| Show WILLIAM TUNBRIDGE under date of july 25 a correspondent at levan sends the news the following facts concerning the tragedy at levan on that day as well as a short biographical sketch of the career of wm tunbridge the saddest event in the history ot our little settlement occurred here this morning just as everybody were preparing to spend an enjoyable time in the celebration of pioneer day the committee who had the matter in charge had prepared an excellent program to be rendered at the M 1 I hall the same to be preceded by a street parade the parade had already successfully cess fully fally taken place and was just drawing up in front of the hall when andrew hendricksen who had been following the parade on horseback and to all appearances representing a scout spurred up his horse to the front and deliberately shot and killed brother wm tunbridge who had charge of the mormon battalion the gun used in the bloody work was a breech loading shotgun and at the time Hendric hendricksen keen fired the hellish shot the muzzle of the gun could not have been more than a foot from the victims head and as a result the full charge entered the top and left side of the head blowing out the brains from the front death was instantaneous but the sight was a horrible one especially in the presence of women and children Hendrick sons motive for the iash rash act is unknown for after firing the shot he turned his horse and started back on main street he was waa immediately followed and chased into his fathers house some three blocks distant where he was found in the cellar an indignant crowd soon gathered on the outside and threats of violence were frequently heard but the officers succeeded in quieting the disturbance without further trouble Hendric hendrickson kion was taken to nepal to the county jail in charge of sheriff christensen and some of the local officers all further proceedings for the day were stopped and people returned to their homes A gloom is cast over our entire settlement as hundreds of people witnessed the sad occurrence brother wm tunbridge the deceased was about 62 years old being born at steeple county of essex england oct 27 1836 he went to sea when a boy and while a sailor he be became a convert of the mormon faith he was baptized nov 12 1856 he heinl deml grated to this country in 1863 he first settled at springville Spring ville but shortly atter after came to levan he took an active part in the indian scrimmages of 1865 and 1866 and was a prominent figure in the black hawk war of 1867 he was called to go to arizona during the attempted establishment of the united order and took an active part in the same on being released he returned to levan and has ever since been one of our most prominent citizens occupying places of trust taking an active part in all labors ot of a public nature he held at the time of his death several beveral import important t Positions both religiously and politically pol itally being president of the seventies quorum superintendent of the sunday school justice of the peace and school trustee in fact the settlement had few men whose loss it would have felt more keenly and alt people unite in extending their sympathy to ther bereaved family and aavo to the relatives of hendricksen as they are a large and well respected family OLIVER |
