Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-22
BOTH FOUGHT FOR the Gun,
Man Wanted the Woman TO Go With
Him to Kansas city or Omaha
And She Refused,
uER STORY TO CHEF LYNCH
for Hours She Was Kept Under Ter.
rife fire of Questions Before She
Would Make o Statement

~ told you lost nleht that did not
trc the ihot That Ia true 80 ta'1
Mrs Matte Quinn to chief OF Police
Wunm j, Lynch this morning
According to her story, when "
given In full below, 'he spoke the TRUTH
and Fred W, Nut,lne came to his DEAN
nv ,hc accidental discharge OF n 32'
,olber Harrington a Richards hom'
mcrlcw revolver accidental because the
Weapon was hred during n struggle Tor
ro,sossIon u the gun, The woman
had been with Nu,,lng for nearly 10
hou,s, She wanted to leave him ana
60 home lie declared II she did he
would Mn her. lie told her that ne
could not i've without herr he wanted
hcr to get divorce from her husband
and 20 with him TO KANSAS 'i'I OF
Omaha a, the end Of this month, She
WAS filled with romorec over the wrong
che had done her husband and sWoro to
NuuIng that she would do better she
tried 10 leave the room, 10 she snyh'
hut Nutlng seized the weapon ana
threatened to XIII her " she did she
grabbed the gun ana IN the struggle
ina, cnsuod Il was fred, How II got
under the mattress she does not know
or al least she declares she does not
know, Her story II conflicting IN one
ront only, Las, night she said she
was outside when the shc, was ilrod'
The balance Of her story is regarded In
oNclal circles ~ being reasonable,
THE woMAN's STORY,
After being questioned from 0 o'clock
last nIght until 2 o'clock this mornings
and after being questioned from $3.50
O'Clock this morning uniil noon MfF,
Matte quinn nnally told chief Lynch
what shc claims IL the truth OF the
manner In which Fred Nuttng came to
hs death No one was permitted 10
question the woman, Her statement
WAS to chief Lynch and one OF hla
men. Her story In full, as repeated by
The chief, II as follows;
"a had known Nutting for some time
md We wcrc intimately acquainted
went to his room on Thursday last at
1850 o'clock In the morning, did not
leave him untIl after the fatal sho,
was fred
During that time he left the room
several tlmcs, lie was gone from 30
minutes TO one hour lie had that gun
POO always took II with him, Upon re-
lunllng he would put the revolver on
ulue stand near the bed, and would
nanlle u while talking 20 me. We dis.
suscu our fuluro plans, agreed to
rev divorce from my husband, leave
nm and 20 with Nuttlng During yes.
tNdNy ! drank only couple OF glnsscs
q beer but Nutllng drank consider.
,pl' lie Kept on saying Matt, 1 can
uol i've without YOU I was nllcd with
lelnowt and ! told MIN that he had
Mghscd hls beat frland, and that |
@s, Wtonged my husband, and
W,' we had got 10 quit, 1
10y up ana dressed and said was
EUlns nome lie said I could not goi
Wa, ne could not i've without me, and
,, ". would not let me 60 | started
wv pul he seized my skirt ana dragged
oa,k, llo tore the SKIRT. and said
Wv ,"ouI1 XIII me II left him, lie
,W 70 me' What IL the use Of you
ung ms way7 You have Ia ptay
~ Az me end % the month we can
no,NnE want 10 get IN u full
gonN WORK and then we can 40 TO
S AN soN Guy or Omaha Then he took
,s, ,o"lr on and unbuttoncd my shirt
w, men ! undroaed agaln, This
'" 'p minutes before the shooting
GUN WAS NEAR,
,mn' was lying on the bed and the
KY WAY On the stand lie raised nm
u changed the pillows from Tho
nn"ad' w. we foot ~ the bed We con.
lgoIn our discussion and he osked mo
MANI, " go WIN him at tho end of the
s ! lold MN that must 40 home
~ my things together am NO..
nm ,N ! lold hin, lie grabbed the
~ Gsoln and said, Don't be foo,lah.
nv" ne said Y Won't lot Won no,
nal,ia ",ro, wanted to run, but 1
SSmtne1 nat ! was not dressed Thon
,n "1," ,u me gun with my right hnnd
ma Wrne9 II down lie tried 10 pot il
VII, VI lolng 10 pulled n toward Min,
,od,, w, nOssle pointing toward Ms
rSi ~ was then that tho shot was
mmoSaIu1 ne sank back on the bed,
md o,WR,ely rushed out Of the room
Mo-, '0''l Tor help did no, Are ,ho
"O' did not Kin him." wv wv WV
HOW GUN GOT THERE
s,rS'S ala The gun got under The mat.
WI, asked chief Lynch WV ''"''
Ns,,,h only knows, ! have lo,d yo,
Nr TopiWnS' ! have told you ALL" Was
vSs concluding Tor s,atcn,en, .h.
h,on.,aHGl 10y Sergeant Roberts VIA
nv aI vh we story 20 cell fin tho
ll,r Mneto she IN being detained
Mn rbi,unssp,And has an appointmon,
tnoob WV hFnoh AZ 3 o'clock this af,
,S Nnsn,,9,nl County Attorney willard
n,e '1l listened to the stn,cmon, q, Nv
me,h1,r" o W mis- time he Ia undecided
'he nro. W not an inquest viii he bSld'
ltld "%nhbllltles are that one Wi, hs
een ,oWuunIy, Physlcion Whitney has
Imit ,v,Hue',ed TO make n thorouah az.
li,rrnVnl ol he dend mans body and
no., "' me course OF the bullet
fOunh ,M',nol appearances of thc
htsa' ne Woman's story la corrobo.
IVY" justice Dana T, Smith viii con.