The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-06

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Hall commenced paying her attention. He
knew the arts by which to win woman's
love, and he undertook to win the heart of
this girl. He was married, but he told this
girl that he could at any time secure
divorce, and later On he told he would do
SO, and would marry her. In time he won
her affection, and became all the world to
her. She was light hearted, cheerful and
happy, and was the light of her home
She had given to him her whole
heart and soul, and the man
knew it. He also won the confidence of
the parents, so that when he was sick they
cared for him. 1t ran on until one night,
while sitting with her in her own home, he
told her that he had done it so that he
might be sure of her. He besought her to
keep the secret, and he would marry her
just as soon as ne could. That man never
visited her again, and shortly afterwards
left the city and was gone ten months.
Miss Olson changed from gay. light
| hearted girl, to a melancholy and sad
hearted person. Then her health failed
her and she was unable to go to her work
regularly. Her whole physical and mental
nature changed, and she became a victim
OF melancholia, type of insanity. On
Thursday or Friday preceding the killing
she heard that Hall had returned to the
city, and the news Frustrated her. On the
Saturday morning she looked out of the
window and saw Frank Hall, and at once
| tainted. Her mother thought that if she
could see the man and talk with him it
might relieve her. So the girl, accompan
| led by her mother. came down town, and
sent u messenger for Hail. He met them,
and Hall asked the girl to accompany him
to the Cafe Louvre, on Commercial street,
where there were private rooms,
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private talk. She consented and
they went to one of the rooms. He wanted
to know what she wished to see him for,
and she replied that she wanted to know if
he intended to marry her. He simply
laughed at her, and told her that after he
had done with her what he had he would
never marry her. Immediately after this
he made an assault upon her, but failed to
accomplish his purpose. When she reached
her mother she was suffering the greatest
mental distress, but not another tear
moistened her eye until after the tragedy.
On the next day, which was Sunday, she
tainted several times, and neither ate nor
slept. Then the father compelled her to
TO tell him the story, and after this she was
possessed of a suicidal impulse. The fam
lily held consultation, and it was decided
to send the girl to California on a visit to
relatives, in the hope of saving her life.
The girl and her mother come down town
to buy trunk, and it was then that the
girl became possessed of an idea. From
that moment she was Irresponsible al
though she became cool, calm and collected
she then went to Evans gun store and
bought that pistol, which was the first one
she had ever had in her hand in her life
She returned home and wrote that letter
Then she sat there swapping the pistol. In
doing so she broke the spring, and went
back to the store to get another, as she ex
pected to leave the city next day. She haG
| no IDEA that she would meet Hall on the
way home When she was going up {
street she saw Mrs. Hart ant
: Hall coming toward her. Shit
: stopped at the corner of First street, why
2 she stood there she did not know The
,, pistol was in her dress pocket, and I'M.
, doubtedly, up to this moment she had nj
,. idea of shooting him. But when he came
, up to her, she made her last appeal say
ing ''Oh, Frank, how can you torture m,
g 80 cruelty" He paid no attention to he
and passed on. The next thing Armand;
Olson knew, Frank Hall was lying on tn,
ground dead, while she had the smoking
pistol in her hand From the moment sh
made the appeal until after the shot wa
fred, her mind was blank. AS she wen
down the street with this gun in her hand
q several people tried to talk with her, blu
she could only jabber incoherently Finally
l two young men, who could not be found
i walked with her to the police station
I What transpired there has been graphical
l detailed Upon these facts, we Wi
: ask for a verdict Of aequlttal.
Adjourned until this morning at !
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