Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-31
OUR OWN STATE.

Fowler. charging them with assault
with a deadly weapon with intent "a
commit bodily harm on John Bestlc-
meyer.
II appears that Besiiemeyer IL the
owner OF tho Silver King mine at Eu-
rekn.which he recently bonded for s25.-
ooO. ana the defendants are engaged on
the Lilly mine. which adioins the silver
King and silver King side extension.
The Lily people claim that they had q
survey made ~ the property aud found
that there was n vacant strip between
the Lily and oliver King and that Car
ter was setting the monument Of the
new survey Monday. and was on the
alleged vacant piece " ground when
Bestlcmeycr came up to him and de-
manded that he Carter get out Of
his ground. Carter Informed Bcstle.
meyer that he was only obcying the
orders Of his employers In what he was
doing and would not move. Carter
claims that Beatlcmeyer then came at
him With an AK IN hia hand. and that
TO defend Carter liric. Fowler drew
a gun and shot up In the air. with or
dcrs for Heatlcmcycr 10 stop. which he
ala. The defendants further stated
that they had several witnesses 10 the
fact that Bestlemcycr chased Carter
with a pick, Just a week ago.
on the other hand Mr.. Heetiemeyer,
English, claims that the defendants
were on his ground and were moving
his monuments. when he came upon
Carter. and demanded that they get on
his premises. which they refused 20 do.
At the same time calling him vile
names. and shooting once Mt him. miss
Inc him hut very little. and aud seeing
the KUN lcvclcd At him the second time,
but he rot out Of range before n Sec
ond shot was fired. nrstlemeycr states
that he had an az and pick In his hand
at the time, but denies that he threat
encd 10 strike anybody. Mr.. Bcstic-
meyer also denies that there IL n vacant
piece or ground between the Silver
King and f.lly mines.
Carter intends to have nestiemcycr
peace.
THE bearded LADY DEMENTED.
l,lnglinR Bro'A circus. which appear
cd here Wednesday n now minus ono
Of their aide show freaks. Rose Davis,
the bearded lady, was found not to be
In her accustomed place and a search
was Instituted, a. the show people had
noticed that she had acted somewhat
queerly the last few days. The officers
were notified, and after hunting for
some time. the lady was found IN the
northern part Of the city. n great dis
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wandering ainiiessiy around and acted
aH u Intoxicated. She was taken before
Judge Booth. and by DIN. Pike and
Robson was examined. and ndIudrud
Insane. and committed 10 tho State In
sane asylum. II appears that she ~
suffering from spinal trouble. which
derangci her mind. She gave her aHe
rs 70 years and said that she lives In
Fail River. MAsa The unfortunate lads
has a very heavy. black glossy beard,
which u -four or lve inches long.
ANOTHER SHOCKING ACCIDENT
James Murphy. who states tina, he
lives all over the Union. and who has
been employed for some time past on
the r. q. W. grade IN Provo canyon.
was injured yesterday by a large stone
rolling down the hill and crushing his
right foot. Murphy has been working
with Henry SIMPSONS sang and the
mon under Foreman Wall. had Just sct
on blast and were busy clearing away
large rock and II went crashing down
the hill some sixty feet below where
Murphy was working. The rock struck
him on the right shoulder nrnt, knock
inE him down and crushing his right
foot TO q pulp. Dr. Allen was called and
found u necessary 90 amputatc tho
front part Of the Zoo, a. far a. the heel.
The doctor thinks that the heel part
can DO saved. Murphy was brought 10
tho city this evening and Il now resting
easy.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Memorial Day was quite generally OBJ
served yesterday by our citixenh 4
great many going out Go the cemetery
10 decorate the last resting places ~
the departed loved ones. The q. A. u.
veterans held their usual exercises over
the graves OF their dead comrades.