Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-27
Was WELL RESPECTED
William Tunbfidge Was Prominent Among
His Neighbou and PenpIe Of levan,
A CORRESPONDENT SENDS FULL DETAILS
or the Tameutsbic Aaair ~ Pioneer Day
short Biographical sketch Of the
Murdered Man

Under date of July %. "a correspondent
nj Leyun sends the "Sews" the follow
lng facts concerning the tragedy al
LEVIN on that dsy. as well ~ fhofl
biographical sketch or the career %
VIM. Tunbfldge.
The saddost event IN the history or
our little settlement occurred hero th'7
morning. Just as everybody were pre-
pairing 10 spend IN enjoyable limo in
the celebration Of Pioneer Day The
committee who htd the matter ln
charge had prepared an EXCELLENT pre-.
gram 70 b. rendered ut iha NJ J. Han.
the same 90 Boz preceded by u street
parade. The parade had already sue
rvuafully taken place ana was Just
drawing w ~ front nf the hail when
Andrew ifcudflckaCn. who had been ful.
lowing the parade on horseback. and
, 90 uli appearance representing n SCOUT.
Hpnrfod up hls horse 90 the front and
deliberately rifot ana kilief ufpthrr
VIM Tunhr.dgp. who had charge NJ the
Mormon iiattalun. The kun used in
the hluhsiy work was ~ hfrrrh tlIH1inr
shotgun. and Ai the limo iicudGckspn
[ hrcd the hellish shot. the muzzIe NJ
[ the run could not hHte been more
! than a foot from the Vlctlmu head.
ana A. result the fun charge entered
The top and ieft side VI tho head. blow
Ing out the brains from the front
Death WIS instantaneous hut The sight
was horrible one. especially In the
presence ~ women uni children.
Hondflckaon'a motive Tor M rash act
u unknown, Tor after nrinE the shot
he turned hia horse and started back
on Main street ifo was Immediately
followed AMI chased infp ha fathers
hDus-. rgme thrcc blocks distant. wherH
he was found w the s0ilaL Az indlF-
nhnt crowd soon gathered pu The Uuis
slide, .nn1 throat. N violence were ~.
qu0ntiy heard but the officers succeed.
"a IN uulsiinF the diaturbance without
further trouble.
ffondritkHDn was taken 10 Nophi ~
tho county illi IN charge N sheriff
ChHsienasn md auius % the local ofr-
Gers. All further proceedings fpr the
DAY vote stopped. and people returned
10 their homes A Gl00m u chai over
our entire Frttifmanf. ~ hundreds 1f
people Witnessed tn al occurrence.
niOGItApHICAt.
iirUther VIM Tunbfidse, the DE-.
ceased. WIS about ~ years old being
born ut stcoplc. County N EsnoK. Eng-
lana. oct ~. 1879. iis went IN ses
when boy AMI while y sailor be- hl-
came q convert ~ the Mormon faith
lie wnH baptized Nov. q. sea iio emf.
grated h this country In 1871 Ne nfat
settled 81 Hpnugvilir. bat shortly after
came Ia Leynu. ~ tnnk an active
part N IN indian rcrimrnHgeH ~ 1850
ana 1870. and vas prominent ngurr
In tho BLACK Hawk war NJ tsg1. 10
was called ~ rn 10 Afirrnn during ths
attempted establishment N the Tniifd
order hnd took an active pnrt loo ils
same. On heinF released h. returned
10 LnVnn ana har ever since hfon iun
" our most prominent citizens nrrupY.
lhF places nt trust, taking an active
part IN an lnhnrH ~ public untafr.
He hfld No Tho time m ne dHtih ~.
oral important Positions both rriisiuds.
" ana politically, being president ~
the hnvuntleH' quorum, superintendent
or the sunday school Justice " tho
peace ana school trustee In fact. the
Hctilrmcpt he'd few mon whoso iass 10
would have f0lt mprT krsuly. aud an
people unite In eStondinr tholr sym.
ptihy % the h'renyed family and d.
u The relatives ~ liondricitH ~. M mo-
are lafrH ana veil respected nafiiv.
OLIVER CHRISTI ANHEN.