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Show TERRITORIAL NEWS. <br><br> The ??? of the Junction feels kindly towards the drama. There were five "puffs" of plays in that paper on Oct.(October), 5th, three of them being lengthy paragraphs. Was he "local", "short" or do the readers of the Junction like such matter? <br><br> The News of Oct.(October) 4th has the following special from Silver Reef, dated 4th: Yesterday morning, as Michael Carbis, foreman of the California Mine, was on his way to work, he was stopped near the Buckeye boarding house by a miner named Tom Forrest, who had a pistol in his hand. When the miner got within a few feet of Carbis he put away the pistol but immediately drew a large sheath knife and plunged it into Carbis' side while inflicting a frightful wound, from the effects of which he died last evening about five o'clock. It was a deliberate cold blooded murder. Forrest had freely expressed his intention to commit the deed because, for good reasons, he had been discharged by Carbis the day previous. Forrest took refuge in the tunnel of the Tecumseh Mine, but was subsequently brought out and put in jail. Carbis was a quiet peaceful man and universally esteemed throughout the camp. He leaves an estimable family, who were deeply devoted to him, and his death has rendered them frantic with grief. <br><br> A correspondent of the Provo Enquirer writes from Nephi, Sept 30th, the following account of a horrible crime. "A thing shaped like a human being, calling himself W. Parker and peddling some powders to prevent the explosion of coal oil, has been for several days prowling around our streets. On the evening of the 28th inst.(instant), he decoyed a little ten-year-old girl away from the railroad depot, buying her candies and giving her 10 cents to go with him as he said to deliver a letter. After walking with her through the field, he took her into an unoccupied building and for over an hour the poor little girl was subjected to tortures too horrible to describe, until the wretch and beast above mentioned accomplished his hellish purpose and outraged the frail little creature, whose father is away from his home at present. <br><br> The beastly rapist then took the evening train for Joab, after telling the little girl to say nothing about what he had done. <br><br> As soon as she arrived home, the little girl told her mother and soon the people were aroused. The sheriff followed the villain and arrested him in Joab, brought him back and took him before Justice Borrowman, where the scoundrel was identified by the girl and other parties who saw him walking with her. He waived examination, failed to secure the bonds of $1,000 to await the action of the Grand Jury and today will be forwarded to your city, to be placed in jail. <br><br> The excitement ran high last night and lynching was spoken of loudly. It is hoped that such a villain will get the full extent pointed out by the statutes, and that no Governor can ever be found who would use his executive clemency on such a subject and turn him loose upon any community, until he has fully paid the penalty of his crime which I think the law has hardly punished as severely as such wretches invariably deserve." |