Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12

and then settled with his wife In a lit
tie home. He applied TO the Short Line
for a position, relying upon the kind
ness of O'Melyeney to secure 1t. lie
was given 10 understand that he would
have the position and an order was
made for DR.. Prinkerton, the short
Line surgeon, TO make a physical exam
nation. Soon afterwards, however,
Mills learned that the order for his
examination had been countermanded.
He then went TO Cheyenne where he
secured a position under Elwood Mead
I'm the work of gathering information
on irrigation. However, his ill-health
continued, and he found himself unable
TO work as he had done In the past.
When Mills left Salt Lake, leaving his
wife and two little children In Salt
Lake. She had formed the plan, with
his approval. of becoming trained
nurse, In order that she might there
after be an aid TO her husband.
LEFT HIS IDOLS BEHIND.
When Mills entered the service Of his
country his one regret was that he
had TO leave those idols Of his heart,
his wife and children, behind. But he
had his life insured for $4,000, at war
risks. In her favor: he left over S4OO
in the bank for her use, and during all
the time he was in the army, he sent
her over 500 a month OF his pay for
her support. SO that she was well pro-
vlded for in any emergency.
FRIENDSHIP OF MILLS AND o.
MELVENEY.
Mills and O'Melyeney were friends.
They had been for years. Their fam
ilies were intimate, and when Captain
Mills left Salt Lake TO take UP his
duties In the army OF the United States,
the last words OF parting that o. Mel
veney gave him were, Fired, II any
thing happens 10 you. / will see that
your family does not suffer. These
men, Mills and O'Melveney, had slept
under the same blankets, eaten be-
meath the same roof tree, and ex-
changed the closest condolences.
THE MOTIVE BEHIND 1T ALL.
The State has shown that on the
afternoon Of October 3, this defendant
calmly walked into O'Melveneys Office,
deliberately shot the latter dead. That
Is TIE NdSt pltStuNSu w NiS RiOot'NNaNi4'
But is that all? Was there no motive?
We shall see. Mills had been assigned
TO some work for the government, In
Utah. with reference TO irrigation.
Later, he had had offered him the chair
Of engineering in the Nevada State Uni
Yerslty, at a salary OF 2,OOO a year.
At that time, in September last his
prospects had never been brighter AT
that time he had the utmost confidence
IN his wife, never had anything occurred
TO make him doubt her in the least. On
September 2Srd, then, when Mills re-
turned to Salt Lake from Cheyenne, he
was still a sick man. but his prospects
were bright and he was happy.
FOUND HIS WIFE DISCOURAGED.
When he got off the train and went to
meet his wife and children, he was
struck with his wlfes appearance Of
dependency. He tried to cheer her
told her Of his frightened prospects,
which would enable husband, wife and
children to be reunited. She spoke Of
having contemplated visit to Pocatello
and Boise with her family. He urged
her not to give up the visit on account
of his return, but TO go on TO Idaho If
she wished.
THE FIRST AWFUL BLOW.
They were occupying rooms at the
Ricketts, block, and on the night OF
Sept. rs, his eye fell on a scrap Of torn
paper In his wlfe's handwriting, direct
ed 10 him. 1t came as thunderbolt
out Of clear sky upon this poor sick
man.
The note read:
my dear husband: When you see
this shall be dead"
1t was terrible. His wife was going to
take the life that God had given her.
His wife, whom he loved, the mother OF
his children, going TO kill herself! All
night he walked the floor as one dis
tracted, and In the morning took the
first train for Pocatello. He sought out
his wife, told her Of this scrap Of paper,
and then there fell from her lips the
saddest story ever poured into the q
OF man. She admitted that on Sept. ~.
she intended to kill herself, and that
when be saw her walking with her chill
dren, she was, as she expected, taking
her last walk with them.
REFUSED TO NAME HER Sc
DUCER.
He said there could be only one thing
that could possibly mpel her to such
an act, and that was that she had been
untrue TO him. He imDlored her 10 tell
him the truth, and she then confessed
that she had been untrue to him.
He demanded the name OF the man
and she refused TO give II. They both
returned to Salt Lake on the morning
Of September 81. Capt. Mills did not
know the name of his wife's seducer.
but he persisted in asking.
MILLS FIRST RESOLVE.
She still refused and he became des-
perate. He put his revolver in his
pocket and walked out TO take his own
life But the faces OF his little chill
dren arose before him and stayed his
hand. He returned TO the rooms in the
Ricketts, block. and she said she had
no excuse TO offer-there could be none
and she only asked him to let her
stay there that night. He consented
Mis-. Wallace. OF st, Marks hospital a
good lady and true friend to all these
afflicted ones. was sent for and Mrs.
Mills arranged to go TO the hospital
That night was q sad one. The hus-
band and wife divided their household
treasures. Next day he took walk
and when he returned 10 his rooms
his wife had gone. He was alone. On
the table was a note OF farewell from