| Show THE TRAGEDY EDWARD M DALTON HIS HISTORY AND GENERAL CHARACTER ULARS oy OF THE MURDER FUNERAL B AND OTHER DETAILS PAROWAN dec I 1 editor deseret Je seret news believing it would be interesting to the mary many readers of toe NEWS I 1 herewith fu furnish ish you with a briet brief sketch of the life tf of edward meeks meeka dalton who was shot down in cold cid blood at about eleven on the morning of the ath loth of this mouth month by one william thompson a deputy U 5 marshal the subject of this sketch was born in this alace place august 1852 is the son of edward dward and elizabeth weeks dalton who were among the earn earli es settlers settle rB in this valley and ranked as a leading family from that time to the I 1 present the writer has been acquainted wit 11 the family as a near neighbor ruo mo st of t he time for over thirty two ye arsand can speak of them as being whole sympathetic kind and upright like many other U being possessed of a most vigor vigorous bous body full of health and vitality and being precocious in mind was through the influence of bad associates older than himself himsel fIed led into errors ol 01 of pon con were a source of to him in later years making him a most excellent adviser of the young with whom he had bad becomes bec omea great favorite in october 1881 he was at isalt lake lade city to attend general conference and while there was approached by one of the apostles john H smith who asked him how ue lie would like to go on a mission to the southern states he replied that he jwj poorly qualified for such a task but if wanted would go and do tue best he could to fill all the mission accordingly ho he was called at that Confer conference eube and came home abely to arrange his affairs and stai stalled ted the sam donth on his mis dicu tie ile labored principally lil in north carolina olina with great pleasure and lion to hims df judging from froin his letters 4 and with some success among to whom he bore his testimony after au an absence of about a year be took tho chills and fever so common in the and became greatly emaciated ceat ed thereby but still persevered th thinking that chat he would soon get better and be able to remain aud and continue his labors labor however he was released to come hoine arriving here in november ber 1882 hiti is great bis return wua was to lu stimulate olim the youth within nis his reach to refrain from frumau au wrong doieg and to work righteousness he way was made of lut ibe young mens mutual improvement association ot of this place and was well supported an indictment for cohabitation with his wives came next some time lime last spring he was arrested by win 0 orton while enraged in hauling gravel to improve the water sect in front of his premises orton being anxious to get word ito to the deputy at beaver turned his prisoner over to our city in marshal arshal who was on the streets and went to the telegraph office M meanwhile ean while dalton slipped off his boots boota adroitly and ran away from the city marshal making good he appeared on our streets the next day again working in front of his bis home getting to help run a mail line in arizona he accepted fitted up and left us lor for a season not knowing how his family would be he came in m to arradie ai range lor for their comfort during the winter arriving herp here about the of this month lie he kept quite close but word spread that he be had arrived when cautioned by his good mother to be careful h he ean answered that but blie bhe must not be tou too anxious about him for the officers would not hurt him and nd it would only be a few months inbe in the penitentiary at he worst he carried no weapons for defense andas and aa false hilse reports had been incer in circulation cu lation a aa to his intentions whenever ollia he in hyght bt be ap apprehended reli ended by a proper officer he said to his friends on several oc occasions casious that he would not resist an officer iatha discharge of his hid duty duly and that such a recourse would be wrong as well as ap foolish on the morning of toe the tragedy he be said to toa alady lady that lie he would rejoice to go elou on another misaku to preach the gospel to mankind it if a cane lu in one hand baud aud and valise in the other these were his thirty minutes belore hv he was shot he HB stood six feet wai in ia his stock bugs pounds having no surplus flesh but was muscular and a picture of health and manliness manlin ebs in conclusion while riding bareback through the streets of his m native city driving stock in in company with others he was waylaid by deputy US Mars marshals bals wm thompson ot of fla eaver city and wm win 0 orton of carowan parowan Pa rowan who had heard ot his approach down the street towards them and had taken a position at the rear ot of mr daniel pages house the last named 1 if bitter apostate and the urs firsa bahmed Thom thompson thompson pEon with guu gun leveled and without due sod aud killed in coad blood the excitement which followed was intense and continued for some time but good and wise counsel prevails pre railed and the slayer of a just man nas has been turned over to judicial courts on whom the responsibility now rests oue one more striking ecamp e of the law abiding qualities of the cormons mormons Mor mons ofas has bus been shown to the world the funeral of the murdered man was held on saturday the lust in our meeting housse hoube which was well tilled filled below and in the gallery the pria principal clyal discourse on the occasion was delivered by apostle john joan henry shuh who came to attend our quarterly conference which had bad been adjourned at 12 in saturday till 10 a m sunday to give place for the janeral lu Ju he commended corn mended our community lor for their self control during daring this trying ordeal iu in allowing the law to take its course and not resorting to violence dwelt eloquently on the gospel of peace and administered words of comfort and consolation to the ber bereaved leaved 1 1 forty eight vehicles followed toe the remains to the grave with some five hundred and aad sixty couf not counting babes in their mothers mother alarms arms some ol of those who would have taken the law in their own hands ad administered summary vengeance on the murderer have been heard to say since that the they were now thankful that they did not do 0 so thus has been added to 0 the list of those whose blood has b been e shed for the truth one more of whose virtues we are justly proud yo yours rs respectfully RICHARDS JR JK |
