Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-20
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
HOMICIDE AT BAR HARBoR CALIFORNIA.


The hearing of Charles Erswell for
murder, now in progress Mt Cheyenne
Wyo., is producing evidence tending
to show the Innocence OF the accused
William Dixon. prominent nan Of
Sacramento, Cal, while visiting TIE
Sacramento pipe works "wednesday
afternoon had one of his arms caught
in some betting and the arm Nas 81
badly injured that it will have to be
amputated
Fred Howard. who confessed that
he was one of the three masked men
who recently robbed several persons
in the store of II. Feraut, Sacramento,
Cal. was sentenced Wednesday 5y
Judge Hart to fifteen years lmprison
ment at Folsom.
frankie Robbins. aged 10 years. at
tempted suicide at the home of her
mother. and stepfather, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cory, 22i Devine street. San Jose, Cal,
Wednesday afternoon. by taking cor
rosive sublimate. Miss Robbins had
been In bad health for some time, and
\ was supposed to be mentally affected.
\ Joseph Berkeley, an electrician living
bt 1859 Corbett avenue, San Francisco,
Committed suicide Wednesday night
BY jumping from the saloon deck of the
Oakland ferry boat Bay city. He
Bumped from just forward of the pad
tde wheel and, although the vessel was
stopped ana a tnoTOUHn StuTtU lltue,
no trace of him was seen.
The trustees OF the OH Producers
association of Los Angeles. Cal, ar"
considering the ACCESSIBILITY &C another
shutdown of the wells, The move
has again become necessary on ac-
count of the lack Of storage cal acity
and the over reproduction due to nro-
hibitlve freight rates to interior points
The daily production Is now about
a ha a the net CnngnmntlOn
not over $500 barrels. The shut
down viii doubtless be ordered for
Saturday next.
a telephone message was received Mt
Uklah, Cal. Friday evening by Sheriff
Johnson, giving information of pc
culiar homicide at Bear Harbor. Hen
ny Sutherland was stabbed and COM
pletely disemboweled, and although 1t
is said there were three eye-wtnesses
to the killing, nothing was adduced mt
the Inquest to establish the identity Of
the murderer. Deputy Sheriff Hatch
left Friday night for Brlceland, Hun
boldt county, whittier II is said that "a
man named Mains, suspected Of having
committed the crime, had fled
A suit for divorce was commenced Mt
Stockton, Cal. Wednesday by Mrs.
Mary Eliza Johnson Howell against NJ.
ID. Howell. the man who became no
torious through his three sensational
trials In the United States court for
counterfeitng and passing counterfeit
money. The divorce action was com
menced on the ground of habitual in
temperance though 1t Is said the at
torneys considered other grounds for
some time, hut concluded to conflne the
issue to the charge given. Summons
was issued and served on Howell
Wednesday afternoon just before he
left for San Francisco.
At army headquarters Denver, Colo,
Friday, an order was Issued passing
sentence on Private England q. NIL
Ter, OF troop II, Seventh cavalry, VOW
stationed at Fort Grant, and on Pri-
vate George Fahset. company II. Eff
tenth infantry, at Fort Huachua.
Miller's sentence was four months
hard labor and Il fine of $40 for con-
duct contrary to military discipline
while Fahset, on a similar charge,was
sentenced to a dlshonorable discharge
from the service OF the United States
forfeiting all ray and allowances due
him and to be confined at hard labor
for three months.
Ned Greenway. prominent society
and club man of San Francisco Cal,
has been vlctimized by confidence
operator. few days ago, upon the
strength of telephone notification
from someone claiming to be Thomas
II. WILLIAMS Jr., president OF the Cali
forsda Jockey club, he paid SS.I5 FOR
express charges on n parcel addressed
In his care to Williams. An eNamina-
ton of the parcel revealed the fact
that II was no more than n whisky bot
tie filled with water. II was then GER
tain that Greonway had been buncoed.
The police were notified, and Policemen
Thomas Gibson and Patrick Sullivan
were detailed on the case
The main winery Mt the celebrated
FL quito farm near Saratoga, Cal, and