Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02
NEWS OF TIE WEST.
An Angry Husband Shot by Hall
breed Indian.
DROWNING OF THREE YOUNG BOYS.
Shot with a Pea Il Il Widow d and
Orphaned by rownins-A
Maria Middle.

Gambling has been made q misGe.
manor in IuahO.
A peculiar accident occurred on the
bay In front Of Martinez, Cal, satur.
day. A fisherman namBd Nick Rig2o
shot at sea lion. TIE ball glanced
and struck fisherman by tue name OF
5. Nuncio, In the arm $40 yards dls-
tsnt, 1t hicling very ily wound.
The thirteen-ytar-old son Of George
J. y, King was AGO ldentRlly BhOt 5 It.
urday AFTERNOON while target nring at
Nlfp MIA, NV He wae examining
tNe Luu, IA pea rife, with the muzs 10
near his head, whom It was discharged,
the bullDt penetrating tle skull behind
the right eye The wounl proved
fatal.
Jean Veraaiquie, 81 Old Fspnchman
who hos been u character Ia Stockton,
Cal, for many years, was found uead
In his cabin In the euburbs Saturday,
where ho livet Tor mary years. BY
HE eide was gun, ana = bullet hole IN
the skull told tue tale. The old man
had been sick and in INDECENT circum'
stances for several weoks, and II Is
thought ihat he killed himself.
A laborer named Andrea Farosich
on Saturday morning accidentally fell
from Ia soow In the harbor at Oakland,
Cal, anu Twas drowned. The unioi-
luoate fellow was performing some
duties in connection with tho dredg-
iug, when he lost his balance ami
plunged into the water. The body
was SON afterward recovered aad
taken to the mOtgue. An Inquest wac
held ana verdict rendeieI to the
feet that the deceasei met dea'h Is
the retult OF an accident. Faroeich
had family VI wife and elk chill.
dren. Toe latter are lett in destitute
circumstances.
A special from Tilsmoob, Oregon,
say: a terrible accident OcCurie .
here Saturday, whereby three bOya Of
prominent parents-Egnest Barnard,
agei 10; Cecil Miller, aged IS, anu
George Leasis, aged l6--iust their
llvee. the three lys were digging
claims near the bar, and the tide was
eIll strongly on tho ebb. White thus
en- az, d the young fellows sighted tue
steamer Chilkat coming in over the
bai, and in q spirit oil bOyish btsvsdl
they determined to 20 out and meet her.
Tho tide was much stronger than the
boys bad suspected, and they were Car.
ried rapidly out anu into tue breakers,
where the boat was upset and three OF
them were drowned.
Robert Walker, president OF the
Martin County Water company, CAL,
dropped deaf Saturday night in tue
city hnll. He was about to attend 3
meeting at which wafer rates were 20
be hxou and 1t is supposed that his
fear that action adverse to his com.
pRny would be taken wrought 30 upon
him as to producs overexcitemsDt Rnc
death. Walaer had arrived at tn,
| meeting room OF the trustees shortly
before s O'Clock. While waiting unit
| the session opened he took seat IL
one OF the chairs, having nothing t
say to any one in particular. Mayol
EichcH came in a few minutes later
ana was about h call the meeting Il
order when Waller was seen 10 col
LAPSE in his chair and fall second
niterward to the floor. City Marshal
Healy ran to him ut once anu picked
him up. A basty examination showed
that the heart had stopped beating
and that life was extinct. The meet.
ing adjourned hastily.
Il. A. Burns, a saloon keaper OF Par.
sdise, torty.three miles north OF Win.
nemucca. New, was shot and fatally
won nded Saturday night by Win
Mt fl er, half-breed IndiaB. About O
week ago Burns's wife left him on &C.
count OF Ill treatment and took her tw Q
children to the home Of her brother,
w. ID. Morrey, about three miles from
Paradise. Burns vowed he would take
the children away from his wife, and
SATURDAY night went to MoTrey's
house for that purpose, while the latter
was away from home, Mufli n being
the only man about the premises.
Burns started to carry one child away,
bat Mrs. Burns managed TO get /,
away from him. This angereI Burns
and he attem pied to renew the attack,
but the inmates locked the doors of tn
house upon him. Burns broke into
the house through window, nut
hardly gained entrance when Nj fl Il
picked up rife ana shot him. Inc
bullet entered Burns'd abdomen, pass,
ing through the body. Though alive
at last accounts, Burus cannot live.
| he has an unsayory reputation, being
considered bully ami bad man gen.
orally. Last fall ho took shot at q
IollOW Saloon keeper, ana Da3 been IN
several other sctspep. causing him L
be greatly feared. MI III Or was arrested
but probably viii be discharged.
Pocatello, Idaho, Tribune: Samuu.
Gerber is gentleman OF matrimonial
bent, but the way is not alwayt
smooth. About year Rgo,lMr. Gerber,
through the inoxOTaDle laws OF nature,
became a witower. Shortly aiterwAri
| youngish widow came to town and
was engaged by Mr.. Gerber as house.
keeper. In due season the two decided
to marry. Gerber sought the advice 4
Bishop Cannon, but the good Dishol
| was not enthusiastic ana the fond
hearts Decided u 20 10 Butte. They
did 30, but it seems that by accident q
few months afterwards the lady'i
trunk disclosed evidence that short
time before her advent in PocRteIlo,
she had bben married to another man
who was still alive Upon this inior.
nation, Gsrbor steeied hia heart and
set bis trail partner adrlft. On Feb.
20, biI. Gerber ana another young
woman nlmeI Annie Hannio went
before Clerk Scott aud took out mar.
rinpa lireuge Then thew want ~