The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-20

and explained her absence bv saving
that she had secured some extra work
at Kelly & Cos bindery on West Tenn
pie street. The husband wasn't salts
fed. however. and the next dav found
by inquiry at the bindery that the story
told by his Wife was untrue He kent
MS own counsel however. and a night
or Two afterwards pretended to go to
work. but didn't, and instead watched
his wife. She left their home and
went 10 the place of business of a
prominent young merchant on West
temple street and was admitted When
she came home that night her hus-
Dand charged her with infidelity and
she broke down and confessed. The
young merchant was seen the next dav
by The husband, and in the course of a
stormy interview. in which the mer-
chant learned that the woman had
confessed, he. too, admitted his guilt.
Mrs. Hamilton then left her nus
bands house. S57 East Fourth South
street. and went TO her fathers. 544
West Third South street. and Hamii-
ton took the initiatory steps towards
procuring a divorce. The husband was
10Th 10 part with his wife, notwith-
standing her conduct. and communica-
lions we're kept up between them with
view of smoothing things over.
CALLED ON HIS WIFE.
Yesterday Mrs. Hamilton went to see
her sister Mrs Seldom. who resides at
229 West First South street. and in the
evening Hamilton rode up on his hi
cycle 10 call upon her. He remained in
the house until about $3.50 O'Clock.
when he left.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
Directly after the front door was
closed behind him the neighbors
were startled by the report of
six shots fired in rapid success
sion and Immediately afterwards
Hamilton's dead body was found.
shot through the heart, on the
lawn in front of the house 1t was w
ing face downwards. the head almost
touching the ratings. The police and
Coroner Sommer were summoned. and
when they arrived the body was vet /
warm, although life was extinct a 81
cailber revolver lay at the dead mans 1
right side. Every chamber was empty /
and the weapon was still warm and /
smelt strongly of powder The body
was removed TO Undertaken Jos. VIM. /
Iaylors place, where DR.. Daily made I
an examination of it and found one
bullet wound two and a half inches be-
low and two inches to the left of the
left nipple The position of the wound
was such that death must have been in
Simultaneous
Ii was quite dark when the tragedy
occurred. and no one has yet been
found who saw the shots being fired.
SIX SHOTS FIRED.
Angus NJ. Cannon, who lives hard by.
says he heard six shots and saw the
flashes, but who held the weapon he
does not know.
Ernest Schenck also saw the flashes
from the window of his house and
heard the six reports. but beyond that
knows nothing.
Thomas Seldom. husband of Mrs.
Hamiiton's sister. says that Mrs. Ham
ilton was stopping at his house and
Hamilton called to see her. They had
q pleasant conversation and he saw no
symptoms o. a quarrel. He returned
to bed and left them together in the
parlor, and the next thing he knew was
when he heard the shots fred
Parties who live near say he heard
loud voices as of people quarreling in
Seddon's house. and when Hamilton .
went out a woman came to the door 5