| Show the poisoning Polson lne mr air john rider of kanab sends to the deseret news the following about the poisoning case at rt that place of which we made mention it lew few days ago by request I 1 forward you the tile coroners Coro oera verdict and obituary of deceased since the inquest was over one of the indiana has confessed that indian white eye placed the strychnine in brother john flour and was held to appear before the grand jury at beaver at an examination before justice broadbent erel TORY OF UTAH kanab precinct katie county J an inquisition holden in kanab at the residence of T G smith on the and da day of april A D IM 1883 before nephi To johnson lInson esq justice of the peace for johnson precinct io in the county aforesaid on the body of john phelba there lying dead by the tile jurors whose names are hereto subscribed bed Thesal tle said cl jurors upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death from the tile effects of strychnine feloniously placed in hie ills food by per eon sons unknown but supposed to be two indiana who entered hie his house housein in a secluded part of the canyon in in which hi his home was no so evidence of bf the fact however could be proved in testimony whereof th the e said jn ju bors haye hereunto her eurto set their hands the day and year aforesaid toni JOHN RIDER B T BAIRD CROSBY attest jurors jonsson Jons soy justice of the peace john phelp son of joseph and phoebe place phelps was born september ath 1800 in canada and moved from there to cincinati joined the church in the early day days was well acquainted with wit lithe the prophet joseph jo eab came to utah with the first company of saints and when back to maist in the band cart ce company M waa was called to dixie to raise cotton und and about three years ago moved to kanab |
