The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-13

HOLY ROLLER FANATICISM
TRAGEDY TAKES PLACE IN Sc.
ATTLE DEPOT.

Seattle, Wash, July i2-Esther Mitchell
shot and instantly killed her brother
George Mitchell, short time after 4:3t
O'Clock this afternoon in the waiting
room of the union depot The shot was
fired just as Mitchell rose to take the
evening train for Oregon. The brother
who was acquitted Tuesday of killing
Franz Edmund Creffield the leader OF
the Holy Rollers. dropped IN his tracks
Esther Mitchell was at once arrested
Seemingly on Good Terms.
The Mitchells-George. Perry and Fred
We're sitting with Esther on bench in the
Gig Waiting-ro0m talking together ard
apparently on the best of terms. When
the oregon train was announced, George
Mitchell arose and started forward. His
sister stepped to his side and. pressing
the revolver close to his head, pulled the
trigger before any one had realized what
was happening.
Esther Mitchell is the sister to avenge
whose honor George shot Creffield. She
has refused to have anything to do with
her brother since the shooting Today
was the first time they had been seen to-
gether on good terms.
Family Reconciliation.
Last night Charles Mitchell. the father
of the faminly, and his daughter Esther
reached a reconciliation. For some dayS
the girl had refused to see her father.
Hearing that ne was about to return to
his home in Illinois, she consented to an
interview, at which all of the rest of the
family except George Mitchell were pres
ent.
Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Creffield. wild
ow of the deceased Holy Roller today an
nOunced their intention of making Seattle
their home. The two women took small
apartments here, sold their witness GER
tifieates to raise funds. and apparently
had made up their minds TO remain in
Seattle
En- Route to Oregon.
The three brothers were Ell route to
Oregon, where they expected to go back
TO work. Directly after the shooting
Perry Mitchell and Fred Mitchell were
arrested as witnesses. They were found
together on a bench in the depot, sob
bling on each others shoulders.
Statement of Murderers.
Esther Mitchell made the following
statement this evening:
Mrs. Creffield and / talked over the
matter of killing George. The one that
had the best chance was to do it. Mrs.
Creffield bought the gun ut Second ave-
nue. and Union street We were at the
room about 4 o'clock this afternoon, and /
thought that | would have better chance
to do it than Mrs. Creffield, as my brother
wanted to see me, and believed that he
would think nothing about going to the
ucpOl. Inen MrS. CTel Ilelu gave me the
gun, and ! was to do it. We agreed that
it was to be done as soon as possible. Mrs.
Creffield had been out once or twice look
ing for George. and if she had got the
chance she would have done it, and |
would have done the same. The first that
got chance was TO do it. l would have
done it before if / had got chance
81 took the gun yesterday, and nv
brother Fred walked with me down to the
depot when my father went away. They
wanted me to see George then and I did
not want TO because / could rot get the
gun unwrapped. / had the gun wrapped
up and concealed and l refused to see
George. When l went home | took the
gun and placed it GEder the mattress;
Then l took it out about noon today and
took it to the depot with me. Ny brother
Fred was up to my room today and said
that Perry and George were going tC
Portland today at o'clock.
Shook Hands With Her Victim