Show aa 13 L 34 A drunken bet results in ah alio llio 0 dea death u of an old nan jc last evening says tho the deseret of tho the oth instant jordan iliner near the black bridge was the scene of another drowning the victim in this instance being thos jackson an old man about 06 05 tears ears of age yesterday afternoon being sunday he waa was off air work and got into the company new ton a blacks blacksmith mith who has in nn unenviable record in tire police court and a number of others and all engaged in drinking liquor jack eon and newton entered into an argument 7 as to their respective abil abili r ties as swimmers and ad finally a waged wage wag was made each one putting up his watch on arace a race of five eve hundred dred yards alt the jordan jackson repented of his action 1 took back bla his watch but wag was so i taunted by hewton that he renewed the agreement and they started for the river they the were accompanied by james holland 11 oland I 1 robert lem mon and edward maynes SI aynes the latter holding the watches to award to the winner on the way down jsckson seemed rather dubious about entering the water rater but was urged on by the sneers of newton who was anxious for the match about half past 0 both men entered the water just juit north of the bridge and started out they were of liquor at the time after go going in about yard one of those man anthe bank noticed that jjackson jackson bad 1 given aven out and was sinking he was at this time about ten feet from tho the bank in the current and newton was abbat fifteen feet farther off oft the man who saw that thae jacks jack son was failing called to newton to push him to tho tha bank as be was drowning newton replied to h I 1 with him let him go 9 and scarp on the full distance when when be got out As Is the parties on the bank could not swim jackson re rei i no assistance and soon sank when newton returned to the star starting ting point be claim claimed edthe the two watches maynes refused to give jacksons up but as he lie was compelled to the parties then left the scene of tho the accident and maynes reported at the city hall where jacksons clothes were taken in the pockets af the clothing was found an silver silv er on saturday ho be had drawn of a f his pay ho he was a native of england where ho he had bad a family several years ago he be came to utah and has been somewhat addicted addic ild to drinking lately however he seemed to be steadier and was em boyed aloyed by mr bamberger who had him im at a t lake park working for him efforts have bave been made to recover the body but up to tho the pres ent it had bad not been found another salt lake in its report of tho the sad affair makes the following comments W whether the body is mc recovered or not an in ini vesti gation into the true inwardness of this thin ugly looking affair must be had and will be demanded byais by all who read the facts as above iet forth newton may bo as innocent as a babe babo unborn of any criminality in the matter but circumstances do not at present indicate that bo bd is they that he lie is largely responsible for the old marcade mar mans lade death ath I 1 and should be punished if guilty or if not it ia Is but dua clue to him that he should be cleared from the imputation k |