The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-13
SHOOTING WOMAN
CHASES WOMAN
Mrs. LOttie Martin Shot by Mrs.
Ida NJ. Douglass.
MAD JEALOUSY INSPIRES ACT
FIVE BULLETS FIRED, ONE TAX
ING SLIGHT EFFECT.

Madly jealous because she had an
dea Mrs. Lottie Martin had alienated
her husbands affections. Mrs Ida NJ
Douglass. % years of age, attempted
70 murder Mrs. Martin yesterday morn
ING. firing five shots at her, only one
Of which took effect. The assault was
made at 10 a. m. at the Savoy roOming
house, 329 South West Temple
street, Of which Mrs. Martin is pro-
prietress. The Savoy has been the scene
u two previous attacks by Mrs.
Douglass upon Mrs. Martin. Mrs.
Douglass is the wife Of Jay II. Dou-
glass formerly city passenger agent
Tor the Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line railroads.
From the second floor of the rooming
house. down the stairs to the street.
through several stores. Mrs. Martin
fed. followed by the other woman,
who bla2ed away at her every few feet.
The sole bullet which found its target
entered the fleshy part of Mrs. Mar
tins right side passing through the
skin and inhicting but slight injury.
After her attempt at homicide, Mrs.
Douglass went to /. p. Robinson's
drug store 347 South West Temple
quarters that she had shot a woman
and was prepared for arrest. The
patrol wagon with Sergeants Hempel
and Eddington and Officer Sperry was
the answer TO the message.
Meditated Homicide
Mrs. Douglass was taken to police
headquarters, where she made a com
plete admission to Chief Of Police
Lynch. The statements mace by Mrs.
Douglass indicate that the attack on
Mrs. Martin was premeditated, the
former coming 10 Salt Lake from
Boise. Ida, for the purpose.
She is now held at police head
quarters no bail having been fixed. She
mas refused to make any statement for
publication excepting that she has let
ters written 10 Jay II. Douglass, her
husband, by Mrs. Martin. These let
tiers. she claims, were the means Of
breaking up her home.
Mrs. Martin Denies This Absolutely.
Mrs. Martin, when seen shortly after
he shooting, gave the following &C
count of the affair:
Mrs. Douglass called here about 10
o'clock this morning and asked one Of
he chambermeids TO assign her a room
ior the day. She was told that all the
looms were occupied, she then asked 70
zee me. The girl summoned me to the
nall. The minute l stepped from NV
-OOm, Mrs. Douglass began firing.
How many shots she took / don't know.
put the shots followed me as / ran
down stairs. It was on the stairs the
me bullet struck me.
Another went through the window
II the Vestibule door From the side
walk / ran through MetcaH's bottling
works and then through a blacksmith
hop Mrs. Douglass followed me. fir
ng shots continuously. Finally 1 ran
nto a grocery store and there the
Voman's progress was barred. BY that
ime she had emptied the revolver
chamber
Denies Woman's Charges.
LAS to this woman's charges that
wrote letters to Mr.. Douglass or had
my relations with him which were i'm
rOpeT, I am prepared 70 defy her TO
prove them for they die absolutely
Untrue. I have known Mr.. Douglass
or about two years. having become
acquainted with him when his business
rs soliciting ticket agent OF the Union
Pacific brought him to the Savoy. 1
lave been twice assaulted by Mrs.
Douglass previous 10 this. Last October
lie was fined in police court on this
harge. ON that occasion she came
teve. threw me down and beat me-
The weapon with which Mrs. Doug
ass sought TO avenge her feelings was
10
ass was still holding it when taken
uto custody According 10 the police,
hrs. Douglass left Boise. Ida. last
friday She came direct to this city,
lrriving here twentyfOur hours previ-
aus TO the assault
Douglass Whereabouts Unknown.
The whereabouts OF Nj. Douglass are
tot known by either woman. After the
econd assault made by his wife upon
RS. Martin and her consequent being
court, he severed his connections
With the railroad and left Salt Lake
This was Nov. 1.
Friends of both parties to yesterday s
inOoting say that Mrs. Douglass has
oeen insanely jealous Of Mrs. Martin
This feeling. it is claimed. was not
,aused by word or action on the lat
.ers part.
The date for Mrs. Douglass hearing
aas not been fixed. Up to last night
80 complaint had been filed. Mrs. Mar
lin having remained at her apartments
turing the day