| Show an indian suicides a battle scared shoshone indian who had been confined at the penitentiary for some time trial on the charge of attempting to murder a white man ended his caber at an early hour on sunday inomia ino miu it is certainly the most shocking case of self murder that has ever occurred here and the cea shuw that the indian possessed an unlimited supply of nerve Kasa hook or neff dukes as he was sometimes called retired to his cell as usual on saturday and at 7 the next morning when the guard opened the cell be found the indian lying dead in his bunk an examination showed that ho had sharpened an S penny nail and deliberately driven it into ahe bowels at tho dayel and strapped a belt over the nail to keep it in place his next move was to tie a piece of flannel round bis neck and ho then twisted the rag until tho wind was shut off haying thus fixed everything to his entire satisfaction he quietly laid down on his bed and strangled to death coroner harris waa notified of the affair and on sunday afternoon he out to the penitentiary and held an inquest and d verdict in accordance with ahe facts stated above was rendered Kasa hook formerly lived at the indian farm an bear river and a few months ago ho took a shot at a white man but missed him he was arrested and taken to ogden and after an examination he was held for arial he was 35 years of age and had the reputation of being a very tough character the remains were interred in the penitentiary on sunday afternoon herald |
