Show FROM OUR NEIGHBORS abols leg broken through a careless practice about bow the sad affair happened many jots of interest for this season of the year the aoa ther is exceedingly stormy and wintry and the intense dust that taunted the pedestrian all last summer is at the present no less abundant but it lies close to the ground and is full of juice in which form it is at its most friendly and cohesive state some of our youths have formed the habit of riding for s short distance on the trains as they leave the depot many times have they been warned to discontinue this careless practice but seemingly to no avail As the 1 30 freight train pulled out of the station today joseph jacobean Jaco beon a youth of about fifteen years boarded the rear car to take a chort ride after the train cad got nearly of amile distan tand was gaining speed the youth thought it time to dismount and in the attempt so to do fell and broke his thigh which inflicted a most terrible wound he was picked up in a helpless condition and conveyed ro his home where surgical Burg ical aid was at once summoned and temporary relief given though a long beige of pain and confinement surely must needs lolow suan a faiai accident we learn from mr stanley gaeason GI eason today to day the particulars in his brothers bro therB murder case following is the narrative brot her hyrum gaeason GI eason left farmington on thursday last for the purpose of overseeing his homested and other business near elder county utah he purchased a return ticket and took provisions enough to last him while gone which time he thought would occupy part of a weak only after attending his business he started for home remaining over night with mr miller who the next day wednesday toofe hyrum to the railroad depot a distance of six miles arriving at the depot in the evening they learned that the train was snowbound snow bound and would not be in on time and as there was no waiting room nor houses close by they took shelter from the intense cold as the snow fell deep in that locality in a saloon near by the saloon was crowded with ruffians but it seems to have been the only place of shelter so they remained there until 9 in the evening at which time mr milleread Miller bad to return home to his family As chev looka I 1 for the train any moment mr leas i apprehending no danger remained ii the saloon awaiting th Thu afar we have the narrative from a true source but after departure for home we have only the testimony of those drunken vagabonds who infested that den some one in ake crowd was heard to say ho would kill that d d mormon before ho left the crowd it is believed that some assault waa made upon the mormon people and that perhaps mcgleason Mr Gleason spoke more in defense of the people than was prudent in such a lawless mob and thus fell a victim to their th body bares marks of haying been struck with a club on the left side of the head which blow broke both his neck and anwar arm ii other slight bruises were noticeable but doubtless the one mentioned waa the cause of hia death the county proa securing sec attorney was notified of the sad affair and speedily went to maka investigation and the yarns elicited from the saloon keeper are numerous the veracity of which are in great question as he seems to be a disreputable man miller before leaving asked hyrum if he would take a drink to warm him up but he declined in the following words 1 I would not tase a tonight to night for all of collingston collinston Col linston so the tribune report of him spree ing with the crowd is without foundation hyrum gaeason is about 35 years old and unmarried he returned from a mission two years ago this spring after two successful years labor in the I 1 north eastern states since his return from hia mission labors he has been a diligent del igent worker in the Y M M I 1 A and acted as a sunday school teacher abro gleason was much esteemed in pleasant grove where he has lived the last ten or twelve years the funeral services held in farmington Farmin on sunday at 1 p m this being the home of his youth many sympathetic friends assembled to pay ft a last tribute of respect to this noble young man he was interred in the cemetery by the side of hia mother whose death saddened his heart while on his mission here he will remain until the morning of the first rea erection honors follow his name and labors mr W an energetic young man of this place has been digging in the mountain north of what is known as the little springs with the hopes of finding arter one day last week his expectations were fully realized for be was rewarded with a beautiful flow of water which is sufficient to irrigate five acres of land and as his line of business is that of grape and fruit growing it will be of untold benefit to him during his natural life march 4 1890 |