Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-07
Double Murder by Desperate Hi8hwayman.


hiin' Brighton could not say enough ,
about the tragedy, In his terribly weak
condition, to give clear idea Of the
occurrence. He had sl3 on his per-
son; the robber had fed without se-
curing anything. lie said one man did
the shooting, that he wore a mask. was
apparently young fellow and that he
did not escape without struggle.
Then The wounded man would call for
his wife and children.
II was not long before the police,
Superintendent Read and Others direct
ly interested IN the tragedy were on the
scene. Brighton, upon the advice OF
DR.. Richards, was removed In the pa
troll wagon TO Holy Cross hospital and
the dead body Of Gleason was taken to
Joseph William Taylor's morgue,
THE VICTIMS FAMILY.
A delegation OF carmen was selected
to carry the news to the families OF the
victims When Mrs. Brighton heard
from Conductor j. d. Mccarthy, that
her husband was injured" she became
frantic, and started on a run through
the snow in her barefeet and night
clothes 10 reach the hospital. The
Brighton home Is at sil east First
South street no, far from the hospital,
and It was with great deal OF effort
that the conductor restrained the wife.
When she did reach the hospital her
grief was unspeakable. Bishop Brlgh-
ton, brother o. the wounded man, and
the hospital sisters combined
all their efforts TO comfort Mrs.
Brighton, but 10 no avail. Their Ave
children came to the hospital In the
middle OF the night and saw the father.
Their ages range from to IS years.
AT THE GLEASON HOME.
There was another pitiful sight when
the news OF her husbands death was
broken to Mrs. Gleason, the young wife
who with six children are so previously
stricken by the murder The family re-
sides at GOi Second East street.
DOCTORS TIRELEss WORK.
Dr. Richards made the best examn-
alton possible under the circumstances
after Brighton had reached the hospi-
tai, and readily declared that the
wounded man had not more than one
chance In one thousand The bullet,
probably i5-callber entered about the
middle OF the stomach passing out just
below the right shoulder blade. The
patient was 80 weak from the loss OF,
blood that stlmuants had 10 be applied
continually to keep him even in semi
conscious condition.
Amasa l., Gleason, the motorman,
was one OF the most efficient men in the
employ Of the street railway company.
He has been with the company for the
past seven years and was especially
noted for his sunny disposition. and
was well liked by the patrons OF the
line on which he worked. Among his
associates he was known as the man
who always smiles With his wife and
family OF six children he has lived for
some time at 6oi Second East street.
BRIGHTON AN HONEST MAN.
Thomas ""shton was born 43 years
ago at his present home, SiI East First
South street His father was VIM. s.
Brighton. As young man. Brighton
began by delivering papers for the Des-
eret News and afterwards became a
collector in the News counting rooms,
When the streetcar company was ready
to begin operations In 1890, Brightons
was the second name on the record OF
employees and he has been with the
company continually since that time.
except for two years that he spent In
the missionary field for the Latter-day
Saints Church, lie Is known as very
trustworthy and faithful man,
Mr.. Brighton has twice been mar
riec. His first wife, who was Miss
Mary Hanks, left three children at the
time Of her death, six or seven years
ago. The second marriage was with
Miss Margaret Lang, the present wife,
and she Is the mother OF two children.
LOVED BY FELLOW EMPLOYEES,
There was a deal OF love among the
streetcar men for Tom Brighton, as
well az the dead man. and great was
the Indignation over the whole AFFAIR,
There was talk Of lynohing the murder
or II he could be found. The men got
together and decided to contribute s.
each to fund 10 dcfray the funeral ex-
penses, etc,
READS STRONG LANGUAGE.
superintendent Read OF the streetcar
| system, did not mince words IN express
Ing his opinion OF the murder
There should be a big reward post
ed" he said, "and when We set the
iiend, Just stretch his neck. There has
been altogether too much of this board
of pardons business In this state The
thing TO do, by George, Is to turn the
fellow over to our streetcar boys
OTHER STREET CAR HoLDuPs.
Street car holdups have been frequent
in Salt Lake ever since The company
began operations, but until last night
none Of them have proved OF serious
consequence.
The first attempt ever made here was
on the Lake Breeze line, when Motor
man Tom Lloyd refused to stop his car
when commanded TO do so. The would
be robber fired and the bullet grazed
the motorman's breast inficting q
painful but not very serious wound. A
few nights later car holdup was sue.
cessful In the same Vicinity. Then fol-
lowed two others on the Agricultural