Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-15
REV, D. DOUGLAS WALLACE.
ib Interview With Captain Mills just
Before the Shooting.

III Bc'ore the SHOOTING.
ID Rev. D. Douglas Wallace testified
nat he was superintendent at st.
Marks hospital. He knew both Cap
Z ain and Mrs. Mills, having first met
4 BEN about two years ago. Witness
remembered the time when Mills was in
& be hospital.
q DO you recall the day Of the trag-
dy?" asked Mr.. straup.
3 4 DO"
N Had you seen him a short time be-
i ore that day."
q Yes; | saw him three or four times
urng the week"
n What was his condition."
q He was In an extremely nervous
'Fad excited condition"
Il 'Dld you have any conversation with
I'm with reference to the conduct Of
'flTs Mllls?"
q Iesi he came 10 me at the hospital
q bout a week prior to that day and SAID
~ had made discoveries that led him
I believe his wife had been unfaithful
= him. He remained until | O'Clock In
%he morning ana was In such an ex-
4 lied condition that ] endeavored to
4iaYe him stay there all night, but he
would not"
4 DID he say how he discovered IT,"
4 Yes he said he had found a letter
#.Hllen by his wife, and made a general
4 dtement regarding It,"
Dld he say anything indicating that
Knew who the man was"
4 ! gathered from what he said that he
a new who the man was"
4 AL that time was there any thought
llt y Melyeney was connected with
he AFFAIR."
II mo"
! When did you next see Mr.. Mills?"
IN wednesday OF that week, to-
sras the end Of September"
MhaI was his condition then?"
Much the same"
Nov. with reference 10 the homicide
.ea ah You see him."
= Az noon at my room at the hospital,
me presence Of Mrs. Mills and my
as, on The day Of the homicide"
Mhat was sald?"
ne was evidently trying to discover
YIN MIS-, Mills the name Of the man.
Nss called out. and returning saw
~ Mills had q paper In her hand.
AIMS after his wife had said that
as statement In that paper was true.
AZ me 10 read 1t and keep Il for
. .l winch did, putting It In an en-
W. ana locking II up In the safe.
No. nag II IN my possession until last
oS,rrnesaay' when ! gave II 10 Judge
'"s's' VINO opened It in my presence.
THE CONFESSION.
.ue note was identified by the wit
ana Then offered In evidence.
M futnam objected on the ground
es II mad not been identified by the
~ son % whom Il was attributed, and
' Tf argument followed.
se court admitted II, and Mr.. Straup
~ ~ y, me note Is as follows:
!, @as intimate with Mr.. J. c. o.
,.s! several times last year. Up
"a s11t uine | was a vlrtuous woman.
!. Vuat he Is responsible, In addition
"a own weakness, for nv disgrace
sname. can see now how he
4hl'ed 70 DO this. '" -"
Oct. ?, 1899 'A D. L. MILLS
3lngs,naa ' was Mills condition at that
~ Sh nm entered and shook hands
f,e S aim his hand was cold. He was
s s,.sey excited throughout the inter-
s,, ehq showed every evidence ~ a
\. Vssel mind. When Mrs Nglie taf,
sss room Don. he sald. Ny God. Mr. Wal.
n ,' ua' man and l have slept under
~ owe blankets for years He alec
ve n Killing himself End the III ldren
) CAIN ,; At'er Mrs. Mills left, / tried
ran5 /, r I'M but finally he said. 4 can
Eslk' A, ~ 90. .0i ger. | must go out and
HAT ~, NY paper sent TO YOU prior N
.y siensture?f y ss'''hs sifs'
o, NJ, d , paper sent by Cant. Mills. I
~Ass Signature to It and re-