Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-16
NEWS OF The WEST d.
Death in The Family Of a Drunken
Man.
A FATAL FALL OF FORTY FEET.
$50 600 Damig, Suit-ShOt While
Playing With PistOl-kilied
by Train.

w. williams, young man OF Rel
Bluff, Cal, was Ricked on the cnin
Sa utday evening by hor,e ami lheu
his lower jaw broken. The bone was
driven up, several teeth were knOcke
out and his chin was cut open. The
wounds are cOnsideTel very serious.
A 14.yosr-old boy named Robinson,
living on Cottonwood creek, Cal, was
accidentally shot In the neck Saturday
afternoon. The wound, though a bad
one, Is not necessarily fatal. The young
GLOW was handing pistol, when 1t
WENT II, and the bullet plowei FUR
row in the lett site OF his neck and
through the loft ear.
On Sunday tho four.year.old son OF
Peter Dahl, OF San Franc SEQ, died oil
pneum mia and Lace OF food. The
iather was away drunk when the
child died, AMI the mother wac found
weeping with her dead son In her
arms, where he had breathed his last.
fhe visitors TO the bUuse VINO viewed
this sight, also found younger child
ctying for food, OF which there was
none in the house.
On Monday Ella Pinhelre brought
suit against Jacob Stone OF San Fran
GitcO to recover $50, 900 for breach OF
promise of marriage. Tue plaintiff says
that In November, 1892, Stone prom.
lsed to make her mis- wife within
reasonable time. She adds that on
Friday last she requested Stone TO
keep his promise. He refused, says To c
complaint, and hence the present
suit.
81. Johns, Arizona, Herald: Mrs.
| SpringthoTpe OF st. Johns, died OIL
Lust Saturday alter short attack OF
the grippe, aud was buried the day
GLOWING. She wins the relict OF John
| SprlngthOrpe E q, who was one OI our
] Oldest and most respected cltizsne, and
who died few months since. She
| leaveb quite number OF relatives in
Utab, hut none in this county except.
ing nd lighter, Mrs. John Norton, oil
near Lee valley.
A few nights ago the postoffice at
Tempe, Ariz ma was broken Into and
two mail pouches were rifl0j. One o.
thG pouches contained mall Tor
Phoenix, northern territorial polite
and eastern states. The other contained
the local mail from Phoenix. Most of
the letters were torn open and the
cOntents scattered about the fl DOR. A
trunk was broken into and All attempt
was made to get into the cafe. The
robbers are not supposed TO have
secured much plumber as there was no
valuable registered mail la tue
pouches.
John Bennett, San Francisco cat
penter 30 years Of age, died ON Sstur.
day from nemorThage due to an acci.
"A l. In 10.
construction of ~ two.stoTy house al
Fiibert AMI Pierce streets. Prepara.
tions were made for shingling.
Bennett was on the roof, maintaining
his position by bracing his foot against
a cleat, which was supposed to be
fastened firmly. He was pulling
heavy plank up when the plank gave
way. The roof was very steep, aud
in epite OF ehOrts to gain another foot
holu, he slid down the root and fell to
the grounu, about forty feet. A
broken leg, u broken arm aud interDai
hemorIhages were the injuries he
suffered. He died about ten minutes
later. He leaves wife aud seveu
children, who were dependent On his
uaily labor.
Charles A. Woodhouse Of San
Francisco met violent death in tue
COrte MADEIRA tunnel on the line Of the
san Francisco and NOrih Pacific rail-
road Saturday mornicg. He was
observed by Mrs. Rice, wife VI the
railroad section boss. going toward the
tunnel the night before, talking 10
himself and wrlnsing his hAnds. She
thoughl Little Ut the matter, presuming
tnat the man was intoxicated. Wbeu
a Chinese track walker was passing
through the tu mel early next morning
ne came upon the btdy, which Wac
horribly msngleJ. Overcome by
fright the Chinese ran 10 the end OF the
tunnel, crying for help. The section
boss heard him and nastened t. the
tunnel. He found psrls OF the body
on one side OIL the track and other parts
between the rails. Tue man must
have laid with his face on the track.
The engine evidently passed over the
head and death must have been IN.
stantaneous.