The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-02
BISHOP IS STRUCK
WITH LOADED CANE
lrate Father Objects to the
Sending of His Son Oh a
Mission.
CALLS BISHOP WORTHEN
OUT OF BED AT MIDNIGHT
Sheriff S0licitOus About Prison
er, and Denies Tribune Per.
mission to See Kirk.

in answer TO summons TO come 10
the front door, Bishop Charles III. Wor-
then. residing ut 256 West Seventh
Sonth street, was assaulted bv 4 II
MIX, Saturday night. aud knocked
senscless. Kirk was Immediately ar
rested and taken 10 the county iail.
whore he is being held under bond Of
5000, Bishop Worthen has been in bed
since Saturday night suffering from
the effects of the beating. the story
Of which, as related by the Worthen
family. is as follows;
According to the story OF Mrs. Wor
then. sue was attending TO sick child
Saturday night when the telephone bell
rang Gong to the telephone she was
startled, she said, to hear the small
daughter of Kirk crying. Between the
sobs the girl managed TO tell Mrs Wor-
then that Kirk had Just left his house
with the avowed intention of going 10
the house Of the Bishop and beating
him up.
Mrs. Worthcn said that she immedi-
atcly hung up the telephone and ran
and told him of the message she had
lmst received. Bishop Worthcu arose
dressed, came down stairs. aud, seeing
Kirk standing outside the doorway, ap.
preached and said:
What have you in your pockets
Kirk Take your hands out of your
pockets. -
The bishop then stepped outside tho
house aud took hold Of she hands of
Kirk, who Immediately drew his bands
out of his pockets and sand that he had
nothln~ in them.
Boy Sent on Mission.
Then. according to Mrs. Wortheu
and Mrs. Kirk, who had accompanied
her husband to the house Of the bishop.
the two men fell tn arguing with each
other regarding the sending away of
Oscar Kirk on mission. According
to Mrs. Worthen, Kirk asked the bishop
TO release the boy from going on Tho
mission, saying at tho same time. that
il was the request OF his wife Bishop
Worthcn refused the request, accord
ing TO the story of the women, and,
turning to Mrs. Kirk, asked her if it
We're her wish TO have the boy released.
Before Mrs. Kirk had time 10 answer,
klrk struck the bishop over the head
sensoless. Mrs Wortbcn. who up to
that time had been standino back and
to the side Of the bishop, then sprang
forward and snatched the cane ont of
the hands of the irate Kirk before he
had time to strike another blow.
Upon regaIning his senses. Bishop
Wortheu grappled with Kirk and both
men went TO the ground, where they
until Juvenile Officer Spcrry
arrived on the scene and took Kirk 10
the county jail. y representative OF
The Tribune was refused admission 10
the presence Of Kirk mt the county
Jail Monday night Sheriff Sharp stat
ing that visitors arc not allowed IL
sec the prisoners after s o CLOCK,
According 10 both Mrs. Worthen and
Mrs. Kirk. all Of ihc trouble arose over
the sending of young Kirk away on
4 mission. Ii is understood that Kirk
refuses TO sanction the going of the
boy on thc mission and had called oil
tire bishop earlier in the week 10 ask
the release of the bov.s a few years
ago one Of tho other sous of Kirk was
sent on a mission and the father had
almost the same kind of trouble, and
il is. understood that Kirk met The
bishop the first part of last week and
threatened trouble IN the event that
The bishop insisted on sending Oscar
l<irk ON mission.
Sought Help of Police.
Patrolman Tyler, who lives in the
-iciniiy Of the bclligcrcuts. stated Mon
lay night that Kirk had come 10 his
lousc Saturday, a week ago, and had
lSked him 10 arrest Oscar Kirk SO rs
% prevent him from going ON the mis-
ion, Pairoman TYLER refused 10 make
he arrest unless the father should
wear out q warrant which ne refused
o do. II is said that Kirk told Ty-
or that the boy had just como 10 the
louse within the last two weeks and
vas waiting TO vote before going on
he mission.
Bishop Worthen is under the care of
)r, G. L. Sandbcrg since the assault
nd has been confined TO his bed, Al
hough DR.. Sandberg found 4 dcprcs-
ion in the skull. where the bishop
ad bccp struck, it is said that the
'ound Will not result seriously.