The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
CHARLES 4. RANCE /
SEVERELY INJURED
Ne!I-known Young Man Is ths
Victim OF a Murderous
Assault.
NAME or ASSAILANT
Is BEING WITHHELD
Rance Says He Was Assaulted,
but VIII Not Give the
Details.

Charles H. Rance WIS murderooslx
assaulted bv q mysterious assailau ut
while attempting TO harness horse III
the rear Of tn" residence II his brother,
ju-law. ". NJ, Rislcy. aL 72i Esst|
Fourth &oojh street. wiefr Raaca rs-
sides, SATURDAY morning at $50 clncs.
Bleeding from two deep wounds hi
The throat and from the right car.
Eaurc was picked mp fcw n,iu1tcs
later by William Marion. ar +mploYta
of B:sl"y <. aud carried inlo the house.
Dr. w :. Eilcrbcck was ynmcdiafelv
summoned and attended he woundci
man. Asked regarding the condition "A
Rance. IL Ellcrbcc, stated that lid
hrmorrhakC from The right car indi.
Gated that ihc mar was suffering from
= fractuT at the base Of the skull. but
tbat M 80 late hour Sataurdav after.
noon there had been no indications Of
M InterGoT"braI hcmorrhage. which "a
usually fatal. The wounds in the
throat Indicated that they had been
made by som" SHARP instrument whicl,
had been driven INTO The neck The
police have no clew TO the nssatant
According to Mrs. Risley, sister Of
the wounded man. Rance bad left Tho
breakfast table at about twelve MIN
utes to S o'clock. Saturday morning.
Just before lie had gone out of fha
house, William Marion, an employee o.
RislcT. who manufactures Saratoqn
chips, came into the room and sat down
to his breakfast. Suddenly Mrs Rslov
and Marion wore attracted TO the ward
by 4 scream. and. rushing ont, found
Rance living Just IN front Of tba bard
with the blood gushing out OF Bis
throat.
Carried Into House.
Marion carried Rance into the house
and Mrs Rislev asked her brother il
he had been kicked 10y the horse nd
WAS attempting TO harness. He shooL
his head, and, after clearing his moush
of blood, answered: No, SIS. wa'
not kicked b. thc horse lie ihef
refused So talk about The matter and
asked that Dr. Ellcrbeck be called
in TO attend him.
Whom seen by The newspaper men
Rance refused 10 discuss the matter
but remarked that he was not kicked
by the horse. Tic did admit that ID
had been assaulted by man, and ken
saving. "Tle intended TO got me. al
right. - Asked rs TO whether he bad
any enemies in the city. he said thai
ne hdd none,
Rance was arrested a few month,
ago and charged with attempting Il
shoot his wife. lie haS gone to thI
residence of his wife. who at the timI
was obtaining a divorce, and had tabal
shot at her and also ut the nsrsn'
of Albert IT. Mess. who was sleepini
in tent in tho rear of the residence
Before the case came to trial Mrs
Rance called upon Judge Bowman ami
begged that The charge against bs
husband be dropped. The woman plead
ed so hard that .Iudpe Bowman grant
! ed her request. A. II. Mess then wen
to the police station and swore 10 I
complaint charging Rance with assauI
with n deadly weapon. Rance was re
arrested and placed under 500 bail
which was furnished bY his brother
in law. w. M. Rislcy. Before the cas-
came to trial Rance left the state anf
forfeited his bail.
Well Known In City
Rance is well known in The city. bav
ing been employed by Hogle Bros. a
bartender for about ton years.
A number Of persons who have beeI
suspected of completely in The assault
were able to furnish incontestahl'
alibis Saturday night. No complaint
had been issued up to n late hour. Re
gardlcss of the fact that Rance refuse
to talk about his aassailant, the polio
are working on the case. and develop
ments are expected in the near future