Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-01
NEWS OF THE WEST.
An Angry Man Shoots One Who Tries
10 Pass HIN on the Road.
STOLE TO RELIEVE STARVATION
Man Shot by a Woman lie Init nd d TO
Kili-sait Water for spriukling-
Trouble of liespmen and Cattltm n.

Omaha 81 ckmsn, June 20; K. w.
White OF Ogd,n, Utah, marketed twu
care OF cnttlu anl +. w. Owen sent la
three ioad- OF cattlr from q upcii
Is UTE. +. A. Spears OF Pleasant
Vsiey. U,ab, marketed nine cars o.
shetp Quay.
There is trouble between sbespmen
pnd settlers In Grant county, Oresn n.
Twelve sett. eis nrmel with flss
topped ebeelmeu from pnsturipg
their banda ny firing three shols over
their heads, brsides killing 200 sheep.
Serious trouble IL Anticipate.
the Mexicin lins are snid to be object.
& becauee they IRE not allowed to
ri.o their own hursts over int Mex.
leo in search OF stray ed stock, waiie a
corresponding privilege IL allowed tho
Mexican vaqler0s. q complaint Will
10 mad Al Washington.
A tramp's arm was shattered by o
bullet while he was attempting TO
lorte an entrance Into house owneu
by w. Ewing, near II ,seourg, Or.
Ewing was absent. hut mi previOu,Iy
missed articles from the house, aud
fixed a rife so tnat II the door was
opened Eun would be fired.
A monster condor was captared in
the m0u ntains near point Bur, CAL,
lst week by w. J. Barry OF Castro
vile, whs was hunlinS near that
locality. Barry took the bird py
means OF lasso. The bird measured
eight feet eight inohes in spread OF
VIII g, and weighs !orty pou ads. AS
these birds are extremely rare the
capture Is an important one.
Monday evening Mrs. Mary Woo !.
man banged herself in q shed at.
tached to her house In Bonny Dion,
Cal. After seeing her fvs children
safely In bed, che went to the shed, and
Committed the crime. No reason can
Ce assigned for her act, except tenn
rornry insanity. Her husba d is In
Kelsey, Mont, engaged Ia building
quartz mill.
Charles Prattey, driver of q LIS
Angeles, CAL, dairy wagon, was
thrown from street car Monday
night, receiving injuries which are
likely to result IN his death. No one
kuows just how the accident occurred,
ss Prattey was not seen to leave the
car, ana he has besu unconscious ever
since. 1t 10 supposed he stepped of
backwards by mistake anu while the
car was running at much faster rate
than he supposed. His skull was
fractured and he VIVA completely para
iy zed on the right aide.
William Perrett was shot ind fatally
wounded at Spokane, WASH, Mon.
dsy, by Mrs. Alice Burksy, into
whose rooms he had forced an en-.
trance. Mrs. Burkey was lying on her
bed, III, when Perrstt entered her room
with rtzor, threatt ming to cut her
heart out. She drew her revolver aud
shot PerIelt, the bullet entering his
abdomen. Perrett was intoxicated.
He aud Mrs. Burkey came here from
Tacoma about five yesrs ago and en-.
gagged In the restaurant business.
Charles III. Taylor, q foundryman,
had o miraculous escape from In
Simultaneous death, MONDAY, at Giass
Valley, Cal, anu as IL was he re-.
e.ived serious injuries, the outcome
OF which cannot yet be forstold. Tay.
lor and his fellow workmen were en-.
gagged In casting q big iron drum for
one Of the mines. This had been
hoisted to a sufficient height to allo W
weuge TO be placed under II, but ne
coon as the weight OF the fastening
rested on the wedge 1t slipped out and
the crank few back with lightning
velocity, striking Taylor q terrific
glanciDg blow on the head and arm.
He was knocked inte sible, receiving
Injuries from which he may die.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in the
vicinity OF Wa,than, Cal, Monday
evening about 8 O'Clock, In whioh
Lloyd Duke, . respected young man,
was fatally shot through tue pit o the
stomach with q rifle In the hands OF
Leon Hill, an acquaintance. The men
we're In eeparste convsyau cee return.
ing home from the hot springs near
WarthaD. Duke drove ahead, closely
followed by Hill, who at intervals en-.
deavored to pass Duke. When they
were upon . narrow grade h II drove
70 close that the pole OF his buggy
threatened to 20 through tho top
Dukes vehicle. An alteration er-
sued, ending by Duke allghting aud
starting toward Hill. Hill then drew
his riff ana fire., the ball taking effect
and passing through Dus.'s stomach.
Robert f. Bousficld On employee on
a pairy near Fresno, CAL, attempted
TO commit suicide Monday evening BY
taking laudanum. The cause VI his &C
was n love affair. For some time
Bousfielo has had his affections set on
Mise Maggie Hoffman, who is still in
her teens. The girls mother objected
to the love making between the two
aud frequently ordered Bousfield from
the htu.e. This aDgsrsd the ) Dung
man, who, on several occasions, threat |
ened the life Of the girl and her
mother, who IL q widow. For the past
lew weeks MISS hoffman has been re-
ceiving attentions from another yonng
man which angered Bausflelu. Mon.
Jay evening he filled up on whisky
and then took large dose OF lauda-
4um. He was driving q milk wagon,
and when he reached his moth er's
gate he Tell from the wagon urcon.
scious. Medical aid was summoned
ana the yorpg man is now thought to
be out OF danger.
A Chinese overall.maker, @ uong Lun,
10 now Frustrated at q Los Angelic,
CAL, hospital IS result Of the acttou |
OF Overall-maker Ong Lnok, who fred
two bullets into his back Mona.y
night. Look sneakei up behind the
unsutpecting Lup, fired two bullets
into him and then sneaked away
again. He IL still at large. Uatii re-
Gently Dug Look enjoyed something
Of monopoly In local manufacturing