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Show A IHDEIIAT PIOOIE. Henry Parish Reported to Hare Stabbed a Man to Death While Playing Play-ing Cards, t AN ATTEMFT TO LYNCH HIM. An Exciting Sc?ne The Rope Around His Neck Something About Farish's Record. A report has been received in Salt Lake from Fioche, Nevada, that Henry l'arish, formerly of the Tinlic mining district, I'tah, killed a man a few days ago niul that he narrowly escaped lynching. It nppenrs that a slrauger was engaged en-gaged with others in a game of cards In n saloon. l'arish. w ho w as one of the by slanders, kept looking at the stranger's hand, until lie ally the man asked to stop it, and also to change his position, l'arish became very indignant and struck a blow ut the stranger, who Immediately Im-mediately rose lo bis feet. Thoreuon Parish drew a knife AM" ST H.KKt MIX), and death being tha result in ft few minutes. l'arish, in the excitement that ensued, en-sued, made his escape but was pursued and captured by the ollioers, who brought him hack to town. A mob gathered and J'KKPAKKn TO LYNCH TUB I'KlsONr.R. A rope was put around his neck and every preparation was made to hang him when some cool headed men prevailed pre-vailed upon the crowd to turn the pris-nnerovcr pris-nnerovcr to tha ollieers and let the law take its course. l'arish is now in Jail. It will be remembered that some years ago he killed a man in Tinlic, and was acquitted on the ground of self-defense. |