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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
Stranger Dead;
Is It Murder?
SuppoSihon Is That He Was Given "knock,O ont DtopS =
Came Here From California Yesterday and His Name Is
George H. Lihletosd- Died Close 10 The Police Salon
Department Bafhed Ove Mystery.

given morphine the pupils of his eyes
would have been contracted. Al D
o'clock this morning his eyes were nor
NAL.
The suicide theory is not entertained
for a moment. When the officers found
him, his pockets were turned inside out
but the robbers overlooked 90 cents
They may have had purpose in leaving
that amount on him, He had pocket
knife and few old papers and receipt
Cor dues paid to the Maccabees order
His last payment was made to Tent No
as at Vallejo, Cal There was nothing
about him to indicate that he had taken
his own life. There was no bottle or
package containing poison, no letter or
not that gives the least clue as to the
manner of his death,
II is quite certain that Littleford was
an unmarried man, and that he was
miner He was medium sized man
and apparently about 80 years of age
He was neatly dressed in light sum
mer suit and colored shirt He was
light complexioned and wore short,
light moustache.
The police went to the depot this
morning and secured the dead mans
valise and bedding. Nothing but few
old clothes and some papers were found
In the yalse was a small red covered
testament In the back OF which was
written;
III | am injured or die please notify
Mrs, Lyman Lttleford Springvale,
Maine. and Miss Susie Pagan, Whining
ton, Del"
1t is presumed that the first named is
his mother, and word will be sent to her
at once. The name of Charles A. Lit
tleford, ass Louisiana avenue, N. W.,
Washington, d, c., was also discovered
among his effects, 1t is believed that
this is his brother
Immediately after Littleford's death,
Coroner Clark was notified and made an
examination Of the remains. He EN-
paneled a jury and Will probably hold
an inquest tomorrow. The body was re-
moved to the undertaking parlors OF s,
d. Evans, and the city physician is now
holding an autopsy in the hopes Of dis
covering some important evidence.
The police are working hard on the
case and hope by nightfall to learn
where the man went when he reached
the city. They believe II they are able
to learn this, and who he was with last
night, il will not be so difficult to learn
who poisoned and robbed him.
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in looslng the shackles from the slave
and uplifting over our dusky heads the
glorious banner Of freedom; for which
cause this marvellous novel and its
salnted author are justly revered and
their memory sacredly kept by the
descendants Of the original Afro Amer
lean immigrants. Therefore, be it
Resolved. That we would be recre-
ant TO the sacred trust reposed in us
as representatives of the illustrious
race which has produced Frederick
Douglas, Toussaint LOuyerture. Con-
gresham George II. White, senator
Blanche X. Bruce, Booker T. Washing
ton Major j Il. Lunch, p. s. II. Pinch
back and countless others who have
contributed their quota to the enlight-
eminent and happiness Of the human
race, did we not raise our voices In
protest against this proposed travesty.
for mercenary purposes, upon all that
Is regarded as scored and venerable
in the traditions Of the AFRO American
race Respectfully, w. w. Taylor, edl-
tor; +. Il. Hatfield. NJ, Edwards, d. T.
Reddick. A. N. Smith, w. l.. Stone. w.
d, Powell.
WILL HIT WHITES HARDEST.
lnlN dcIou Oh lHt ldIl VI int Cot-
ored people was taken under misappre-
hension. II is not the intention to ridl-
cule the black race any more than the
white race, and the latter viii suffer
fgr more TRAN the former A more COM
pete statement on the subject viii be
issued by the Press club later.
THE BIG STREET PARADE.
Arrangements are being made for a
street sarade next Tuesday afternoon
Thich viii be unique of It's kind. AS
one of the features, IL Is planned to
have vast gathering Of dogs. The
original intention was to give free
ticket TO very boy who would appear
In the parade with a dog that would
bark. II Is now feared that there will
he more applications than seats. For
that reason preference will be given TO
those boys who will apply by letter
for position in the parade 10 NJ. +.
Cunningham, chairman Of the parade
committee. In care Of the Tribune, or
W. L. Van Blarcom. Jr., grand mar
shall, in care OF the Herald. The APP
Ilications should give full particulars
OF what the dog looks like, has done
and can do. The details of the parade
Will be announced later.
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NICHOLS LIBEL SUIT.
Well Known Printer Sues Daily Re-
porter for $4,000.

The complaint In the libel suit OF c. A.
Nichols VS. the Daily Reporter company
has been filed in the district court. The
action is brought TO recover $1,000 dam
ages for certain alleged libelous, false
and defamatory statements concerning
plaintiff, which were printed on cards
and circulated by defendant company
about the time Of the election Of dele
gate from the local Typographical union
to the National Typographical union at
Washington, d &. AS a result Of de-
PENDANTS acts the plaintiff was defeated
for said honors.
The cards were printed on May 10
and contained the following statement
on one side.
Vote for Honest Jake Bosch for Dele
gate" and on the other. "Explana-
tory-Mr. c. A. Nichols owes the Daily
Reporter Co. a balance OF SSi % for
printing done in 1894; draw your own
conclusions and vote for Mr.. Nichols
n you think he is not able 10 pay this
debt"
Plaintiff alleges that said statements
were made for the purpose OF running
his character and he has been damaged
In the amount given above.
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Berlin, June G.--Hugh J. Cannon, SUI
perintendent Of the Mormon" mis-
slons In Germany, his wife, his secre-
tary and assistant secretary were order
ed by the police today to leave Prusslan
territory within three weeks. Similar or
ders are about to be served by the To-
cal authorities on IS other missionaries
in Prussia, under the decision Of the
government to eXpel them all. 1t is
quite unusual TO serve the wives OF
Mormon" missionaries with a separate
notice. Mrs. Cannon has only been
here month. No explanation was
given for the action taken except that
the presence of the "Mormons' was UNI
desired Mr. Cannon will move his head
quarters 10 Zurich. Switzerland, He
has engaged house there, near the
one occupied by Calvin Cook, when he
fled from France, From Zurich the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06

Co. dates back TO an inclpency FIVE or
six months ago, when the Big Four COM
bine was caught heavily long on ships
chartered AT the highest prices last
year, and short on wheat, which had
been sold as low as sl05, and which
rose TO Sl60. The combine was given
very severe squeezing, and II was
currently reported in grain circles that
the losses amounted TO SSQ00OOo, In
CURED in covering the enormous short
lines.
OF this big loss. Eppinger & Co were
forced 10 stand their share. II is the
belief that the losers shared the loss
on equal therms. This would have re-
suited in a loss Of about $4,000 TO
the firm
II has been the custom Of the firm. It
Is declared, 10 advance considerable
sums Of money TO farmers throughout
the state on wheat crops and il Is pos
sihle that this was done this year.
Present reports from the valleys are
that the crops viii be- comparatively
failures, and this news has had a very
depressing effect on the market.
The hnal crash was precipitated by
the London. Paris 4 American bank.
which within the last two or three
days. made peremptory and heavy de-
mands on The firm Of Eppinger & co.
The obligations were pressing ana the
firm could not meet them. Therefor,
notice OF insolvency was sent to the
exchange
In addition 10 the grain trading the
firm OF Eppinger & Company did a huge
business IN warehouses Aside from the
Big -Four Interest in the Port Costa
warehouses the firm controlled immense
grain storage plants throughout the
Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.
and In all the grain centers OF The state.
Among these were warehouses at Dixon,
Woodland. Arbuckle, Modesto and Paso
Robes.
There was connections IN every Eu-o-
pean grain port and the firm as a usual
thing held many charters on grain car
rying ships
Jacob Epplnger. head Of the firm, has
been in III health for some years and
has been forced 10 turn over his aifalrs
In the management. much of the time,
TO his associates \ few years ago he
was reputed to be worth S3,00o0e Two
Of his sons, Peck" Eppinger and Joseph
Eppinger are In the racing business.
His other son, Herman, is Interested 10 y
the grain firm,
BIG WAREHOUSE OWNERS.
Portland, Ore. June 6--Eppnger a
Company, the San Francisco grain
shippers who failed today, own
one-third interest in the Northwest
Warehouse company the largest ship
pers OF grain from the Northwest.
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ST. Louis. June 6.-lThe break in the
great Madison county levee, which gave
way yesterday, has wldened and today
the water is rushing through a gap 100
Yards wide, covering 10000 acres of fer
tile farm land, and three villages-Old-
enburg, Mitchell and West Granite.
About 500 persons have been driven
from their homes by the flood, The
roar of the water as It pours through
the break can be heard a mile and a
half. The break is only a mile from
the head of This great bulwark Which
was regarded until this morning as the
principal barrier between the river and
all the east side cities including East
ST. Louis.
Back Of the Madison levee Is another
mud embankment known locally as
"The Cross Levee," which is today only
three feet above the flooded wheot
fields. This levee runs from Mitchell
southwest, forming a junction with the
Madison levee one mile north Of the
Merchants bridge. But while the cross
levee protects Granite City IT does not
protect East st. Louis from the current
which has this morning set In with
terrific force through Venice, and 1t IL
within one foot Of the top Of the sever
al railroad embankments which are
now holding IL back.
The water is within one foot Of the
floor level Of the relay depot In East
ST. Louis, which is representative Of the
attitude Of the principal business and
residence sections OF East ST, Louis,
1.-THE island that part Of East ST,
Louis. which lies between the river and
Cahokia creek. is under six feet of cur
rent. With the large and rapidly widen
ing break in the Madison levee, just
south Of Oldenburg and another but
smaller break south and a third break
at ChOuteau island. the conditions as
TO the protection Of Madison. Venice
and Granite City have changed. and Il
is only matter Of the food advancing
a foot above the present stage until the
current will be rushing over the rail-
road embankment.
At the Merchants bridge this morn
ing. Just south OF the junction al the
Cross and Madison leyees, and where
both terminate and where the protec-
ton devolves upon the railroad EN-
bankments, the water was within a foot
Of the railroad tracks In several place.
the water was over the Big Four tracks.
The river today reached stage OF
3l.7 feet. a rise during the past "a
hours Of IL feet and continues rising
at about the same rate. All along tn
levee the water is up to the stores aud
houses. In some Of them II being a foot
and more deep on the first floors SO far
traffic on the river has not been great
~ hlndered. but when the water
reaches stage Of Sc feet some Of the
boats will probably refuse TO receive
freight, as the approaches cannot be
used and the water viii be too deep
for teams TO drive through. At the
ferries. the loading OF teams is done
with great difficulty. the horses having
TO wade up to their shoulders
TIE National stock wards at East
81. Louis has notified the railroads that
10 more stock viii be received until
the water recedes.
MISSOURI is FALLING.
Washington, June 6.-The Missouri
river AZ Kansas city continues 10 fall
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El Paso. Tex, June 1.-TWO men are
dead and another Is dying as the result
Of another Texas duel last night at
Eagle Lake, when City Marshal Kinard
and win Mellow shot each other to
death and Pierce Hammond, bystand-
er, received a mortal wound. Knard
was trying to quiet mellow when Nc.
Dow shot him through Klnard fell
dying but raised himself and shot Nc.
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There Is, apparently, another foul
murder to occupy the attention of the
Salt Lake police and public. And It Is
another case Of poisoning and robbery
followed by death. The name Of the
victim is George H. Llttleford, miner
recently from California. He arrived in
Salt Lake yesterday afternoon over the
Rio Grande Western, and at 3 o'clock
this morning he was found unconscious
on the ground at the rear Of the Ma
tlonal restaurant on State street just
across from the police station. Sergt'
Roberts and officer Sullivan carried him
TO the hall and DR.. c. M. Benedict was
quickly summoned. The physician
worked with him from about until 10
o'clock when he died. Or, Benedict
pumped out the contents of the mans
stomach and used every method known
to medical science TO revive him, but all
to no purpose. The unfortunate man
never regained consciousness from the
time he was led to the spot where the
officers found him.
There Is a deep mystery surrounding
the case and II will tax the ingenuity Of
the department detectives to obtain a
clue that will unravel IT, That 1t Is a
clear case Of murder and robbery the
police have no doubt. That, also, Is the
unanimous opinion Of all who know
anything about the case But where
was he given the knock OUT drops2
Who gave him the poison and then
after robbing him, led him into a dirty
alley and left him to die like dog :?
Was he murdered in house Of III fame
on Commercial street or in the Eagle
Gate saloon2 Is 1t another Mary Jane
Smith case? These are questions that
the police are asking and the points
they are trying to solve. SO far as the
the dead man. no one saw him either in
Commercial street den or saloon, He
was seen to get off Rio Grande train
yesterday afternoon. He left some of
his effects at the depot and came up
town. From that time on no knowledge
of his movements has been obtained
The detectives are completely in the
dark. DIR. Benedict and City Physician
Stewart both agree that the man was
not killed by morphine DR. Benedict
is inclined to believe that he was given
cocaine. The contents Of his stomach
have been turned over to City Chemist
Harms for analvsis ord musk will de-
pend upon the result of his examination.
The physicians state that had he been
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
GREAT MADISON COUNTY LEVEE
Break in Widens Water Rushing Through at Terrific Rate
Roar Can be Heard for MIes-Other LeVees in lmHl.
nen Danger-Storms in South Carolina,

,,osu,, .bo cou.o headline tbts ,oorn.
80 ta,no % q zee, faIl NJ 81 feet
s, hs ErIday ,,ornine A. 81 Iouis
shnre has hean a rise NJ . feet and
,here a~ere az fett NJ water on the
eai,ga mis- morning The interruption
~ ne rjse IN ne Nfiss,ssinnI north of
| tbe montb N tbe Missouri v,ili nrobably
have hut little eject on the 81. Louis
stage ana m reason al nresent exists
| for The modification of the estimate of
between 81 and 81 feet OF water by
| Hannibal was biz feet a rise of /
| foot sipce FRIDAY morning and there
! vti,. w. but lutie change during the
az S.Srg ~ Two. The Ftage al Cairo
/ WAS ga feet and stage of about AZ
Is indicated bv Tuesday and a some
| what higher one "wednesday or Thurs
| day The danger line win probably be
| passod by the end of next week but
| accurate estimates of the crests both
nj cairo ana Memphis cannot be made
until the full eject of the flood IS felt
az 81 Louis
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
GAY BANK CLERK
Gets TWO YEARS
StenOgrapher Who Stole $500 from
National Bank Of Republic, Guilty.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD,
Came 90 Salt Lake From NJ. amino ny
Idaho, Got a Good Position aud
Commenced 20 Live High.

Judge Morse held a very busy ses-
sion this morning and arraigned seven
criminals on the charges OF grand lar
ceny burglary. housebreakng adultery
aud assault with a deadly weapon Two
Of that number entered pleas Of guilty
and We're sentenced by the court.
William II. Burton, Jr., the erstwhile
stenographer for the National Bank Of
the Republic, who stole sack OF coin
from the bank vault containing $500,
entered a plea Of guilty to the charge
of grand larceny and was sentenced to
two years In the state prison The
crime was committed on April G. Bur-
ton took the sack Of money from the
vault and hid It in his desk and waited
until night to take the money out. He
invested 1925 Of the money in horse
and buggy and spread II on to such
an extent that the suspicious OF the
bnak officials were aroused and an In
vestgation made which resulted in the
young mans arrest.
In pleading guilty Burton asked the
court for leniency. He stated that he
was % years Of age and that all Of his
relatives were dead, He came here
several months ago from st. Anthony,
Idaho This is his first offense, he
said. District Attorney Eichnor gave
the court a brief history Of the case,
in which he stated that the horse and
buggy had been turned over to the
bank and II had been reimbursed 10
that extent. The court then passed
sentence upon defendant as given
above.
Arthur Baker entered pleas OF guilty
TO two charges of housebreaking and
was sentenced by Judge Morse to six
months for each ofense, total OF
one year in the state prison Baker
recently broke into two rooms In a
rooming house on Broadway. District
Attorney Eichnor asked that Dan Muir
ray and Leroy Demont, who were
charged with Baker Of HOUSEKEEPING,
be allowed TO go on their own recog-
nizance, The request was granted by
the court.
Other defendants who were arraigned
this morning and entered pleas of not
guilty are: Marinus olsen adultery
committed In this city on May Y, upon
the person OF Julia Hansen; John Hin
and Dan Mccarthy, charged With
burglarlzing the store OF the Bruback-
er-Campbell Hardware company at II
west Third South street on May 20;
George Goodwin, eolored. charged with
burglarlzIng f. w. Beecher's store at
Is Commercial street on April 27; Matt
+. Johnson, charged with burglarizing
the room OF Andrew Dahlstrom at
Bingham on May 20.
The arraignment OF John Hong a
Chinaman, and Charles Smyrniote, a
Greek both charged with assault with
q deadly weapon, was continued for
the reason that neither defendant could
understand the English language and
there were no interpreters present. The
case against William Gaylor, charged
with burglary, was dismissed for the
reason that defendant is now dead.
Upon motion OF Dist Atty Eichnor, f.
j, Richardson. charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, was allowed to
20 on his own reCOgnizanpp
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THE PAYNE CASE.
VIII be Called In Judge Lewis's
Court on Monday.

The trial Of the case Of the State OF
Utah VS. DR.. +. S. Payne, charged with
murder in the second degree for the
killing Of Miss Anna ID, Hill In his Office
on Dec 20, 1902, win commence Monday
morning In the criminal division OF the
district court. Judge Lewis has issued
a special venlre for 20 jurors TO serve on
the case The venre IL returnable Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock and consists
Of the following names. r. B. Quinn.
w. u. Callister Il. Il. Snyder, John J.
Judson, Henry James, Brigham r. Can.
non. Andrew L. Busby. Jackson Jones.
T. J, Everill, James II. Sanders. Charles
T. Davis Edwin l.. Latey, James r.
Hartman, William Wood, Jr.. George
T.. Chandler, w. .. Nebold. William h.
Watson, Alfred W. Phillips, David
Wilckin and Alma W. Timpson.
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SLUOOED AN OGDEN MAN
Struck on the Head With Handkerchief SIung Shot and
Rendered Unconscious After Which Assaiants Rob Him
Of ThirN-sK Dollars and Make Their Escape,

chief. Cauleys partner disappeared.
The matter was reported to the police
and he was taken to the station. DR..
c. NJ. Benedict dressed two scalp
wounds on Cauey's head and the man
was given all other attention possible.
Having hammered their victim into I'M
consciousness the robbers took $50 from
his pockets, leaving him penniless. The
police have description of Cauley's
partner and are ON the lookout for him.
hoping to obtain some clue to the iden-
tity of the footpads There Is suspicion
that this man may have been implicat-
ed in the affair.
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Steamer and Schooner Collide.

Woodshole. Mass. June G.-The
steamer Martha's Vineyard, plying be-
tween the island OF Martha's Vineyard
and this port. having on board a large
number OF passengers. the mail and
cargo OF freight. colllded with fishing
schooner on Vineyard haven In a dense
fog today and was badly damaged one
man was seriously injured and a num-
Der OF passengers were made uncons-
cious by the shock OF the COLLISION. The
damage TO the steamer was all above
the water line and she succeeded in
reaching this port. The name OF the
fishing schooper was not ascertained
owing To the fog. She lost her fore
rigging.
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wills aud spiritualism.

New York, June CA will which had
been contested by relatives on the
ground Mrs A. d. Thompson, who
made II and left the bulk Of her estate
70 Joseph II. Mahan, protege OF her
husband, was under the influence Of
spirituallsis and not OF sound mind, has
been admitted to rrobete by Surrogate
Thomas. The latter said In entering
the order.
almost every one at some time in
yestigates what Is known as American
tpiritualism. That some people be-
jleye they can have communications
with their loved ores in the other world
is a well known fact, but the fact Of
that belief Is no ground for The setting
inside Of a persons wishes in his last
will and testamaLI'
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wife Charges inhdclity.

Suit for divorce was filed In the dis
trict court yesterday afternoon by
Susan A. Winward against Alexander
Winward on the ground OF lnhdelity.
The correspondent named In the COM
plant is Pauline Fohmann. The plain
TN and defendant were married In this
city on Nov. Z, iss2 They have seven
children OF whom Mrs. Winvard asks
the custody She also asks that her
maiden name, Susan ID. Airmett, be re-
stored 10 her,