Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-15

| Ogden at l0;30 o'clock last night an,
after shooting Richard Barnett. tn,
manager of the resort. through til,
I right arm. pried open the safe uses
jointly by the hotel and the Unites
States post office att hal point. ant
got away with $500 and $500. Abou,
$500 OF this amount was in stamps
and money belonging to the govern
| ment
Six men were standing In the lobby
| of The hotel when they were ordered
TO throw up their hands, and although
Barnett had his hands up. one OF The
desperadoes fred at him, a .i5 caliber
ball passing through his right arm
between the elbow and shoulder. in.
flicting painful though not serious
wound. Sheriff Wilson has gone to
the scene of the crime.
CHICAGO. July I3.-Clarence Rug.
giles, 40 years Of age. and believed
to be school teacher of Denver. was
found unconscious in bed at n Chi
cago hotel. supposedly from the effects
os strychnine. Ruggles had been liy
Ing at the hotel more than a week.
The police are of the opinion that
the man attempted to commit suicide
and are making an investigation. Rug.
giles condition is serious. The police
are mysti6ed by the following letter
found among Ruggles effects:
Dearest Lad; Your good cards
came today | hardly know what to
write. as all win be over when YOU
get this but you say you are playing
safe anyway. Awfully no, here. Keep
busy teaching. Kermit is fine now.
Get u quart of milk for him every day
so don't have to 20 out to lunch. Miss
Moore writes me not to do TOO much
tutoring as | needed rest. The gold.
fish are fine, but need lots OF care.
Lovingly. ALICE"
The card is postmarked Denver.
DENVER, Colo. July I3.--Mrs. Alice
ltuggles. wife of the Chicago suicide.
reported this morning. and Il teacher
in Corona school, heard nothing of her
husbands supposed suicide and at
present is residing In the Capitola
apartments, taking care of her mother
who recently arrived from California
very III OF tuberculosis
In speaking of the postal cnrd she
said the words All will be over" refer
10 an examination her husband is now
taking in Chicago to become teach
er in a night school there, while he
studies medicine during the day. and
the expression You are playing safe,
anyway" refers to the first. that If
he does not secure position in Chi
cago he still has his situation as teach.
e5 in Clayton school here to fall back
on, According 10 Mrs. Ruggles her
husband had frequent fits of despond.
ency, but never anything serious. as
these spells would only last for a
day at time and then he would ap-
pear as cheerful as ever
NEW YORK, July .13-After spend.
ing three days and two nights on the
dismantled hulk of the two-masted
schooner Drusie. which had capsized
Ia mid-ocenn in gale, Captain Thos.
James. his crew of three men and n
l3-year- boy. the son of the vessels
owner. were rescued famished and al.
crew from the steamship America,
which brought hem into this port yes
'terday
DENVER, July l3-This afternoon
an inquest is being held by Coroner
MoGovern over the body Of Frank
Nahring. 3s years old. who died at
81. Joseph's hospital, as the result
OF injuries received in n collision OF
a push car with a work train on the
G. & S. track in Platte canon Sun.
day evening. Nahring was passen-
ger on the Ill fated car. An effort
will be made at the inquest to fix the
blame for the accident. C. g. S. off
cials disclaim all responsibility, while
others say there was confusion as
~ iTdlH UIutISr loT WHICH SoiHS Ohe
was directly responsible. The rail
road officials have been reticeDt hui
may be called on TO give the coroner
full information.
Inquest over the bodies of Ray Han
son and John Doherty, whose lives
were lost, Will probably be held at
Baileys as they died before reaching
this county.
SAN FRANCISCO, July i3-Edward
Payson. the aged transcontinental pc.
dcsirlan. has added still another day
10 the number which was attached to
his original schedule OF 100 days and
viii not appear IN this city until We'd
nesday afternoon. On account Of the
heat In Sacramento valley Weston did
not leave the state capital until at a
late hour yesterday Shortly after
midnight he passed through Davis, ten
miles this side OF Sacramento and
after walking ten more miles TO Dix
on rested for an hour Weston lost
twenty pounds on his journey across
the continent, but looks well and de.
clares he is ready for the return trip.
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