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Show TWO ARE KILLED; I STRUCK BY AUTO I Edward Davies Dies Instantly, Miss Gladys nj Mitchell Does Not Regain Consciousness H Jesse Gesas Was the Driver. h Mis Clad) Mitchell or Itlverslde. Ida died In the emergency hospital nt Halt 1-akn City last Monday forenoon fore-noon without having regained con-MelousncM con-MelousncM after being struck by an automobile Inst Saturday night at Plfth Hast and Seventh South street, rtdward Davie of Hacrnmento. Cain, her fiance, wa Instantly killed In the accident. The two were hit by a machine ma-chine driven by Jesse Ciena, as they stepped from behind a street car on returning from n thrnter shortly before be-fore midnight. Davie and Miss Mitchell were to havo been married last Wednesdny. Clesa. who In 19 )ear old and n son of Harry Ociuts, wa held In tho city Jail Haturday night and the next morning released by a court order. He wa required to furnish a thousand dollar for appearance ap-pearance In court to answer to a charge of Involuntary manslaughter, Jtui On K)c Willie. Several person say they saw the rushing car and heard the thud a It ttruik the two bodies, but there wa only one actual witness to the trnged) Thl wa linger Kddlngton, age 17 )ear and a son or City Detective Detec-tive Itlchard IMdliigtnu. IMdlngton said ho saw tho nulomoblln coming toward him n he wa going south on Pirth Bast, It wo coming nt n ter-rlflo ter-rlflo rate, he declared, nnd Just a It passed a street car which hud stopped at Seventh South, ho saw what np-pesired np-pesired to be n man outlined ngalust the glare or the headlight. Then came tho thud nnd the light or the mnihlne went out. Tho car seemed to ho sliding with brake sut when It passed IMdlngton, but It proceeded for some dlslanre before returning. Kddlngtnn mild that apparently the man and woman had got off the street ear nnd started to cross the street uftn waiting for It to'pniyt, (iixiH ItrtiiriiH to Scene. Kdillugtou rushed to the place and round the body or Davie I) lug on the car track. He attempted to lift It but was unable to do so. Then Im looked around and saw a woiran's hut lying ubout ton feet awn). Thl caused him to continue the searuh and he found the body of the girl I)-Ing I)-Ing against the curb, where It had In en thrown b) the force of the blow Hy this time other were arriving and u little later (tesa, who wa driving the automobile, returned Ho said that he had been seeking assistance The girl wus carried Into the nearest home, where she wa kept until the police ambulance arrived and thou wa rushed to the emergency hospital. The body of tho man wa taken to tho emergency hospital In the car which hud struck them I.lttlo hope wa held for Mis Mitchell Mitch-ell from the first, but ph)lclans worked until the Inst In nn effort to pave her. Kho seemed to rally at time, hut never regained consciousness conscious-ness Her skull was fractured above the right eur and also ut the base. The luuu' neck was broken nnd each of hi legs wu fractured In throe place It was evident that hi Injuries In-juries were received from compact with the machine and those of the girl from striking the pavement after being hurled through the air. Were Hire to He Murrliil, The two victim wero to havo been married lust Wednesdu), having come to Suit I-uko Clt) to bo married In the temple. Mis Mitchell wn born and reared at Itlverslde, Ida, und Davies wu a carpenter, whoso homo wa In Sacramento, Cula , hut who recently hud been working ub a carpenter ut the sugar fuctory at lllackfoot, Ida , 1 w lure ho became acquainted with the girl. Itlverslde being seven miles west kl fiom lllackfoot. The girl parents, H Mr. nnd Mr Henr) Mitchell, initio to Salt Inke City and were nt their rH daughter' bedside when she died. flfVsfl Considerable difficulty wn nxpcrlenc- llH ed In ldentlf)lng the man and woman HH killed a there was no paper or other Xl mean of Identification at first nvall- able Hy scouring the neighborhood, IH Capt. J J. Huberts and other of tht jH police department flnall) lound that 9L Mis Mitchell had been ta)lng at the ksfl homo or a relative, 11. W Ma)cock of IUH E63 Park avenue l-atcr It wa found lB that Davie ha a Mister, Mr. George Kl A. Cranfleld, and nnnuut, Mr. Maude KH I Ixivett. living In Salt 1-ako City. U HH It. Mitchell, a brother of Ml Mitch iH ell, came to Salt I.ako City with hi HH sister and wa sta)lng nt the May- 11 rock homo, ssbiB Clifn Well Known TMiilly. HI Gesa wa alone In tho machine nt Q the time of the fatallt) He had Just H taken hi mother nnd sister homo H from 11 theater and wn going hack to H the business district to got hi bro- jB tlt-r. Charles (lesas, ho said. He de- HH nled that he wn traveling nt nn ex H crHslvn rate of speed jH Young (lesu nnd hi folk are well lil known In Price, he being n son of lAI Harry Owl, proprietor of tho Kin- sstsa tucky 1,1'juor House, ami n brother of Charles (Ichun. manager of a similar 11HB mercantile Institution nt Kureka. Doth S'BH oung men have been In Prhe nt Vnrl- 'lil ou time. JoMse Gesa last Wednts- IH day at Snlt Lake Clt). when arraigned ,M on the charge of Involuntary man- tH slaughter, entered 11 plea of not guilty. lksH III preliminary wa set for Prlday, ILH November Sttli. The automobile ho sH drove at the time of the accident Is pO lilng held by the police to be Intro- Mf duced n evidence at the trial. 'HI |