The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

cape, but was found concealed in a
room at the Hampton house half-hour
after the Stabbing occurred. Ravage'S
injuries are not Immediately dangerous.
He has every chance for recovery I'M
less blood poisoning sets in.
The trouble occurred outside the res
taurant at $50 West South Temple
street. Immediately adjoining the old
Cave" now operated as "A lodging
house in conjunction with the restau-
rant by Miss Ieona JamiSon and Mrs.
Matte Elbon, sisters who recently came
here from Ohio.
Never Paid For Meals.
Jewett has taken meals at the place
off and on, but never offered TO pay for
them, representing himself TO be in poor
circumstances. He is strongly addicted
to the use of drugs and has more than
once demonstrated his ugly temper in
and about the house, for which reason
the ladies have had some timidity in
making any words with him. His bill
amounted to 81, and at lunch time yes
terday, Miss JamiSon concluded to de-
mand a settlement, asking Mr.. Ravage
TO remain in the dining room, for fear
Jewett should become angered. As was
expected, JeWett said he had no money
to pay, and the landlady told him the
account could not run any longer.
He became abusive and was tongue
lashing Miss Jamison when ordered out
of the house by Ravage, who held the
screen door open and offered to kick
him out if he didn't go.
Drew a Knife.
That's no way to treat a lady" said
Ravage, who had taken but one step
to follow Jewett, when the latter turned
with an open pocket knife in hand and
sprang upon Miss Jamison's defender
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on his guard, his left coat sleeve was
rent from the shoulder down, and blood
was flowing freely from an ugly cash
between the shoulder blade and muscle.
In the scuffie which followed the as
sailant locked his arms around Raw
ages legs, throwing him, and cut
more serious wound on the inside of
the left thigh.
4 number of people had gathered
about the scene, and a bystander
caught Jewett's arm, commanding him
TO give up the knife. He replied that
he would kill RaYage and fought him
self free. After being disarmed and
disappeared into the Hampton house,
few rods away.
Sergeant Brown. officer William Hill
ton and Officer Davies were on the
scene shortly afterward and searched
the Hampton house, finding Jewett
locked in a dark room on the third
floor. He came out at the point t0f a.
gun. but had cooled considerably and
offered no resistance. He is charged
with deadly assault.
The wounded man was taken to an
upstairs room and had his injuries at
tended TO by Dr.. Wilcox. MIR. Ravage
was formerly employed on the Bulletin
at San Francisco, his home. He has
been in Salt Lake about six weeks, is
"a years old and unmarried.
Knife From His Wife.
The knife Jewett used has four blades
the largest being about two and one
half inches long. 1t has tortoise han
de in which is inscribed: ITO F. B.
Jewett, Aspen, Colo. from your wife
mer residence. The other side contains
pictures of himself and wife.
Jewett has frequently asked Miss
has given evidence of a VIOLENT ma
trre. He has offered the ladies corn
starch, flour and other provisions in re-
turn for his board, which fact, the pc
lice believe, may contain some inter
estins significance He is believed to
have served a term in the county Jail
two years ago for larceny under a diff
ferent name. His accOmplice was a
Mrs. WhitecOtton, who lived in the
Gladstone block.
4 humorous phase of the affair is
Miss Jamison's comment.
I'VE never have seen anything like it
before; we don't have them back home
But on" she shuddered. they tell us
here that cutting scrapes are common
occurrences -