Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-10
OGDEN.
A Vsssi Aeeident--pcIscsa and Fire Depart
ssents FULLY Organized.

A Vsssi Aeetdent--pcIics and Fire Depart
nsents fuiiy Organized.
Special per Desetct Telegraph.
ogden, April io.--A frightfui accident
occurred In the railroad yards here yes
ter,lay forenoon. by which Christian
sotenpon had his head crushed into an
almost -hareless mass, which caused
MS death at about $3.50 o'clock last
evening. Deceased leaves n wife and
two daughters and a brother and
sister. tn. brother and one daughter
live IN California. aud the sister IN salt
Lake city. He was a native OF Dem
mnrk. ~ years OF age. and had resided
In ogden about nine year,. The funeral
viii be held from the family residence.
sss1 Pacific avenue. on WcdneAdayNnt
Q O'Clock y. IN.
Special Correspondence.
ogden. Aprn io.-The funeral services
over the remains ~ the late Frederick
E. c. wootton were held ut the FIN
ward Meeting house yesterday az
nm. A large number Of people were
present. The Ogden brass baud. OF
Witch organization ucccansu wee i.s-
maliy member. headed the procession
10 the grave and dlscourscd appropri-
ate music.
Mrs. W. y. Adams has been elected
"a director OF the public library In place
Of Mrs. 4. u. Graham. who IL about to
remove from the city
In tho Second district court Saturday
afternoon. In the case Of Fiort IT nl..
" Croker ct Attic hearing on the mo-
tion OF defendants for a new trial was
set for Saturday. April 18th.
Funeral services over the remains Of
the late Mrs. Matte Frcdonia Smith
were held yesterday afternoon at the
residence. No. 26i5 Quincy avenue.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Dr q. Eyans'of the Baptist church.
WEDDING BELLS.
Marriage licenses were Issued satur-
day 20 William Pot. 20. and Miss Lena
Kramer. 70. both 20 Ogden. u. 6. West.
90 OF Ogden, and Miss Sophia ~ Horr.
Icy. 70. OF soda Springs. Idaho. Francis
Russell. u, and Miss Emma Haynes,
20. both Of Hooper.
Mrs. T.. J. Levi. Of Evanston, Wyo.,
IL visiting friends In ogden.
Aficr hearing testimony In the case
Saturday afternoon, Judge Roinpp
granted Mrs. Anna y. Allen n decree
OF divorce from hor husband. James
Allen and granted Mrs. Allen 500 ALI
mony.
col. A. n. Hayes OF the Tribunc'r
ogden dcpnrtment.ieft yesterday morn
ing for Spoknnc. Wash. to be absent
for fortnight
FUNERAL OF y. y. ASH.
The funeral services over the remains
Of the late shirley y. Ash. whose SUD.
den death last saturday morning
caused a profound shock to the people
OF Ogden. were held In tho First NJ. H.
Church Mt o'clock y. m. today and
were under the auspices Of Fidelity
lodge No. :. A. q. u. w. Of which de-.
ceased was a member. There was n
vast outpouring OF people. FOR Mr.. Ash
was very popular In this city.
OGDEN CITY COUNCIL.
The city council met In special ses-
sion On Saturday night. for the purpose
OF acting upon the appointments Of the
chiefs OF the police and the IRE depart
ments.
ofron Riser. chief OF the fire dcpart.
mcnt. submitted the following: Assls-
tant chief. NJ. ,. Hewitt: captain. Alon-
20 Rogcrr. electrician. n. r. Moore:
firrmcn. -. l.. Lee. e. NJ. Dee, A. n,
cantleid. ". J. chnpplc. Il. g. West. ".
r. Barton. &. A. Mnlan. on motion Of
Councilman Brewer all the nominations
were confirmed by unanimous vote.
J. v. Davenport. chief OF police, sub
mltted the following; Captain. \. r.
Whitaker; detective. J. y. Fender. pa
trolincn. w. a. Brown. u. A. Murray.
Robert Hhaw, Earn FAR. John cooney.
night Tailor, W. y. critchiow; day Jail
or ana police court clerk. Bernard
Ternca.
ON motion Of Brewer. these nomInn-
lions were considered ninFly. Mr.. Whit
takcr was frrt named. and the nomina-
tionn was strongly opposed by Williams
ana llfcwer, ON the ground OF economy,
They did not Consider u necessary 20
have a captain. and Furthermore n one
was Ia be appointed. he should come
from the ranks Of the old officers, and
no new man should be selected.
Williams moved that the nomination
be not confirmed. The motion was lost
by four 10 four vote. The name was
then passed. and all the others were
unanimously confirmed as read.
jenkins moved that Whitaker BE-
confirmed. The motion was lost by
10 vote.
A recess was taken. and upon reaa-
sembllnR the chief Of police submitted
the name OF W. A. Brown ms captain of
police. and. on motion of Jenkins. Mr..
THROWN. n son Of the late Hon. Francis
A. Brown. and for many years a police
officer Of Ogden. was unanimously con-
frmcd.
A long list OF special police without
pay was submitted. thirteen Ia number
and ON motion " Jenkins these were
unanimously confirmed.
Resolutions Of respect 10 the memory
of the late Councilman Shirley l.. Ash.
and 'of coincidence and sympathy to-
ward his bercavcd mother. were passed
Nv tho council before adjournment