The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-04
A WOMAN SUICIDES.
Mrs. Effie Whiteman Sends a
Bullet Through Her Heart.
and He Is Expected Here Tonight
The Inquest,

In all the long list of suicides that have
occurred here. there never has been sad
der one than that which occurred here
yesterday morning.
The victim was young woman, with
comfortable home and loving husband,
and, for aught anyone knew, the future
promised as much of happiness to her as
usually falls to the lot of mortals to enjoy.
There seemed 10 be no cloud upon the hori-
zon Of her hopes and no shadow upon her
past yet there must have been a motive,
but what it was will probably never be
known.
1t was early last December when
William Whiteman, well known Montana
mining man, came to this city from Butte,
bringing with him his young wits, Efie
Whiteman. He at once secured a coy
brick cottage at No. Is East Seventh South
street. where his wife commenced house
keeping. Although tLey hRu been married
some six years, no children hau ever come
to bless their union, aud Mr.. WhiIeman IN
duced Lily Daily, the
PRETTY YOUNG NIECE
of his wife, to make her home with them.
After seeing them comfortably settled in
their new home, Mr.. Whiteman returned
to Butte but came to Salt Lake again a
little later TO spend Christmas with his
wife. That was his last visit, but as be
was not able TO come here, his wife had, at
his request arranged to so to Butte for a
few days, and she was to have started to-
morrow morning.
Mrs. WhitemaD was in her usual good
health and spirits on Monday night and at
= o'clock yesterday morning her niece Miss
DAILY, went TO her room TO call her for
breakfast She found Mrs. Whiteman
still in bed, and when spoken to she an
swered: al don't believe | care for any
breakfast, Lily. / am not feeling we'll"
This was all that was said, and Miss
DAILY retired. She had just reached the
kitchen when the loud
REPORT OF PISTOL
startled her, ard rushing back into her
aunt's bed room, she found Mrs White
man just falling to the floor. In her right
hand was still clutched a smoking revolver,
while an ugly wound in the barred breas,
told the whole story.
"Auntie, speak to me-" cried the horri-
/ lied girl, but a gasp was the only reply.
| The neighbors were at once notified as to
what had taken place, and j. a. Morlan
soon had a physician at the place, but il
was too late The bullet, which had en-
/ tered the center of the breast, had evi.
IDENTIFY been detected
AND PIERCED THE HEART,
as the unfortunate woman died in very
I few minutes, without uttering a word.
! A HEBALD reporter called at the house
soon after the occurrence, and found Miss
! Daily there. She talked freely about the
affair, and said: al am utterly at less u
/ find any reason why Mrs. Whiteman should
have taken her life. She was a woman Of
happy disposition, although inclined to be
hysterical at times Like most women
she had spells Of melancholy, but there
was nothing to indicate that her life would
ever end in this way.n
! AT 10 O'Clock Coroner Harris appeared a.
the house and
REMOVED TIE BODY TO THE MoRGUE.
MIR. Whiteman was at once notified by tele
graph, and be will undoubtedly come here
/ on the first train from Butte, which will
arrive here tonight. IL is understood thai
the coroner expects 10 hold an inquest to
day, but if he proceeds with the inquiry
/ before the arrival of the husband be viii
make a great mistake. Mr. Whitemsn il
The one who is most deeply interested il
/ the matter, and certainly nothing would bt
sacrificed by delaying the inquest for on,
/ DAY.
! Mrs Whiteman shot herself with Al
callbre revolver belonging TO MIR. Eller
beck, who roomed at her house.