Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-04

Cashier OuInlan. OF the Chemical Ma
tional bank of New York, Is interested
and was the chief promoter OF the Ma
tiunai Land d Irrigation Co. whose
property IL near Fort Collins, Colo.
This property consists of the North
Poudrc cannl and about 10000 acres of
land. Cradle, until n fcw months ago,
was treasurer of the company. Besides
the National Land a Irrigation Co. he
Is interested in the pturv Land & IT.
rigation company. which owns large
tracts of land in the nrghborhood Of
Grow creek. Weld county, besides
bitches and three large reservoirs.
What IL is feared win prove fatal
shooting ARRAY occurred at Walden,
North park. wyoming, on Monday. Ad.
Moore, a well known character In that
section. shot Norman Barber in the
chin, carrying away part of his lower
jaw and probably innicting a fatal
wound. The shooting was the result of
game OF cards, and Barber was shot
as he was raising from the table,
Moore. 1t is understood, claiming self
defense. Moore has been arrested and
taken to Fort Collins and placed in
jail. Moore Is n cousin of Col. Moore,
the well known Kentucky distiller, who
has an extensive ranch in the park.
Some years ago Ad. Moore killed man
named Dick Gallagher.
Jose Lopez, Mexican cattle man.
murdered his wife at the little settle
inent of Redington. north of Benson,
Arlz., on the San Pedro river. cutting
open her head with an axe and almost
Remembering the body in his insane
frenzy. Lopez had for days been show
Ing signs of mental arrangement and
had been left in charge of two friends.
pending an examination for insanity.
He eluded his watchers and, gaining
possession of an axe, started to run
amuck through the village. A Mexican
family barely escaped him and he
chased his guards out of the settle
ment. When he reSirned to his home
his wife tried TO quiet him. but he
turned upon her and killed her. Lopez
finally was captured and will he sent
to the territorial insane asylum.
Word reached Great Falls. Mont.
Thursday evening of n pitched battle
between cowboys and cattle-t thieves
west of Glasgow, near the Dakota line
one of the thieves is reported dead and
the cowboys are in pursuit of the other
members of the gang, who have crossed
into Dakota. During the present win
| ter the stockmen in the northern part
oil the state have sustained severe losses
from thieves driving their cattle across
into Dakota, where the brands were
changed and the stock disposed Of The
cowboys organized and about noon sur
prised the thieves in possession OF
twenty head of stock. The posse opened
| fire, which was returned by the des.
| peradoes. and for an hour running
fight was maintained. Stockmen are
backing the cowboys in their chase.
Frank Bellew has been arrsted on
ranch near Elmira, Cal, and lodged
In the county Jail charged with muir
dering his brother and sister by poison
Lewis and Susie Bellew We're two of the
most popular young people in Dixon
| They lived together in cottage ON the
| outskirts of the town. The night be.
fore they were poisoned. early last No.
I vember, Frank Bellew ate supper al
the house He was the one person who
had access to the water and food When
the victims took sick he was almost
! the first person to come to their house
| using water from the tea kettle he Is
fore the crime Frank Bellew called up
| ON his brother-in-law, John w. Bird. Z
! Sacramento photographer He com.
| planned to him bitterly, as he had don,
to others. that he had not received
enough of the property Of his parents
| who overlooked him in their will. He
added: Bird. I'm going to commit 9
terrible crime tomorrow. I'm Roinl
to commit tragedy that will SHOCK
| the whole community" After tn,
crime Bird had reason to believe thai
! Belew intended to kill him and has
made g statement which led to his ar
rest