The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-13
MRS, MILLS DECLARES
O'NELV EAEY RUINED HER
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CONVERSATION was about this trouble.
Mills SAID that a separation of himself
and vile had been agreed on. O'MeI-
Veney asked if he suspected his wife,
and Mills said: I do suspect my wife's
fidelity But O'Afelveney told him that
mis- old puritanical ideas of morality
didn't so out here Women are differ
enJ, said O'Melveney, Wait for proof.
Mills replied: Suppose she told me
herself O'Melveney started and Mills
noticed il. The human instinct within
him, like the instinct of animals, told
him that he was near the source of his
trouble, and he turned to O'Melveney
and said: I almost believe that YOU
have not been a friend to me; if you
have sedueed my wife I could kill you
on sight
When they reached the house. and
Mrs. O Melveney came into the room,
she hesitated to reply to Mills ques-
ton about the conduct Of his wife, but
O'Melveney said: We had better tell
him. Mrs. O'Melveney said consider
ing the source from which the infor-
nation came she wouldn't pay much
attention TO it, and she gave the name
Of woman who had said certain
things. She knew that Mrs. Mills had
borrowed $50 from her husband
She said that she had heard that his
wife had been altogether too free with
a prominent physician. and named him:
she had heard that Mrs. Mills had
been to parties with him, and had led
him to believe that she was an IN
married woman.
Mills rushed out of the house, and
later O'Melveney followed, finally over
taking him at G street. O'Melveney
tried to restrain him, but he had no
influence. They parted down town.
Though Mills had no definite purpose
he went to the hospital When he
reached there he met DR.. Wallace, and
Inquired for his wife. They sent for
her and she came as soon as possible.
Mrs. Wallace, who had been In the
room, started to leave as his wife
came in, but she and Mr.. Wallace
were asked to remain.
Talks With His Wife.
mills told his wife that he had re-
ceived her letter. and said he would pay
her bills. He said that he was very
sorry about the TunlOrs against her
character mentioned in her letter: 50
was she. To his sorrow he had learned
that she had been too familiar with
this physician, whom l shall spare here.
She was surprised, and indignant; she
denied the charge with such good faith
She said that she had spoken to him
but few times in her life. Once he
met them at the Royal bakery when
she and nurse were eating lunch:
once at the Vienna, where she had
lunch with two or three nurses. ACain
on the street. when she had walked
with him to the corner to take her car.
The last time she had met him was
when she was leaving for Honolulu.
The physician said to her. that ne was
surprised to know that she was mar
ried; he had always believed that she
was a widow.
Then Mills became more distressed
than ever. viii you tell me who Sc
duced your he pleaded. Mrs. Wallace
seeing his terrible frame of mind, urg-
ed her to tell him. Finally Mrs. Mills
said. 1t WAS your friend O'Melveney.'
Then he threw his arms up and ex-
claimed: Ny God Ny Cod! Ny GOd.'
He became wild and frantic with
rage, and called out loudly: Ny God,
it was my friend; the man in whose
house I have lived Then she brOkenly,
Historically, told him the awful details
Of her fault. He asked her if she would
write a statement Of it; she did 50.
and signed it, and gave it to DR.. Wal
lace. who kept it until last week, when
the fault.
When Mrs. O'Melveney was away.
O'Melvcney asked Mrs. Mills TO come
to the house and care for his children.
as the families were old friends. He
was away at first; she had a room by
herself, and her sister, Naomi. who was
with her, had~a room also. Some DAYS
after O'Melveney returned he told her
that Captain Mills did not love her:
paid her many little attentions, and
often took her TO the lake.
SOwed the Poison.
lie said that Mills had told him that
marriage was a failure. Fad he him
self been able TO marry her. he would
have been happier. One afternoon she
was lying on ner bed, having been
troubled with weak eyes. A knock was
heard at the door, she, supposing il
was her sister, said, Come in and to
her surprise O'Melveney walked into
the room. He took "A seat on the &5ed
near her. and che listened to mis- talk
about Captain Mills. and his failure TO
love her. He was sowing the poison
in her sOui-and she fell. and the Of
feEse was repeated
When this story was finished in
broken sentences, Mills was in an awful
rage. Wallace tried to comfort him.
but he broke away and into the street
no one knows where; he doesn't know
himself He has a faint recollection
Of being at The Halls, and at the
Kenyon. He was wild and uncontrol-
able-the frenzy was upon him. In
rational moments O'MeIveney appeared
before him; at other times his mind was
a blank.
Finally, later IN the afternoon he
found himself near the DoOly block.
and then near the Oregon Short Line
Offices. He must force himself away.
and he wandered about only to find
himself in O'Melveney's office face to
face with the cause Of all his woe. He
had some conversation with OMel-
Veney. who said that his wife was not
worthy Of him. He las not been able
to recall the conversation in its en-
tirety. nor his conversation with Eccles
after the shooting.
Testimony On Reputation.
The evidence Of Captain. Mills good
reputation in Idaho and his mental pc
culiaTities after his fever. was volumin-
Gus. Several witnesses. very well known
men Of Idaho and Utah, said that his
character was very high. Seven deposit
tiOns from physicians and friends were
read by Judge Powers which spoke in
the same way Of his reputation and
went mo details about his mental IT,
responsibility.
D. G. RodeT Of POcatelio was the first
witness called to testify concerning
Mills reputation. he had known the
defendant since 1887 and knew him as
a quiet and peaceful man.
T. ". Brown OF Bose made similar
statements. c. X. Bannister Of Ogden
the well known engineer, and L. z. Hal
Of Salt Lake, likewise testified to his
good character.
Judge Powers. taking the witness
stand, read a deposition from Dr.
Thomas Z. Wetzell which practically
declared Mills 10 have been insane, as
follows:
Il am resident OF salt 7 axe Citv
age 80 years. J came TO Salt Lake two
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