Show AND OTHER MATTERS wednesdays DAILY DEC 5 CUICA ven vrn IRON tb there ore ere inoue is one good piece of news in to days dispatches the wea wes tern iron association have agreed to reduce the price of iron 12 1 per ton and nails four bits a keke keg we live in the west and of course expect to bome come in for the benefit of the reduction 11 iier per deseret telegraph t TO twid NEWS BB wd dec 5 1872 deseret news lin the hall and balden shooting case bald baid baiden an has been discharged there not being sufficient proof to bind him over to another court ACCIDENT james richards a carpenter residing in tie tle the ninth ward met with a serious accident yesterday morning while at work on a building in the twentieth ward wara while he was in a stooping position a bundle bundie of shingles fell a dis dis tance of eleven feet striking him on the lower lowe part cart of the bael baek back and inflicting serious injury on that part of his body he was taken to his residence in a conveyance and it is expected he will be laid up fon for a week or two ACCIDENT last thursday joseph knowles son sou of ani vv m knowles of logan was in the kanyon logging when a huge log came down the slide though warned of its approach he was waa unable to get got out of the way and nna it struck him on the ancle james hobbs and others present picked up the wounded lad iad cutoff his boot and conveyed him home where he summered suffered extreme a pain path his ij injured ared limb being awfully discolored and so terribly swollen that it could not be ascertained whether or not any bones were broken he is in still in pain and his hid foot and ancle are in a critical condition condition ogden junction dec leilh THE HOME Missi mission ox the appointment of eiders elders in various parts odthe of the territory to act as home homo missionaries in a and d preaching aching to the saints in the different settlements and wards is having an excellent and encouraging effect ane brethren appointed have been gene generally generady rahy raby diligent in laboring with the people in the wards and settlements to increase among the saints an interest in the work of god two days dayal meg mee meetings tinis have be been ell eil held in mallk many plages places and these gatherings have been generally characterized by the outpourings of the spirit of the lord llord and it is to be hoped that the missionaries and all other faithful falth faith ful fui elders eldens hsi sst us well will continue the good work by stirring up the people in the performance for mance of the duties of their religion a ltha itha holding of meetings in the city wards on sunday afternoons during the winter instead of having the usual meets ings lugs in the tabernacle is also having baving a beneficial effect this arrangement places the partaking of the we sacrament within reich reach of near nearly lyall fali fail the saints many of whom were unable to attend ht at the taber tabei macleon account ot their living at long distances from that building the afternoon as well as the evening meetings in the wards are being numerously attended and a lively and comforting spirit is generally enjoyed in those assemblies SUICIDE AND atturi ATTEMPTED taij MURDER some excitement was produced on the street today to day by the tho announcement thata that a man had murdered his wife and then thed committed sui sul suicide elde bide the rumor was speedily confirmed in some of its particulars by the bringing ito to the city hall of the body ol of a man named griffiths a welshman who had llad committed suicide by shooting himself through gh the head with a pistol after shooting his wipe wife the tragedy occurred on orf west tempie temple street near mear the corner of third south it appears that mrs griffiths a short time since left her ber husband on account of his abusive conduct towards her about six blie weeks ago he be was arrested and fined for being drunk disturbing i g the peace pe I 1 aca acq and threatening to shoot his wine wife when whim tha the police went to arrest him on that occasion he talk taik talked ed very quietly and appeared to be willing to accompany them to the city cly hall but made a sudden spring and grasped and cocked a pistol for lor the purpose of using it when mr alexander burt seized him a and nd after a severe struggle took the weapon away from him hind he was unable to pay his nine fine 15 and his pistol was retained as security and it was only the day before yesterday that he redeemed it at about half past eleven today to day he met his wife wine in company with two other ladies when he committed the terrible and bloody deeds by which he terminated his hii own life and which will probably produce fatai fatal effects affects on on his wife As griffiths shot himself through the brain n he died instantly and the attention ot of t the h a surgeons called in drs benedict and bush w was directed to the unfortunate woman when the latter iatter was wah shot she was running away from her husband and the ball took effect on the lower portion of other her back near the spinal column an examination of the woman showed that the bulet bul bui et was so deeply bedded imbedded Im Jm that it would be dangerous to extract it as the whole length of the finger could be inserted in the opening without reaching it the sufferings of the poor woman were most intense while she is paralyzed on one side it la Is possible that she may live but we un understand derstaD d it Is doubtful the body of griffiths presented a hideous spectacle his features were naturally unprepossessing but with the unclosed eyes glazed in ib death and the pallid features covered with gore gora the sight bight was one calculated to inspire theon the onlooker on looker with feelings fee linga anything but pleasurable his features are large and heavy particularly the lower jaw and his forhead is low and receding he appeared to be a man of from aft fifty Y to fifty five years of age his hair and b beard rd being iron grey we are informed that mrs griffiths is much younger having probably not yet attained her thirtieth year we unde understand that griffiths has been in this terri terni t tory nearly eighteen years r from FRIDAYS DAILY beo DEO leo 6 isi ibi COUNTY mr 0 ir oil oliphant ph ant reports things moving favorably at kanab and in that region he thinks highly ot of the mild and equable climate of that local ity and of the resources and nod prospects the settlers raised good crops chopa there tho the past beason season the indians indiana are peaceable more so than many white folks he speaks of a fine country around there good soil water and grass and many inducements to settlers FATAL AFFRAY ix IN DRY dby VALLEY VALLET A fatal stabbing affray occurred in dry Valley near pioche one day last week jas evans and henry Luc asboth miners quarrelled quarrel led and came to blows the former inflicted a mortal wound on the latter with d a knife or er other sharp instrument evans is at pioche under arrest so says the record per deseret telegraph the wheeler expedition ST GEORGE doo deo 6 the southern division of wheelers expedition arrived at washington a few days ago it met wih with brilliant success one on man P F kettleman was wounded in the narrows of af lareah kanyon wheelers officers and assistants will return to washington D 0 about dec roth elre eire between nine and ten last night two haystacks in the ward wara were discovered to be on fire tile tiie bell at the city hall rang the fire alarm and the city fire engine and the engine belonging t to 0 Z 0 M I 1 the Water witch were taken to the spot but some difficulty was experienced in obtaining water when a supply was obtained although last on the ground the water witch got to work first there was some delay in getting the city fire engine out and to the scene of the nnie niro we ire are pleased to note the efforts being put pui forth by the city in the business portions for the prevention and subduing of f fires ires by the construction of tanks lle lye fec we have reasons lor for believing that those measures will be prosecuted to a degree that will before belore long abolish any difficulty that may now be experienced on account of a lack of water wafer no further damage resulted from the fire than the consuming of the two tio haystacks named THE GRIFFITHS we are informed that but little hopes are entertained of the recovery of mrs griffiths who was shot yesterday by her husband the unfortunate woman however does not suffer much pain it being necessary to keep her under the influence of opiates this morning our reporter had bad an interview with the son of griffiths an intelli gent lad about eighteen years of age from whom the following information was glea gleaned hied bied he stated that his fathers age was fifi fafty eight years and that of his stepmother thirty eight she the woman who 1 aw was 8 9 shot by his fel fEk father felther ther was the batters lat third wife his two previous wives having died griffiths was as from swansea a south wales and bad had only been beem in the territory fifteen months his son eon our informant and mrs griffiths preceded him to this territory they having been here about three years by saving their hard earnings they jointly raised sufficient money to pay one hait half of Griffiths fare hom from wales to this country and that was the way he was enabled to come fc ere he had given way to drinking spells but had been very tem temperate parate for several weeks prior day when he perpetrated the horrible deeds of blood which were recorded in our yesterdays issue on that morning however he be had bad been drinking a little but not so freely that its effects could be readily perceived on him griffiths resided in ther the ward and at the beginning of the present week he went to his son and told the latter who was employed by mr samuel W richards to call at the house and take his bis things thines away as be did not want him there he had tac fac accordingly erdl angly cal cai called le took his clothes bid his father goodbye good b bye yea and nd left 0 on tuesday IF U ay griffiths redeemed a pistol which had been left at the city hall by him as security foi fol the payment of a fine which had been imposed on bu him for being drunk and abusing his wife ho he afterwards went around the city in search ol of his lis son but the latter iatter kept ont out of his way as he had been told that ris eis his father intended to kill him and had offered money to different persons if they would tell him where a the lad was these warnings came to him so strongly that he concluded to leave the city and RO go to evanston he kept out 0 of the way all day yesterday and was i in n complete 0 ignorance of the fact that his father had shot his stepmother step mother and then killed himself tho the heart beart sickening intelligence came to him while he was on the evening train for ogden the conductor had the speed of the train slackened and ana he jumped offard off and made his way to town and on his arrival he learned the particulars of the affair the lad seems to have a deep affection for his hla unfortunate mother who he says is a most excellent woman in speaking Speak ilig 1119 of her there was a tremor in his voice and the tears welled up into his eyes from a variety of circumstances there can be but little doubt that griffiths intended not only to kill his wife but also his bis son and then put an end to his bis own existence and he be seemed by the way in which he searched for the laj lad to have pre pro deter mined this purpose and to have been most intent on its accomplishment cobo cono newn NEWS INQUEST the following are the minutes of an inquest held in the city hall salt lake city and county of salt lake december bih bib 1872 at 2 pm to inquire into the cause of of the death of griffith griffiths aged about 58 years coroner george J taylor presiding the following were duly and sworn as a coroners jury william 0 neal M B shipp and rank frank F dewey J W johnson was wag the first witness sworn nis his statement was in effect that while in his hoise hoase ho ise lse on west temple street in this city at abd about ut elev el on the day abo abow a mentioned he heard screams and on going outside he saw a woman lying on the eidew E sidewalk alkana ana two othar women running in a southerly souther southen lv direction he saw deceased with a pistol in Us hid hand the weapon deapo n was i discharged once apparently accidentally and the tho deceased then cocked it raised it to his head and shot himself dead deceased fell on the sidewalk and did not seem ti to move after shooting him self seif through the head witness identified the deceased as the man he saw shoot himself he also identified the pistol as the one with which the deed was done he did not nob see deceased shoot his wife alexander burt bart was halid haild barid nand identified the deceased as a man named griffith griffiths he knew know him because as an officer he arrested him about four weeks ago go william paul jun was next sworn he was on west temple street about eleven when he be heard screams aad it a report of firearm sand immediately afterwards saw three women running towards him southward he sawa saw a man follow after them the man fired a pistol at one of the women and she khe fell to the ground wounded the man then tried to shoot himself but seemed to fail in the first attempt to do so but finally shot himself through the bead he heard three shots fired in all witness identified the deceased as the person who shot the woman and himself P F D clift was the next witness he was walking north northwards on west temple street when he saw three women running southward and a man after them the latter was a few faw feet in the rear of the last woman whom he fired at and shot she was waa shot in the back and fell immediately afterwards the man fired at the woman again after she had fallen when the woman held her bands up in a suppliant manner the man then shot himself through the head killing himself instantly witness identified the decea deceased sed zed as the man who did the shooting after the foregoing evidence was elicited the jury retired and ina lna in a ie returned with the following verdict territory of utah ath precinct T salt lake county j an inquisition holden at the city hall in the fourth precinct salt lake Coun conn county ou the ath day of december A D 1872 before george J taylor coroner of said county upon the body of griffith griffiths there lying dead by the jurors whose names are hereto the said jurors J arons upon their oaths do say that on the ath day of december 1872 about mhd hour or of eleven a m the said griffith griffiths came to his bis death from a pistol shot by his own band WILLIAM 0 N NEAL nean MILTON mllton B SHIPP S I 1 jurors B F dewey dewet J 1 I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the verdict rendered 11 georae GEoRGE J a AYLOR coroner jonn JOHN nica Hica oLsoN clerk clank FROM SATURDAYS DAILY DEC 7 pine bine ART distribution amateurs and lovers of the tine fine arts arbs will feel feol themselves amply repaid by a visit to savages savage 6 fine art gallery east temple street where Is ia now on exhibition the most beautiful collection of works of art that has perhaps ever been seen aaen in utah the usual annual fine art distribution from this noted establishment will take place in about a fortnight the collection for distribution comprises paintings by the leading home artists american german and english chiomos ch romos steel engravings kee bee fee including many beautiful gems of art the number of tickets issued for the drawing will be two hundred the distribution will be on the tho plan ortho orthe of the london art unions every holder of a ticket t receiving a picture the retail of the poorest being two dollars and a half of the best twenty tive dollars visit the gallery and see for tor yourselves UTAH COUNTY AND 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