Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-15

she should 20 TO Pocatello. This was
Saturday and she left Monday morning.
| went TO the train with her.
up to that time had anything oc-
CURED to shake your confidence IN
herr"
mo"
"Where did you spend the Monday
evening""
AT The Halls writing letters"
WAS your attention attracted TO
anything at that time and While so
OCcupiedY'
"Yes; went TO a paste board box
that had been used as a waste basket,
to get an address from when | noted
scrap OF paper" -,
where Is that scrap OF paper nowY'
II don't know what became OF It,
What was written on III"
"A note In my wfe's writing, ad-
dressed TO me, apparently the message
being. My dear husband, When you
read this, | shall be dead | was very
much surprised and shocked, never be-
fore having had an intimation that
anything was wrong. That evening !
walked the streets, and finally went to
st. Marks hospital to see Mr. Wallace.
l KNEW lNdl NY " lAf uth hENll ~
quent visitor there and wanted 10 know
II he could throw any light on the mat
tar. l was much distressed. After
leaving the hospital | returned 70 my
rooms, but did not sleep any that night.
In the morning ] took the train for Po-
catello."
"Did you see your wife there?"
YES, | called for her at once and
we went out for a walk. ] told her OF
the note and said could think Of but
one thing that would cause her to con-
template such an act. ] asked her II
l was not right. She replied that she
would not lie 10 me. II was that which
made her write the note. She said some
thing about not being able TO stand
1t any longer, She claimed to have af-
fectlon for me-"
Did you still love herr"
The defendants face was a study
when this question was asked. He
eteadled himself with a visible effort,
and finally in low, broken voice said
simply Yes"
Did you demand the name OF the
MANI"
Eyes"
did she give 1t to your"
mo"
when did you start for this city?"
THE next morning"
Arriving here, was the subject re-
sumed?"
Yes"
What was your condition."
Il was angry?"
did she offer any explanation"
"She said there was no excuse for
her; she could offer no explanation"
How did you feel when you left the
Halls that day."
II felt angry and emblttered and de-
pressed"
How much depressed"
Il cannot put that in words, re-
member thinking like the world had
lost It's attractlveness."
Where did you go?"
ITO a gun store"
What did you get there?"
II bought a revolver"
What was your ldea?"
Mills was again profoundly agitated,
but controlled himself wonderfully, al
though Il was some time before he
could answer. Al last he said;
THE Idea Of suicide had entered my
mind"
What did you do them"
IL went IN City Creek canyon with
that idea STILL"
What then?'
81 thought OF my children"
What did you do with the revolver?'
Il put IL back IN my pocket. and
went back TO. the Halls Mr. VITA said
she had been out TO the Sister Superior
to see about staying there, but there
was no room for her. SO she asked TO
remain at the Halls that night, and IL
was arranged that she should after
wards go 10 st. Marks hospital. |
packed up the things so that she could
take them with her, and wass so en-
gagged nearly all night. did not sleep
at all that night. On Thursday morn
ing / went out on the street, and upon
returning, my wife had gone, our agree
ment being that we should separate.
found from her, on the table O letter.