The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-01
How Bingham Man Terminated a
theatrical Engagement.
PURSUED HER TO vERNAL
PULLED A GUN ON HER TERRI
FLED COMPANION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brownen Figure In
Sensational Scene-Husband Was
Arrested, But Explanations and
a Reconciliation Followed-Mrs.
Brownell Returns With Husband.
Especial Correspondence.l

Nerna1. Dec. 2S.-The Imperial Dramatic
company. that is playing a een-night con-
tract at the opera. house, is minus a. star
actress. and il came about in the follow
ing manner:
When the company left Salt Lake it
numbered among the troupe a Mrs.
BrOWneil, wife of Il. 5. BrOWnell. who is
foreman of one of the mines OF Bingham.
Mrs BroWneh who has stage ambitions
and no mean talent was residing in Salt
Lake when the Imperial Dramatic COM
pany was organized for the trip into the
WIldS Of Uintah county, and made ar
rangements to join the troupe, after sat
lsfylng Manager Hutchinson as to her
husbands consent.
Brownell. who, it seems has strong OBJ
Jections to his wifes notions Of life be-
fore tho f00tlights, was at Bingham, and
the woman just dropped him a little note
Slauns thaL she was gong to Idaho to
visit with some friends, and in the mean
time set out with the company for the
metropolis of eastern Utah
BroWneH was suspicious and made a
Trip TO the city. ana there found out that
Mrs. Brovnell had gone with the com
pany to Nernsl He at once set out in
pursuit, and on arriving at Price learned
that several men with their wives left
the train there, en- route to Vernal.
By The descriptions he knew that one
Of the ladies was Mrs. BrowneIl He at
once took up the trail over the noun
IsilHs In hot pursuit, and on arriving at
Nernaa last Tuesday at once repaired to
the Uintah hotel where he learned the
company had taken rooms. There he
learned that Mrs. Brownell was at the
opera house. and at once set out to find
her. While going up Main street he came
face TO face with the partner of his joys
and sorr0ws, in company with a male
member or the troupe, by name SImpkins.
Facing his astonished spouse. the infuIf-
ated husband demanded an accounting,
and incidentally inquired If Simpkins was
her neW-fOund husband.
Simpkins began to SILVER but WASH {
cold, for the afternoon was pleasant. and
when BrOwnell turned upon him and
whisked out gun the reflection from the
gliSt6ning barrel must have stunned him,
for he fell over backward into the ditch
that is quite deep at the point where TIE
incident took place.
The next that was seen Of Simpkins he
was on the opposite side of the street.
How ne got there ID man knoWeth, ex-
cept perhaps those hike himself, who
know the mysteries OF the stage. where a
man can be in two places at once. If
Simpkins did not perform this trick, he
came so near II that the difference could
not be detected with the naked eye.
Sheriff Preece was at once notified OF
the affair and started after BrOwnell,
who was found carrying of the 4-year-Old
child that Mrs. BrOwnell had brought
with her. The sheriff at once placed
BrOWneil under arrest, who admitted his
murderous actions and seemed to think
he had done the proper thing Suisse
quently a meeting between the Two prin-
cipS1s and the members of the troupe
Z was arranged by the sheriff. and a recon
citation followed after many explana-
ton, which developed the fact that there
I had been some misunderstanding
Mr.. and Mrs. BrowneH left for home or
yesterdays stage.