The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-11
Carl Whist Found In a Dying
Condition.
POISONED BY MORPHINE
Is A DISCHARGED SOLDIER FROM
FORT SHERMAN.
Was Formerly Stationed at Fort
Douglas-All the Indications Point
to Foul Play-The Man Found In
the Old Lyceum By w. S. Wear
ing, Colored.

This morning about 1:20 a colored
man named w. S. Wearing was pass
ing along on Second South street, and
as he reached the front of the old Ly-
ceum theatre his attention was at
tracted by the sound of groans coming
from the building. AT first he thought
it was dog but thinking that he
might be mistaken, he notified Officers
Busby and Parry, who went immedl-
ateIy to the place and made an investi-
cation. The Lyceum has been torn out
on the interior and cellar is being eX-
cavated in ii. When the officers went
inside, they saw, by the aid of some
matches, the figure of a man lying on
the floor in the back part of the build
ing.
Closer inspection showed that the
man was unconscious and his pockets
were turned inside out and his clothes
showed other signs of having been gone
through. A leather money belt was
found on the floor short distance from
the man, and it was open and nothing
remained in ii. Under him was found
three nickels, an empty purse. a pocket
knife, and his open-face silver watch
was lying near him. In the pocket of
his coat was found letter addressed to
Carl Whist, box 3, Fort Sherman,
Idaho. This was signed by Franz
Hinze of 139 North Third West street
of this city. The letter said that the
land which Whist asked about was
not taken up and that he could get it,
and gave a little other information on
the subject.
From the letter it would seem that
the mans name was Carl Whist of
Fort Sherman, Ida Whist was re-
moved to the police station, where DR..
Root and DR.. McKenna were called 10
attend him. When the physicians ar
rived they found Whist in a very
precarious condition, and they enter
tanned very little hope of his recovery.
They stated that the case was clearly
one of morphine poisoning, and every
effort was made to restore him 10 con-
seriousness.
His clothes were carefully searched
for any clews as to his identity, but
outside of the letter and a card from
Wallace & Co, one from the Lincoln
House and one from the st. Charles no
cei in Spokane, there was nothing. Mr..
Hinze was seen and said that he did
IOI KNOW UluGn dOOul w HllSAbs OAhGA
than as a mere acquaintance. He had
correspondent with him while he was at
Sherman, but he had not seen him
since he left Fort Douglas with the
Sixteenth infantry, Whist was good
fellow and was not drinking man. He
had alluded to a girl he had in the city,
but Hinze did not remember her name.
Whist was discharged from the Six
tenth not long ago and came to the city,
it is thought. few days ago. He IN
doubtedly had money, or he would not
have carried the money belt unless he
had a considerable amount. The physi-
clans stated that from their examination
they would say that Whitsit had not been
drinking and the mystery is how mcr-
phine was administered. There were no
signs of violence upon the body so it
would seem that he was doDed and then
dragged into the Lyceum theatre. robbed
and left. Up to the hour Of going TO
press WhitSit was IN a very DrecariouS
condition and had improved very little If
any. He is not expected to live over a
few hours, though the physicians were
doing all in their power TO save him.
Detective Sheets was sent for and started
out on the case and with the aid of the
police all viii be done to run down the
perpetrators of the crime.