Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-15
r.,,t Woods, Negro, Terrorlzes
: commercial a,r, Street With Wicked
Knife and Pistol.
u,lsleu KNIFE AT A MEXICAN
!, deadly Grapple With Police
" man, Fires Three Shots, Sc"
,sreIy wOunding Bystander'
,,oaI Into Submission Raw
ing Dcspcrado Landed at
last Ia jail.

last IN J""'
IN william Allor. was sho'
oN ,he hin. Policeman J. A. hs-
ivI ,,.sd death. Mexican was struck
,,s hurting knife, and the lives OF
',,re or more Of people We're I'M
s.,,nsd when Frank Woods drug
,,.d negro went on a rampage III
commercial street this forenoon.
s,ar,lnr with the deliberate insult of
,,ds.tHans along Commercial street
w,ojs in the space OF 10 minutes struck
,ao white men In the face, took th3
~, oa Inc head Of one man, threw
tolte al the head Of the Mexican, Mig
=, pena ana then when cornelel n
The American house, in Attempting l"
.Soa offcer Egbcrt, fired three bullets
mai sped down the stairway apd' INTO
tho crowd on the street. one of these
shots eaught Allor in the hip, frac-
tprlng the thigh bone. Before Woods
could be subdued 1t required the
s,rength Of three officers and several
willing assistants. and then he was on
~ ouelled after be- had been heaten all
most into insensibilty.
pRuG-cRAzED AND DESPERATE.
The negro. who has been before the
polce court ON numerous occasions
81 yagraut and as a confirmed NOR
anime iend. was under the influence OF
Inc drug this morning. lie started on
his rampage by first accosting Frank
a.. Cd
the city this morning from Bingham
CANYON schultz was waliJng down
COMMERCIAL street when Woods came
IN with waving arms and deliberately
TAINTED blow that landed Hush ON
schults Jaw. This happened near the
conner ~ Connlereini rect ami first
South street; and after hitting schultz.
Woods darted hack to the doorway of
The American House. spying Miguel
Pena a MEXICAN, coming along the
slfeel. Woods drew out a long biaded
Pocket knife and began his threaten
inc notions VI thrusting the knife into
the Mexican As Pena drew back.
Woods hurled the knife at him, the
pointed blade striking the Mexican's
hat band, and sevoring IL. As the
Mexican ran and a crowd began TO
gather around the negro, the latter
vas not learned. and grabbed the lat
lers hat at the same time giving him
smashing blow In the face. a COM
Ianion o. the white man. picked up a
stick OF wood lying on the curb and
struck at the negro. and the latter
took TO his heels. running up the stair
way NJ the American House.
In the meantime the police had beer
notified and Patrolman ECbert followed
lhe negro closely into the roOminG
house. As the policeman started NJ
the stairs hp saw Woods az the tor
and was greeted with the warning
IN you come up here, you----ll
kll YOU"
FUSILLADE OF SHOT.
Egbert continued on up the stair
way and as ne reached the top. tn,
negro flashed revolver from undo
OILS coat ana showed the muzzle agains
rgber,. AS the trigger was pulled IN
ohleer was just quick enough TO Catcl
the hammer with his thumb. lie sue
teeded IN Wrcnching the gun from III
nand OF the negro, but in the scul
At dropped his own revolver, whic
lie had uraWn, and the negro pounce
Upon Il and securing IL, med tire
saols down the stairway.
As he nrcd Patroimcn Carlsberg an
Dda Grundvig were rushing up IN
sAliWay and the bullets went WhisI
Ing past their ears
William An0r aged 81 years, and
eaiPenicf ny tr0ue. attracted by tn
f"tl excitement, nau rushed into IL
e'AMe} ut me roomlnghOuse Just u
N0yas began nrms. ana caugnt uii
W nv buitets In tua rgat mp. Alloi
Nn9 mas resided In Salt Lake Tor Ga
iAH q years. hycs al z64 south Yves
ltmpic street.
woods aid the shooting while Patrol
lih hghert was stll struggling wit
h4Hh pui The officer was unable
vn 'ne revolver clcnchcd nst until
Truman, proprietor OF the America
AVuse had rushed in behind the ncgr
ew siappiod the negro around III
in+ Oihccrs Grundvig and Cara
vls we've at his side at almost the sam
"'o oui u took the combined ef1orj
ue iour and several crushing blow
lioin The revolver IN Egbcrt's hand b,
IV,s Woods was under control.
Anor was hurried To the cmergenC
"fplNu where Dr. 4. q. Steele atten,
nun aud was then removed to :
a'hs hospital Moods was taken
wy Jau under the guard of Ia
uoIen policemen, and this aftcrnot
sun laNing In his delirium.
WHAT WITNESSES SAW.
doc Olsen. an employc of the Can't
hy'u, company on Commercial Sire
as an eye witness Ia the street 4
Is. ~ woods rampage
was attracted nc said. u
ing somebody shouting. and | sa
"s 'ne negro. The Niger wake
~. "nte man and struck him ,
lsd -. before / could find if the
lse,. p,eh any proNacatiop. the neg
nea knife and stotacd n Afex
M. ne jahbcd az the Mexican. an
,e.- ne Mexican backed away u
hess, .nitW the knife at aim. "
eah calling for the police ana Il
~ an officer could get nero II
49, struck another white man an
t,n we crowd started after him.
up Tue stairs into the Americ,
tsse policeman ran after him al
Ifte,e heard the shots Il.
~ tho proprietor OF the Atoe,
M telsc said.
n.s,, va here In the office when Il
came rushing up stairs Ia
re,.. eoked IN, when heard 4
a., nc stopped and / saw he NJ
bn W ms hand / started TO nj,
"a .,pre could cross the roo
= I0IICTmat. W