Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
Father and Son Struck by Lightning, and
the Son Killed,
A BRUTAL FATHER IS IMPRISONED.
Big Find OF Gold--shot "a Man who Ran
Away with Ills wlre--suicidr
White Insane.

The Santa Cruz cat. city counci!
Thursday evening deulaI the petition
of salonn-inen for q reduction from
$3.50 tn 500 per annru. by paving tile
present license thcv rp allowed to
keep open after midnight.
Cllnto.. Hewlett. oldest son of sam
uel Hewlett of stockton. cal. commit e.
ted suicide at sonora Thursday night
by taking morphine, lie had been ont
uf work for some time ANA trouble with
his wife following uuhiuged his mind.
1t is thought. He was about 20 years
OF age.
While Lee Cunningham, an employe
OF the ukiah bOttllng works, was en-
gagged in charging the soda fountain
with carhonic acid gus. on Thursday,
the tank exploded with terrific force
Cunningham was blown through the
floor, and bystander named Wells
was slightly injured Cunningham
barely escaped with his life.
Frank Brooks, aged %. son Of Vol
ney Brooks of FairvivN. six miles east
Of HOLSTER, Cal. was instantly killed
by lightning Thursday morning at 9
O'Clock. He camc tn the door Of his
home, accompanied by his father, and
both men We're struck down The
father regained consciousness soon
after and found his son dead
+. Martindale of Pine Grove. New.
ran away with the wife Of gambler
of Carson, named Bagweli The irate
husband overlook the couple between
Nerington and Wahuska, New, and
shot Martlndale In the arm. Martin
dale escaped to the brush and BHgwell
took his wife in buggy and went to
Carson. Murtindale arrived in Ycring-
ton Thursday night with his arm in a
sling
Tales Of a great find Of gold have
found their way from mining prop
erty in Muriposa county, Cal. \ ledge
ui gold bearing ore five feet wide and
of a length that cannot he estimated,
was struck Thursday night In the
mine fifteen miles northeast Of Mari
posa. The men Interested estimate
now that their holding rs worth a
great deal more than Sl,o0o,0o1 y
hundred tons of the rich ore Ii In sight
and the ledge gives evidence to the
engineer on the ground Of improve
ment as It is opened.
Mrs. Emma Allsop invoked the aid
Of the Eureka, Cal, Society for the
Protection Of children find to her mis-
sing daughter, Emma. aged l6 years,
who left home two weeks ago and has
not been heard from since. The
mother describes her daughter as uh-
manageable. with an uncomfortable
desire to stay away from home. How
pleasant this home X may he under
stood from the fact that the parents
and several children live in a tent.
The tent stands ON a vacant SPOT, at
the base Of a rock, from which part
has been quarried. afforded shelter
FOR the frail and primitive dwelling.
The father Of the family Is a carpen-
ter, hut has been out Of work FOR some
time.
Martin Cafferty, who short time
ago was sentenced 10 six months in
the county jail at san Francisco for
brutally beating his nine ear-old son,
was arrested again on Wednesday
night on bench warrant. shortly
after being convicted of the oifense
Cafferty took an appeal to the supreme
court which was decided against him.
He was allowed his freedom ON 81
600 bonds. and for some reason no
attempt was made TO compel him To
serve his sentence. Thursday the So
clety for the Prevention of Cruelty 10
Children was informed that Canerty
several days ago again ill-treated his
child. Officer McMurray appriscd
Judge Campbell of the fact, and it
was decided TO force the parent 10
serve out his sentence. A bench war
rant for hts arrest was accordingly is-
sued and Thursday night Cafferty was
taken into custody.