Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-29

, protect themselves. Their testlmou
at the inquest was compared with tina
at the trial, with the result that j
practically killed their evidence.
The uefense alleged the shootin,
was done nccidently and in selfde
Tense, that Hamilton had struck hi
wife in the face and fred the first sho
at her, that she grappled with him fol
possession OF the revolver and that in
the scuffle that followed the shot wal
fired They also introduced an eye
witness TO corroborate this. They also
alleged animosity toward the defend.
ant was held by the Seddons, and sup
ported it by innumerable incidents.
A brief history Of the case, which is
one of the most sensational ever occur
ing in Utah, is as follows:
The information charged that on
April Is last, Mrs. Lou Hamilton de-
liberately, and with malice afore-
thought, killed and murdered her hus-
band John Fl. Hamilton, by shooting
him with "A reqolver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton had domestic
troubles, and the husband Gained
that he had such information as salts
fled his mind that his wife had had
criminal intercourse with one w. C.
Pavey on various occasions, at Pavey's
place of business on South West Tenn
pie street in this city. Acting on that
information Hamilton insisted on his
wife going home to her parents, and
he took steps for the institution of
suit for divorce.
Mrs. Hamilton strongly opposed be-
ing made defendant ia divorce suit
and, at her instance, several meetings |
were had between the parties, with
view of patching up their differences,
but these attempts at reconciliation
proved abortive and the husband per-
sisted in his determination not to live
with his wife again. Discussions were
had between them as to the division of
certain articles of personal property
md MIR. Hamilton was anxious that
lis wife return to him a ring, a re-
'olYer and other small articles and, by
he called at the residence
# Mr.. Seldom, brother-in-law of the
efendant, where she was staying, on
Vest First South street, about 9
clock in the evening of the day of
he tragedy. {
The husband and wife had an inter
lew and when the former was leaving
ne house, the whole neighborhood
as startled by the reports of five or
X pistol shots fired in very rapid sue
sssion, and a few minutes afterwards @
lie body of Hamilton was found in the T
ont yard of the house, with a bullet V
Die through his heart. 1t was then t
)out $3.50 o'clock, and the night was
,ry dark, so it was several minutes h
fore lights were obtained and the n
'dy found, but when it was discover c
!, life was extinct s
Mrs Hamilton, in substance. claim r
tidb iCI nuSOduu cdlleu AT Jne SeQ- +
N house on the night of the tragedy L
get the ring, pistol and some other CO
ticles belonging to him. The expos 5
e and disgrace with which she was b
reatened had so wrought upon her st
nd that she had determined to kill u
rself, and had that afternoon pur- tJ
lsed cartridges for the pistol in W
Ter to carry ont her plan. The wea- pr
n was loaded when she handed it to W
n with other articles, and at that
lcture, she claimed, he became
ATTY enraged, struck her in the
nth, drew the revolver and fired at q
, when she grappled with him and
weapon was discharged several =.
es in the struggle, one of the shots
letting the mortal wound.