The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-21

was pulling people there from all
directions Jason, like his namesake,
was q bold, combative fellow, the kind
of man that inevitably strikes snag
sooner or later in such places, and he
had set-to with one of the toughest
the diggings afforded, 1t was not at
the time a fight to a finish, however,
some sort of intervention having oc-
Cured. Luce returned to Salt Lake
eventually, but with the trouble rank
ling in his breast and a determination
10 settle it some time. as the sequel
disclosed. His opportunity came sooner
than perhaps even ne expected, for
within a few months after his return
he met his antagonist IN front of the
Salt Lake House. the principal hotel
of that dav, which stood n little south
Of where The Tribune building now Is.
With but little ado, Luce drew his gun
and opened hostilitics, his words being:
"I we got little account to settle with
you and zen settle 1T right now" "
The result was the man was instantly
slain. Luce was tried, convicted and
sentenced to be shot, the sentence be
ind duly carried out. He made brief
speech before the execution, warning
all against the course he had taken,
and hoping that the shedding of hls
blood would atone for his traDsgres-
sions.
About this time, OF soon after, n
man. whose name has passed from
tory being again blank. killed an.
other in Toocle county. lie was tried
i'm the probate court Of that county
these tribunals having then coordinate
jurisdiction with the district courts
all the foregoing, except Ferguson, hay:-
ing been tried in like manner and
duly convicted. When shot he had a
- IL, ,.rorNnn1 orppn1 HIM
and is said to have exclaimed, 'Hur-
rah for jeff Davis and the Southern
| Confcderacyi' lust before passing into
the land of shadows.
Sold Body for Candy.
A skip Of half dozen years or more
occurs at this point, bringing up tho
date 10 January &c, 1869, when reck
! less Young daredevil named Chaunce}
W Nillard shot and killed man OF
his wagon on the west side OF Utah lahe
inst for the fun Of the thing; at least
admitted when telling of 1t afterward!
that ne laughed heartily at bis victim {
writings after being shot. undoubted
| 10 Millard was one of Satan s own. an'
| had he kept his murderous instinct II
restraint for n few years, when Tnor'
adroit legal defenses and an advanced
gystem OF legal practice could have beel
| made av9llable, ne InlRuI HoNo togS PC
altogether, as has been the case with s'
many since who were quite as worth,
Of death as he. He wes tried, convicted
and shot in the Jail yard at Provo, H
sold his body TO a Provo doctor for
pound Of candy. Before the guns wer
fred he stood up and read in a iirn
voice the passage of scripture begin @ i
ming, "J9dge not tnat {e .Es DC n9i Ghto2 juHg
ed and died without the sighIoS
trace Of fear apparent
Execution Of John D. Lee.
The next execution was that oil Jon
DovIe Lee, ono of the rinRleaders in th
most atrocious crime of modern time
the tpe'G Mountain Meadows massacre. II
unnecessary to 90 into the details re
1arding that awful butehery for tw
reasons; tho reading public. is alread
well enough advised regarding IT, an
this recital has TO DO with cXpi&tloh