The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-30

been endorsed, payable to her
father, l.. G. Geertson. The
book had been taken charge of
by the county attorney, who also
had secured the pistol.
The weapon was turned over
to the sheriff, and the pocket
book was returned to her. Dur
ing the search for the purse, Miss
Geertson became entirely self
possessed. She finally made a
statement, in substance was as
follows
81 have been associated with
DIR. Fisher for more than two
years. l could not deny this, for
it is notorious. My associations
with him were with a view to
marrying him as soon as he could
get a divorce from his wife.
Lately he has tired of me, and
told me so in letters and words.
He was about to get a divorce
from his wife, and l had under
stood that he might marry me.
Of course, | blame myself for my
part in this, but that is all use
less now. Lately he wrote me
that it was all off between US,
as he loved another. l think l
could have stood it better if he
had been going back to his wife
and child, but he was not. l
came here and told him this new
girl should know of his treat
ment of me. He told me that if
~ ever went near her he would
kill me. He told me this in
letter, which I still have, and he
repeated it to me verbally. I did
let the mother of the girl know
part of it. l talked with her last
night and again today. He learn
ed of this from me in his Office.
About the shooting and strug-
gle, Miss Geertson said ut
was his pistol, not mine, rem
ember that. and you heard me
calling, Murder 7" She stated
that Fisher and not she had pro-
duced the weapon, and that she
was trying to discharge the shots
without hurting any one. 1t was
learned that Miss Geertson made
a visit to the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Crocker last night and
again this morning. Mrs. Crock
er said that in the course of a
conversation with her the girl
said she would kill Fisher. She
stated this in the evening and
again in the morning when she
called.
DR.. Fisher tells his story of
the affair The woman has
been after me for more than two
years and has often threatened
to kill me and then herself. She
wanted me to marry her, but l
never said | would. She often
claimed that | never would prom
Use her anything, and 1 never
would. have tried to get her
to let me alone, but she would
not, and she has practically
broken up my family. She has
been unusually persistent of late,
and l have temporized with her
in my Office more than was wise,
perhaps, so as to avoid scenes
elsewhere. I don't propose to go
over the past, nor to relentlessly
pursue her, even after this at
tempt on my life today. She
came in my Office today while l
was at work on a customer, and
waited. Afterwards, she brought
up the old subject again. and l
told her fatty that l did not want
anything more to do with her. l
was going up to dinner and was
washing my hands. She came
and tried to take the towel from
me. She finally repeated the
question. asking me if l utterly
refused to have anything more
to do with her and l said yes.
Then she went out and was gone
a minute or so. The next l knew
she had pistol close against my
breast and had pulled the trig-
ger. 1t did not go off. l strug
gled to get the gun from her;she
got it up against my side, and
that shot took effect. The next
shot was while we were strug-
Cling, and it missed me. l got
hold of the, gun, and she began
screaming. The gun is my gun.
1t is a 3S- -calibre. She got it
somehow out of my Office about
a week ago"
Miss Laura S. Geertson came
to Ogden some years ago from
Salmon, Idaho, and has a numb
er of cousins living in this city.
She formerly taught school in
Ogden. She is of slender build,
but very strong, and is about 32
years of age.
| DIR. Fisher has many friends
in Ogden, and received a host Of