The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-26

Ogden, July 25.-A friendless tramp
died at the Ogden Medical and Surgical
institute this evening He gave his
name as William Allison, and told a
story of being maltreated near the Hot
Springs, and his story, taken in con-
nection with other circumstances of his
death, indicate that an inquest should
be held to clear up the mystery. The
man was brought to Ogden Thursday
last by. Mr.. Munsey of Hooper, and
was placed in charge of the county. He
to the hospital and given every care
possible. One arm was broken and
evidently had been so for some time
without having been attended to. There
were also bruises about his legs, and
he complained of pains in his chest
and shoulder. The attendant at the
| hospital thinks he was injured inter-
nally, because the exertiOn of getting
out of the carriage into the building
caused him to vomit freely. Allison
told an attendant at the hospital that
he had been beaten and otherwise mall
treated by lot of fellows who were
out at the Hot Springs on bicycles. He
said they had swung him around by
the feet and otherwise abused him
without any cause, and after his in
juries he was kept in an clubhouse at
the springs for a day or two, and a
man had been paid SO to take him down
to Mr.. Munsey's place at Hooper, where
he had previously worked. The man
was quite positive that the affair hap
pened at the springs last Tuesday
night. He said ne was a native of
France. and had been working in Wyo-
ming for a year or two before going
to work for Munsey. His death was
sudden, as he appeared to be getting
better. County Physician Conroy saiE
he understood the man was tramp.
and got the worst of fight with some
other tramps The wound on his arm
was apparently the most serious orr.
He had been drinking heavily. He is
about 81 years of age. MI. Doane, man
ager of the Hot Springs hotel, said
the trouble, whatever it was, occurred
two or three weeks ago, when the man
was there, and thrust himself into a
crowd who were drinking in the bar
room and got drinks set up to him sew
eral times. The next morning they
found him stretched on bench at the /
south end of the hotel outside. He !
was in a stupor, and one arm seemed !
discolored and crippled. Doane sup (
posed that he was drunk, and had lain |
on his arm ali night. However, he |
sent for Dr. Taylor of Brigham City !
and made the unfortunate fellow COM
in a vacant house. At the /
mans own request he had him taken
to Munsey's at Hooper Mr.. Doane
says that on the night preceding the
inding of Allison there had been sew
eral parties or gangs out there having
boistering time, but he was positive
hat none of them had i'll treated AL
ison in any way. He could not re-
member the names of any persons who
we're out there on that night, and as he
$ not sure of the date, the no lei reg
ster offers no assistance. His theory
S that Allison got drunk and fell off
he depot platform, which view is
haired by an attorney, who said he
vas consulted about possible compli-
atoms. Another rumor is that party
f good fellows were out on lark and
applied Allison with liquor and were
one too careful with him when he be-
anne helpless. Certain il is he received
very care since his injury with the
reception that his broken arm should
ave been set sooner. The body was
AIKEN to Lindquist. the undertaken.
IS YET no arrangements have been
1ade for the inquest.