Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-23
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. MOHett Suicides al Aurora,
Wyoming.
An EXCEEDINGLY STRANGE CASE.
The Terrible DEED Committed Before
Large Mirror.

J. w. Stryker returned this morning
from Aurora where he was called last
evening by the death OF Mrs. Moiivt
by suicide. Mr.. Striker brings some
additional information regarding the
sad affair. About 9 O'Clock In tile
afternoon Mrs. MoiIeps sister, the wife
Of the agent there, whose name j. also
Mofiet, went out TO bring In some
water. About the same time the young
man who IL working there ns operator
during. the temporary absence Of the
agent, had gone out ON the platform In
company with friend, young gem
tlcmnn.
Mrp. Modet, the deceased, had
stepped into the bedroom next 10 the
Office and apparently stopped before a
mirror and shot herself. IL l. n hand
some large glass, anI from tho position
IN which the body was found IL II sup
posed that Mrs. Mofirt held tho rovOl.
yer m her right hand. The ball en-
tered directly In the top Of her head
ami crashed down through the brain.
She fell backward and expired instant.
ly. Hor sister, Mrs. Moliett, and the
young gentleman, rushed TO the scone.
She had fallen directly back from the
mirror. Her head was turned 10 the
left and the revolver lay at her side.
She lay In this position when Mfr.
Striker reached Aurora last night
Nothing has been disturbed. Mr.
Stryker took charge 81 the remains aud
placed them In coffin, and they Will
he shipped 10 Ogden tonight.
No reason Is known why the de-
ceased should have sulcidcL. She WIS
In u delicate condition aud the only
reason that can he assigned foi the act
Il that she was laboring under tom.
ponry alteration Of the mind. The
peculiar method Of the deed is an evil
dence Of this. There was an old gun
and also n revolver In the house but no
one knew that there was n cartridge
anywhere around.
The dcceased's home IA at Rock
SPRING., but her husband IL In Ogden
on business. She left no note or
communication Of amy kind 10 any
one. She was about twenty.rovon
years OF age and highly respected
young Indy. She had often remarked
that she would never shoot herself DO.
cause she would not have the courage
10 DO such thing. Indeed she made
this remark only day or two before
hur death. II Il thought that she may
have sald this for the purpose Of throw.
ing her sister and friends oil their
guard.--iIoOmerdHg.
SHOOTING sCRArE.
County Assessor Mat Muir has re.
turned from Henry's Fork aud brings
an account Of n shooting affair that oc.
Cured near there over land cOntro.
very. lie saw the injured man
brought In. His wound was painful
though not necessarily fatal and he
was taken 10 Carter station, where he
was formerly employed m u tcamster.
Only meagrc accounts were obtainablc,
and even they were conflicting. II be-
Ing rumorcd that the shooting was the
result OF quarrel over n mining
claim instead Of land dispute. The
participant In the affair were Del
Watson and Bob Nelson. One report
l. 10 the effect that the trouble grew
from misunderstanding concerning n
mine claim and was Of several weeks
standing. The parties met on May
9th when hostilities were renewed and
Nelson pulled his revolver and shot his
antagonist.
Another version OF the affair II that
Watson tried 10 Jump some land, the
property OF Nelson aud when the lat.
ter ,ndcavorcd 20 pursunde Watson "a
take his horses from tho pasture aud
move away, he pulled knife on Nell
son, who promptly beat n retreat 10 hit
cabin and getting his rifle returned "a
where Watson was. He then renewed
his request for Watson 10 leave hi.
ranch ut once, but Watson was stub
born, and tho shooting followed some
heated words,
Whichever way II was, the shooting
actually occurred and Watson carrie,
the bullet.