The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-05
CRIPPLED TEbHSTER
DRAGGED 70 DEATH.
Terrible Fate That Befell Louis
Sinclair.
FELL UNDER THE WAGON
DRAGGED FIFTY FhET AND F-s
SKULL CRUSHED.

Dragged to a terrible death beneath
the wheels ct his Wagon, his bleeding
and llfeless form half buried in the
deep mud of the street, was the shock
ing fate yesterday afternoon Of Louis
Sinclair. crippled teamster who lived
a 3f3 East Eighth South street. WhHe
driving at a trot across q newly filed
drain ditch at the corner OF Ninth
South ana STATE streets, the unfor-
tunate mans wagon tipped to one side.
throwing him under the wheels. The
rear wheel caught -lim Under the
tnroet- drasging nin tLty feet or more
through the mud and crushing his
skull. when spectator reached him
there was % faint pulse beat but be ex-
pired -n Few moments, without SPEAK
Inc.
AocordiHg- to the story Of wilNam
Iorteu, an iee man. WnG was the first
g. ''each die unfortunate man. Sinclair
left POWelis saloon 3p State street
where he had been drinking. and start
ed down TIE street on a load OW fer
teller, @ little after o'clock. He drove
at trot and Gotten followed him in
hls ice wagon At the corner of Ninth
South AID State streets Sinclair turned
west Oh Ninth south attemptfags to
CROSS ditch that had just been filed
with dirt.
Sinclair Thro-n Out
AS the front wheel struck tie soft
uCd 10 made the wagon lurch TO the
left, throwing Sinclair from his place
on the seat. In che fall his bOdg in
some way fell under the wagon, and
the rear wheel struck him under the
chin Gotten. who had jumped from
his waBou and was running after the
team. expected to see the wheel pass
over him, but 1T Only slid along, drag
sing Sinclair Through the mud. For
nearly nifty feet Sinclair was DRAGGED
in that way- bef )re the wheel passed
ever his head and ending his life 0v
crushing the skull. When be FELL Sim
cl1tr made vain ef0rt to get hold ~
the side Of the wagon. and once. while
bong dragEed. be was heard to moan
'oh, my Cod but when Gotten
reached him there " as no SIGN of fife
except g Faint 6utter of the pulse
which soon ceased.
SINCLAIR evBs half buried in the deer
nud when Gotten reached him. ans
was almost uurecOguizable, but VIII
the assistance Of some other men whC
ran 20 him, ne lffted the lifeless form
Of the man frofl the street. and laid hin
on grassy plot by the side. The team
c9ltl2ued down the street, but va.
recognized and caught by little Eugent
sinclair lpe s-year-old son Of the de
ceased. ht cEiTd ~ushed 20 his fathe.
ard finding him dead hurrleE to the
nome of his grandmother near Seventh
South AMI S-ate streets. and notideg
her OF the fate that lad overtaken mi
father
2ficer Burt had the body remGscd t.
The undert8king rariors Of O'Donnai
Br1s as soon as possible. Acting Cor0
ner LcCErie was CalIld Do 10 view fhs
body bur decided that there was ns
need for an inquest.
Lne oe',eased was corn in salt Lax.
fe3ruaTy is. 1858. and for 81 number o.
e4rs ioLoWed the tailoring trade here
herdlng Sheep for Il. III Weller. he ha,
ms leet frozen ana az a result OF +
was forced % have his leg amDutated
since then he has been gagged in team
Ing. and was a familiar person abou
the city Hc leaves wife and Tire
cniidr.u ranging in age from S to 4
years.
The bpdV IS being cared for b-
ODonneu and the funeral arrange
nents VIII be made later.