Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24
Blacksmith Tom White FoulIy
Slain While Guarding
Mining Property.
TRAGEDY THIS MORNING.
AuStrians Are Suspected as They
Had Made Threats Against
The Victim.
Bingham Is In Euror of Excitement
And Violence Is Feared II the
Assassin is Apprehended.
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Bingham, Nov "A most dastard-
IS murder was committed at the OF.
fce Of the Bingham Central mine
about o'clock this morning when
an unknown assassin shot and killed
Tom White, blacksmith for the mine
mentioned. The lifeless body OF the
murdered man was found at s:45 by
O young man named Gibson who was
Whites helper Gibson found the
body stretched upon the floor In
pool OF blood The door to the office
was open about three inches. Lying
10 or ~ feet from the body was a
gun which evidently had been recently
discharged.
EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH.
As result OF the murder, excite-
mont here Is running at high pitch
and there are mutterings of violence
II the assassin Is apprehended. Not
In several years has there been so
much excitement in the camp and
feeling against the Austrians Is in
tensely bitter, This for the reason
mat the mine owners have had con-
siderable trouble with certain ones
over the possession OF houses bolong-
ing TO the company and which were
occupied by Austrians. Tho latter
were ordered TO yacate and refused to
do so. Suit for ejectment was then
brought ana they were forced to
leave. over this trouble many threats
mad been made, and as White was a
trusted employe of the company mis-
lie was threatened several times.
DISCOVERY OF CRIME.
Yesterday. supt f. A. Taylor
found II necessary 10 20 10 court at
salt Lake and he left White in charge
OF the office and property surround
ing There are two tunnels which
have 10 be looked after and White,
while In charage, had his helper, Glib
| son. guard one Of them. They are
about half mile apart. Early this
| morning Gibson saw White In the
! oifice. The latter told Gibson to go To
me tunnel. and that he would join
MN there in a short time. Gibson
waited for some time and then de-
cided to return to the office. He did
go and was Mortified to find White
lying dead ON the floor.
An alarm was Immediately given
and officers at once began an inyes-
ugatlon. The news of the murder
spread Ike wild fire and In short
time the town was In Juror OF cx-
element which has not abatei with
the passing of time.
LEAVES WIFE AND CHILDREN.
White was well known here and was
popular among the citizens of Bingham.
His death WAS u shock to his many
friends and the blow was terrible
one to his young wife. He was 81
years OF age. Besides a wife he leaves
two little boys,
An inquest Is now being held. Sher-
III Emery has sent deputies here to
assist In running down the murderer.
General Manager j. c. Jackling, OF
the Bingham Central company, when
seen by the News today, could give
no further particulars of the tragedy.
lie stated that Supt. Taylor had had
trouble with certain Austrians who In
sisted on occupying houses belonging
to the company and that some III
feeling had been aroused because the
Austrians were elected,
sUPT. TAYLoBs STATEMENT.
When seen today. supt. Taylor ives
much wrought up over the death OF his
trusted employe. He said that the
dead man had been IN his services for
about year, and previous 10 that time
had run a custom blacksmith shop Mt
Eureka. He was With the DAILY West
at Park city for period. Mr.. Taylor
said further:
"Onr property "a located In the very
heart OF the district known as Little
Austria There are no less than %
dwellings Of foreigners on our premises,
and a suit is now In progress to GUST
them. In connection with this suit,
came to Salt Lake yesterday morning,
and | left Mr.. White, in whom | Inn
plicitly trusted, IN charge OF the office.
one ot our tunnels Is about half
mile from the office, and this morning
Helper Gibson called at the Office on
his way 10 the upper tunnel. He was
told by Mr.. White TO go and start tho
nrp, and that he, White. would coma
up soon. Gibson did as directed and
waited an hour and q half for Mr..
White, aud as the latter did not show
Up, Gibson went 10 the Office. The door
was Two OF three inches ajar. and going
I'm, Gibson saw the body OF white lying
n % pool OF blood or the floor He
waa dead ana from the nature ot the
wound II is certaiu that death was in
stnGtaneous.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
Mr. White. as stated before, was IN
every way Trustworthy man. He was
happily married. and was OF jovlal
and good natured disposition. attrl-
butte the crime 10 some one OF the for
eigners. oaly a short time ago black
smith from one OF the other mining
companies was shot as no passed along
the street, and ! believe that members
~ the same gang are responsible sor
the Killing this morning"