Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-27
CUTS THROAT WITH A RAZOR.
Charles F. Hall, Fired on Twice
BY Detective Wheeling,
Concludes To Die.
He Rohs Widow of Bible and
Other Articles and Then Puts
Up Fight With Officers.

Preferring death to arrest on the
charge Of petit larceny Charles r.
Hall, carpenter aged 40 years. cut his
throat from ear TO car this morning
severing the windpipe and cutting the
Jugular vein and is nov at ST. Marks
hospital in most precarous condition.
There is said to be little or no hone for
the mans recovery.
Hall was being pursued by Detectives
I'D. Fanney and Frank Wheeling when
he suddenly dashed INTO a coal she'd
whipped out razor that he had stolen,
and slashed at his throat.
The detectives attempted To arrest
inc man at the nome of Mrs. Mary T.
Leprohone. 22l east Fourth South street
at $3.50 this morning. He had been
stealing from Mrs. Leprohone and she
s"ore to a complaint charging him
with Petit larceny. When the detee-
| ives arrived at the place this morning
! and told Hall he was under arrest
| ne put up fight on the officers and
| theh Jumped over a fence and ram
| Inrongh the back yard and sprinted for
Ihlrd south. He ran down an alley
way and into the rear OF 246 east Third
Ho"'ll Slitel, closely followed by the
ofllcers. At this point Hall dashed into
a coal shed and before the officers
could prevent 1t, he pulled a razor from
ms pocket and cut his throat.
WANTED TO BE SAVED.
The detectives hurricdly called The
patrol wagon and the man, bleeding
lrlghtfully, gasping for breath aud
crying, oh save me- Save lnen'--
WAS taken into the emergency hos
pital at police headquarters. DR.. $.
~ Paul was summoned and did ali
nc could FOR the man under the cir
eumstances and sent him quickly to
81 Marks hospital. where he was
| placed on the operating table and
the gaping wound sewed up. Word
| came from the hospital to the effect
| t I1. inc man was in precarious con-
| cllon aud that there was little or no
ehahce OF recovery. He lost u great
otai or blood and the shock Is almost
certain To prove fatal
PUT UP A FIGHT.
When the officers vent to the resi-
dehce OF Mrs. Leprohone. they expect-
ca to have some trouble with Hall. He
is Il powerful man and was regarded
as dangerous. While Wheeling re-
malned outside on guard Detective
Janney went into the house and placed
Hall under arrest without a mo-
-''N'A' Nbiiilibs NHt latter put n
light on Janney and dashed into the
rear yard. Wheeling quickly came
10 the assistance of his brother Of
ticer. but Hall fought like a maniac.
lanney tried 10 seize the man and
throw him TO the ground, but slipped
and fell, lnjuring his knee Hall vault
ed a fence and dashed away. Wheel
ing fired two shots into the ground.
hoping TO brighten the man and bring
him to halt but Hall only ran the
raster The detectives then took np.
the chase and followed him 10 964 east
Third South street, where be ran into
the coal shed and cut his throat. Even
after drawing the keen blade across
his throat. Hall managed to Iump 4
fence, but the officers We're upon him
instantly and disarmed him They
could easily have shot him as he ran,
put OF course. did not want to do 50.
as the charge against him was only
that OF petit larceny.
CUT FROM EAR TO EAR.
Although his throat was cut almost
from ear 10 ear and with the wind
pipe severed. Hall managed TO talk and
heg the police 10 save him from death.
Blood Gushed IN great quantity from
the terrible wound, but the man re-
tanned consciousness
Hall has been in Salt Lake for several
Where he came from 10 salt
Lake could not be learned, as no one
seemed 70 know. ana he declined to give
the Information. nor some months he
has been boarding at Mrs Leprohone's.
For long time she has been missing.
things from the house and she sus-
pectod Hall as the thief Investigation
developed the fact that he had stolen
a razor, mirror, Bible, n pair OF
boots, clock, a whisky set and several
other articles Some he Il alleged 10
have sold and others he paWned When
Mrs Leprohoue became convinced that
Hall was the THIEF she swore TO a CONF
plant this morning, charging him with
petit larceny and a warrant was issued
for his arrest
COULD NOT PREVENT HIM.
THE minute put him under arrest
be put up fight on me, said Detective
lanney this morning. We thought he
might try 10 get away ana that Is the
eason Wheeling remained outside on
guard. When he put up The hg;ht on mo
md started for the fence, / made grab
Il him but fell. Then Wheeling nred
: couple ~ shots 10 scare him. bur hn
sept going When he ran into the coal
shed We We're right behind him hut
le pulled cut tho razor and cut his
hroat before We could prevent H."
STRANGER HERE.
SO one seems 10 know where Hail
anne from. but Il is believed he Is from
Denver. as among his effects IL a letter.
presumably from O sister residing In
Denver rho letter Il signed "Orpha."
md In h Hall rs asked II he Intends 10
marry, showing hat he is unmarried.
lie also had on him receipt from the
'aupenters' union No. 1884, dated MAY
o. and there was also a game and fish
license among the effects
Mrs laphrone, the widow with whom
lpt boarded say lie neighbors, was
ngaged 10 marry her boardcr buL
md afterwards began stealing fnm
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