Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-18
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Caught and Killed While Crawling
from q Braktbasm.
A WOMAN A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
Burned 10 Death in lied by a Bursting
OIL Lamp--Took Husband for a
Burglar-suicides.

A, d. Scott, n prominent carpenter
of Redling, Gal, was suddenly
at seked with heart disease on Sunday
anu In spite OF the effJrts OF the
phi ysicians, died.
Marinus B. Guide, native Of
Holland. 10 years Of age, died Saiur.
.uay afternoon at San Francisco from
the effects Of morphine taken win
suicidal intent. Guide and his wife
kent chicken ranch,
Charles Haswell, giving his resi-.
dence as San Francisco, who was
beating his way East, attempted to
crawl from the breakbeum OF the east
bound train as It RULED out OF The
Dslles, Oregon, at l:20 O'Clock Sunday
morning, and was fatally Injured, his
spine being crushed.
A metal lamp exploded / n the hoseu
OF w. II. Gresnbury at San Diego,
Cal, Sunday night and scattered burn
ing oil all over the bed, in which Mrs.
Greenbury and q two.year-old child
were lying. The woman's clothing
was ignitsd and che was fatally burned
before her husband could smother the
flames. He threw the child across
the room and saved her.
Robert T. Lawiess, chief officer Of
the Oceanic Steamship company's
steamship Australia, who resides In
San Francisco, when on shore had a
peculiar experience q few nights ago
while entering his own house. His
wife, aroused by the noise he made
and thinking he was burglar, COW
cred him with revolver. He escaped
being shot only by a prompt revela.
tion of his identity.
Mrs. William Halle, who has lived
in Antioch, CAL, for the last thirly.one
yeare, celebrated her one hunur edith
birthday on Thursday last. Her
maiden name was Johannah Van der
Lee, and che was horn In Holland In
the year 1897. In the year 1920 she
married in Holland an Englishmsn
named William Halle. They after.
ward removed to England, where her
husband died. Ten children were
born to them, four OF whom are living.
She came TO America In 1866. Mis-.
Halls Ia quite active, being able to do
light work about her home. She can.
not read small print, but otherwise her
eyesight is very good. Her son credits
her great age TO the easy ami unevent-
iul lie sine has LODI, Sue had mum.
Der Of callers during the day, who
brought her presents and wished her
still longer life.
A horrible suicide occurred Sunday
at Copperopolis, Cal. 1t was that OF
John Brusky, one Of the oldest and
most respected residents OF that Sec
ton. Sunday morning he got up be.
lore his wife anu started Are In the
kitchen. He then brought large
chair into the center OF the room and
placed q box on It 20 as to lit him
sufficiently from the floor. Around
the trigger OF the gun he tied string
that could be tripped vita his foot
He then held the muzzle OF the gun II
his mouth aud tripped the trigger
The entire top OF his heal, with tn,
upper part OF his face, was blown of
ana the little that IL msined above tia
neck was thrown back against the
chair. The gun slipped down on the
floor, but the body remained in about
the position he had taken. 1t was not
possible to ind piece OF the skull al
large as a silver dollar. His vile, who
heard the shot, rushed into the room
and was Mortified II the sight which
met her eyes. Brusky was pretty clos,
to 10 years OF age and was known
throughout the mountain counties O,
a successful miner and stock raiser
He was well of. The cause OF his act
is unknown.