Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-16

through and turn back the cJtcli lock
the only fastening used that they went
directly to the rear room where Brown
slept and rif1ed his pockets for HE
pants were found on the floor with the
pockets turned Inside out, that he
heard them at work and seized his
gun az they started to escape, that he
crawed stcalithily after them on his
hands and knees keeping safely down
behind the counter that ran along the
east side Of the room; that he raised
up far enuogh to see one of
che men near the door and then
fired, for one of the bullets
was found imbedded In tho door cas-
Ing almost in II direct line and level
with the counter: that he then dropped
behind the counter again for protection
and crawlOd back towards the rear en-
trance when he came in more direct
contact with one OF the men and where
a struggle ensued, and where he was
MORALLY wounded either with his own
gun or one carrying similar sized
cartridge. That 1t might have been
his own Is evidenced by the fact that
two shots were fired from 1t. Only two
were heard. one of the bullets, as
stated. entered the door casing and the
other In Browns own heart Detective
sheets is of the opinion that Brown
may have accidentally shot him
self after having fired mt
the robbers, hut that opinion
is not generally shared by the other
officers who rather incline to the
view that II Browns gun contained
the bullet that killed him. that he was
dispossessed of It either by being
slugged or after a hand to hand strug-
gle. The position of the revolver at
his feet would seem to support this
theory.
NEIGHBoRHoOD AROUSED.
Citizens residing in the neighborhood
were greatly excited and thronged
about the premises all day. In addi-
tion to Acting Chief Rhodes and De-
tective Sheets, Sheriff Lewis and
Deputies Burt and Dyer are working
on the case. Burt has the bullet that
was taken from the door casing and
this afternoon when carefully COM
pared with the one that caused
Browns death. the latter having been
extracted by Drs. Anderson and Doug
las. 1t was found to he almost Identical, |
Of the same caliber and within half n
grains weight thereof. The body of
the dead man was taken to Joseph |
William Taylor's undertaking parors |
where an inquest will be held tomorrow |
either by Justice Sommer OF the Sec. |
ond precinct of Gee of the First. The |
crime was committed in the latter's
precinct. but Sommer got there first |
and claims the right to conduct the
examination.
MIDNIGHT PROVIDERS.
About 1 o'clock this morning Mrs.
Croxall says she was awakened by one
of her boys. Ernest, crying out that
there was someone prowling about the
house. She get up and went TO the
dining room window and looked out
and saw what she thought was large
black dog In the shadow of yhe wall.
She drew back somewhat frightened
and looking out again saw nothing
and came to the conclusion that
IT was all imagination. About 3 O'Clock
bartender named Meyers at Louis
Hobein's saloon heard somebody NOV
ing on the outside of the house and
soon after 8 o'clock a man named Sam
uelson heard someone say as n buggy
drove OFF. Get up, there" or get up,
Lewis got track OF an out
fit that was being driven
rapidly out of the city on
State street. officers were put on
track Of 1t but no returns were made
up to this afternoon. Yesterday af-
ternoon while paying bill Brown was
seen to take a purse from his pocket
containing several hundred dollars.
This purse was missing after the kill
Ing. Johnny McAllister, II young man
who was working for him, asked him
why he didn't put It in the bank. and
IN the Bacon bank failure for
that. Resides he always liked
to have five or six hundred dollars
about him for picking up snaps. He
never put any money In the bank now
except In safety deposit vault where
he kept mining stocks and other valu-
able papers. Brown returned from
New York about n week ago, having
been there on mining business. He
mad brother Charles in this city who
lives In Olsen's alley in the Eighth
ward. The deceased was 2s years of
age. unmarried and native of
schleswing -Holsteln. He was a mem
Der. 1t Is said. of five different frater-
nal societies and carried insurance in
a majority of them. An uncle, Charles
Brown. resides at Parachute, Garfield
county, Colorado. He was telegraphed
today and is expected to arrive tomor-
row,