The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-02
MCASLlN HAD BEEN DRINKING AND WAS
IN UGLY MOOD WHEN TRAGEDY OCCURRED

the hospital. dying on the way. Nc
henzie remained with the Young woman
untu she WAS taken TO the hospital and
was there when she died
7 cannot think of the terrible affair."
ne said shortly after the tragedy. 1T was
so sudden and so unexpected that | had
hardly realized that the crime had been
committed before l. saw three bodies
writing beside me. ! can imagine no
nothing that would possibly lead to such
a tragedy. McCaslin and myself
lked beside Miss Russell but nothing
was said that would indicate that he in
tended TO do what he did 1 believe he
did il on an impulse. He was only slight
~ acquainted with Miss RusseAl and had
met her only few days ago"
Marie Won Zenda. a young French wo-
man who was to make her debut as
singer at the Salt Palace this afternoon,
stated that she was invited to the lunch
counter by Mrs. Heath. at whose home
she is boarding. to wait and go home with
her. AT the counter there was a party
OF several taking refreshments, and Nc
Caslin was one of the number. Miss Won
Zenda was introduced to him. and he i'm
mediately began talking to her about his
domestic troubles. He said that his wife
had deceived him. and that he had met
her on the street with another man, and
was feeling pretty sore
Rebuked by Woman.
Miss Won zenda became indignant at
his talk. and finally told him that she
had no respect for any man who would
ace Heath. who was at the table, eX-
claimed Good" at this rehuke. and Nc
Caslin took II keenly- He was in an
ugly temper, and declared that he would
body tried it with him. he would do
some shooting.
1t didn't matter to him. he declared,
whether he lived twenty minutes or
hundred wears.
At this statement the members of the
party laughed, and McCaslin became more
do FVnr-fnr4
10 walk home with him. He pulled out
a long revolver. finally. with the remark
that he could open bottles with the
weapon quicker than any waiter could
with cork-screws. He was persuaded to
nut away the gun. however. and al
though the talk that was increasing MS
seemed to be peaceful when the party
left the grounds and started up town
Lay in His Own Blood.
On the arrival of a detail of police
officers, McCaslin was lying face down.
ward on the sidewalk in a pool of
blood. An electric light in the middle
of the street threw Pickering rays over
the CHASTITY scene. A smoking revolver
was firmly clenched in his right hand
while his left clutched at the sod.
Crowds of partly-dresSed people were
rushing to the scene of the tragedy,
and soon blockaded the sidewalk. Miss
Russell had already been removed to a
cottage on Eighth South. Peters had
been removed halfway north up the
block and was soon also drenched in
pool Of blood.
Gasping frightfully in the thrOes of
death. McCaslin lay twitching and
writhing, while constant steady
stream OF blood pumped from the
gaping wound in his head. Gathering
as il went. it grew into rapid stream
and flowed out into the gutter. His
clothing was drenched. while people
who had been attracted stalked uncon-
sciously through the red stream
Hastily scattering the morbid crowd,
officers pushed into the center and lift
ed the bloody body to a stretcher. He
was taken to police headquarters,
where ne was laid on a table and the
morbidly curious fiocked TO the place
Dr.. +. II. Raley was summoned and
examined the wound. Immediately in
front Of the right ear was powder
burned hole where the leaden missile
had entered
Flowing upward through the head.
the baIled passed through the brain and
out over the left side of his forehead
OozinR slowly from the gaping red
wound was a stream of the mans
brains. which could not be stopped by
the doctor. He breathed heavily and
a constant rattle issued from his
throat. He was at last taken to the
Holy Cross hospital, where DR. Raley
continued his efforts TO sustain life.
Practically no hope was entertained
for his recovery from the time he was
examined by the surgeon
HE may live said the doctor, but
his chances are about one in a thous-
and. The ball entered little in front
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