The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-23

In drunken quarrel at the Avon
house, corner of West Temple and
Market streets, yesterday afternoon.
Thomas Hends, stonemason by trade,
shot Pauline Slater, a young woman
Of shady reputation, inflicting a wound
that may prove fatal
THEY WE'RE DRINKING.
Tt seems that both the parties
roomed at the house and had been
more or less intimate for some time
Yesterday morning they were in Paul
ines room. talking and drinking, when
Billy Freeman, a friend of the woman,
entered. This was at 1880 O'clock, and
he found that both the parties were
pretty well under the influence Of
liquor; but the drinking continued
Freeman joining them. Nothing I'M
pleasant occurred until along towards
3 o'clock in the afternoon. BY this
time Hends and the woman were
quite drunk and became quarrelsome.
1T seems that a short time before
Pauline had purchased dress from
married woman and Hends was the
custodian OF the money, about So. This
transaction came up for discussion,
the woman accusing Hends of having
spent the money. This made the man
furious. and saying mo s of a b.
can say that about me and get away
with it," he drew bulldog revolver.
aimed it at the woman who was only a
few feet distant, and fired.
The woman fell to the floor, and as
the blood spurted from a wound in the
right breast, just below the nipple,
she cried. Send for my mother"
OFFICERS ARRIVE.
Then, according to reports, Hends
turned towards, Freeman in a threat
ening manner, but if he had any idea
Of committing another crime, he
changed his mind. Going out, he tele-
phoned for physician. Freeman also
left to get an officer, but word soon
reached the station. and Chief Pratt
accompanied by Officers Gillespie, o.
P. Pratt and others, drove quickly to
the scene in the patrol wagon. Arriv-
ing at the Avon, they were surprised
to find that there was not the slightest
evidence of excitement about the
place DR.. Maclean was examining
the woman's wound, while Hends stood
at the foot of the bed where she was
lying. The examination showed that
the ball had entered the breast as
described, ranging downward. The
bullet could not be located at the
time, and it was uncertain as to
whether the woman could recover or
not, although the physician was hope
full. Afterwards DR.. Daily arrived and
the victim of the affair was removed
to st. Marks hospital.
Hends. who was quite drunk, was
placed under arrest by officer Giles
pie and is now in Jail. a charge will
not be placed against him until the
nature of the wound is definitely ascer-
tanned.
THE EYE WITNESS.
Billy Freeman, the one eye witness
to the affair." was interviewed by
Herald reporter shortly after the shoot
ing. and said:
II went up to Pauline's room be-
tween II and 70 o'clock and was intro
duced to Hends, who I knew by sight.
Both of them had been drinking and
they kept on drinking occasionally IN
til in the afternoon. when they COM
menced quarreling. She had bought a
dress, and accused Hends of having
spent the money. He just whipped out
his gun. saying no one could make
that talk about him and get away
with it, and fired. The woman fell
and asked that her mother be sent for.
Hends then made a threatening move
towards me, but went out, while [
went up the street to find an officer.
The shooting was not accidental The
man was simply drunk and angry, and
shot the woman down"
THE WOMAN'S STORY
The victim of the accident was in
terviewed shortly after the shooting.
She was considerably under the in
huence of liquor. but the affair seemed
to have sobered her up temporarily,
and She made a tolerably clear state
ment. She said:
my true name is Kittie Egan and
my parents live in Chicago, but I have
lost their address. We were drinking
today and Hends became angry at
something [ said about the money for
a dress I had bought, and shot me-
It was not an accident"
Afterwards Judge Wenger arrived
and undertook to get her deposition,
but she talked in a mauldin and dis
connected manner, so that it was of
no value. 1t was evident, however
that she wished to screen. Hends, for
she said that he didn't intend to in
jure her, and that the shooting was an
accident.
HENDS VERSION.
Hends was highly indignant when
arrested, and was too drunk to fully
the situation. 1.-THE whole |
thing was an accident" he said II
threw the gun on the table and it |
went off,
Kttie Egan came to Salt Lake some
six years ago and lived life of |
shame for some time. Afterwards she |
figured as a box worker at the Com !
mercial street variety theatre. It is |
said that of late she has reformed to !
a large extent, and il the chance had |
offered itself, might have led a re- |
spectacle life. She is credited with |
possessing many good traits She is |
best known by the name of Minnie I
Livingston.
Hends has not worked at his trade |
as a stonemason for some time. His
is not good, and it is said /