Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-03-12 | Page 2 | In White-Hot Oven Victim Was Thrown

IN WHITE HOT HOT OVEN VICTIM VI AS T THROWN ROWN Rescued by Tta Tramps ps After ft r n a Vicio Vicious s Assault by by- Two Colo Colored h Highwaymen Highwaymen- CONNELLSVILLE a. a lar 1 March h. h 12 Two c colored lored highwaymen men threw Jer Jert- Jert miah Johnson Johnton of Dawson in a hot whiter coke oven oven at Davidson Davidson One arm agm was shriveled and and the the scalp singed before some tramps who ho were standing near rescue rescued th the unfortunate man Johnston is still sUll alive at the Cottage State hospital hospital hos hos- pital where he was hurriedly taken A posse of officers are hunting for the negroes negroes negroes ne ne- ne- ne groes who fled fied w west st st. Johnston was on his way from Danson Dawson Dawson Daw- Daw son fa o this place and stopped at the ovens to warm The men stood beside hIm for some time chatting pleasantly about the weather The They then grabbed him and thrust him into the blazing trundle trundle head It is thought robbery was their object Johnstons Johnston's chances for re recovery recovery recovery re- re covery are small