Show 11 1 i marder CITY N noy nov av 16 ilij 9 editors deseret newl news A sad ead tragedy occurred on the i in the early part of the evening near the 0 jel jei PR R it line about one and a half miles eat of bear river biver not far from this thia town daniel wight of this place a joung young man aged 23 years on re turning froni front corinne in a vehicle in company with another young man mahn and two girls was followed by a man on ho horsek r helfach ack aek bythe by the name of win bailey some about the trip and the ladies ladles were made by bailey baney giving an insult to wight and calling forth vety veay mery bitter expressions from irom both aides aldes idea which culminated in a fist fiat between the two who had both their conveyances for the of thus settling tho the controversy overBY both had partaker partaken par taken of jiqui perhaps very freely in the night fight thib thia combatants clenched wight a firm hold of baileys baley a with bia hla teeth fired on wight with a pistol hitting him three times one bullet bulle t enter fag lag his hia side aide and no doubt unsettled thu surroundings connected with the heart so thinks dr Ander anderson andersen sod sob of ogden who was waa tent cent for from frol the effects of whick he died eight houlb houts afterwards balle nalie badoy gava gave elt eit elf up immediately the he verdict of the coroners coi cor onera oneia jury hinves investigating ti the matter yesterday morning shows that a murder was committed wight haa has many friends lri iri ends as be he possessed poes essed a number bf b qualities although he was indiscreet in some respects respect si and it was considered unsafe to hold hoid an examination in the case cabo yesterday aa as the he indignation ot of the friends ot of the thie deceased knew of no n bounds batin ds As soon boon aa as the darkness of night set in the prisoner was vas w As taken quietly from the jail by the sherlf sheriff fj and across some somo orchards orchard conducted to a private housew here hero justice james bywater waited on him for the 1 I purpose of examination which was waa waived by ant whereupon the c court ourt ordered that he be bo held to answer without baili balli before the grand I 1 jury ury ary A coin coba fitment was waa made and he was ren te mandell to the she bhe custody who in an instant hurtled him out of town id jha a buggy under cover 0 the nights dar knets to remove I 1 him to dalt dall imke for safe w which aich was not dono done five min minutes to too tob boon to a old trouble aa as about half an lour hour after he had left an au half an lour hour after he had an au exasperated crowd surround surrounded edi edl the 1 jail all ail yard to 10 revenge tio tle tie tae death of aniel antel wight but on learning learol ng from fron the guard that balley bailey had hadlec lin the crowd dispersed quietly A very large number of the citizens on foot foo footland and tand 14 n 75 vehicles at 1 goo guo HOO HO O tend edthe a hun iun funeral fot tot era f of debased ta day bayat at 2 jm the community at large deeply sympathize with him and his hla surviving parents and relatives who are much muil respected herer hereu t yours etc A C I 1 C lii lil t t sl t ii i battalion history aa m 77 t ic JBEA eaver U T M i november 15 1879 editors de aws in presenting td publican the tho public an occasional cas ional lonal leaf leat from battalion history it must be borne in mind that the work Js JA now only in the rolagh 31 3 1 and while therel there will be when published in book form forma but little irula it any change as to facts the language and style may in many respects ets eta be materially changed 0 I 1 submit the following we cannot forego the temptation to allude to a ii couple of inel incidents showing the contrast between the battalion of mormons Mor mons 1 and a portion of prices regiment of mis bourl bome some of the latter were doubtless among those who aided under this same col now general price in driving the cormona Mor monar monal mona from missouri 11 1 1 W ve e further lurther quote from cooks cooka con conquest Coa quest ot of rew new mexico and california oat 1846 at the last moment I 1 learned 1 that 19 beav beaves beeves es and 14 11 mules were missing I 1 was of course without mounted men to send after the missing casttle catt tle tie I 1 rent sent the officer of the day and every member of the old guard in pursuit in four parties but this consumed an hour they were all recovered date of ho he ai passed a major and three companies of priced bri celis regiment who left banta santa fe jfe four days before the battalion the tho major said after a days day daya marcu march it took him two or three to collect the animals 2 bee see see beo pages 9 94 91 1 and 95 kind reader which party were the most likely to be peaceable industrious and honest law abiding citi citizen zenh in the very nature na ture of things there can be but bud one ono answer the latter day saints sainta whose only crime was waa being yankees people from the easterla Ea eastern sterli states and cormons mormons Mor mons there was no charge then of bf being foreigners as all were native born american amerl Ameil ean can el nor ot polygamy for plural marriage was not then adopted nor had a latter day saint up 0 t that time been found guilty of any crime unde undo andey t t the tho 11 0 1 ahw e ither statutory under til ane common law or any provision ol 01 the constitution ot of our bur common country the united instates state in computing distances from santa fe where there is a conflict we behave have havo thought it bebb beat in the maln mala to quote col cookes figures as he wa wai mounted and would be better able to compute time by the gait ho lie rode the hours traveled with the weary footmen who had often to stop and help pull the wagons through the I 1 am ana however pleased to note the fact that asa rule ruie the discrepancy ia is comparatively small twe we made elev eleven miles milea passing two small town towns camping near the last called san bernalle Ber yesterday the assistant quartermaster vainly endeavored to obtain fresh mules and oxen the prejudice of the spaniards bo bing BO s 0 etring etro ng against the government of the united states tim that they would render no as assistant assistance sistan e beyond selling blittle fuel and perishable vegetables today however boke ver ser he lie has succeeded in exchanging 30 of our to musj us worth worthless lem iem ones onea for half the number of good though as a rule small smaill as most Span spanish lilii ifill mules are the colonel also aleo pur par thawed eight from officers of ficere of capt Bur gwins command he also ex changed about aa as many more tor for for better ones one sand nd obtained tern teri yoa yoko of oxen the captain also g gave ave him two lighter and better wagons for of our poorest beavy heavy ones onea the T 0 hand of adall wlee pro providence was certainly in thebe these things as without something of the kind we mait must inevitably have been left on tha great reat desert without means of conveyance ve in ip an erld erid mYs country bur our surrounded roUnded by the most ferocious of savages 24 tb bained earned last night traveled about 13 or 14 miles passing another town of spaniards and indiana many of 0 whom were as nude aa as when born except a breech clout tied around the I 1 loins quartermaster stoneman who by the way ia is a gentleman an in all wat that that wor word I 1 Is using every ito obtain supply of osgood good animals before leaving the spanish indian settlements hewak beveral several times timea grossly insulted by spaniards who contemptuously refused to trade with him he could hardly seem beem to realize e that ho he was wari endeavoring todeal to deal deai with witha a whipped bd though aa as yet not conquered foe this morning cook says captain burguin a rece received I 1 red a letter from thet american traders below baat ing that general generali armigo wasi was marching to seize beize their property and arid asking protection which it seems the colonel did not feelan thorl zed to grant nai nal aa I 1 sea fee from journals of this date that we traveled about 12 or 13 miles hera here orders ordera were given to issue pork only every fourth day the commander gave the meers officers off a sharp lecture on watching teamsters ac early this morning also tho the colonel reduced orderly sergeant elijah elmer of company cj C to the ranks fon for lor bein being 9 about one or possibly two minutes late in forming the corn coin company pany at reveille it was at early dawn cawn and the sergeant made the excuse that he could not see to call the roll the facts were however ai understood them that he stopped to lace or tie his shoes the writer was selected to perform the duties of orderly until further instructed sergeant elmer like ilka butler was subsequently restored to his office and andla andia is now a worthy and prominent citizen of iau lau pan jan gultch in iron county utah respectfully daniel TYLER |