Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-27

SHE CAUSEDAG GIRLS DEATH
Her House HAD TO be Burned Before
She could be Taken By the
officers,

Gilman. II. aug. 1.-Two men hllltli
three wouudeI-tvo OF them fatally
OH. woman wounded aud her residence
burned are the results of an AN night
hattie between q mob and Mrs Dr. O..
w. wright who was accused OF the
murder of Bessie saltcr, the i6-year-oId
daughter OF citizen Of Gilman
The dead are.
John Myers. IaboreE employed by
Mrs Dr. Wright
Michael Ryan deputy constable
Fatally wounded.
Lawrence Ryan. brother Of the dead
man. wounded 900 abdomen.
George Wuloughby citizen, shot
through LETT lung
Mrs. Or. C. w. Wright shot through
right shoulder bullet taking downward
course.
Seriously wounded:
Peter Lau6r member Of citizens ot-
lacking party shot through stomach
Mrs. Dr. Wright was about DO years
ola IL is stated that she was formerly
an actress. For some time she has been
conducting a yng-in hospital on the
outskirts of Gilman
About 30 o'clock Ina the evening the
first act Of the tragedy was enacted.
IL was prec.uiated boy che investigation
~ the C0r0nars jury into the death Uf
Bessie saltar. l6-year-0ll girl 0f
Leonard. lIl. who died in the hospital
Friday night and was taken Go her
home IN Leonard under cover Of dark
ness early Saturday morning. No
coffin was procured She was wrapped
up IN an old blanket and piece Of c0r-
pet and buried. After the jury had heard
the evidence Of Clarence Salter, father
Of the girl the coroner came To the
conclusion that 10 was lnjudlCious TO
wait longer for Mrs. WrlRhts arrest.
and a warrant was sworn out by the poe
lice magistrate Tor her arrest C0usta-
BILE Nilstead. with a posse, went 90 me
house % serve the warrant. about ll
o'clock last night Mrs Wright barred
the door The constables broke tha
outer door open and entered the dark
ened rooms Michael Ryan was about
90 enter the door " the inner apart
ment when a shot rang out and Doe ten
dead The constable made o. hurried
exit. and formed "a picket line around
the building They fired into the build
ing 10 the hope that the occupants
would surrender, but without success.
Finally 10 was determined 90 set me
10 the building. The recent rains had
ao dampened its timbers that the FIRE
would not catch, and after burning
some outbuiidlngs the posse gave up
the attempt and fen back 90 their ORR
e.nal program of driving out Mrs
Wright About 3 o'clock The family
NJ Michael Ryan arrived. A mob of
probably $50 people had gathered. Most
az them were armed The scenes ut
grief which followed the arrival OF
Byan's wife and children fired the
crowd with fenzy They seized dozens
~ bundles NJ straw, saturated them
with petroleum. piled them against the
front and sides of the sO-Called hospital
and applied the torch. i'm q moment the
place was "a mass OF flames shot after
shot rang from the upper windows and
George Wil0ughby. "a local representa-
tive of the Standard on company fell
with a bullet ln the left side, The next
vlctime was Peter Hauer member "
the attacking party These casualties
so angered the crowd that they v0Ileyed
the house as fast as they could load
their fire arms Contrary 90 CXpecla-
tons no screams followed the progress
Of the flames and the mob began t)
think that the inmates Of the burning
house and been Cremated suddenly,
from a bunch of timber iu the re5r sev-
eral thots came DO the direction of thH
mob. They were. however, "a hundred
% orc and the fire was quickly sllen.si
Members Of the mob rushed 10 the tlm-
Der and In the dim light NJ the coming
dawn. found the body OF John Myers "a
blacksmith. who had been employed by
Mrs Wright. stretched 20 the death
agony he was shot in "a dozen places
about the head and shoulders, showing
that he had been lying un HE face, firing
az his enemies when he met death
Near by lay Mrs Wright, q ragged hole
IN her shoulder The mob Immediately
dispersed. IL had been reported That
there We're three women In the house
besides Mrs. Wright but they were not
found The house was destroyed with
its contents
Maoame Wright was brought 10 tho
city hall and a strong guard placed over
her. A crowd soon assembled az the cts
nall and threats OF lynching were ut
tered Every effort was made TO quiet
and disperse the mob. but at 9 o'cluah
this forenoon the mob made another
demonstration. smashing IN the wine
doVs with stones and clubs This cu.-
minated In O. shot being fred through
the window by one Of thg mob, barely
missing the woman The officers finally
restored order but it seemed probable
that there would be further trouble
The coroners jury adjourned until /
o'clock.