The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
SALT LAKE TRAGEDY
THE SHOOTING OF WALTER
DINWOODEY.

The Parties Concerned are Well Known
And the Shooting Caused the Greatest
Surprise.
The Salt Lake Herald of Monday |
gives a full account Of the tragedy by
which Harry Hynds, formerly of Butte,
killed Walter Din'vuodey. as related
briefly in the Standard. The account in
the main is as follows:
1t appears that on Wednesday last,
Mr.. Hynds went up to Butte, but re-
turning a day earlier than he expected
to, arrived here on the regular UNION
Pacific passenger train at 9:O5 yester-
day morning. He started to walk up
town, but on account of the snow storm
concluded to go directly home and
spend the day. He hailed a quincy,
and, driving up town purchased some
segars. greeted a few friends and was
then driven to his home, arriving there
a little before 10 o'clock. He tried the
front door, but found it locked, which
was unusual, and, using his own key,
found that the door was locked on the
inside. He then raped on the door
and after a little delay his wife opened
it.
She was in her night robes, and step
ping into the hall Hynds kissed her
and they walked on until a spare bed
room was reached. The husband no.
ticed that his wife seemed nervous, but
attached no Importance to it. She re-
marked that she had slept in the spare
bedroom and stepping in said she must
be getting ready to go to church. Hynds
followed her in, and observing an emp
ty beer bottle On the table, remarked
~jocularly that she must have been
drinking. Mrs. Hynds replied that she
had drank some beer the night before.
The husband then called her attention
to the two glasses on the table, and she
replied that a lady friend. giving her
name, had been there.
"Does she smoke c~igarettesY" asked
Hynds, who saw several of them on the
table.
At this the wife became very much
agitated. sc much so that her husband
noticed it, but she answered that the
cigarettes were brought by her lady
friend.
Hynds was puzzled, but did not at.
tach any Importance to the circum.
stance, and walked away without pur'
suing the subject farther. He looked
back, however, and saw his wife pull
the portierre over the doorway opening
into a closet and bathroom. He called
hack, asking what she was doing. an6
she answered that she was only getting
out her dress. This was so palpabl,
false that he walked to her. determin
ed now to learn the cause of her agita
ton, which had all the while increased
He threw back the curtain, lighted
match and was about to step into tn,
bath room when his wife stepped for
ward and blew out the match. Hynd
now. for the first time, thoroughly con
WINGED that there was something 0
great Importance that his wife was con
cealing from him. threw back his han,
striking her ON the chin or mouth. an,
striking another match stepped int,
the room.
There. in the iartherest corner, WA
Dinwoodey. partially clad. Hynds rec
ognized him and Dinwoodey said. il
substance:
well. you've caught me. We Nigh
just as well make the l3.st of it and Fl:
this thing up"
Hynds called him into the room am,
instantly ordered him to leave tn
place Meanwhile, the faithless wifi
was on the verge of hysteria, and whel
her husband ordered her to leave. toe
she commenced wailing and crying