Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-05

drug store, at Ninth and Washington
~" ater removed 60 her home. where
she dled in great agony an hour later,
FROM around her neck her sister cut
q gold locket, which she bequeathea 10
marry Jones former bell boy M The
hotel Baltimore. to whom Mss Nollard
transferred her affections. This
let'er tells the love story which had
sp'N a tragic ending II reads.
Darling Harry:--I win write his for
t'7- 'ud will take m. life without a
moments warning aud ] want YOU 10
remember your promise about my dear
liiue sister, and darling, be good bow
a' ~nt drink any for in wears ven
VIII De sorry for H. See that Lulu
Loulsel geis "a rings. an except the
nv Give It to Blancb. Wen, darling
VIII say goodbye Tor The last time. BE
a good boy and don't drink any are nv
last wishes. Tell my friends goodbye
and see that Bud IL punished for whot
ne zone y am ever killed YOU VIII
time Your true lover- Ruth N
City.
The letter was written with lead pen-
ell on a single sheet Of paper. three
weeks ago and the writing was almost
obhtcrated. On one side OF the inside
OF the locket that con ned the letter
mere is written with ink these words.
Harry and Ruth. lovers ever
On the opposite side is photograph
Of Harry Jones.
me blanch referred 10 In the letter Is
Miss Blanch Burris, an intimate friend
OF the Nollard girls The family sent
word Immediately 10 Harry Jones. who
is with ms parents In salt Lake City,
ana 10 the girls father. Jacob Nollsrd
in Vera CRUZ Taylor had told Harry
Jones To leave the city or he would XIII
him hut the sisters Of the dead girl
declare that he went away because his
relatives sent for him
SMOKED FORTY CIGARETTE A
DAY.
Taylor Is % years old and had an
parently worked himself into a frenzy
bordering insanity over his disappoint-
ment In love. The thought that he
had rival was aggravated by the
knowledge that his failure to get
divorce would be an obstacle 10 his
marriage 70 Ruth Nollard. He smoked
cigarettes 10 the number Of forty
DAY lie used mercury for epilepsy Il
is said, and bought 20 cents worth yes
terday at the Peoples drug store, 1903
Grand avenue. This, he says. he swal-
lowed in lump Immediately after the
shooting, but It had not the slightest
eitct on him,
MURDERER's STATEMENT,
Taylor. In a statement last night to
the prosecuting attorney, gave his YER
SION Of a struggle at the Nollard home
on sunday morning January 6. when,
IL is charged, he attempted 70 KIN Ruth.
lie said;
Il felt pretty sore and went to get
my picture and took a pistol with me.
! GftgrWard threw the pistol away in
the alley The girls mother would not
le, me see the girl and got mad ana
jerkcd The gun out OF my pocket ste
caught hold Of the gun and cut her
hand The girl ran and I started after
her upstairs Eight or ten people got
hold OF me and I showed them down
the back steps ! went 90 Quincy and
when / came back ! felt as though I
b syer wanted to see her again. Since
February 18th I have not seen her 10
talk TO her except once. That was
about Tuesday Of this week. I met her
again on the street I had a knife aud
,oull have killed her. am pretty
,oo1 shot and could have killed her at
rs yards"