Show YOUNG SALT LAKE BOY KILLS MOTHER S ASSAILANT howard tonne 11 bear ot age with a idock filled with rage at the eight of an ai bault upon his mother last monday night howard young the 14 year old eon ot mrs 0 young the proprietor of a rooming house in salt lake city hurled a stone at the bead ot james L davis an aged saloon porter who had struck h e in the face the stone inflicted a wound from the effects of which davis died thursday night at the keogh it eKenna hospital from blood poison As soon as the death of davis was made known to the police young and his mother were placed ander arrest and are now in the custody of the of bleers awaiting the result of an inquest to be held over the body of davis no charge has been filed against either of the prisoners but it Is said that the boy may have to face one of murder or manslaughter young and hie mother made no effort to elude the officers but surrendered them delves into custody and told a straight forward story of the tragedy howard young and his 13 year old brother lay had removed a couple of flags that had decorated an upstairs window in the rooming house which is their home and were playing with the flags when they were approached by davis who was engaged as a porter at the saloon and rooming house he informed the boys that the flags be longed to him and that they must surrender according to the story re by the lads and their mother howard at once handed over the flag which he held but jay flaunted the flag in the face of the old man and turned to run away davis followed him whereupon the lad turned and gave up the flag the old man it ie aid by eye witnesses getting hold of the flag struck the boy a se vere blow across tl e face causing him to scream with pain his cries attracted mrs young who hurried to his side and after soothing him turned and slapped davis in the face with the statement thrash any man who so mistreated one of her children it is said that davis at once struck at her but the blow fell short and he struck again hitting her in the face at that moment howard stepped from the street with a large rock in his hand and felled the aged man by striking him in the back of the head making the remark that no man could hurt his mother while he was about davig was not considered badly hurt and was not taken to the hospital until two days later blood poisoning set in and what otherwise would have been a trivial wound pro deuced death |