Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-23

and boarded at the Mathews home, and
was accused by Mathews OF paying
too much attention to Mrs. Mathews
The accusation led 20 the shooting.
Mathews ordered Womack to leave the
place. Words were followed by blows
and Womack drew a revolver and shot
Mathews three times, the bullets taxi
ing effect IN the body just below the
heart. Mathews died almost Instantly.
After the shooting, WomaCk went TO
the telephone and called up the police
department Giving tho number Of the
house he said.
I have just killed a man, Come
and get me-
With all possible speed, Sergt. Ed
dington and Officers Johnston and
Carlson went 10 the scene IN the patrol
wagon, Womack was waiting for
them. He was placed under urerst and
taken to the police station, Later the
tody was removed to the undertaking
parlors Of Joseph w. Taylor.
HUSBAND SUSPICIOUS,
For many months Mathews was sus-
picious that all was not right between
Momack and Mrs. Mathews, lie asked
that WOmaCk be sent away from the
place but this was never done. While
there had been no trouble between the
two men up to last night, they bore u
feeling of hatred toward each other.
According TO a statement made this
morning by a brother Of the dead man,
Mathews had repeatedly expressed his
suspicious to two other roomers I'm the
place and had asked them II thGy
thought he had grounds for that sus-
piciou, Their answers were in the AZ
tirmatiye.
when Mathews went home last night
he determined TO put an end to tho
matter. WomaCk was In the house but
had not gone 10 bed, He retired short
ly after the arrival Of Mathews, The
latter then called Womack out into the
dIningroom and told him that he would
have 10 leave the place at once. Wo-
mack refused 10 go, stating that he paid
his board to Mrs. Mathews, Then II
was that Mathews seized Womack am
struck him. Womack carried a gun in
his coat pocket, lie drew the weapon
ana shot Mathews three times.
woMACK GIVES VERSION,
in his cell at police headquarters this
morning, Wom1ck made the following
statement to the News"
81 have been boarding with the ma
| thews for several months. | was on
| friendly terms with Mrs. Mathews, but
nothing more than that had never
| had any trouble with Mathews up to
| last night once several weeks ago,
/ he came home early. At the time | was
/ wiping the dishes for Mrs. Mathews.
| As Joe came no, hls wife remarked that
| he had come home earlier than usual
| lie replied: Yes earlier than you eN-
| pccted me. I guess, / then asked Why
| do you say that--just because / am
wlping the dIshes?' Mathews made no
| reply to that
CALLED OUT OF BED.
Last night l. went to the Grand
! theatcr and got home about 1880
| went into the Kitchen to get a drink OF
| water and just then Joe came In,
| spoke TO him but he merely mumbled
| something TO me. [ then went 10 my
| room and TO bed John ]. McHugh was
/ occupying the same room, and he came
| IN and then went out Then Joe came
and asked for me. I told him ! was
| there and he asked me 70 dress and
come out into the dlnlngroom, | put
on my trousers and coat and went out
| into the dlningroom. Joe and Mrs.
| Mathews were there. She was standing