| Show I NfWS fROM OVfR TD STATE MAXWELL TALKS A LOT TELLS OF OTHER BOBBEEJES CONTEMPLATED1 BT RIM CONLTD R Deputy Tells How Carr A Wyoming Deput Tels Others Alias Maxwell and Pour I Escaped From Him Once I Provo Aug 17 Sheriff Storrs has I received a letter from Deputy Sheriff I Brewer of Lander Wyo in which he I describes how Carr Maxwell the Springville bank robber and four Sprngie short time others escaped from him a before he came to Provo In regard to Pierson th man who was killed at the time of Maxwells arrest Mr Brower says I do not know anything I about Pierson as I never saw him but after your inquiry I learn that his folks j live in Litchfleld Sherman county Neb but who they are I do not know I He was not considered a bad man here 0 S His photograph pho-tograph was recognized by everyone that saw itt Mr Brower says Max worst clas well is a horsethief of the and a general allround tough City Marshal Gemmel of Springville has received a letter from Piersons mother at Litchfleld asking in regard to her sons death an account of which she had noticed in The Herald Mr Gemmel has written to her and sent her a photograph of the dead man In a conversation with Sheriff Storrs Maxwell has stated that he and Pier son had intended to rob the First National Na-tional bank of Provo and that on the day the job was to have been done the bank escaped by reason of closing about five minutes before the robbers arrived He has also confided to the sheriff that he and Pierson were disappointed dis-appointed in not meeting with confederates confed-erates who should have been waiting for them with horses in Hobble Creek canyon The opera house season will be 22 opened oh Monday evening Aug with Si Perkins The opinion generally expressed by people who were present at the time Maxwell was arrested is not at all complimentary to the men who held out for and obtained a large proportion propor-tion of the reward instead of uniting with the rest of the posse and giving the whole amount to Mr Allen who Pierson lost his leg through being wounded by WANTS HER FREEDOM Katherine Butler of Spanish Fork Says She Is Mistreated Provo Aug Katherjne Butler of Spanish Fork has commenced suit for divorce against Job Butler The parties par-ties intermarried at Spanish Fork on Dec 5 1891 As grounds for divorce plaintiff alleges that at the time of their marriage she was an emigrant from Ireland and being a stranger whenever any of her male friends would visit their house the defendant would afterwards call her vile names falsely charging her with adulterous Intercourse with them and on several occasions beat her striking her with his fist towit on or about Dec 1 1892 and Oct 10 1896 and Aug 6 1S98 struck at her with a chair and threw mud upon her Plaintiff prays for a division of the joint property and the custody of one child the Issue of the marriage and that a reasonable sum be paid into court to defray the expense of this action and for counsel fees William Creer is attorney for plaintiff COLLIDED WIT A BUGGY Wagon1 Racers at Huntington RunDown Run-Down a Man and Woman Huntington Aug 15 While returnIng return-Ing from Castle Dale last night in alight a-light onehorse carriage Mr and Mrs D C Woodward were run down by some lawless boys who were running races on the highway with wagons The night being dark the light rig was not seen by the racers until i was to late to stop so they dashed onto i smashing it into atoms and severely Injuring the occupants The lady h snot s-not been out since arriving home and is very ill and bruised BURGLARS AT LOGAN Attempted t Enter a Store But I Were Unsuccessful Logan Aug 17The news has just been given out of the attempt to burglarize I burg-larize the store of Mr T B Davis near the depot a few nights ago The thief entered the back room of the store through a window which he had smashed The attempt to force the door leading into the main part of the store was unsuccessful however and but little of value was taken No clue as to the thief or thieves has a yet I been found PROVO PERSONAL ITEMS Boxing Contest at Eureka Saturday Evening Provo Aug 17Mrs W H King Is visiting Mrs Sam A King of this city F S Moon aged 36 of Denver andO and-O M Judson aged 21 of Payson have received a marriage license A 20round boxing contest for the I championship of Utah is billed to come off in the I O O F hall Eureka on the evening of the 20th between Wil lard Bean of Richfield and Jack Berry of Salt Lake City COURT AND COURTING A Logan Man Arraigned Brigham People Wed Logan Aug 17Fred Jacobs a young man living in the Fifth ward was arrested yesterday on a charge of assault and battery preferred by George Checketts of Providence who operates a saw mill here He will have his trial this afternoon John Hailing of Brigham City and Eflle J Hansen of Murray secured a marriage license here this morning and were married shortly after by Justice W N Thomas ThomasW WRECK AT CASTLE GATE Passengers Delayed Six Hours On the Road Castle Gate Aug 16This morning about 10 oclock there was a bad wreck on the railroad between here and Ky une which necessitated the use of the wrecking train from Helper The traf Ic was stopped for a considerable time The No 2 passenger train was six hours late when It arrived here We were jured not informed If anyone was In Huntington Locals Huntington Aug 17The stockholders stockhold-ers of the Huntington Canal Agricultural Agri-cultural association met today for the purpose of considering the advisability of building a reservoir in the Hunting ton canyon to provide water In the low season It was decided to build one and steps are now being taken to secure se-cure a site for same I is to be hoped that it will not be lost sight of until i Is pushed to a successful termination termina-tion as the people of this neighborhood have seen the need of it this season blast Harvesting and threshing is in full blat Lehi Employees Outing Lehi Aug 17The business men of Lehiwill close on Fridayat 2 p m I I and take their employees over to Becks Saratoga Springs with their families for an outing A committee consisting of J M Klrkham of Kirkham Sons S J Taylor of the Peoples Coop J S Broadbent of Broadbent Sons and C Earl of the Earl Butcher company com-pany has been appointed to make the necessary arrangements and to formulate formu-late a programme of amusement Another Fire at Sandy Sandy Aug 17But for the untiring efforts of the people of Sandy the eastern east-ern part of the town would be in ashes Wednesday some small children set fire to a hay stack belonging to Benjamin Eggington which was totally destroyed destroy-ed with his barn a horse and buggy valued at about 250 No insurance Is reported The fact that the wind was favorable prevented it from spreading Logan Excursion t Saltair Logan Aug 17All the necessary arrangements having been made an excursion to Saltair will be given by the Young Mens and Young Ladies Mutual Improvement associations of this stake on Monday Aug 29 A rate of 250 for the round trip has been secured and the prospects are that a big crowd will visit the lake Lehi Local Items Lehi Aug 17Mr J P Johnson living on the bench reports coyotes very bad In that neighborhood They have already destroyed a lot of his poultry Mr D Anderson son of M Anderson Ander-son had his back hurt with a crowbar while cur working at the Sunshine at Mer Pipe Mains at Castle Gate Castle Gate Aug 17The coal company com-pany Is putting in a pipe main with hydrants around the principal outside workings as a precaution against fire This Is a much needed acquisition and should have been done before Tramps at Springville Springville Aug 17The town is becoming be-coming Infested with tramps a species that will not toll or spin under any circumstances cir-cumstances and who believe that the world owes them a living |
