The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-09
UNDERTAKEN WATSON is
PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT
Stricken By Bullet From Revolver in the Hands
of Jealous Husband
Victim Asserts His Innocence and Declares Attempt Had Been
Made to BackmaI Him.

Watson arranged to have Mr.. and
Mrs Ellison, whom he had known,
come to the house as caretakers, with
the further understanding that the
couple were to board him. They came,
and for two weeks all went well.
Then, according to Mrs. Ellison, her
husband suddenly became abusive to-
ward her and, while making no direct
limitations, plainly showed that he was
jealous. He began drinking. too, she
said, and she flnaty decided to leave
him and go home 80 her parents. She
did SO. and ever since has lived with
them.
She says that. Ellison has visited the
house several times in an attempt at
reconciliation but she had refused to
meet his overtures and told him that
she could have nothing more to do
with him. He left the house each
time in a humOr, Mrs. Ellison asserts,
to do any desperate deed. She did
not believe he was responsible for
anything he did while in this con-
dition.
Was of Jealous Disposition.
Friends of Ellison deny that he is
a drinking man At the Elk saloon,
corner of First South and State streets.
a place much frequented by street car
frequent visitor there, rarely took
anything more than a glass of beer,
and generally called for a cigar. Other
employees of the street railway COM
pany who know him say that it was
we'll known that he was Of a very
Jealous disposition, and that few days
ago he left his car standing on the
street and started out on a hunt for
his wife, whom he heard had been
ST.
They believe that the fact that the
rupture between Ellison and his wife
occurred at Watson's home led Ellison
to believe that Watson was in some
way to blame for it. and that, mad
dened by his wife's statement that she
would never live with him again, he
determined to avenge himself on the
man whom he believed to be the au-
thor of his wrongs.
Denial From Mr. Watson.
Mr.. Watson denies that there was
ever intimacy of any kind between
himself and Ellison's wife, and as
serts. as stated before, that Ellison
attempted TO blackmail him, and that
the shooting was the result of his re-
fusah 80 meet the mans den7ands. IN
view of the secretiveness maintained
by all concerned. it is not belieged
that the entire facts in the case will
come to light before the trial
Ellison. when arrested, was cool and
unconcerned, and gave no Indication of
being intoxicated, or even partially so.
He has not been working since his
separation from his wife. The police
would not permit Ellison to be ques-
toned last night and no direct state
ment could be secured from him.
Mr.. Watson has been in the under
taking business in Salt Lake for a
number of years and has always stood
high among the business men of the
city. He was always active in matters
that looked to the betterment of BUSH
ness conditions here and is a member
in high standing of a number of prom
was anything wrong in his manner
inent orders. His friends who have
known him IN a business and social
way all speak in the highest terms of
him and they cannot believe that there
was anything wrong in his manner
of conducting himself. They believe
that Mr.. Watson has been made the
victim of some scheme and that there
is nothing in the story told by his as
sailant
Ellison has lived in the city FOR sew
eral years and has a mother and SIS
ter residing here. He had been in the
employ of the street car company only
about two months.