DESPERATE FIGHT TN A RAILWAY TRAIN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1889, 9 May 1889, Page 4

DESPERATE FIGHT TN A RAILWAY TRAIN.

The story comes from Cheyenne that a carload ot 60 Scandanavian converts to Mormonism while on their way to Utah, in charge of Elders Marvin and Greeiy, mutinied, And nearly killed their religious leaders. Christian Jensen, one of the most prominent converts, had noticed on iho trip that Elder Marvin was very attentive to his two handsome sisters, and, on making enquiries, was surprised to learn that both were to marry Marvin on their arrival at Utah. He concluded to act before it was too late, and took the elder sharply to task for his perfidy. Marvin, however, gave him no satisfaction, and Jensen called upon his friends to join him in a mutiny. The more ignorant and most faithful of the converts sided with the elder, and a terrific free fight ensued. Jensen led an unsuccessful attempt to lynch Marvin with the bell rope, and saved bis own life by wrenching a revolver from the elder’s hand. Many persons were badly battered in the encounter, but the pulling of the bell rope caused the train to stop in time to prevent a disaster, No one at first dared to enter the car, bat presently the express messenger appeared with a shot gnn and quelled the tumult by discharging tne weapon tnrough the roof of the car, In the melee and children were trampled upon, and a number were seriously injured. Marvin, who bad fought with desperation, was completely exhausted and covered with bruises, While the emigrants were at lunch the trouble broke out anew, and Jensen, his sisters, and twenty others, who had money, left the train in a body and boarded a train for Denver.