Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-16
John Young Runs Amuck in a
Rooming House.
HE sLAsHEs THE CURTAINS,
aud Then RIPS aud cuts the cloth
lug OF woman 60
Pieces.

AZ ei5o this morning pedestrians on
socond South street were brought up
fiandlne by ahrieka ~ murder" that
proceeded from the second story of o.
furnished room establishment 90 e.
east Second South. Tho nest moment q
woman came running down the stairs
on TO the street with blood dnppIng
from a severe cut arrosa nll -four fine
gers Of her fiEht hand. after this ngi-
tated female came another liboi upon
womnnhood and hustled the former
up the stairs again with the remark
"oh. shut W SIC all over now"
Oniccr chase was upon the scene
within o. short space of time and an
Investigation followed.
II appoars that a man named John
Young went 10 the place this morning
and entered into an alteration with a
gifi named Marguerite. who ls well
known Ia police circles. IN the hallway.
thence h. proceeded 10 her room and
drawing a ruzor alashod at the window
curtains until they hung in strips.
Then turning his attention 90 the girls
clothing De- cut ana ripped them 10
nhrcda. Then he went after Mawuer-
lite and with an artistic flourish beEnu
10 make dress pattern out N her
coat with his razor. The woman lied
doWnstairn and tho lnudlndy stopped
out 10 pour OH on the troubled waters.
Young had no use for the lhudlndy and
told her ~ with olucutllnnry gestures
with The cold blue cleaning stool
Then he turned biz attention 20 the
gasoline stove nt tho foot ~ the stairs.
Ia o. d.. N|. d
had been hfrakfaHtinF on fried potn-
toss. SIcHlnr the skillet. the man
threw u across the hallway and pro-
ccUdUl TO run nmurk with the Hrnnt
furtaiurc. The iandindy made FOR the
man AMI the next Instant she came
threw down HE razor and Ned from the
house.
The officers were notified 90 koop on
the lookout fnF Young with tho result
that he was arrested 81 Omrer Fading.
ton az ioits. un the Smith druF store
cnrner ana taken TO inil on the charge
of destroying pruprrty md assault with
o. deadly weapon. Before being locked
az Young who gave the name " John
Dixon, bHckmouider. said the police
would have no walk over bic dead body
before thoy could take hla ValunbisH
from him. However. he changed bis
mind two minutes later
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had some difficulty ln getting the rnE1r
from the pfopfiottpaa OF tho ruomiug
hounr. who nhtig refused 10 swear out
warrant against the man who had
cni her Oh badly.
AZ z o'clnek this afternoon Young
pleaded Toi guilty 20 destroying proper
~ h. further nVcrfcd rolcnnly that hls
name WAS Dickson. although others say
oinernlac. Nrn flpmnn, thr laldlndy
n the roomlng house. dld not put ln
her appearance. consequently. the
nraVpr chufKe was not entered upon.
Marguerite, whose true name D. Mary
White, related tho vnrly morning Witt
~ the defendant. which wis Just ga
soclnhlc call" and described with em-
nhnHia u anguish the distraction ~ her
cruckrfy ware. best cream jug and
the dissolution ~ her best table linen
and curtains Young punetuntcd hsr
itemlzcd statement with acpuichuul.
you Hes"
IN answer a. n question by the court
Mary stated that Young was her dear
ct friend nothing more
The accuHed nnurtod nt this statement
and denied the whole business in toto.
officer chaae related what Dc know
and clinchcd tho argument by saying
Young left hlH coat behind lu the room.
Then the judge adjusted his glaarcs
aud said. Thirty days.