The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-23

-s-,-,-4o7 Dec. 22.-Frank II. Nor
ohio auditor of the war depart
Was shot and instantly killed
'---- 30 o'clock this afternoon by
60 Macdonald. also Of Ohio, re-
e.. o. 5fsbursing clerk Of the treas
n the Winder building on Seven
u-.- street. his former Office.
.--zi+or Morris was closeted alone
Trs.DouaId when the shooting &C
- In trying to make his escape
C-I-TT1raId also assaulted the Watch-
A--- fIEomas Curick, with the putt o.
!.o', ra,-1lyer. He was arrested WhHe
nis - The building. Before being tax
IvasLI7 l.Tsrodv. however. he shot HIM
a. il, me stomach and also mace an
s- pash in his throat with a sIh4l-
l5y When the officers arrived ne
L-1s heard so eXclaIm;
81 lid It. I'm done for.
,I,cDona-d is a brother Of William
'iSTa-DnnaId. one of the owners ara
u, ~ NC. members of the 13OstOnldns
inera company ..-A
ave witness to the latter part O.
Al. Counter between the Two u.en
.--+s5 that upon hearing the SOUND OF
80 he ran into the auditors once,
-+f.F he had just left. Upon ei-terllE
.ss room he saw the two ulen SIRIUS
ING I'm each others arms MacDoPaiu
holding his revolver close 10 MOTIFS
breast ,+
.s-1r+a5 10 get out of the room, but en-
,51nlered clerks and employees, " hon
The sound of the firing had brought TO
che doors. and then turned and nreC
lain. This is believed To have been
rTs fatal shot Employees who knCY
Macdonald said he had grievance
s-afnst Morris, who, he clai1ns, was 1 E.
Sensible for refusing mis- paT. Other
Who knew him said they coul1 nor at
tribute his deed % anything but DIS
easad brain from Over-in iujgence IL
liquor.
Morris a Mckinley Appointee.
Frank H Morris was nat''-e o.
Cleveland, O., ~ years Of age, and
leaves a widow and two sons. He en-
tered the government servIce at tn
beginning of the present aim u-stIa-
zion as auditor of 5he navy department
During the first two yeals he made n
exceptionally good record Tor ellie ency,
bringing the delayed work up 20 dat
end putting the office into better sI,%LC
Than ever before. A year AMI n II.
ago Morris was made AUDITOR Tor tho
var department., changing plases WITH
AUDITOR Br0N1- IN his new pla-e n.
maintained his record as an executive
officer and sOCu had the work which
vas much behind, up TO date. y, wa
veil regarded by the treasury officials
but was not popular with some of the
sleOrdinateS in his office. who COM
Ialned that he was unnecessarily
harsh IN his treatment of them and
Glen eXacted more work than they
could do It also is said that in order
10 Keep the work up to date he would
require them to work overtime and
.1se part Of their annual =acat,ons.
The treasury officials. However. do not
agree with these statements, and say
mat the auditor required from each
Clerk a good days work and NJ more
Macdonald Educated as a Singer.
MacOonaId's brother, William Fl.
Macdonald, the wen known baritone
sRSeT OF the BOStOnianS, is said 10 have
--ucatad him for the operate Stage.
lie Is unmarried, IS years of IZa. and
is tall and fine looking. ne alSo is
rom Ohio and has been in the govern
Hent service since soon after the Civil
war IN 1863 he was reno vad from his
position as chief Of division in the Ct
nee Of commission of CTS -Onls. In 1870
d. vas reappOinted clark IN the offit e
OF Use auditor of the war department.
-a -,s, ne vas ma Ia GisbussIng o}1Cer
}. lar rttl-e- IN addition 20 his NH p
duties receiving in all =. 09o n y-sr.
In Febr,1G~y, 1900. his accounts were
found short $1,000, and uonn 2"ing w.
.-Tai 10 maze a e%piahatiCs &c
canned that on one occasion he had
t.-s1rten TO close his safe oa leaving
Ills office and that it had been rpbbeC