The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-15
JEALOUSY THE
CAUSE OF IT ALL
Preliminary Hearing of the Wo.
man Vino Shot a Bridegroom.
HER HUSBAND MAY GIVE BAIL
HELD IN THE SUM OF 81, 800 FOR
TRIAL
HER HUSBAND MAY GIVE BAIL
Special to The HeraId.l

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ing some social function, Mrs.
Lola A. Southwell, comely and neatly
gowned, was given her preliminary
hearing on the charge Of attempting
to kill John Smith at Cotton, March 81.
All the testimony given seemed to
corroborate the original theory that
Mrs. Southwell and Smith had been
lovers for the last two years, and that
she shot him because he married an
other woman before Mrs. Southwen
had time to get a divorce from her
own husband, as it is alleged she in
tended to do, preparatory to marrying
/ Smith
Smith is a saloon keeper, q years
of age, and lives at Cotton. He had
! been married less than a week when
Mrs. southwel, as it is alleged, shot
him with intent to kill.
| At the hearing today before Justice
/ Foote, Mrs. Southwen was defended by
/ Attorney Lippman Of Powers, Sraup &
/ Lippman District Attorney Hatch,
/ County Attorney Page and Assistant
County Attorney Anderson conducted
/ the prosecution.
The examination was held in the
| sherin's office. Mrs SoUthwell came in
with Sheriff Storrs and Mrs. Storrs.
/ The room was filled with women who
/ had known the defendant, and to some
/ Of them Mrs. SOuthwel smiled pleas
antly. while at others she frowned and
4 cast tigerish glances. The COunIenances
/ o. the women spectators were a study.
Some refiected mere curiosity Others
i expressed aVerst ION. and one or two who
/ were close to TIE defendant were care
I fUl to keep the hem of their dresses
/ from touching hers.
Husband May Forgive Her.
The defendants husband was not
/ present. he is a section boss at Col
/ ton. It is not known whether he still
/ adheres to his original resolution to
/ forgive Mrs. Southwell, should she be
/ inclined to seek u reconciliation and
/ make new VOWS of constancy. Mrs.
/ SouthwelIs 5-year-old son has not seen
/ his mother since the shooting.
Mrs. Julia Z. Smith, an aunt of the
man who was shot, and Miss Cassie
I Smith were the witnesses first exam
/ ined. Miss Cassie Smith is the daugh-
J ter of Mrs. Julia Smith. and is an ex-
( ceedingly pretty young woman. She
I frankly admitted she had not liked Mrs.
! SouthWeu. and minated she had ex-
( ceIlent cause for the aversion. Many of
the women present wondered why, but
the legal gentlemen had less curiosity,
and did not bring out the cause of the
[ supposed quarrel.
Mrs. Julia Smith is the proprietress
of the store in which the tragedy took
I place. She testified that while John
Smith was in her store on the after
noon Of March 81. Mrs SOuthWeu en-
tered the place. Mrs. SOuthwell stopped
for an instant and looked at Smith, who
was leaning against the counter, about
eighteen feet away, and then, without
saying a word TO anyone, she brushed
past Mrs. Julia Smith. and, drawing
a gun from the folds Of her dres she
fired one shot, which took effect in
Smiths abdomen. Mrs. SouthWeH was
( only a few feet away from her victim,
bat just as she was about 10 fire
second shot Miss Cassie Smith grabbed
her arm and spoiled her aim. The ball
/ went vide Of the marx, and lodged In
a coffee can.
Determined to XIII Elm.
Notwithstanding Miss Cassie Smiths
screams and resistance. Mrs. SouthWeH
managed to fire third shot. The bull
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she could fire again Mrs. julia Smith
was helping her daughter hold Mrs.
SouthWell. They took the revolver away
from her and held her until the con-
stable came which was only q few
minutes. \ physician was then sum-
mOled. Mrs. Smith was closely cross
examined, but adhered TO her direct
testimony. Miss Cassie Smith told sub
stantially the same story Of the shoot
ing Both agreed that Mrs. Southwell
after firing the third shot, said:
II this don't TX him, I'll get him
/ again"
They testified that this threat was
reueated many times.
After the testimony Of the two
women had been heard, Justice Of the
Peace J. 3. Caldwell o. Cotton was
called He testified that after the shoot
ing ne saw Mrs. Southwell in jail. and
she said;
~ may not have killed him. but III
get aim. I may get out Of this, and If
/ do. I'll get him as sure as there IS
a CD in heaven"
Hyrum Smith, who swOre TO the COM
plant. testified TO having heard Mrs
Southwell say she would Kill John
Smith if he didn't make things right.
Answering "a question as TO whether
he had ever heard Mrs. Southwell make
other threats. Cardwell said that Mrs.
Southwell had said.
He ruined me. and for two years he
has promised to marry me- He has not
done it,
After the shooting Mrs. SoUthWeh
had also said. Il hope ne dies
No evidence was submitted for the
defendant
The prisoner was held in $500 bail
Bonds VIII probably be furnished, as
her husband some time ago asked an
official what sum would probably be
required. saying at the time he could
give $1,000 bail.
Veteran Actor Dead.