Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-23
PLUNGES KNIFE IN
DAUGHTERS BOSOM
Crazed With Liquor Theodore
Syphus Nearly Murders
Mrs. Ike Taylor
SON PROTECTS HIS SISTER.
Story Of Delayed Marriage With q
Convicted Burglar Jutollcd--
Young Mother VIII Recover

While in drunken frenU. hIs rea-
son gone from the effects of liquor
Thcordore syphus. aged 81 years. at-
tempted Co murder his daughter Mrs
Ike Taylor residing at 1913 west Third
South street at % O'Clock last night
by stabbing her m the breast with "a
knife as the young woman was sootn-
Ing To- sleep her 22-months-old baby.
The murdcrous attack was as uncv-
pected as brutal and no doubt would
have resulted fatally had lt not been
for the interference OF Theodore syph-
us. Jr. l6-year-oid lad who Flew
90 his father when The attack was
made ana prevented him from doing
further harm.
Mrs Taylor who IS the wife of Ike
Taylor, might clerk at the Savoy hotel
had been stopping at her parents
house for "a few days Last evening
her mother went 20 Murray to visit
friends and Mrs Taylor and her young
brother and baby were in the house.
Syphus was on a spree About II
o'clock Mrs. Taylor took the baby TO
bed and was cuddling the infant when
Syphus returned Almost immediate
ly he flew into "a drunken rage and
attacked his daughter Drawing
kIlllt ne NlANktQ AiIn HANNt Aiilb ilN.i
breast just over the heart He drew
back the bloody knife for another
thrust when youn Syphus threw his
father aside and SELLING Mrs. Taylor
carried her outside The woman
screams attracted the nclghbors and
she was taken 90 the home of r. l..
Watson where she was cared for un-
I'll the arrival OF the police patrol
wagon The wounded woman was then
conveyed 70 the emergency hospital
and placed under the care of DR. D.
y, steele who dressed the ugly wound
and had the young woman removed 20
her home, fl9 west Fifth South street
The wound is not regarded as danger
Gus and Mrs Taylor VIII recover.
IL NOW IN JAIL.
The unnatural father is now locked
I'm "a cell at the city JAN. A complaint
win no doubt be issued by the county
attorney, charging him with assault
with deadly weapon with intent 20
commit murder
Shortly after the stabbng the police
were notified and Patrolmen Conyors
and McMarden hurried 10 the scene.
They found that Syphus had locked
himself in a room and refused 10 adj
nit the police. Cunyer8 threatened to
break down the door and Syphus
opened IL and surrendered himself He
refused TO make any statement what
ever. and although his wounded daugh-
Ter lay gro1niug ON "a strctcher in the
patrol wagon and hc was sitting but a
q nutcl WINS ]sos..hs WAS totally iudif-
Iew rect from u-f5. 7aics-jbseiH. Iis-
fercnt To- her sulfe rings r -is~ ei~ivrtf-
dicamont
This morning Syphus appeared as
sullen as ever Asked why he stabbed
his daughter he said, II don't rcmem-
Der stabbine her.
He then stated that he was angry
az his daughter because she married
TAYLOR. lie admitted he had been drink
ing prior 20 going home last night but
insisted he did not remember assaulting
his daughter
REASON FOR ATTACK.
"The baby Is about IS months old and
she married Taylor about three weeks
ago" said Syphus Beyond this he
would not make a statement
1t was learned from the police this
morning that Taylor and a fellow
named Jack Ryan, were released about
the 23rd Of last month from the state
prison. where they served a sentence OF
is months for burglary
Ryan was arrested recently by Spe-
cial officer G. G.. Riley while try1r.s 90
break into a South Temple street resi-
dence and Is now in the county JAN
awaiting trial for attempted burglary.