Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-01
EVENTS IN YHE WEST.
FISHERMEN CATCH MAN-EkTlNG SHARK


Lorenzano I.ascano, prominent
sheep raiser of Sun Lucas, Cal, IL
missing. He was last seen on August
18th, when he borrowed $50 ot Louis
Rcspini II friend in that town. His
friends fear foul play.
Louisa Malmgren of Oakland, Cal,
has commenced suit for divorce
against her husband, Sandie Malm-
grcn, the champion bicycle thief, who
is Just completing a year In the coun-
ty jail there. Her suit ends ro-
nance which began in the very jail
where the husband lmpatiently awaits
the hour of his release.
Joseph Hayes.a young man employed
as ferryman at Reeds ferry, near Red
ding, Cal, was locked up Tuesday night,
charged with insanity. Hayes was
cnamored of his houselkeeper a nine
teen year-old girl named Annie Black
She refused to marry him, and he be-
came disconsolate and prepared two
half sticks of giant powder with caps
and fuse. one of them he put in his
mouth and was about to light 1t when
he was seized.
Edward Mechanism. who was recent
ly convicted of the killing of Constable
Pyle at Castiac station, near Los An
geles, Cal, was sentenced Tuesday
som. The evidence against Mechanism
was circumstantial. but tended to show
that he had been infatuated with Pyle's
wife. He went with Pyle to hunt sup
posed robbers. and is believed to have
led Pyle into trap and shot him while
he slept.
The engine of the train that runs be-
tween Boulder Creek and Dougherty's
MIL near Santa Cruz, Cal, struck n
rnCnhaV which Ind fallen
close to the track. Engineer SHELTON
saw the obstruction when within sixty
feet of it, but could not stop his engine.
He pushed the fireman, who did not
realize the danger of the step,and then
caught Miss Leonard of Aptos, who
was riding on the cab In his arms and
jumped OFF. Not one of the three was
hurt. The engine struck the obstruc-
tion and was wrecked.
There is great excitement Mt Paso
Robes, Cal, over the attempt to alb
duct Miss Hortense Gibbons. The Of
ficers claim to have good clew, ana
as soon as they can get certain per-
sons who are keeping back what they
know of the affair, for fear of being
implicated, to tell all the facts in their
possession, It will give them enough
evidence to arrest their man. This ar
rest, they claim, will come within day
or two and will create sensation:
Miss Gibbons is as well as ever and
has resumed her studies in the High
school.
on Tuesday afternoon the body of an
infant was found in the river bottom
near Rincon, Cal The corpse was that
of girl four months old, was well
clothed and had the appearance OF be-
ing that of n healthy child. The place
where the body was found is near n
regular camping ground. and a party
had just vacated camp within a nun
dred feet of where the dead child was
found. There was nothing for the jury
to base a verdict upon, other than to
say that the child came to Its death
from unknown causes.
Nicholas MARSHA and Vincent Mag
gio fishermen in the employ of the
American Union Fish company, made
Tuesday the most remarkable catch
| of their lives. IN one of their nets,
| freshly drawn from the bottom of the
San Francisco bay. they found n man.
| eating shark. 1t gave them terrific
battle for three full hours. their only
weapons being the oars of their boat
| with which they had the utmost diff
| Guilty In beating off the monster from
capszing their boat. They put him
| hors de combat at last and brough,
him and some hundreds of fathoms OF
ruined net into fishermans wharf.
Tired of life without health Frank
| Fautan, German miner ended his suf-
tree Tuesday which had fallen
| after o'clock at the ocean beach near
the Gin House, San Francisco, by
sending a bullet into his head. and
| then falling into the water that there
might be no uncertainty as to death
| Fautan was quicksilver miner, and
! in his work became salivated with the
| poison. He was incapacitated from
I la hnr nd life na1A n1ignrD1lla hf
| told his friends. and for some time be-
| fore he took his life the unfortunate
man brooded over his trouble and had
little hope of the future.
Some time ago, Solomon Farjeon
editor of the Concord Sun at Antioch
Cal, attempted to commit suicide b,
shooting himself. He was unsuccess
full, although for long time his lif,
| hung in the balance. Sunday he Wen
| to San Francisco and returned HON,
Monday night. Tuesday morning wheI
the man who works for him in the of
flee went to arouse him he received NJ
response TO his knock. The man go
constable and together they forced
the door of Farjeon's room. The,
found the editor dead in bed with {
bottle of poison by his side. The triI
! to San Francisco is thought to hav,
been made for the purpose of buyint
| poison.
President Huntington of the South.
ern Pacific, 1t is said, has only retired
temporarily from the directorate of ths
| Central Pacific Railroad company. liz
viii go back to his old position. SO, too
| will l. II. Gates upon his return from
| Europe. Then the Central Pacific will
| again have its two vice presidents nj
| New York, matter OF moment, fol-
| there is located the transfer bureau fol
stocks and bonds OF the company. This
arrangement requires two vice presl-
dents at that side of the continent, as
| c. =. Huntington's duties are SO mani
fold that he has had to have the assist.
| ance of Mr.. Gates in signed stocks and
bonds The entire matter was ex-
planned Tuesday by second Vice Presi.
dent w. II. Mills, who at present is the
sole vice president of the corporation
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Benicla
Cal, Monday night between two Greeks
which resulted in the death of one
| Greek Bazucas, who was killed, en-
tered the dive OF John Crossovery, look.
| ing for certain girl. When told she
was out he walked up stairs, and
gathering all her clothes together. pro
| ceeded to cut them to pieces. Cress-
overy demonstrated with him and tolt
| I. % lttt Do eel n,