Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-27
German Butcher From Idaho Fails
Meets Death Under Wheels
East of Pocate|lo.
CASE LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE.
Twelve Schools Participate in noc,.
NATION c"nicst--Grand Jury Re.
turns Five Indictments.
Special Correspondence.


NoCATELLo. April 25.-vflIi.r,
Rodgers. a German butcher ageA
So, was killed ain the railroad tract
four miles east Of here near the Port.
neuf siding Saturday evening about 1
o'clock. A MeStbound freight train IN
charge OF Conductor Gene Bourne
with Engineer Cox at the throttle. was
coming toward Pocatello al d lively
rate, when the man was seen ON the
track ahead The engineer blew tha
whistle, the man got off the track I'M
stumbling manner, but staggered back
on again. and although the brakes were
applied the momentum OF the train
wGs not materially reduced In the short
space intervening. and Rodgers was
struck by the pilot beam and instant.
ly Killed The train crew picked llp
the body, and the remains Were taken
to Lindqulsts undertaking inoreue
to await examination by the coroner,
Dr. Howard, who. upon hearing tho
evidence, decided that no inquest was
necessary There were no papers on
the body TO identify the man, and il
WAS not till Sunday noon that the
deceased was positively identified as
Rogers, a butcher recently employed At
idaho Falls,
GRAND JURY IN SESSION.
The federal grand jury 81 the Unit.
ed States district court convened here
Monday, with Judge i. S, Dietrich on
the bench The talismen are as fol-
lows T. f., Houghton, foreman;
James Hunter, Andrew I3jeTkman
Samuel G. CNrhett, Geo, A. Smith,
James Il. Galbraith, James q, Wood
Q. IN. Hawley. w, r. Jones, Samuel
LLOYD, Joseph Phillips, George Green.
Seth Ellsworth j, M llorseley. Chris.
Y. Hansen Moses Clark. William Z,
Trapp, Henry s. Woodland. Richard
S. SouIe, james s. Campbell Jacob
Johnston, II. NJ, Perry, AIichacl Nickel
sen, u. III. Egbert, C. $. Crabtree 'Thos,
f. Grover, Alex. Marshall, Joseph L.
Jones', Martin Harris. O. 5. GaEthNaite,
Hyrum Bell. a. w. Ossmen, Albert
Tavlnr, William Oswald, Fritz Pfast,
II. Nj. Lau, James Hope. ID. H. Evans,
Robert @. Meikle, Joseph J. Jensen.
John Ollie, Heber Sharp, John EmrY
and Jesse Grow. ELI Clifford and
Charles West We're excused from at
tendance
Five indictments were returned by
tho Jury. The most important case
outside of the case of Bearskln, Is lne
case of Purdy and Blinker. charged
with the unlawful SAllppAiln VI vs..
horns and teeth from Wyoming 10 Los
Angeles This case is on trial today,
and the government has u witnesses
against the accused The case Is al
tractIng cOnsIdera attention foT
while the offensc legally Is only nom-
fnal. the expense attaching is some
thing enormous - ~
The case OF the United States vs.
Van Loom, was dismissed on account
OF the latter dying from an attempt az
suicide, committed at the county l@l
He was charged with Selling WHISKY
to- the Indians
THE session Tuesday morning was
consumed by the reading OF the indlrt
men1 of Luther Bearskin, charged WIN
killing two other Indians, Mrs' Cua llsS
Ingatur and Frank Ramsey ON ball-
mock creek, The reading had 10 ue
Mary u. Brown, aged ~ wife OF
Herbert r. Brown, an inValia cal pe'
ter, died Saturday morning St
O'Clock from pneumonia Funefal SCI.
vices were held Monday h'e'liuo" a.
the Baptist church.
WEDDING BELLS
Miss Alice Johnson. the cnarln'If
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry "a
Johnson, and Mr. James ~ taoI,suu'
SON of Mr.. and Mrs William ,, aSr
SON. were united in marriage sullusi
eyening by Rev. #. f. Whitman az
the resid cnce of William j. West ~
present owner of the 81 Mail Malt, VA.
races, Mr. and Mrs Hopson Wi Ian
side at 25j north Main street al'" ''''
be al home after May l. rnn
Miss Agnes James and MT, L-.,.-
Erickson, both of this City, were r I'm
ried last week in the Salt Lake le',
nile Miss James was Formerly -.
North Carolina and Mr., ERICKSON
Gently returned from mission w.
Sweden T. ,bu o.
tate of rh,. latS Louis Nelson Mts - -,
with the county recorder MoH.S .-
morning ON petition OF las h'P''''
Christian =, Hansen 49,, Mrs
The Sugar old son OF MI anu "a
George Il McGinn residing at usV
south Main street, Saturday mo- uaSS
fell from d tree striking on M lgST
The hoy remained In ian nncoLlsgu. ~
condition all day but was finally
stored to Consciousness by lor, slc'''''
hut Is still In "A critical cohdlllop, .,c
The firemen responded 10 an eii it,e
call sunday afternoon at oGlpeSS
when the residence of engineer t.p"
w, Dodge ON South Arthur 5Neu"e
was seen to be on fire caused py
defective flue. The lire was SU"l4 "A
out and was fortunately conhNrN
the outer wall,
NEW POLICE CHIEF
The new city administrative ha W. NE
pointod OK Conductor John McAln We
as chief OF police TO succeed V''e'''
s. Smith,
DECLAMAToRY CONTEST
al
A declarnAtoly contest VIII be Ne,%
ut the academy OF Idaho tomorrow, ~
NJ tho leading educational inslllll n
Of tho state well be represented W. oon
fine program and banquet mas of
prepared. The contest wal eons, l,,,,,
lhc following members RlrAs N ,,rn
cIny. represented by Alta WE Ernhh
subject, Leah" irwin FANS .mn fII
school represented by lllsle il-'p Dnd
subject THE Doom OF ClAuuine, MA
CynthlAI' Mountainhome. re r,dIow
~ GcorgIa MahoOn. subleot fiIrh
llA saved 81, Michaelsi HalleS vii
school, represented by Margaret ~
Hams. subject, "Tha Prisoners ! ~
Albion state aOrmal represen'eaul N
Melvin Read. subject, "WllltnEl ilaaitie
piano duet. Mamie Brew ana Ns
Gray. The college OF idaho, r.,,rha
scented by George Bailey, snblFfh ths
Return ~ Rip Van Winkls, by
academy of Idaho. reprrscnt.sT"h rIfl.s
Frances Godwater, subject gahnoli
mas Dream" lllaekfoot lllRn sHHsIcct,.
Represented by Mark InImer' nntiIeo, y.