Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-27
WESSLER KILLING AFFAIR.


Atg o'clock the continuation OF the
,rquest Of Charles wossler. before Act
ins coroner NJ. a. Brcodcn. yesterday
snenoon was resumed. The following
Witnesses were examined. Charles tr-
via. Robert Ellis. John Chisholm, Chns.
NeGftgor and John G.. Burton. These
were ail present In the saloon on Sun
aay-morning when the row occurred be-
tween Tophnm and wcssicr Their toa-
tm0uy In substance was very much
the same aa that already published.
burton testified that he ana another
man named James Pryor stayed with
T0pham after the night untll he closed
up the saloon and accompanied him TO
III home on Electric avenue, and stay
al there until Topham went to bed.
b. John Driver. county physician,
waa the nrst Of the physicians TO take
the witness box, he ana Or. Baker held
an autopsy ON the dead body VI Chas.
MClalcr, They found scar on the right
temple, crcscent shaped, as though IL
bad been made with tho heel OF n
fu0c tho .cft eye was biuckcned, found
thg heart normal but both vcntriclcH
were filled with clottcd blood. the lungs
wgtc Intensely cOnguatcd, being nllcd
With cl0ttcd blood also found some
that the congcstcd condition Of the
lungs had been caused by violent
pounding, and that the heel of a mans
shoe had caused the scars
Dr. Geo. Bakers testimony was next
taken and was fully corrohorativc Of
he facts brought out BY Dr. Driver.
DC gave Il as his opinion that the de-
ceased came ~ his death BY violent In
lurioa inflicted on the chest. ana that
the mark on right temple was Indicted
by the heel Of shoe.
Dr. H. NJ C0nroy. WtaaierH attend
iug phyalcinn la life. was the next Wit
ness. he testified that on Sunday morn
ing at about o'clock he was called to
the residence Of Charles WEBSTER. where
he found him tWvHlcr) sitting up In
chair. breathing very heavily and
splitting blood, ho examined him and
found his lungs TO be Ia very con-
CVstcd condition; ho examined the body
and found scars on cheat and face, and
that his lips were considerably swollen.
Tho doctor had Wcasler 80 10 bod aud
Eavc him some medicine 10 relieve his
pains, he seemed TO be improving up
20 within n Few minutes u death. when
he was taken much worse. and before
the doctor arrived he was dead. lie
testified that Wcssicr was In good
healthy condition. with the exception Of
the terribly conrcstcd condition Of the
lungs. which In his opinion was caused
by some severe blow OF blows on the
chest. DR.. Conroy also tostined that
Wesalrr told him when he FIRST saw
hun on Sunday morning that he had
teon 10 fght with Thomas Tophnm.
md that Tuphnm had eottcn the best
n him and jumped and stamped upon
his tWesslcr'D breast. causing the lung
trouble
AZ this stage Of the examination the
Inquest was adjourned until Friday
morning at 10 o'clock.
STILL \ MYSTERY.
The murder or cause Of Charles wosn.
lsr's death Nv ntlll cnahroudcd In mys-
terry, The county and city officials are
working very hard TO secure more evil
dencc In the case, ana n possible ind
out where WesAlcr went and an about
him, from the time he LETT the Mint
saloon at about q. m. on Sunday
morning until he arrived home at $3.50
o, M.
The mother of Mr.. WEBSTER arrived
Just after he had died and his father ~
expected 20 arrive here today from
Denver Colo, also brother ~ the de-
ceased left pittsburg Tor ogden this
morning Just when the funeral will be
held has not yet been decided, but very
Tlyes.
HORSES STOLEN
Last Monday night span or horssa
vas stolen from barn on the corner OF
quincy and 9th streets. the animals. a
f1upl horse ana bay mare. both three
years old, belong to N. NJ. Slater.
ESCAPED PRISONER.
Word was received yesterday by
hhgHn Luyne that Frank Lawrence |
ma escaped from the brigham city iail |
on Monday night about 10 o'clock He |
was serving term OF 100 days imprls- |
oqment for assault and battery.
TEN DAYS FOR A MEAL.
The man Jorgen who was arrested for |
outlining a meal under false prctonsea. |
was given ten days In the city Jan TO |
Nofk on tho rock pile.
OGDEN BRIEFS.
Dr. T. I. Rich seemed exceptionally |
uappy yesterday Inquiry as TO the /
cause elected the information that |
Lolng son had come 90 his home |
Ao'her and child are doing we'll.
a marriage license was granted 10 G. |
" Hastings. 20, and Miss Viola Chad |
gleA vs. both OF Park Valley. Boxoldcr
Postmaster Melghn has gone to
omaha on visit.
Iho cattle king OF Nevada Is In the |
ylly, arranging for 30 cars In which 10 |
snip cattle 10 California from Tncclnn. |