Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-11

or just vicious assault by crazy
man. l dldn'tswant to get the thing In
the papers because OF the unpleasant
notorlety so did not call the police,
but waited for Robert to come home. %
lie notified the sherffs Office think
Both Mrs. Burton and her daughter
are very much excited over the af.
fair, and are puzzled to know why II
happened, and II It is TO be followed
by any future attempts Of like nature.
Robert Burton the girls father who
Is a well known stock broker, when
seen today at his office In the d, f.
Walker block said The case is in
the hands Of the sherifs Office, 1t is
a complete mystery 10 me, | received
a telephone from my wife yesterday
afternoon that Mary had been cut by
man on Main street, and started at once
for the doctors office where my wife
said she would be- on the way I met
Deputy Sheriff w. III. Wilkinson, and
asked him to accompany me- He was
glad to do So When we arrived DR.,
Wilcox was dressing the wound, and
Sheriff Wilkinson was able to get all
the facts Of the case, so far rs any Of
ms knew them, The man must have
been crazed either from Jealousy or
drink or some other cause, and mis-
took Mary for someone else never
heard Of such an open attempt at MUIR
der in my life and ! hope something
can be done TO apprehend the man.
DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY.
There is IN air Of mystery about tho
case that promises great difficulty OF
solution. The assault as already stated
was committed ON Main street In broad
daylight It must have been witnessed
by some one as the thoroughfare was
crowded at the time. OF course the |
ra2or--lf the instrument was razor
was welded with lightning like swift
ness, and presumably replaced in the |
slashers pocket or sleeve with equal |
dispatch, This done he disappeared as
completely as though he had been swal-
lowed by the earth.
POLICE NOT NOTIFIED.
Another strange fact connected with
the case Is that the police never even
heard Of the matter until today They |
were not notified by the girls relatives
Policemen ON the street. not very far
away, at the time Of the crime, were
totally ignorant Of what had TRANSFERRED
The particulars were first poured into
the ears Of the sherffs force, and the
police incline to the view that that fact
accounts for their not having heard of
IT, II Is Well known that there is con-
siderable friction between these two
branches Of public peace preservation,
and that details IN important cases do
rot pass between them any more freely
than the amenities OF the situation
make necessary
SHERlFFS OFFICE WORKING.
When Information was sought for at
the Office Of the sheriff today it was stat
ed that there were no facts to be given
out beyond those that have already |
been narrated above, except that the de-
partment was working vigilantly on the
case and hoped to bring most dan
gcrous character to justice,
MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER,
In further conversation with Mr.. Bur
ton. father of the girl this afternoon,
the mystery appeared but to deepen.
Said he. THE more we inquire into
IL me more are we amazed for there
was absolutely no reason FOR the at
tack. The girl has never kept company
with any young man who might have
been inspired to commit the crime by
reason Of jilt or jealousy. She has no
enemies that we know Of And certain
ly ] have none who would commit as
1astardly a deed as this u.s. The fact
Is the affair Is too much for US. We
cannot solve t. and the only theory Is
that the wretch who walked up from
behind her in his hurried and excited
frame Of mind must have taken her
for another; and then seeing that she
was not the person suspected made
good his escape with the least possible
delay
MANY persons he said must have
seen the furry occasioned by the at
lack. but they did not know what was
lone until the man had gone-eyen
hen no one appeared to know that II
was anything worse than an ordinary
Besides the girl says she
vas so dazed that she could not tell
what had happened and started for
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