Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-03
Carl Madison EIectrocuted While
Working At Top of Twenty
Foot Pole.
BODY FRIGHTFULLY BURNED.
Gang OF Boys Commit burglary and
Arc Hanlcd Before Magistrate
State Land Sales.
sneclal correapondence.

n OISE, Idaho. Aug. Carl Madi-
Il son, an electrical worker in the
- employ OF the Capital Electric
Light, Motor and Gas company Of
this city, met with horrible death
Tuesday while al work at the top Of
a 20-foot pole. BY some mishap he
came In contact with live wire and
1900 volts of electricity passed
through his body. One hand an arm
and one leg We're frightfully burned.
When discovered he was hanging by
his glove from the cross arm of the
electric light pole.
The unfortunate young man was at
work with an assistant among a net
work of wires at the top of an cleo
tric light pole, when his companion
was called down by the foreman. The
two were talking together at the foot
of the pole when presently they
smelled burning flesh. They glanced
upward and there Madison hung, his
body swinging In mid-air They
knew instantly what had happened.
In a second young Bell, Madison's
assistant, was up the pole and at the
side ~ his companion. only TO see
him take his last breath.
Death came to him instantaneous
ly. No sound was uttered from his
lips The body was carefully let to
the ground and removed to the un-
dertaking parlors Tho wife was sent
for. but the scene was too awful for
her eyes. She had to be taken away.
BOYS ORGANIZE FOR CRIME.
Four boys, ranging in age from Q
to IS years, appeared one by one be-
fore Judge Leonard of the Juvenile
court, Tuesday morning, and with
tears and hanging heads confessed
~, a mi hos fnF
the purpose OF entering upon an era
of lawlessness. OF robbery. burglary
and perhaps murder. The corrobor-
alive story was wrung from each OF
them.
The charge brought against the
boys was burglary, the committing of
which specific crime was included in
their confession. The charge referred
TO Is the burglarizing of the store OF
Carlson & LuslS Hardware company,
and taking therefrom SAP in money,
which they secured from cash reg
lister, and from a drawer In the office,
five pocket knives and five pocket
books, Three of the purses and two
OF the knives were recovered.
This was the first crime they had
on their list Others were scheduled
to follow. Among which were the
robbing of the Eastman-Teller Hard
ware store, the Boston Grocery store,
store at Meridian. and they had
been considering proposition of go
ing to Caldwell and Nampa on their
mission of crime. One OF the boys
said they had talked of killing a man
in Nampa who has recently offended
them. They did not know his name,
but knew him by sight.
After the robbery OF the Carlson &
Lusk Hardware store and the boys
came in possession Of the SAP, they
began Immediately to purchase tools
and arms for the purpose of carry
Ing out their plans. The very next
day following the burglary the four
of them went stalking into the store
they had robbed and purchased two
22-caliber rifles and some cartridges.
Later in the day one of their number
purchased from hoy companion a
revolver for which he paid So
The boys implicated are: Thomas
Bablock, aged IL: Ray Fletcher aged
III Theodore Young. aged 49, Eddie
end Willie Suttles, aged respectively
13 and q. The older Suttles boy tried
TO lie out OF the whole thing, and
hung tenaciously 10 his falsehood for
long time, but finally admitted his
guilt.
SAD STORY.
There is a very sad story connected
with the Suttles boys. Their mother
IS an invalid, their father Is in the
state penitentiary serving a sentence
for statutory crime, and their sister
is in the reform school The invalid
mother depends entirely upon the
earnings OF her two little sons for the
support of herself and her little fam
lily. The boys sell newspapers and
run errands. thus creating the only
income the family has.
Judge Leonard Ia at loss to know
just what TO do in their case. If he
can find any means of support for the
mother he will send the older Suttles
boy to the reform school The other
boys are all out on probation, each
agreeing within n certain specified
time TO make up his share OF the
stolen money and goods from the
hardware store.
MADE GOOD TO DRIVER.
It will be remembered that the rob.
berry OF the Carlson-Luek hardwar,
store was laid to the feet OF a deliv'
cry man in the employ OF the com
pany. The man denied any knowl
edge OF the affair, but stated that u
he was charged with the crime h'
would prefer paying the loss OF 81.
than have any humilihting report 81
out concerned him, 50 he paid Owe
the money claimed To have beer
stolen from tho firm, After the con
fession OF the boys the firm mad
good 10 the driver.
FOR THE WHEAT FIELDS.
C. II. Duncan, the Socialist. VIII
was arrested In Boise and placed n
the city jail on the Slst OF May on
co day sentence for appearing upo
the streets IN his peculiar disguise o
straw colored hair and beard, an
carrying concealed weapons, was re
leased from his confinement and ol
dered our OF tho state last evening
When asked where he desired 10 81
he replied that he would 90 10 n
wheat fields of washington and zee
work. He was lowed TO take VIII
him all OF his effects, except the re
volver and dirk, which were prom
ised him upon his application aft'
he had gone out OF the state,
STATE LAND SALES,
The state land department. has 81
dates for sale OF state lands Us 70
lows;
The date OF the Washington count
GALE To be held at Weiser, has bee
changed from Aug, "a TO AUG. 3
Tho date OF the Bingham county 81
10 DO held ut Blackfoot has boon ~
for Sept 2. Thiu sale will incluf
1000 ncrea appraised NJ from $40
tlb per acre.
On Monday. Aug, 10, 5000 acres
state land VIII be offered for sale