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Show a Tiufiic (iccui:ue.ci:. Daiid X. Saiae ."Iur.lrnd by Mexican Herder-. A fearful tragedy oexurred near Ailairville. iu this county, on the third instant re-ultiug in the death of David William Savage, a respected respect-ed citizen. Mr. Morg-m's the-ej. herd had been kept Inconveniently near Uie village for some days, as is supposed, through a misunderstanding of their order- by the two Mexican herders. Sjme words had passed on the sulect lictwecii one of the eitlzeus aud the herders some Ume previously. On the afternoon of the 3rd, as Krcther Savage was engaged iu muvlug bin ellivts to another house in thu village, the sheep reached his plcmises, wlieii, taking Ills revolver, lie started to drive tuc-m away. i'Iii.-was i'Iii.-was the last seen of him alive lie Ills f.iunly. The Matements alter-Wards alter-Wards made by the twuherdera were deemed uureliable,but whatapjars to have trausilrc-d is as follow ,: Brother Savage commenced t'niig liU revolver over the slliep to scare lliemaway. Arriving al the ilace where thu herders w ere, a light ensued, en-sued, In which one of thu herders was shot iuoiiu leg. Brother Savage Sav-age had evidently been knocked down, as it npttun-il that he had rce-cUed four blows with a revolver uou the lack of his head, and wliile lying on his face had been shot through the I sidy. His shirt l-elng woolen, ell J not show signs of lire, but his underclothing being cotton, was considerably burned. On the 4th an inquest was held upon the boJy by J ut lice of the Peace V. I. Flake, of Suowtlakn Precinct, The funeral took place the same day. Brother Savage was firm iu the faith of the Gospel. He held tRe vslllonsof clerk for theShowlow Ward, aud alternate metulwr or the High Council or the Stake. He was also Deity SherlU or the county. He was hern in Salt Like City, Utah, July 11, 1S49, and was, therefore, nearly forty-one years ot age. He leavcj a wire aud three children. E. X. H. S.nowklaici-, Aptche Ci, Arizona, Ari-zona, July 7 h, IS1. |
