| Show PRICE RICE FIVE CENTS MANGLED BODY Of JOHN DAVID DA VIO WOOD FOUND ON TRACKS rOUL FOUL PLAY IS BEING TALKED Body of Wealthy Resident of Salt Lake Mining and Livestock Livestock Livestock Live Live- stock Man Is Ground Almost to Atoms Under Engine TRAGEDY OCCURS NEAR THE SHORT LINE DEPOT Lack of Witnesses to Death Leads Some to Believe He Was Murdered and Body Thrown on the Rails Rails- f LEAVES A LARGE ESTATE I John D. D Wood wealthy I one of the best known men menI I in Utah whose business interests in I are to be found in a aI I half dozen states as well a. a as I Mexico interested in livestock live live- I stock stok and mining as w well U as a's many other ventures and c whose sheep interests in II Idaho brought him the Greg Greg-cm I at o'clock last I While his valuables were I found upon his person after his death the theory of foul I play has been advanced Some believe that he was vas murdered and thrown upon the tracks as no one saw the accident Justice of the Peace Stanley A. A Hanks viewed the remains at the undertaking undertaking- establishment of Joseph William Taylor at atone atone atone one 0 o'clock clock this morning but was vas undecided whether the theory of foul play could cot d be entertained News of the awful death of Mr Wood created a sensation in Salt Lake last night Some of the most prominent men in the community called at the Vi Wood home to express their grief The particulars of the accident are aro not known other than while Mr Wood Wool was awaiting the departure of ot the San Pedro train No I 1 due duo to leave fo for Pioche at nt H 11 1150 50 60 o'clock he wand wandered red firer on er five tracks track In tho the southeastern direction from the station until h he res ached tho the spot where the old South Seuth Temple street crossing was sas situated No 1 when ho was as struck by engino o of oC tho the Los Angeles limited as It was switching from tho the train which ar- ar from the Ea East t at 90 90 Why Mr Ur Wood left the tha Pullman of or train and crossed the tracks Is not known nor how ho c came me to be struck by the train Mystery In lu Ills His Death Mr Mt Wood arrived nt at the station n- n n. at about 9 o'clock and entered the Pull Pull- Pullman man sleeper to which ho lie had purchased pur pun chas chased d a tlc ticket ticket- et Ho He save gave his grips to toV W. W B B. Montgomery a porter and went to his berth Nothing further Is known know t until the mangled body was found 00 foot teet north of at the ol old crossing b by Chancey a yard who ho was shutting oft off steam from a a. anew slew new arrived train The body was found at 95 9 o'clock and the accident ul Cun Continued on Page Three e. e I MANGLED BODY OF JOHN DAVID WOOD FOUND ON TRACKS I From Frum Page One One reported to A. A E. E E Barker yard ard master The Thc bod body wa was Immediately identified by J. J A. A KIrby 01 Second avenue and arid R. R M. M r. r Do Boll Boil of ot Boise Dolse who vho were wore to have hao met Mr lr Wood at the thie station and accompanied ac nc- ac- ac companied him to Pioche After Mr Wood was struck ho w wa was carried about feet north arid and Jammed between the thc rails rals where en- en en 1 gine No Xo 10 pa passed sed over the hotly body I en-I a afew few tew minutes later Inter The overcoat overcoat which he ho evidently e had im In II his hand at atthe atthe I I the tho time of the accident was waR carried i I as far as time the South Temple Templo street treet crossing and dropped upon tho tile tracks s I where It J was wa found b by the tIle yard ard mastor master mas mae ter tor before tho time fatality was discovered In his cuffs Mr r. r Wood had as a sets ets two 10 gold pieces ono of which was flattened almost be beyond o recognition and tho time other was picked up ten feet feel from the time place of the accident Tho The bo body y was fo found nd flattened out between the two rails ris The left leC foot Loot was ser sevi i ered from the tile body near the time tinkle ankle I and tho the right arm near the olbo The Tho head was WM partially flattened and an t examination of ot tho the boe body showed that car wheels had passed over tho the legs Just Juet above e the tho knees It I was as ascertained as- as that he ho was struck b by engino en- en trine Ine No Xo 1 beu because e upon examination tho the wheels heels of or that engine were still sUll marked with blood and flesh Engineer X N. P P. Nelson said last lat night that at t tho the time timo ho lIe was quits quite unaware of 01 the tho accident as 08 he had seen no one ono nor did ho he feel fecI an any Jar or 01 disturbance when the tho accident ent must have o hl happened The en engineer of or No 10 sa says 9 that thai ho hofelt felt Celt some Home Jar jal as ns ho he passed over tho time bo body y but attributed it to quite Quie other causes than it I was Tas in reality Policeman Police Police- man mann Thomas M. M Gillespie called caled for the thc the patrol wa wagon on The Thc body was taken In a a basket ot to the tho undertaking parlors par par- lors Jor of Joseph William Taylor Talor on West Temple street Acting Coronet Coroner Stanley Stanle A. A s Justice of ot the pen peace co examined cl tho the hod body curly early this morning illuming morning to determine whether tin an Inquest would bo be nece nry sary This preliminary oX examination showed that all an the dead doad mans man's n valuables ables In his were purse puree wo was round found and lila his ko keys Imis 11 watch chain und and Jewelry were found upon upon the tho bod body Justice Hanks hacks would not say whether he ho considered tho the accident ned acci dent luo Juo t. t to attempted robbery robbery find nn I murder or n 05 h ii wa f not H lir r Jl with b the tho particUlars t lars Jar of the accident Th Time boi bod body b by request oC of the time family n 11 h ho removed this to tho the I f I I I I I undertaking undertaking- establishment of or S. S D D. Evans E Dora Born In Ml John David Wood was born In the tile extreme extremo northeastern part of Missouri near tho Illinois and Iowa line lino In 18 1842 Ho lie worked on Oil his hl parents' parents farm except except ex- ex exI I tor for a a. L few ton ew months In the year j I I l when ho he attended the tho county school chool With Ith his father Cathor ho lie was among tho the I first to cattle catle to the Chica Chicago o market and it was then tilen that he ro- ro cel his training in tho the stock stolk business business busi si m ness that aided him to acquire t tim th fortuno fortune ho enJo enjoyed e at nt tho the Lime Ome of ot his I Ideath death When hen 21 1 years old oM the thc Montana gold old s strikes lured him to the West est cst and lie he heI s started b by worl working his wa way as a mulo mulu I driver Ho lie arrived In Virginia Cit y t tho ile first capital of ot Montana In 1864 with wih 3 35 H lie was vas among tho first t. t t-j t placer mine mino In Alder Aider Gulch near Virginia Vii Vir gina ginia City A year rear after arriving in Ill I Montana he lIe met William I eI ener I Inow now living at tho time Cullen hotel formIng form form- 1 i Ing ng a friendship that endured through t the tho scenes of ot the thc early carly days I Mr Ir Wood following placer mining mining i his bis work worl bringing him In the Carl earle s seventies to Leesburg Idaho a little C camp 16 miles from Salmon Oil City His Ills I m mining ining ventures proving successful hi h. went Into the tho sheep business and ran ram i ithe t the first herds In Custer CUter county count In h he married at Chalas Challas Idaho Idah Ho He continued In the sh CI sheep business b bo- bo c I known as flu tho Sheep King o 01 oi I Idaho Lator with his ills stepson Frank J. J las he ime acquired cattle catto In Interests in- in I t ter and owned stock from Montana 1 to Mexico where the time Wood Hagen barth Cattle Catle company von now owns a i m I lanch of or acres imi in 1 the tho slate state of Chihuahua In Ill 1890 1590 Mn i Chihuahua r Wood WOOl e es- es esi Ills his headquarters at Spencer Idaho where one of ot his largest ranches was as located With lh Mrs rs Wood ho spent I time the winters in Salt Lake Lale living at j time the Cullen CuBen hotel In I 1900 OO ho he built his buit present beautiful home at East I South Temple Street Since that time he has mado his hit home in Salt Lake I spending thc the summers only onh In Spencer nt ut Wood Home 1111 Surviving Mr Ir Wood are his widow t Frank FranJ J J. a stepson o of Salt Sal Lake Hugh Wood o of Ogden and arid I Casan Cassandra a Wood a dau daughter now In school in California Time The son and I daughter were both adopted children A l brother in lil Arizona an and amId slater sister In Missouri are arc tho the on only 1 other members of or tho immediate family The scone at al tho the Wood home hom was Tas a I most pathetic one Ole when hen the thc news of tho the tragedy was broken Mrs Irs Wood was prostrated b by the thc shock and medical modi- modi cal attention was needed Later Lter she I became quieter but her grief could I Inot Inot not be bo controlled r Friends s of oC the thc family Ter were hastily I summoned and soon the tho lou house c was filled with wih people anxious to soften Horen I IUle Ithe the Ule shock hock If I it could be done T Telegrams Tele le- le I grams rams were cre sent to 1 Mr In en who with wih his wife wire were 10 traveling to toward toward toward to- to ward Chicago o. o Hugh Wood Woot at Ogden was us notified over o tho the telephone and 1 was persuaded pel with difficulty from rising rl from rom his sick bed bee an and coming to Salt Sal L Laky Lake k on un a it I special train Messages Messages Mes Mes- ess es- es s sages cs were also sent sont to tho the clau daughter and Mr 11 Woods Wood's brother nn mind and sister also to tu Colonel E. E A A A. Aall Wall Vall all and Colonel Colonel Col Cola onel Samuel both of whom t were closely aUe allied with wih Mr Ir Wood Inu in u Tho The dI discussion at tho the home freely dealt deal with wih of ot the theol theory that Mr r. r Wood Wool had been robbed and amid thrown In tho ruts Mr II Wood was high in ill the tIme thea a onlo order r ana 11 Cr of the tile Alta Ja amid 1 t took ol no c acU active pars lu in so l idl l largo large business affairs requiring his attention lie IIo Hl was waR president enl of or the Wood i Live Stock Stoel- company of or the Wood i Catto company a a. director of oC tho the Daly Dal West est Mining Mimming company com corn pistil pany heavily interested in fn the Barn Bam am- am borger Mining company In iii tho the Nevada Douglas company at al ton and In many Inny other mining milling and stock Block interests scattered from rom Montana Montana Mon ton tana tana to Mexico Ills His estate is valued d dat at more than |
