Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-12
BILLY" SHOT.
7. ], BeterIo, a Complexion Special.
Isl, IN Jail For The Deed.
MS VICTIM MAY NOT RECOVER
The Purilist Was Hunting Trouble and
Got 1.-THE Parts Played By Mrs.
Purcell aud Her Notorious
Husband.

IVA reckless whirl through the lower
society circles Of tue city, a course OF
continued dissipation, an unnarratod
robbery, persistent hunt for run.
away woman, aud alleged threats {,
"io ~" somebody, are conditions that
this morning oulminniej IN n serious
shooting scnFe In Dan QululAn,.
Bilou saloon on State street.
Tho sequel IL that "Biny" Lynch,
the professional prize fighter
who drl'ted into Salt Lake last winter
with n lot OF the tougher element, lies
Ia his room with three pistol shot
wounds In his body, with no more
chances for recovery than hv needs,
while the man who fired the leaden
pellets Into HE person 10 licked behind
tue bars Of the city jail with the posi-.
billty OF yet having 10 answer 10 Ia,
serious charge OF murder. This man
Ia a "darhlng" young Cuban, who
gives his age As thirty years aud his
occupation As that Of a complexion
SPECIALIST
Two months ago he came 10 this city,
presumably from Butte Or Boise. He
at once opened elegant offices Ia the
Brooks Arcade building opposite the
hnutsiord hotel, AMI advertised his
business among the vain ami flashy
women Of the city by tho eItravagant
distribution among them Of his card,
which boro tile following Inscription.
at. }. Betorio, complexion specialist.
warts, mOles and superb uOuH haifs re.
moved by eleotfolysis. Birth.mafk.,
wrinkles AMI taItooing by now pro.
cess"
Strange In Say, lac At once commenced
10 10 "a ilouushlng business. Men OF
other occupations aud professions were
compelled TO close their doOrs acfos.
the nall aud seek new pastures on ac.
c0untOf lack OF patronage. But not 40
with him. Shokels In more than satis.
factory numbers aud denominations
fell into his capaol0us pOckets A mong
his customers was SAID 10 DO the wife on
Pugilist Purcell. Rumor has Il thew
became 10 Intimate as 10 cause
an unpleasant anu haunting sus.
picion TO take possession OF the
mind OF the batbsr brulssf.
According "a tho police, Mrs. Purcell
was playing a double role. While
psteusibiy puf-uiugH particular policy
.Dr tbs benefit OF her husband ana
Billy Lynon, tue claim IL made that
sno was altogether too familiar with
tho strange young man from Cuba.
How true the allegation IN may never
bs known. The officers have infnrmA.
tlon 10 the effect, they say, that Lynch
met transient with consl Iefablr
means few days ago Rnd that
no "sieefod" the stranger In.
TO tho lair OF Mrs. Purcell,
whefo lac WAS "lOuched" for
a large am1unt Of money. rhe SCH eme
was that tue cash should be used by
Purcell and vile anu Lynch to 20 TO
Denver with. But a DAY or two ago
Mrs. Purcell disappeared ana with her
the money. Lynch believed that she
had been assisted to secluded spot ~
Beteito aud last night msdeIthTee un.
sucoessful attempts while under the
influence Of liquor 10 enter the A roAdo
ant "got al" him.
This morning tue men met ut q uin.
lau's saloon. Both were armed with
huuNlt NDAluu IuNNlNttH anu tagn DyHu
the other with distrusL Active nos.
tilitirs we're opened by Lynch saying
TO But,iro, "'ye got some business
with YOU | want ~ settle"
"Whst business have you got with
mt?" WA the Cuban's query, TO which
hs added, "YOu have been hunting
me for two VI three days anu last
night"
Then the lie passed and the two men
aptsng towards each other, Lynch fret
utaNing his revolver. scabbaTd snd all.
lilo asuuable 10 get the weApoA from
It's leather covering aui clinoned with
MS Antagonist, who In the mrRntimo
hal also got mis- gun out and opened tfr.
Three shots were fired, al taking
effect. Lynch Toll u the tlOor appai.
emily mIraly wounleI, A crowd
collected quickly, ava Dr. KjOs was
cent for, audlar toe wounded man lay
upOn the saloon floor hB located ana
remove two il,caliber bullels ffum
the small Of the back aud another
from tbs hrshy part OF lhs lpit |
leg. Later Lynch WIS removed |
10 his room, where ho Hes In "a critical |
stato. Alter the shooting BeteTiO was |
arrested by Onlcnys Pratt ana Shan. |
non aud 10 Captain Donovan oOrrober. |
A,ri tho story OF the trouble ia sui. |
stance AS narrated above. Ho Will be- |
held awaiting the Developments In
Lynch's condition.