The Delta independent., 1889-09-10
MURDER AND SUICIDE
A Jealous Young Man Kills the Q bjecf
of His Unrequited Love.
ETHEN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.


4th we condense the following account of
one of the most horrible tragedies which
has recently happened in the Capital city
Last night there was murder, followed
quickly by suicide, thu swo horrible events
being the act of one hand. A girl in her
early teens and vicious fool in his early
twenties were the drdnlGtis persona.
The murderer and suicide was William
Johnson, young Swede of 20 years, a la
borer in the employ of the Colorado Fuel
Company.
The young girl was murdered in room
at her own home, and her lover afterwards
took his own life by sending three bullets
through his head and body, in a room on
the second floor of the same house, Just
above the apartment occupied by the mur-
dered girl. He had been rooning there
about six weeks.
Jennie Shrocli's father is the proprietor
of a restaurant on Larimer Street. His
name is a. W. ShrocA In the rear of the
eating-honse is his residence, which is sep
arated from the back Of the house by a
four-foot passage way. Access to a back
side door to the residence is easy from the
rear of the eating house. In the restaur-
ant Is employed as cook a woman called
Mrs. Morris. The second cooks name is
John LaHdres.
The family and restaurant employees have
ocen expecting trouble with johnson for
several days on account of his extreme jeal-
GUS disposition.
his anger was worked up 20 the highest
pitch Monday night, He had asked Jennie
TO accompany him to the Labor Day picnic
at Sheridan PARK. She refused. She went
with Mrs. Morris. At the picnic tshe met
an acquaintance named Jack Wood He was
roomer at the house and a boarder at the
restaurant. He returned home with the
TWO women. The green-eyed monster
showed Itself in Johnson, and he worked
himself up to an intense fit of jealousy ap.
preaching madness
Jennie was followed almost the entire
day by her Jealous lover The second cook,
John Landres, claims to have noticed the
action Of the pair in the restaurant yester-
day. The young girl tried to get away from
him but she had difficult time of it. The
cook saw this and told Jennies brother,
Willie Shrock, big strapping fellow, he
had better do something with johnson and
get him out Of the way. The young sister
finally succeeded in escaping and went 10
Mrs. Morris room on Curtis Street in or.
DER TO get away from the fellow, who
seemed 10 have desire 10 be a hound to
her heels.
johnson went in search of her The girls
brother, accompanied by Otis West an
other employe of the Colorado Fuel Com.
pany, went out after johnson TO see what
he meant by his strange actions. They
spoke to him and asked him what was the
matter. The brother was harsh, and
warned him TO be careful. He told him
that he was tired of his actions and didn't
Like him anyway. The brother further in
stEuctsd him TO remove his trunk and
clothing from the house and get out as soon
Us possible. II he did not do il he would
be elected. Johnson commenced CRYING.
and made known that he had revolver
According TO young Shrock's ssory, John
son made a threat, which the brother
thought was an idle one, that he would
fix the family.
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taurant.
Later Jennie returned She saw her
lover aGd started out the rear and went
into her room, which is also occupied bv
her father and mother. johnson followed
her and went into the room. He applied
some vile ePithet TO her and then the shot
was fired.
John Landres, the second cook. rushed
into the room. Jennie screamed: ..Oh.
Tn shot" She staggered and he caught
her in his arms. He, in his excitemeu.
carried her out into the passage way be,
tween the restaurant and house and there
met Mrs, Shrock, mother of the girl. The
woman took her wounded daughter and
carried her back and laid her upon the cot.
There the poor child expired in few min
utes. The ball, which was Sa cal. size,
had inflicted n terrible wound under the
girls left shoulder blade
In rhemeantime the second cook rushed
into the kitchen OF the restaurant, and, seis.
ing meat clcaver, went after the muir.
dcrer. Just as he entered the room John.
soa started up the stairway to his own
room and forbade the cook following un.
der penalty of death. As Johnson reached
the top of the stairs he proceeded to end
his own life.
He fred enc bullet through his chest, an
other under the chin ou the right side into
his neck, and the third made flesh wound
in his left check.
johnson had wanted to marry the young
girl, and because she rejected him and on
account Of his jealousy, he committed one
of the most dreadful deeds tha, has been
chroniclei of late. The family claims that
he never took any undue liberties with the
girl johnson formed the acquaintance of
Jennie two or three months ago in New
Mexico, and followed her TO Denver, where
he has tried to induce her to marry him,
He was young man OF elegant physique
and she was well formed young brunette.
The mother, after the double tragedy, was
almost frantic with grief.
,'She was the only daughter had" ind
then she broke down in sobs.
Killed bv an Electric Wire