Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
Vicious Quarrel Near Huntsville
May Result Fatally to
John Coffin.
ASSAILANT NOW IN CUSTODY.
Trouble Arose Over an Arrest Made
Two Weeks Ago at the lnstiga-
ton of Chris Peterson.
(specIal to the oNews."l

Ogden, Nov. John Coffin. aged rs.
was probably fatally stabbed in the
head at l o'clock this morning at
Huntsville, 10 miles east OF here, by
Chris Peterson, a man aged 2S. Peter
son Is now under arrest in the county
jail, with good chance Of being charg-
ed with murder.
Peterson stabbed Coffin behind the
left ear. Despite the fact that the
blade OF the knife penetrated the brain
to depth of three inches, Coffin beat
his assailant numerically, walked to
the house which he was staying and
then lost consciousness. Peterson pre-
sents a horrible sight. He cannot see
out OF his eyes, while his head and
face are swollen and bruised terribly.
The trouble arose over the arrest OF
Colin Two weeks ago on the charge of
stealing some coffee, preferred by Pc
terson. The two men met In the lunch
room adjoining the saloon In Hunts
vile and there commenced to quarrel.
Upon being ordered off the premises the
young men continued their quarrel out
side.
Onlookers declare that the first
blow was struck by Peterson who
opened a pocketknife and made for
Coffin He struck his victim with the
iive-iuch blade slightly above and at
the back Of the left ear After the blow
was struck Coffin seemed to become in
furiated. He rushed at Peterson and
fairly pummelled his face into Jelly
until exhausted. He then left his an
tagonist PROSTATE and unaided walked
to the residence Of Albert Garner,
where he was staying. Shortly after
entering the house he lost conscious
ness through the blood CLOTHING on the
brain
City Marshal Albert Engstrom who
had been notified Of the stabblng af-
fray, shortly afterwards appeared and
later placed Peterson under arrest end
brought him into Ogden where he turn
ed him over 10 the sheriff at noon.
Drs. Forbes and Rich were summoned
to Huntsville and early this morning
operated on Coffin with the result that
he gained consciousness al about a
o'clock for few minutes. but relapsed
into a comatose condition again.
Huntsville is greatly excited over the
tragedy Peterson has long borne the
reputation OF being quarrelsome
n man with a shotgun but the prospec-
tive victim escaped by hiding In
granary. He Is son-in-law Of Sylves-
ter Grow, the county fish and game
warden here.
conln resides in ogden, where he Is
well known.
PETERSoN'S STATEMENT,
Peterson, whose nose Is broken, fore
head cut and left eye closed by blow
that laid his cheek open, was seen by
the News" this afternoon. He claims
that he did the cutting in self-defense
and that young man named Clarence
Farrell assisted Coffin In beating him.
Both of them, he said, threatened to
beat him TO DEATH and II was not until
he was knocked down that he used his
knife on Coffin.
HELD TO DISTRICT COURT,
Harry Claypool, Chaunoey Bedding
and Ralph Happen We're arraigned In
Judge Howell's court this morning, the
former for housebreaking and the two
latter for grand larceny, housebreak-
ing and burglary. All three waived
preliminary hearing and were bound
over in the sum of $500 each to await
the action Of the district court.
WANTED IN Los ANGELES
Sheriff Bailey this morning received
a communication from Los Angeles to
the effect that NJ. b. Maynard. alias
Service, accused of forgery In Spring
field, Mass. Ia also wanted in the City
of the Angels and that there was a re-
ward of 500 for him.