| Show SALT LAKE eyes exploded ra painter lliter scoundrels Scooped oled lot of larcenies Larce nies mutual masti cahors ilard hoisted by our EDITOR HERALD on saturday last an unfortunate fellow named oswald was hunting on the western edge of the city by the J jordan ordan river 1118 GUN EXPLODED tearing out his right eye badly injuring id his left one and causing him to be blind A large piece of bone was extracted from his forehead he ia is a respectable working man and came here from germany only eighteen e bleen months ago a 0 0 sar mr W C morris lk forris one of the kindest and softest hearted of men besides being very talented was lately made the victim of confidence he employed a tramp painter from california named geo bennett gave him work furnished him money in advance advance and otherwise acted toward him as a friend and philanthropist bennett was soft and bland toward his unsuspecting employer e amplo y er and all the while was carrying away goldleaf gold leaf from his shop and selling it yesterday mr jones the foreman went to fetch a policeman and while he be was gone mr morris informed bennett how matters stood then the latter went off like a sl shot pursued by mr morris but a stern chase is proverbially a long one and frequently unsuccessful bennett got away but was afterwards captured by the police and now LIES IN LIMBO our city is getting abron thronged thron ged with disreputable characters last at night a number belonging to the black ranks of were dincov ered enticing a number of young girls to accompany them somewhere for immoral purposes lAr poses A couple of citizens interfered and were promptly knocked down for their trouble some of the villains were arrested PETTY THEFTS and burglaries are uncommonly common just now last night mrs wilkinsons Wilkin sons show showcase case was plundered ef of a quantity of hair switches anda and a wig while a man employed at the walker house lost a quantity of clothing by the operations of the sneak thief fraternity you have before this learned of the italian who on sunday su hai d lat last at the D it R G depot had his hiscar ear bitten off and his head battered by three of his countrymen it appears that while he was in the act 0 ot f masticating MASTI CATING THE FINGERS of one of his assailants the latter put in some quick quick work on ou hu hii c ear barj taking a chunk h of it off it was a kind of mutual chewing bee tho the fellow who got hold of the cranial side appendage getting away awk y with the most meat there is no ac counting for taste the owner of the departed car ear is as dirty and lowdown a specimen of humanity as it ia is ever possible to getan opportunity to behold while the ober other three are not a shade higher in the scale of life they are all railroad hands and have been employed on the D R G A few days a ago 0 an insignificant fellow named burd hurd A SPECIES OF or FACTOTUM at the federal court house called at the store of john connelly who was some time ago indicted for polygamy connelly asked him what he wanted he wished to see annie gallifant he asked what his business was with that lady but b ut refused to tell connelly Oon nelly told him I 1 he be believed him to be ft a sneak thief and ordered him out As he be did not promptly comply he tossed him out it was considered a fearful joke on hurd to be TAKEN FOR A SNEAK THIEF but as he had been in turn a chimney sweep a whitewasher an apostate mormon a janitor anistor and a 4 S supposed deputy deput y U S marshal there was no knowing what role he would assume next win connelly was arrested for assault because he EJECTED F AN INTRUDER from his premises who would not tell his business bu einess today to day ho he waived examination and was bound over in to await the action of the grand jury ya YNO SALT LAKE CITY may lat 83 |
