Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-29
Abandoned Mrs. Mcbride Makes a
Second Attempt on Her Hus-
bands Life.
she WHIPPED OUT A REVOLVER.
Exclaimed as She Did So, "lll Kill
You Now" but Was Prevented
BY Detective,

portland, Ore, Oct. 2S.--Tn the hopes
nj clearing up the mystery which sur
rounds the assault on Frank l.. Nc
bride. which occurred last Sunday
night at the corner of Second and Hall
streets the woman known as Mrs. Me-
pride No. 2 and Mcbride We're sum-
moned TO the Office OF the chief OF po-
lice this afternoon. Detective Vein
err, preliminary to the investigation,
told Mrs. Mcbride that he intended to
search her. Although she rebelled, the
search was made, but without result.
Hardly had the detective concluded
when Mrs. Mcbride suddenly drew a
revolver from the bosom of her dress,
and. pointing It at Mcbride, said, '1ll
KIN you now The detective snatched
the gun from the woman, thus pre-
venting the threatened tragedy
The interview was conducted behind
closed doors, but ii is stated that an
understanding wax reached and tho
two left the station together. The po-
lice, however, swear that the woman
will yet carry out her threat to kill
Mcbride.
TRAGEDY FEARED.
The fact that Mcbride had not re-
turned to his lodgings at late hour
this evening lends strength TO the be-
lief that tragedy may have already
been enacted and that McBrlde's body
may be found at some lonely spot, the
victim OF the murderous mania of the
woman who poses as his second wife.
The police state that the woman has
confessed to the cutting OF McBride's
throat on Sunday night, and that she
expressed sorrow that she had not
killed him.
Mrs, Mcbride stated to a reporter
this afternoon that her mother Is
closely related to Mrs William Nc
Klnley, wife Of the late president, but
offered no evidence in support Of her
statement. She said that while Nc
Bride was in the Utah penitentiary
serving sentence for embezzllng gov
eminent funds, she wrote letter to
President Mckinley, begging that
clemency be shown her husband, and
signed her mothers name to II. As the
result OF the forged petition, the wo-
man stated Mcbride was pardoned
after he had served six months Inn
prisonment.
NOT WIFE BUT MISTRESS
During the interview with District
Attorney Manning Mcbride stated that
the woman who bears the distinctive
title Of wife No, O. was not his le-
gal wife but a woman with whom he
had lived for n number OF years. Nc
Bride asserted that he was legally mar
ried to the woman known as wife No
and who nursed him after wife No.
stabbed him on Sunday night,
1t was MeBride's disayowal of his
marriage TO her and the parentage OF
her little girl which prompted Mrs.
Mcbride No. 10 attempt to kill Nc
Bride this afternoon.
MCBRIDE RETURNS.
Mcbride returned to the apartments
OF the woman who Is known as wife
No, l tonight. He would vouchsafe no
Information regarding the alleged re-
Cancellation effected with wife No 2
at the office Of the district attorney
this afternoon.
District Atty. Manning has not
determined what his course OF action
in the case Will be, but states that he
does not at this time contemplate maxi
ing any arrests. lie expresses hope
that the marital difficulties of the trio
may In some manner be patched up
without the law having to take a fur
ther hand In the matter