Salt Lake Times | 1890-10-11 | Page 1 | Kicked by a Horse

Kinked lijr a Hone. John J. Olsen, ft ranchman who has been exhibiting his thoroughbred stock nt the fair was kicked in tho head by his prize winning Perehir m shortly after 5 o'clock last evening at tho rear of tho St. James hotel and came near going homo In a pine box. Ho had been leading tho animal around by tho halter w hen it suddenly wheeled and lifting Its enormous hoofs elevated its owner some hv foot nbovo the sea level. Olson was rendered unconscious while tho blood poured from his mouth l.nd removed to the hotel he laid there dead, to all appoaranco for two hours. Examination disclosed the fact that tho injuries were confined" to the loss of an eye tooth, nothing more.