Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-25
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
AN eMPLOYe KILLED BY AN EMPLOYER
''eath from Morphine unsueoessfui
Attempt at Hanging.

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| On Saturday last a train load OF
| Utah sheep belonging to a Mir. Shelton
and en- route to Rocky Ford, Colo.
We're stopped by the sheriff Mt Grand
Junction, on the failure of the owner
TO show a bill of health.
His home under quarantine for
| diphtherla, Mr.. r. b. Willis, an em-
| Pocatello, Ida, has been refused ad-
mission, despite the death of his g.
year-old boy from the dread disease.
A man named George Hunt was
taken into custody at Pocatello, Ida,
yesterday and Is now being held fof
the authorities of Laramie, Wyp.,
where 1t is snid he is wanted for the
murder of James Everest at Mountain
Home on September goth last
At Balerneld, Cal, Thursday. n son
was born to the wife OF j. B. Hewitt, a
prominent local business man. This
is AIR. Hewitts twenty-thlrd child. He
is but 45 years old, has been married
twice, and is the grandfather of "A
number of youngsters
At Monterey, Cal, Wednesday Little
Mary Mattos was accidentally pois-
oned by eating wild carrots, and
though still alive, she is in Il very
critical condition She was taken sick
suddenly, and has had frequent at
lacks of conVulsions, which are gradu-
ally growing worse.
The murderous highwaymen who a
few weeks ago held up the Mendocino
city stage short distance out of
Ukiah, Cal, and shot and killed j. II.
Barnett, wealthy rancher who was
passenger, are supposed by Sheriff
johnson to he not far from Point
Arena.
Frank NJ. Smiths cabin, near Fisk's
ranch. about two miles southeast of
Bis oak Flat. Cal, was the scene of a
shooting Sunday night, which has re-
suited in the death of Ernest Carroll
and the escape of Smith, who was his
murderer. The shooting was caused by
Carrolls insisting upon being paid
Nancy owing him by Smith.
Two alleged crooks who have been
following the races have fallen into the
clutches of the Los Angeles, Cal, po-
lice and third member of the same
gang only escaped the same fate by
jumping out of a second-story window
Of the National Hotel The prisoners
are James Doyle and Bert Wakely,
and the one who escaped IL Bert West.
All are wanted at Fresno for burglary.
Detectives Gibson and Wren of San
" IHllNlSCO niNt located tHt man VINO
stabbed Thomas Riordan last Sunday,
and Friday morning ex-Assemblyman
John II. Twigg surrendered himself
into custody. He admits the charge, but
calims that he used the knife In self
defense. He has not been avoiding ar
rest, but was awaiting the result of
Riordan's injuries before surrendering
himself into custody.
Thursday morning at Z o'clock Rev
n H.. l. Ell
co. Cal, aged "a years and months.
He went to California in 1850, and was
a minister for over twenty-five years
in what is now called the Sacramento
district. He organized the first Metho-
dist churches In Grass Valley and Me-
vada City. He had lived in Chico near
ly thirty years, and was for u number
of years police judge.
A dispatch received at San Francis
co Friday announced the sudden death
in New York of Dr. James Simpson
of the former city. The news was en-
tirely unexpected by the friends of the
well-known physician, ms he had de-
parted for the East only a week ago.
He had not been in good health for
some time past, but IL was not thought
when he started east that his days
were so few.
The body of an unknown man, who
died Thursday at San Francisco as the
result of a fracture of the skull, lies
at the morgue. The police, who made
an investigation of the case on the
theory that the murder might have
been committed, have been unable to
discover how the man came by his
fatal wound, but they are inclined to
believe that he was injured through
drunken fall.
Mrs. Clara Harrison made an at
te npt to hang herself in the city prison
at Oakland, Cal. Thursday night She
had just been arrested for drunkenness
and dsorderly conduct and was prob
ably seized with remorse at her plight.
She tied a handkerchief around her
neck and had Just made it fast around
the gas jet when she was discovered
by some of the other prisoners in the
woman's ward Night Jailor Swain
was called and he took the improvised
moose away from the would-be suicide.
A shocking accident happened in the
western end OF Stockton, Cal, Friday
evening, when Roy Phelps, the four
teen-year- son of Rev. Philo Phelps,
a Presbyterian clergyman, accidentally
shot Vennie Strother, about the same
age, son of ]. II. Strother farmer,
a charge of shot from young Phelps
gun went through both of Strnther's
wrists and tore across the abdomen,
but did not enter the cavity. The sur
geons say If Strother has sufficient
strength he will recover.
Fred Tobin. who formerly lived at
Berkeley. Cal, died Friday morning at
Los Angeles from the effects of an
overdose of morphine. The coroner's
jury returned a verdict that the de-
ceased came to his death from an over
dose of morphine administered to him
by parties unknown. Suspicion rests
upon Mike Casey, n jockey, but II il
not believed that he intended to kill
Tobin, but prevailed upon him to take
a shot" to sober up. The case will be
further Investigated by the police.
Some one left fully 100 dynamite
scattered along the railroad
track near Fresno, Cal, Friday. Alfred
Carr, son of l.. l.. Carr, a prominent
citizen Of that place, found the car
trldges and struck one of them with a
hammer, The cartridges exploded
away one of young Cars fin
gers aud a thumb, besides otherwise
seriously in1urirg him. Great indlEna-
ton is expressed that such dangerous
should be left where child
rem could get them.