| Show loal LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS FROM THURSDAYS DAILY yeb FEB id 18 murder case the time of the district court was occupied this thia morning in a jury to try the case of the people etc vs jos biddlecomb indicted for the murder of a young man named jensen in tooele thoele county the trial began at two fatal result william wyatt who was shot at silver bliver beef on sunday morning died at one yesterday morning van VanStan stanz zand and mix the parties charged with the homicide have been committed to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of murder reports wanted superintendents of sunday schools are requested to send fend in their annual reports for issi 1881 to their stake superintendents it if they have not already done so before the end of this month so that the stake reports can be forwarded to the deseret sunday school union as soon boon as possible georae GODDARD abst gen bupt one of the oldest members Mem bers lers one of the few members who were baptized in the same year the church cf jebus christ of latter day writs faints was organized lives at panaca lincoln county nevada we refer to clarinda stanton Bt anton wife of daniel stanton who was baptized by oliver cowdery november 1830 mother whitney who died yesterday embraced the gospel in the same year corrections in yesterday yesterdays Is report ot of the tooele thoele embezzlement case mr burmester was charged with being engaged in ingot ing of the records from the delegates elect such however is not the case mr air burmester endeavored to persuade mw martin maxtin tin and bird to perform their duties in delivering the records to the officers elect another error also appeared in stating that a posse boseo of 30 men took the offices by force no force was used the duly elected and qualified officers merely assuming the duties of such without the formal receiving of the records not hot in emery last month wa wo gave details of the killing of david L blizzard by young snyder at ashley fork which place was stated at the time to be in emery county which is not the case being located in uintah county of which latter county mr johnson who brought the prisoner prisoner prison ir to this thia city is sheriff john ti brasher is sheriff of emery county A gentleman who resides in emery county informs us that that section of the territory is bad enough without being credited with the evil of its near neighbor we willingly take the late homicide off the shoulders of emery and place it on the back of uintah cattle stealing we learn from our correspondent W H at huntington emery county that a couple of young men at that place lately had an examination on a charge of grand larceny by the evidence given the case seemed to be plain against them the crime consisted of shoot shooting ing cattle on the range an animal had been dressed and the quarters hid in some rocks the hide and part of the head had been burned but enough of the head left to identify the ear marks showing the animal to belong to the miller bros of mill creek another animal belonging to wm win H gentry had been shot down but left un touched the accused we rebound were bound over in the remarkably small sum eum of to appear before the grand jury at provo DEATH OF M OTHER WHITNEY As stated in the NEWS the demise of elizabeth A whitney familiarly mili mIll arly ariy known as mother whitney occurred shortly after two yesterday the cause of death wab was as well known general debility produced byord by old oid age her last illness was very protracted and considering her enfeebled condition for ani ant extended period it is remarkable that she held out as long as she did during the last several weeks past the lamp of life burned so dimly in IXL the emaciated frame occasionally that her death was momentarily A although though her memory is embalm ed in the esteem and affection of thousands her loss to her friends is softened by the consoling assurance that to her death came as a sweet and happy relief to herself bhe she was not only ripened in age but her whole life blossomed with good works embellished with one of the most gentle and heavenly dispositions ever possessed by mortal Harsh harshness ness nees was an element distinctly foreign to her nature and in this as a well as many other particulars her course was well worthy the emulation of the daughters of israel elizabeth anu ann whitney was the wife of bishop newel K whitney she was born in derby new haven county conn dec 1800 and was the eldest child of gibson and polly bradley smith she received in early life the most judicious training and d was carefully educated according g to the customs of tha that t early period when about 18 years of age she went tent bent with a maiden malden aunt to ohl ohio and subsequently became acquainted quain ted with air whitney a young merchant to whom bhe ehe was married october 1822 byees by reve mr badges a presbyterian minister sometime some bome time after their marriage they both joined the church mother whitney was baptized in november 1830 into the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and has ever been a faithful and anti devoted member she was designated in the early days of the church the sweet Bonga song trebs of zion 11 by the prophet himself she was among the first members of the church in this dis sensation pensa penea tion who received the gift of tongues which she always exercised in singing the prophet joseph said eaid that the language was the pure adamic the same that was used iw in the garden of eden and declared that if she kept the faith the gift would never leave her it never did and those who have heard her sing will never forget the sweet and holy influence that accompanied her exercise of this heavenly gift the last time she sang in tongues was on the day she was 81 years olds old oid at the house bouse of sister emmeline Emmell neB B wells the latter having got up a party in honor honorof of the anniversary of other othen han bar birthday we may here state that sister slater wells end the deceased were bound to each other by the closest ties of affection and friendship friende hip which never were broken till the moment of separation by the visit of the angel of death at a meeting in kirtland temple for patriarchal blessing blessings st presided over by joseph smith sens sen ben bister sister whitney sang in tongues and elder parley P pratt interpreted thu the result being a beautiful hymn des desk crip tive of the lerent different dlf dif dispensa eions from adam to that of the latter days had we space at command we would give it here she was the second of her sek sex that received receive i the endowments being a high priestess in the house of the lord in which capacity bhe ahe officiated ficia ted until lately when she was compelled to relinquish her labors on account of failing health in her position it was her privilege to bless hundreds and it might be safe to say bay thousands of the daughters of zion bishop whitney and family left kirtland for missouri in 1838 but hearing the saints were being driven from that state they rema remained ined inea in carlton cariton carl cari ton III ill during the winter and in the spring of 1839 went up to commerce in nauvoo mother Whit whitney endured much hardship and privation but never a murmur esca escaped d her lips always cheerful and I 1 looking oge king on the bright iside bide side encouraging her hen husband in the performance of every duty although she ehe might be left destitute and alone at the time of the organization of the relief belief society in nauvoo mother whitney was chosen and ordained aa as first councilor to the president emma smith which position she filled with honor and credit at the time of the exodus from nauvoo she crossed the mississippi river on the ice lee in the dead of winter with a family of little children and from sleeping in a tent on the frozen ground she contracted a cold which settled in her limbs producing rheumatism from which she never entirely recovered but has always suffered more or less her youngest son sot newel M was born at winter quarters and she passed through such scenes of sorrow and suffering as no pen can portray her two eldest sons horace and orson oison were among the pioneers of 47 bishop whitney and famy family came to the valley in heber C Kim baila balla company arriving here in october 1848 isis in september 1850 bishop whitney died leaving her with a family of nine children she was gifted with many of the most amiable qualities of womankind patience meekness humility the power of self sacrifice and the a spirit pi rit rii or of peace seemed to rest lest ever upon hershe has often been alluded to as the comforter corni comi orter so powerful have been her efforts to help others hex ministrations among the sick and afflicted cannot ben beu be numbered during dring her recent illness she often said fathers time Is the best time and again 1 I want to suffer all that I 1 ought to bunnen she had the most careful attention and nursing from her daughter mrs mary jane groo and otner other dear relatives and friends she has baa been the mother of eleven children beven seven sons and four daugh terssie tera bix six now living bhe she h has hns as thirty two grandchildren and th thir jr teen great grandchildren deceased was said to be the second oldest member of the church at the time of her death her individuality and course of life were so pure noble and every way estimable that jt it Is doubtful whether she had ever had an cuemy enemy in the course of hgr her life blessed be her memory for ever while she has gone to the realms where the righteous dwell the recollection of her exalted life will live in the memories of those who still remain the services will be conducted at the salt ijane lake assembly hall tomorrow fr friday iday at 11 a in m seats beats will be reserved for the officers of the relief belief societies row erom ROM PRIDAY B DAILY fell SEB 17 death by scalding A lamenta ble incident occurred at ferron castle valley emery county on the esth most tobt willie a three year old son of brother peter hansen while at play accidentally fell into a boll erful of hot water by which he ww was fearfully scalded after much suffering he died at ati 1 the following morning the burial took place on the lot iotti the little community exhibit deep sympathy for the parents who are greatly g dis at the occurrence MURDER AT OGDEN JAMES JAXES brows BROWN IS SHOT amb AND KILLED L SY BY GEORGE CATLIN A murder was committed at ogden on wednesday night we glean the particulars of the affair from the herald of that town the substance of the story is that george catlin james brown and wm mclaughlin had been living together la in a room on young street within several months tuey are reported to have quarreled several times between seven and eight wednesday night the three men were together in their room when catlin took up a valise and took out a loaded revolver cocked it and placed it behind him he they told brown and mclaughlin to get up and leave the room and take a walk mclaughlin laughlin ln procured a bucket of water which he placed behind the door and then left but brown who was waa eating his hia supper remained is in the room shortly after mclaughlin left two shots shota were fired which were heard beard by two lidi lidl 1 ladles idi idl M mrs X kerr 2 and mrs caldwell mother and daughter who occupied the front part of the building and who immediately after lafter saw a man running from the direction of the room to the street an alarm was given and shortly after sheriff wm win brown and V U a deputy marshal oscar repaired to the room where they found brown quite dead no one else was in the room at this time but soon eoon after catlin entered and from some enquiries made of him by the officers they strongly suspected he was implicated in causing thel death of brown they arrested catlin and locked him lira up in jail this morning a pistol was found on the premises just south of the room where the murder had been committed there were four 33 38 calibre cartridges in it and two chambers were empty the weapon was identified as the property of george catlin an examina examination uon don of browns body showed one bullet wound on the left shoulder and another near the armpit the last of which in the opinion of the surgeon produced death the verdict of the corone coroners jury I 1 Y was that deceased came to h hig his Is death ath by two pistol shot wounds by the hand of george catlin funeral services of sister elizabeth elizabath eilzabeth ellzabeth A whitney agreeable to announcement the funeral services of mother ehney whitney were conducted this forenoon in the assembly hall the casket containing the body of our esteemed sister was placed in front of the stand about an hour before the ceremonies commenced and the friends of the deceased lady composing the large audience that filled the body of the ball and part of the galleries aa as they entered the building improved the 0 opportunity 1 p port pont unity to view the face of th the e deceased ceased le during the time the body was alyin lying 9 la in blate slate brother joseph J daynes discoursed appropriate music on the organ in opening the raen raer services vices the tabernacle choir under the leadership of brothel brother beesley sang 0 my father thou that dwell dwelt est eat elder john pack offered prayer and the choir sang nearer my god to thed counselor D H wells then made brief remarks he said the respect that wo we this day were called upon to pay to the dead we paid to one ot of our own mother whitney we lye had been acquainted with her ber he was going to say all our lives and consequently her virtues need not be referred to as they were already known they were those of a noble and true woman a woman whose integrity had bad been proven the many years of her fellowship with the church through all the scenes pretty much this church had passed her spirit had gone to god whence it came to meet with her many friends who had gone before lefore her er among a ong whom w was w the partner of other er jo joys a an and so sorrows aws and he the a speaker aker wag was as g gratified titled to know that boneso one so worthy had passed away under circumstances so favorable and would he was assured be expressing the feelings of the large congregation t he addressed in saying peace to the ashes of mother whitney and god bless her posterity nelden gelder lorenzo Ij orenzo D young the next speaker had known the deceased 40 years and he knew her life to be an example of virtue ness sympathy and love to her fellow creatures it had been his bis lot to travel a great deal in company with brother and sister slater whitney during the varied and shifting scenes through which the church had bad passed and no matter what the circumstances were whether houseless in muot mud and rain whether in cold or hunger fleeing from persecution it mattered not how bow uninviting and dark and ai at times seemingly without a ray of hop hopt mother whitney had always a smile upon her face and an encouraging word to afler it afforded him joy to testify to her noble and motherly qualities and to know that in fam pam passing sing hence she bas baa gone to join a blessed and happy throng of her associates and friends who like her were to god and man true even to death president jos IF smith then ad dressed the assembly th the le speaker had bad been acquainted with mother whitney ever since he could remember of her it might be truly said she was a mother in israel after passing through the trials and hardships known to the early members of the church in missouri and illinois and those known to the pioneers of these valleys she was left a widow with a large family and it had never been the pleasure of the speaker with probably one exception to know a woman who possessed to GO so eminent a degree the spirit of cheerfulness and extraordinary hope as mother |
