Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-16
FOOTPADS MAKE
VICIOUS Assault I
on E. H. Carr, a S. P. Machinist,
Who is Attacked on
Ogden Streets.
WEBER TEACHERS INSTITUTE
senator Deliver at The Grand Tonish
Hearing of Gambling Charges
Wedding Permits.

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Ogden. Oct l6.-The Ogden police,
during the past two weeks have had
ali unusual number Of cases of assault
Il to handle, all of which have been COM
mitted by hold-ups upon the victims
they were attempting torob.
Several days ago they We're called up
nto investigate the case that was re-
ported by a young man from the Glas-
gov addition, Who III exhibiting q pair
Of terribly burned eyes. stated that he
was assaulted the previous evening by
two footpads who threw blue vitriol
in his face. A few days later another
man.. employed at the shops, was going
to his homo when two men pounced
upon him and administered u terrible
beating before he could escape.
Yesterday the police had another case
reported to them, which appears to be
the worst one so far, The victim in
this case is L. H. Carr, a machinist
employed at the Southern Pacific shops,
who received injuries "Wednesday eve
ming that may result fatally. Carr
stated to DR.. Powers, who attended
him. that early i'll the evening he was
going down Twenty-fourth street en-
route to his clearinghouse and that
when near the corner Of Lincoln and
Twenty fourth street he heard steps
behind him and before he could turn
around he was struck upon the head
and felled to the ground
Tho next Mr.. Carr remembered
was when he came to in the residence
of g. II. Monigan on Lincoln avenue,
not far from the scene. of the assault
In examining the mans wounds. Dr.
Powers found that had the wound been
q half an inch lower that death would
have resulted instantly The man was
later removed to his clearinghouse on
sTWcnty-th1rd street.
A young lady named NTonisan was a
partial witness to the assault and stat
ed that she was returning to her home
when she heard stone strike the
pavement and this was followed by a
man falling TO the sidewalk and then
7 she saw three men running down the
street. She then found Carr and had
him taken to her house.
SENATOR DoLLIvER AT THE
81 GRAND.
Senator j. p Dolliver of Iowa speaks
at the Grand Opera House this evening
at a8rally. which is the opening of the
Republican rally in Weber county. 1t
d is expected that the attendance will be
very large. Three hundred seats have
been reserved for the members of the
Republican party who VIII come here
from Salt Lake City.
PUTTING WIRES UNDERGROUND
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has large force of men al
work in the city placing all its wires
in the business district underground
preparatory to the removing of the
poles in the paved districts.
FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL.
The first school month for the yeal
has Just ended and the report of the at
tendance is far better Than was expect
cd from the reports taken at the open
ing Of the school. The total attend
ance in all the grades outside Of II.
high school is 4,501 and WITH the high
school is 4s1 making a grand total OF
1852, which is 252 more than the pre-
cearg year.
HEARING GAMBLING CHARGES
against Oren Fisher and L. l., Fair
charged With conducting gambln.
games on Sunday and against vii.
ham Douglas, for selling liquor on sun
day. have been taken under advise
rncnt by Judge Murphy The defend
(
III the Assembly Club saloon on lower
TweEty-fifth street and which is the
"hang-out' for all the colored people
OF the city. The case is the result OF
tnesfight that certain factions in dark
town made upon Ed Niaton's applica.
ton for a liquor license and which has
been held up. Walton, who is also col
nred, had his friends get busy and brinl
Fan" and Fisher in to court when he
saw that they We're fighting his ap
plioaton. The outcome of these case!
are awaited with interest BY the poll
ticians of the city as both faction!
control a heavy coored vote
COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Saturday morning at the Weber acad
emy the county board OF education
holds teachers institute and Will bt
under the supervision of County Supt
Thomas z. Mckay and Will be for thu
general instruction of tile teachers
Supervisor of Music Power will dclivel
Il lecture on musical education AM
Miss Matilda Peterson will talk to thu
primary grade teachers The final wori
OF the institute Will be a general dis
cuSslcn.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
tcrday afternoon to the following al
the office of the county clerk:
James Fl. Hall of Tremonton. ant
Azia Samueison of Ogden.
William j. Marshall, LoWnsdeboTro
Ala. and IDA Nichols of Portland, Ore
james B. Erie OF, Cannd;I and Juli;
f. Hawkes. Of West Weber.
POLICE COURT.
In the police court this morning be
fore Judge Murphy. a. II. Blair wa:
convicted of the charge OF petitlarceny
that of stealing some watches ant
fN,.E,.a ill.,.
camp and was fined $50.
III. Kelly, for obtaining money unde
false pretenses, was fined $50; in lie,
thereof he will work for the city q
days on the rock Pile.