Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-23


here from WasntCh, Utah, with four
double-deck Of sheep.
a number OF San Francisco's blind
citizens have formed an organization
which has for It's object the benetiting
of those similarly afflicted who are
sureto come after.
Mrs. Mary Ann Calvert who re-
ceived serious Injuries through the
exploding of coal oil at her residence
in San Francisco, died early Sunday
at the Receiving hospital.
DR.. David II. Toggart, bakersfield.
Cal, dentist, committed suicide at
late hour Tuesday morning In the
Lick House, San Francisco, by shoot
ing himself in the breast Despond-
cncy. due to drink, is said to have been
the cause. He left q note asking his
wife's forgiveness.
Thomas Morrison. q totally blind
student of Berkeley, Cal. has been
admitted as a student in Prof. Walter
Il. Magee's preparatory course FOR
teachers IN physical culture. 81 intend
to become a teacher IN physical cul-
ture." says Mr.. Morrison. II am In
terested in the work and believe can
be successful at It,"
Fortune has finally favored Fred
Pletz. whose bigamy case was the talk
months ago. He has received word
from n banking house in Nogales. At,
that his father passed away there
few days ago and left him $4,000 in
cash besides a large estate from which
the money accrued. The estate is to
be equally divided between Pletz and
his only sister, Mary Pletz. now
resident of Livermore.
Miss Florence Cameron, n plucky
. 1T 4, ssflFf lal
experience Sunday morning. She dis
covered n rattlesnake between two
sheets OF music as she was going over
the pieces I'm search of some particular
ballad, and only succeeded in killing 1t
after an exciting encounter. The snake
was not a large one, yet 1t was big
and vigorous enough to have Inflicted
a fatal wound had 1t been given
chance to strike It's fangs Into the
young woman's body.
Frank Glrot. fisherman, about 80
years OF age, was found dead in n
room in San francisco on Sunday
morning, under somewhat suspicious
circumstances. His body was re-
moved to the morgue and James Nc
Neice and John Mccain, his compan-
ions, were taken into custody until the
cause OF death shall be ascertained by
an autopsy. Girot had only recently
returned from voyage up north ON Il
fishing expedition and was known to
have several hundred dollars of his
earnings. lie had made similar trips
for the last sixteen years.
The body of the dead man found
Saturday night alongside the railroad
track at Larkspur station, near San
Rafael. Cal. ON the North Pacific
Coast road, has been identified as that
of Thomas Spencer, alias "Blackie,
professional tramp, who claimed
Lowell, Mass. as his home. The three
men who are now in Jail at San Rafael
pending an investigation into the cause
of Weaver's death gave their names as
John Morgan, James Wilson and
Frank Smith. The latter was found
near Larkspur Sunday morning by
Sheriff Harrison.
Frances F.vierra, a comedy and we'll
known girl Of Irvington. Cal, Is
among the missing. on Saturday last
the young woman engaged in vio-
lent quarrel with her relatives which
resulted from disagreement over an
unimpOrtant matter. Frances became
Infatuated during the msunderstand-
ing and produced revolver, which
she leveled at her mother and father
in turn and threatened to use against
| their lives. She later threatened to
| take her own life with ii. The young
woman went TO her room after tina,
and has not been seen since. She has
| left Irvington, and theories conflict as
to what she may have done. The Cir
Is is years Of age and has been erratic
at times.
Thomas and Hannah Kelly, man ant
wife living In basement at 230ls Ma
/ toma street, San Francisco, with theii
| four children. were taken to the city
| prison on Sunday. Mother and fathel
| We're locked up. charged with beinl
common drunkards, and the children
! placed under the care of the matron
to wash and feed and take care of un
| til some more suitable disposition
| could be made of them. The famil!
| lived in three rooms, their only fur
niture being table and one bed.
| dirty, ragged, vermin-infested matres
was the only bedding. and when Off
GERS visited the place Sunday the faith
er and mother were lying on the soli
tary bed. both helplessly intoxicated
while the four children We're piled u
in a heap on the floor. crying TO
something 10 eat.
An ex-convict name Joe Ford. VIII
travels under many aliases. threy
Stockton, Cal, into n state of wild eN
element Monday evening, and now oc
cupies slab at the morgue. his bod
riddled with the bullets of officers 4
fight in crowded streets. A NOR
I
The streets We're crowded with peo
Pile and the hundreds who heard tn
shots and those who had learned som
of the incidents of the early excitemen
We're running in all directions. Will
others. innocent OF any knowledge q
the affair, were brought into contac
with the desperate or some of tn
pursuing officers running toa get
shot at the man who was terrifyin
the town. The shooting starte
through Ford's theft OF a ten-cen
piece from saloon bar. and runnin
off with 1t. He was pursued by officer
and the pursuit terminated as abov
stated.
Death terminated cattlemen's feu
late Sunday afternoon, when Fran
Lynch was shot and almost Instant
killed by John Ashurst. The TRACED
took place at New Idria, sixty mile
south of Hollister. California. The me
had been bitter enemies for over tw
years as the result of trouble owe
cattle. and 1t is stated that Lyme
warned Ashurst n few days ago to b
prepared to defend himself the mex
time they met. Ashurst was standin
on the porch of Gonzales's saloon whe
Lynch rose up on his horse. Word
passed, and Lynch finally jumped fror
the saddle and started toward Ashurs
The latter warned his enemy to stoI
but his words were unheeded. Then N
reached for his revolver, there was
sharp report and Lynch fell almost a
the steps Of the saloon, shot throug
the abdomen, and died in n few mo
ments. Ashurst surrendered to Con