The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-18


fame by the threat Of his alleged
y wife to leave HIM. prompted An
drew Adams, a waiter living at 4511a
South Second East street TO butcher
Mrs. Jennie Gerald with a razor in a
desperate attempt 10 murder her, and
then try to end his own life by cut
ting his throat Failing in this. in his
frenzy he jumped from a balcony ana
tore at his lacerated neck with his fin
gers. Both are now in the hospital in
a very dangerous condition.
Adams knocked the woman down
with a bottle in their room. seized a
broken razor and slashed her throat.
Then he followed her out of the house
into the back yard. threw her down and
vas making a vicious attempt to cut
her head from her body when men
armed with clubs drove him away.
Fastening screen door between the
men and himself. ne stood in their sight
and made repeated attempts to cut his
1, Jugular vein.
y Failing. he ran Upstairs. pursued by
a policeman, ana jumped head-fore-
most from the balcony of the house.
Again he failed 10 Kill himself. and
when the officer reached him he had
the artery. His throat was cut from
ear to ear. and there is little chance
for his recovery. He slashed Mrs.
Gerald eighteen times on the face and
throat. almost carving her head to
pieces.
Created a Panic
The yard. house and sidewalk were
bathed I'm blood and a panic was ere
ated in the neighborhooC for d while.
Adams was so determined to die thai
he stood slashing at his throat and
threatening to kin any enc who dared
touch him, until he fell from loss of
blood
From "A reliable source ii is learned
that Adams was insanely jealous Of a
y man whom Mrs. Gerald is said TO have
been showing attentions to and threat
ened once before 30 Kill her on that ac-
count. According to Mrs. Gerald's
statement. she told Adams yesterday
that she was going 10 leave him. and
that caused him Co commit the crime.
Mrs. Gerald is the divorced wife of G.
Gerald. a restaurant keeper in Butte.
For some time past she has been living
with Adams as his wife. Adams until
recently was night waiter at the Chesa-
peake resta urauf
The tragedy occurred about $40 yes
terday morning Mrs. A. Anderson,
the proprietress of the house where
Adams and the woman were living. was
the FIRST to discover the trouble Ac-
cOrding 10 her story. they had been
living at her house for several weeks,
Adams having engaged the rooms and
introduced Mrs. Gerald as his wife.
They were preparing TO move out yes
terday to "A place on West Temple street
where Mrs. Gerald intended to open a
rOOming house.
Seemed to Be All Right.
'The two went out together early in
the morning" said Mrs. Anderson. land
everything seemed to be all right then.
They returned and about $50 Mrs.
Adams. as 1 knew her came out of the
house with a can of garbage and
walked back to the vacant lot 10 empty
I, Il. She was smiling and singing. and
- poke to me as she passed my house in
the back yard.
"She had not been upstairs more than
Y three minutes when ] heard a scream,
and. looking up. saw her come running
out the rear door. Blood was stream
ing from her face and she was crying,
He's killing me, He's killing mel Be
hind her came Adams with "A razor in
his hand. slashing at her every step.
I'm the vacant lot he caught her and
threw her to the ground In a moment
he was kneeling over her. cutting al
her throat with the razor and mutter-
ing something. She was screaming for
help and the blood was squirting in
every direction. The sight was such n
sickening one that I could not move.
Just then two men jumped over the
fence and took after him with clubs"
These men were 2. J. Powell Of 630
South Seventh East street and William
Case, an employe of The Herald They
were on their way to work. and. hear
IN he eric nf ha ,
r the scene.
Drove the Fiend Away.
Il looked over the board fence" said
Mr.. Case. land saw a man kneeIing
over woman and cutting at her
throat with a razor. Myself and tho
other man jumped the fence and
grabbed two pieces of timber as We
went over. We rushed at Adams. but
he saw us coming and. arising ran
FOR the house We followed him bu.
he got 10 the door first. and. running
in. fastened the screen. Standing there.
covered with blood and the razor ir
his hand. he glared at us and told us
that If we attempted TO touch him NJ
would cut us TO pieces. Then. seizing
his throat with one hand, ne rakei
the razor across It again and again.
Muttering, I can't get the right place,
he turned and started upstairs"
Al lNlS JuncAuIe OIIlcer AuulDrdnSen.
who lives near the place and who had
been aroused by the cries. arrived at
the house. Breaking through the
screen door. he started upstairs in pur-
suit OF the would-be murderer and
suicide
Il found Adams lying in the hall. "
said Gulbransen. with the razor in
his hand and slashng at his throat
with II. I knocked the weapon ont II
mis- hand and dragged him to the be +.
Blood was squirting from his throat IN
streams and ] thought he WAS diving.
Leaving him in this condition 7 ran
downstairs to see if the patrol ana n
doctor had been called.
Jumped From a Balcony.
LAS / got to the front gate Adams
appeared on the balcony upstairs.
Leaning over the bannisters, he pitched
headforemOst and iell onto the side
walk below. How ne escaped death I
don't know, but when I reached him
he had his fingers i'm the cash in his
throat trying TO tear Il open. / had 20
hold his hands until the doctors ar
rived"
in the meantime Mrs. Gerald had
been carried into the house, and as
soon as an ambulance and the doctors
arrived. both patients were removed TO
the Holy Cross hospital II was at
the latter place that Mrs. Gerald told
Of the cause Of the tragedy Her story
as told 20 DR.. c. NJ. Benedict was to
this effect:
Il "a