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Show SnD DEATH. George Williams, an li.G. W. Section Hand, Found Dead Sunday XToinirg- Near the Track. The Unfcrlunatc lln Keels Eis Death While in the Performance of His Duty. On Sundav morning, at about 10 j o'clock. Arthur Taloi, of L ike View, drove into Provo and biought with him some very sad news. The constable ol Lake Yit'w Precinct had sent him over to is form Marshal llrown that a nan that morning had been found lying dead on the east side of the K. G. W. track, about one-half mile north of the Piovo rivi r bridge, by a young lady by the name of Hannah Jaoobson, al j about S:."0 o'clock. Marshal Ihown -immediately untitled Justice of the Peace W. H. Drown, the coroner, J. 11. 1 Twelves 1 ing tint of the county. Jus- j ticeiJiown proceeded immediately to Lake View, ami had a jury summoned, j consisting of Pe'cr Johnson. Thomas j Walker and P. Madsen, Jr., residents j of the precinct. it so.m became known that the th;ad i man was ;-n 1!. G W. Kv. employee.; having been engaged for some, months j us a s.'ciion hand on sec! ion No. lo. His name was George Williams, and he was a native of Oldham, Lancashire, England; a inan of medium heighth, j dark complex ioned, weighingabotit KU j pounds, and aged about a") years. i The foreman and other sect ion hands were examined as witnesses in the case. They all testified that he was it steady, honest, sober and reliable man, ami liiat he was contemplating in the in ar luture a visit to his native home j in England. They also testified that j he had left his " ipuarteis on Sunday j morning, at J o"ch ck, to w;ilk j the track, as it was his turn to examine ihe track and i see that it was ill proper condition for; the passage oi trams, this being pari oi ; j the loutine duties of the s-ction hands i I which tliev take time ab.ed. It ap ptared in the ev;d, nee liaifc Mr. U'ii- i hams was subject to s; ells of violent j j coughing, le haviiig obtained medicine. ! at different times in Provo spicbdly Ijirepared lor hcnioi l hage of I he bings. ; there was no evidence of fonl play. ! I there being no marks or bruises u; on j the bodv whatever. j Alter' hearing the testimony and: itiasmga lie-rough examination of th-bodv. th-bodv. the jurors rendered the following , verdict: ' TminiToitY or I; mi, ) t, ! County of Utah, f ' ' ' ; Lakk Vitw I'liix-i.NC'i . Utah County. ; Utah, August il, lSttl. I An inquest lioldon over the de.;d i.o iy : of George Williams, there ling t.ead. I the said jurors whose names are htre-' htre-' unto att;iched, upon tht-i oai'iS G- say that the said Geoi-e Williams ean.e to his tleath by means of h-mm rha e oi i I he lusi:! from a i-!--!.t I:t fcotiui.ing, or tl-e ousting oi h bio d vessel, ;.iei i.' ing no sL.i:s of loui ;.!.iy. IS .r;-. o: V.V.oi'. u'.'.I.KK-:. i ' P. JiAWEX,jK.. ! Junes. ; Atiest: : V". Ii. Ii;:ov x. I Ju-tice of the Peace, j When the inquest was concluded Marshal Bro t; l-lacetl the corpse on the section hand car and brought :l to this city and placed it in the hamis of Stephens A Leet, undertakeis oi ihi.-city. ihi.-city. for interment. The dead man's trunk and effects vill betaken possession posses-sion of b Sheiil'f Fowler, aw aiting further fur-ther developments. The next Utah Legislature will be composetl of sixteen Democrats ;it d eight Lit erals in the House, and of eight Deiiiocrais and four J.ibirals in the Council. The Democratic nuijoiily for the r. hole territory in tie; last election elec-tion will run to close on G.OUO. Theo. M. Samuelson went to the cap- j ! ital estertlay in the interest of the' Scandinavian excursion to this cits,-announced cits,-announced in this paper, ami was sue-1 cessful in iirranging with both rai. roads ' for half fare for all who wish to narl ici-' pale Mom points south and north incbal-: ing Salt Lane city. The services; at the tabernacle en ; Sunday were unusually interesting.; J. Ii. Milner delivered an exctllt nt ad i dress tn "The Government of God,'- j which was listened to with interest. The services were held in the Sti'ki I Tabernacle, much lo the satisfaction of i the congregation. |