Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-29
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
WOMAN BITTEN BY A MAsTlFF DOG.


AT II recent DlttllIlE VI the NhlitOr-
MIA state Lunacy commission II was
decided to erect separate wards for
consumptive patients so as to prevent
the spread Of the dread disease.
ON Saturday morning Henry Joyce.
patient in the city and county hos
pital at san Francisco, committed
suicide by jumping from window
30 feet above the ground. The man was
90 years of age.
At lonely spot In Castro valley be-
fore the dawn of Saturday morning
Sam Davis, an Oakland, Cal, peddler,
was seized by two highwa ytnen and
robbed Of S6E. The robbers choked him
until he was almost unconscious, and
fled as soon as they secured his wallet.
Davis was tardy about reporting the
robbery. and the highwaymyn had
ample time to make their escape.
The Scott valley stage was held up
nine miles from Yreka. Cal. Saturday
afternoon by lone highwayman. who
got the express box. The amount it
contained Is unknown. The robber
was effectually disguised even his feet
being muilled in sacks. Four passen-
gers, including lady and Father
Quinn, the Catholic priest from Yrelta,
were aboard, none of whom were mo-
Tested.
An electric car Of the San Francis
co Folsom-street line crashed Satur-
day evening Into a wagon whichwas be-
Ing driven by j. II. Baker at First and
Folsom streets, almost demolshng the
vehicle and seriouslyinjurln the driver.
Baker claims that he was driving
along the car track, when. without
warning, the car ran into his wagon.
He was hurled from his sent, his head
striking against the pavement. He al
so received internal injuries
Isadore Gaulet, San Francisco
tailor, is the latest victim of the mid
house at 1911 Golden Gate avenue on
Friday night, when he was struck on
the head, knocked insensible and rob
bed of all the money he had in his
pockets and n valuable gold watch.
He is still suffering from the effects
of the blow, which rendered him insen-
sible and which was delivered. as sub
sequent Investigations revealed, with
an iron bar.
Mrs. Matte Jenkins, a young lady of
good family and prepossessing appear
ance, was arrested in San Francisco
Sunday by Detective Dillon and Depu-
ty Sheriff White OF Los Angeles on the
charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses. She was taken to the city
prison and there detained until 4
o'clock, when she left on the train for
Los Angeles, accompanied by White.
The complaint, ON the strength of
which the warrant for her arrest was
issued, was sworn to by DIR. II. Bert
Ellis of Los Angeles.
Matthew Healey of susanville. Cal,
has been seriously III for some time
and passed away Sunday evening after
remaining in an unconscious state for
over two days. The attending physi-
clans operated on the dying man in
the hope of prolonging his life, but he
survived the operation only few
hours. The deceased was over 10
years of age and was not known To
have left any relatives other than a
nephew. He was extensively interest
ed in the cattle business at Susanville
and in Nevada, and was reported to
be worth 100000.
Catherine Eagen. middle-aged wo-
man, was attacked and bitten by a
mastiff dog in front of her home at
Oakland. Cal, Sunday morning. After
she was attacked she bravely strug
gled with the Infatuated beast and
probably saved herself from greater
injury than she received. She was
cared for at the receiving hospital,
where the bite was cauterlzed and
treated antiseptlcally and II is thought
that she will be spared the terrors of
hydrophobia. The bite is not serious
one, as the clothing of the woman pro-
Mingo, a spitz dog is the intelligent
cashier of the inn Of Charles Harrison
on the San Leandrd. Cal, road. The
dog cannot be fooled with counterfeit
money and never makes n mistake in
the delivery of change, He delights,
too, in handling money, and the clink
OF coin dropped on the floor or coun-
ter will attract him from a bone Har-
rlson cannot account for the odd tall
ent of his dog, and Is at Il loss to ex-
plain how the canine can distinguish
good from worthless money. His
knowledge is confined to silver, bur
even that Is wonderful.
benjamin Cole, an aged colored para
lytic of Oakland. Cal, was suffocated
by a fire that partially consumed the
bed which he was powcrless to leave
at O'Clock Sunday morning Cole was
conscious of the danger that slowly
brought death, and made n desperate
struggle to save himself He was alone
IN little hovel and the help that he
finally attracted by his piteous calls
came too late. He upset a lamp and
fired the bed himself, but the flames
which burned around him did not reach
his body. and he died from the fumes
he inhaled.
a young man who gave the name of
Harry Jones, 1870 Fourth street, but
whose real name is Hume. was treated
at the San Francisco receiving hos
pital early Sunday morning for a bull
let wound of the left shoulder and
a lacerated scalp. He said that he had
been sitting in certain saloon when
four men came in and began abusing n
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