| Show SALT LAKE MY GOD HE HAS KILLED ME HE CRIED how edward scott was killed by a fellow workman what lead to the killing A terrible tragedy took place friday in salt lake the facts of the case according to the herald are that at a barn being erected on eighth west streetie tween first and second south a number of carpenters were at work it seems that edward scott the victim was the foreman for mr betts the contractor who was building the whitney residence he had several carpenters ander him one of whom ftak wm M diamond these two men boarded at tho same house and were fast friends going to work together each day eating at the samo table and at night sharing the same room A short time ago mr betts suggested to his foreman that diamond be discharged as the work was getting slack and diamond was not the abst workman on the job eccott fc cott however kept his friend on until thursday night when mr belts instructed him to let three men go including diamond yesterday morning scott and diamond arose at the usual time and as they were dressing the former tho latter that be would have to lay him off for a time diamond time showed no resentment and the roen went down to breakfast together As soon as the meal was finished scott went down to the building and was soon busily engaged in his work in a short time diamond entered the barn which was used as a shop and commenced sorting over his tools preparatory to packing them up then the first evidence of his ill feeling waa manifested he turned to scott and told nim he was no friend and that he bad laid him off because he disliked him scott denied that he was actuated by any feeling or ill will but by tin s time diamonds ire was aroused and he commenced abusing him roundly and wound up by calling him a s n of a b scotts chief desire seemed to be to pacify the man but diamond evidently wanted an encounter and soon blows were exchanged the men clinched and fell to the ground scott being on top lie still made no to injure his assailant and remained quietly holding diamond down until mr betts and some of the carpen lera came and separated the men the matter then quieted down and the men returned to work on the building scott went back into his shop and he was followed shortly warda by diamond a and the carpenters heard a rache in the shop and mearim that the con diet bad been resumed aliey all rushed into the barn when they entered a terrific sight met their gaze scott was leaning against hi benali with his face turned toward diamond atho was standing about four feet from him A torrent of blood ar pouring from an ugly wound in scotts just over the lift a chisel iron which the blood was drip pin in diamonds hand told the story As tho men entered cott claimed claim pd my god he 1 as killed me wi liim oliver turned to diamond and nid what made you do it well 1 did it billy replied diamond yon take sel and kill me I 1 alie wounded man wai taken to the ohire of doctor endries wl ere he boon ifft rr art died mr diamond wib placed under ar efcy aind today to day wis arraigned the examination will ce held nest week coughs and colds kept off by taking biyer regulator to regulate the a stem A ray of hope for all alio are held by the chains of scrofula or other diseases of the blood cornea from Hoods Sarsaparilla which by imparting the elements of good health aej eart nath to the vital fluid dissolves the bonds of disease and sets the captive free no other remedy in existence combines he the peculiar merit an the medicinal power of hoods F W |
