| Show TUESDAYS DAILY JULY 31 1888 DEATH OF CHARLES HUBER particulars about his bein being 9 drowned in a fish pond LEEDS utah july 30 aw V editor deseret news the following is an account of a man by the name of huber a native of germany Gen sometimes known by the name of dutch charley who on the evening of july 25 was found dead in a small fish pond near the little town of leeds ja Z Y mcmullin the owner of the pond on his return from silver re reef ef which is situated about one and a halt miles from leeds on the evening of july as it was growing dusk came by his fish pond 9 a few steps from the road on the way from the reef beef on his leaving the pond he discovered on the bank the clothes of person who evidently had stripped tor for the purpose of bathing there being no one in sight eight from the spot where the clothes were found though the whole pond wa was within swithin view it wab feared that something was wrong upon walking around the pond to the opposite side from where the clothes lay at a distance of abo about tit fifteen feet from the bank the body of some at that time unknown man was discovered A small portion of the back of the head and shoulders appeared above the surface of the water the body otherwise sinkin sinking gout out of sight the depth of water where the body lay was supposed by those who took it out to be about four feet avery A very short distance from where the body lay the water was about seven feet deep upon this discovery the officers were immediately notified A jury was summoned and an inquest held over what proved to be as hoove stated the remains of charles chajles huber the verdict of the jury was to the effect that the deceased came to his death by drowning with no evidence that it was done with suicidal intent deceased was evidently a man who had reached the age of about forty five years I 1 of a light complexion and was short and heavy set it is not known that he be has any relatives in this country tr B Y MCMULLIN |
