Show THAT DOUBLE HOMICIDE OAKLEY april 1st ast 1886 editor deseret news in the semiweekly SEMI WEEKLY of tuesday last I 1 find an account of the shooting of ross worthington at tacoma on R sunday unda morning last the particulars given berluc being incorrect the rhe truth is about as follows compton the man who shot worthington had a favorite dog killed a short time ago and worthington related a dream he be had during daring the night previous while at breakfast of the dog licking his face and waking him up compton said his bis do dog was not around licking such and such using very in sultina suil ting language nothing more was said until after they left the table when worthington asked an explanation of his language and was answered by compton td that it he be could put what construction upon it he pleased A few more words passed an and both drew their pistols at which sol the brother of ross interfered ana and as he be was turning ross Ros away compton fired ross thereupon tired and missed but immediately fired again shooting compton in the neck the then dropped and in a few minutes died compton lived two or three hours longer As soon as a casket could be procured the body of ross worthington was brought over here where his parents arents reside and on tuesday was buried buried the funeral being attended by several hundred people many from a great distance lie he was born at grants ville in 1859 where he be resided with his parents until they moved out here he was a young man of fine ability and great promise was one of the representatives senta tives of utah in the c batile a isle convention at st louis in 1884 and his friends were all who were acquainted with him very respectfully JAMES STODDART |