrest
Rock Springs Miner: The new coal
mine, at Kemmerer, on the Oregon
Short Line, opened by Mr. =. j.
Quealy, the indefatigable worker is
already rolling ont coal at the rate of
six to seven cars per day. Every cor
ner where n man can be employed to
advantage there can he found a work.
man, pushing, sweating, digging to
make the output larger and larger as
each day goes by.
Coroner Scoheld Of Yreka, Cal, was
notified Wednesday morning that two
sheep herders had discovered the body
of man about three miles from Pick
ard point, in that county. The body
was found in olump of bushes some
distance from the road. The head was
completely severed from the body. as
was also one leg. The remains were too
badly decomposed for Identification.
although it may be possible to iden-
tify the man by his clothes.
The remains of an unknown man
about 30 years of age, much decom-
posed and past identification. We're
found Wednesday afternoon Mt the
outskirts of Riverside, Cal. The de-
ceased was well dressed and in "A
pocket was found a watch and a small
sum of money, also piece of paper on
which was scrubbed Manuel Pep
pers, Los Angeles county" Nearby