The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-23
NlI0N3IRE SAM STRONG
KILLED IN SALOON ROW
Tragic End Of the Notorious Mine Owner of Cripple
Creek and Victor.
Bartender Fires Charge of Shot Into His Head Had
Remarkable Career.

into the hands of the strikers without
resistance, but the strong. being on the
rutsiSirts Of the district, was protected
by deputy sheriffs, and the lessees at
tempted 10 operate it.
On May "a 1898, the deputies were
driven out by a moo and the shaft
house was blown up. Two miners. Rob
ert Lyons ana Nicholas Z. Tully. We're
convicted OF the crime ana sentenced
to the penitentiary, Strong. with his
newly acquired wealth, kept on the
lookout for good mining property and
acquired the control of the Free Coin
age company, holding the Pinto and
other valuable mines on Bull hill
fortune > rrOWns had changed 10
smiles and then to a broad grin. The
erst"nlle mule skinner became mil
Iopalre several times over and pro
ceeded TO enjoy his wealth after the
manner Of a rude. unlettered man sud-
denly enriched. The various kinds of
strong drink. cIassed under the gen
eral term Wine proved his bane and
his love Of fair women his Undoing
his Love Affairs.
Nellie Lewis. a 16-year-old girl. had
the misfortune to attract his attention.
she accompanied him on his travels
and both drew considerable notorietv.
His next charmeT was Miss LueTa
vance, pretty little school mistress
who lived with her brothers at the
town OF lndepende ice. near the Pinto
mine. strong proposed marriage to the
attractive teacher and was accented.
DuC before the contamination of their
vows the impressionab millionaire
met Miss Regina Neville, Of Altman.
and lost his heart for the fourth time.
MISS Neville was a pretty brunette
with small but perfect figure flashing
dark eyes and jet black hair She
lived within stones throw of the
Pinto mine in the town Of Altman with
her parents. She had long beer. the
belle Of the village and had scores of
admirers. but the Strong millions were
not 10 be resisted. ana she bestowed
her hand on The unfortunate mine
owner.
They were welded at the brides
home one day in February Hardly
had the minister pronounced them man
and wife when the groom was called
aside by deputy sheriff and served
Win summons to defend a breach Of
promise suit for $50 600 brought by Mel
ne Lewis A few days later Miss Vance
began an action for the same amount
because of her lacerated heart.
MISS Lewis afterWaTd got Judgment
Tor the fun amount. an appeal was
taken from the district court. which
IS sCH pending. The claim of Miss
ance was compromised and it is un j.
der stood that she received 500. 600 for
Ia wing her suit dismissed.
Took Trip to Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Strong ,e-- 20 F,lIroDe
on wedding tour they re-
turned to New York the pa S of that
Guy told somewhat guardadIv of a
Cripple Creek millionaire who ba1
shameIully abused his bride during the
voyage from Europe. The millionaire /
IA question was Sam Strong. Regina /
NeElIie nad married a fortune but was I
paying the price.
The last sensation in which Strong
puDucly inquired was a damage SUR for
SLoO'VVV Drought by LennOx & Giddings.
the lessees of the Strong mine Tb5y
had succeeded in taking mn The to.,7
ana securing the prop erty after the
close OF the strike. Lyons and TuIIv
were pardoned from the penitentiarv b5,
tne governor Of Colorado. Assisted bv
lhe miners union, they probed the
of the mine explosion and r~a
scented some startling evidence to T.e1-
noX a Giddings. The allegations were
% the enect that Strong, furious at the
thought that he had bonded a million, /
loilar mine for only SIS. 600 and think
ing that LennOx & Giddings. could nor
pay the bond If their machinery was
destroyed and the mine closed down
employed two desperate characters
named Allen and Mumford to blow IN
he shaft house.
The trial was heard in Denver last
NF-4t anu vas sensational IN the eX- I
rene. A deposition from Allen vas
cad, IN which he confessed to the
rhine and implicated Strong Other
witnesses sWOre that. they had heard
he bargain made and had seen Strong
Jay over $500. Nellie Lewis testified
hat Strong had known the mine was
o be blown up before the explosion.
The GcfenSe. represented BY one of
he best attorneys of Colorado. at
acked the character Of the witnesses
their motives, offered con-
radictory testimony and convinced the
urv.