The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-21

J lin that room,1 pointing towards cur.
tain that separated her bedroom. "He
won't let me go, Pm afraid Of him."
said to her. 81 you wish to come with me
he cannot compel you to stay here. III |
speak to him. So went into the room
and saw him looking very angry. He
broke out, "I'll be damned IL I'll allow
Iyou to 60 on in this way in my own
house." and then he took of his coat,
and csme at me as il he was going to box.
l said all right, and made q motion as if
TO undo the buttons OF my overcoAt. he
backed toward the mantel piece and took
up the figure OF q shepherd and came q,
me with it. HerAised it in both hands
and was going to strike me on the head.
Then pulled out my revolver and fred
and he fell instantly. / was SO excited
that hardly remember what came next
but when / got cooler. ] found myself
holding both his hands, ss he lay Oh the
floor and be whispered, twill you 20 for
doctor7.' nodded and went outside.
New York, 0.-George W. ConklirR,
who shot and killed Wilbur Fl. Haver-
stick last night, was ArraigBed to-day
in the coroner's Office. he Is gentle
NJ snly In appearance and bore himself
Inutwardly with cslmness and composure.
The coroner decided TO begin the inves-
tigstion this afternoon. CoDkling's
counsel claims the shooting WAS entirety
| justifAble; that the prisoner did 1t in de-
tense of his sister, and in efforts 10 re-
move her from vicious surroundings,
and that it would be sustained by the
moral sentiment of the community,
Counsel maintained that if he had only
used his fists in the assault on OonklinE
the weapon would not have been brought
into play. The prisoner will remain in
custody OF the police. Mrs. Uhler, the
prisoners sister, became sOhysterics latter
the shooting that she had to be emoVed
10 hospital where she now lies in an
exhausted condition.
The Evening Nel0s says the Haver-
stick tragedy did not take place on the
Paris fat, but in the Vienna fat next
door. The couple liveI in luxurient
style. The front pA'lor was gem, iurn-
ished in blue velvet, contsined q piano,
settees and the chairs were covered in
blue satin and rich velvet carpet GOV.
cred the floor, ebony and gold inlaid ta-
bles supported works of art, curtains of
! lace, silk and damask we're over the
window. The bed room was 3 marVRl
Of beauty. A bedsteAd of FURNISHED
; brass auFmounted by blue
silk canopy and white damask curtains
stood in the center, Whils the wardrobe
was rare and costly. The furniture of
the apartment throughout indicated lux
ury and wealth. Mrs. Uhler is said 10
be anything but q handsome woman.
she weighs about 10 pounds, and when
not highly dressed, powdered and
painted, looks far from progressing.
She affected q very flashing style OF
3 clothing and wore profusion Of jewelry.
The pistol with which Conkling shot
Haverstick was in Captain McElwsin'l
u. possession to-day. It is terrible look
!; ing weapon, forty-one cAlibre Colt bull.
dog revolver, containing six barrels, one
. Of which was discharged. A large Chins
s vase eighteen inches high, which Raver.
! stick threw at Conkling, was about the
! station house. 1t weighs eight pounds
The bullet entered HaverGtIck's abdomen
J and passed clean through the body. i
is i'm bedded in one side of the backbone
( OF the dead man, and can be plainly fell
beneath the skin. Cor king il the largo
! man OF the two.