The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-05
TOOK MORPHINE
TO END TROUBLE
{. W. Wiley, Formerly of
Sparks, New, Gave Bill of
Sale for FaithIeSs Wife.
SOME PATHETIC FEATURES
TWO LITTLE BOYS ALONE IN
THE WORLD.

9. W. Wiley. formerly night yardmas-
ter for the Southern Pacific at Sparks
New. took large dose of morphine some
time Monday afternoon. with suicidal in
tent Wiley had with him at the time he
took the poison his two sons, aged IL and
IA years The cause for the deed is said
10 be domestic troubles
The story leading up to the tragedy is
perhaps one of the most peculiar that has
come to light here for years Indeed it
rs oouotfdl II parallel case can be found.
/ sold his wife TO the man who, ne alleged
broke up his home giving a written bill
OF sale for the woman. The only consid-
Grafton named in the bin of sale is "for
your manly acts"
Wiley. before going to Sparks. resided
In Denver from which city the woman
is also said to be from. He came west
about two months ago and accepted the
position of night yardmaster with the
Southern Pacific at Sparks. Some time
after he had been in that position he
according 20 his statement before taking
the poison, had an opportunity TO engage
in the restaurant business and as he
figured IT, make a piece of money. Just
about this time Fred Schneider. he says.
came into the case and got into intimate
terms with Mrs. Wiley and this led 10
all the trouble. Wiley learned of the re-
lattons that existed between the two and
although many of his friends advised him
TO kill Schneider. he did not do so. but
determine. on a more lasting punishment
that OF tying the two together in such a
way as he thought would bind them for
life. The bill of sale. which was as fol- |
lows. was the result of this line of
BILL OF SALE.
Sparks. Aug. 81 1906
To Fred Schneider: For and in consid |
Grafton of your manly acts I this day de- |
liver unto you one wife, known as Mrs. |
May z. Wiley. to take aud dispose OF as
you wish.
IsignedD c. w. WILEY. GIusband)
Ex-Night Yardmaster Southern Pacific. |
Started for Denver.
This done Wiley prepared to leave
Sparks and return to Denver, He left that
place Saturday night last together with |
his two sons, who were born to Wiley's /
first wife. arriving in Ogden, early Sun |
day morning. He at once went to the Ar |
cade rooming house on lower Twenty-fifth |
street and engaged a room. At the time /
he told the lsndiady. Miss Florence Rob /
inson, that he was expecting TO get trans |
portaton TO Denver, and might not need |
the room for more than the day, He |
and later returned. He had not been in
the house long before he confided his |
trouDIes 70 MISS ho9lnsoh, VINO trled 70 |
dissuade him from doing anything rash.
At this time Wiley clearly showed that I
he was laboring under a terrific strain. |
After his talk with Miss Robinson, IN /
which he related in detail all his troubles /
on account of Schneider he appeared in /
better spirits He talked of his troubles |
TO the landlady again Monday. and sat /
down in the office OF the rooming house |
and wrote three or four letters. then re
in the day the older OF the two lads asked |
the landlady 70 go into the room 10 assist |
something was wrong Miss Robinson did !
as requested and succeeded in waking Wi
lev so that she could converse with him.
He complained of suffering about the
heart but when accused Of taking poison.
he raised his right hand and swore he did
not.
Doctor Called In.
DR. S G. Eghan was called Sunday
evening and after an examination the man
pronounced II a case of morphine poison
Ing. He worked over Wiley for a time
and left medicine which after the first
couple Of doses Wiley refused TO take In
his rational moments Wiley told the wo-
her . notify the Eagles and they would |
take care Of his body. most pathetic
part OF the tragedy was that all during
the Iona nours of Monday night the two
BOYS worked incessa ntly In an effort to
carry out the physicians instructions and
not permit Wiley 10 go 10 sleep Whom
a 8. Condor was called in and later DR..
II. B. Forbes. The latter used a battery
back to life when it was thought that
life extinct
Cured some time Monday the case was
not reported TO the police until yester
day Sheriff G. A Sebring took charge
OF the case personally and worked with
the physicians for many hours
Some time Monday forenoon Wiley con-
Of the Southern Pacific. relating all the
details In the case. which showed that
he was sorely troubled. He told them.
yer and secure position railroading
Schneider Denies 1t.
According to reports from Sparks
Schneider was much incensed over WI
ley's actions in making out the bill of
sale and declared him to be insane or he
would not advertise his wife for sale Be
fore leaving for ogden on Saturday Wiley
sent Schneider a letter which read:
to- fnCta nd
hoping for a continuance Of the same, /
beg to accept this lock of my wife's hair
as a final token Of my regard.
Schneider makes the following state
ment concerning his connection with the
unfortunate affair:
&C. w. Wiley and his wife came to
Obernon a few weeks ago. about Aug 10.
TO take charge Of the cafe. He worth
less and his wife had TO support him
FINALLY the husband became a charge TO
his wife and she was compelled to do all
the work for livelihood. met Mrs. Wiley
through her membership in the Rebekah
lodge here for I am an Odd Fellow. He {
objected to my association with his frau.
and I saw that he was jealous without {
cause She told me she was not treated
souarelv by her husband. and Of course I
sympat hized with her Mrs. Wiley is the "
pecond wife Of the man who accuses me. !
ne has two children by his first wife. )
This IS also her second matrimonial ven !
ture Matters went along for several ;
weeks IN this way until Wiley became
abusive to his wife, and then 7 went with !
a member OF the police department Of I
This city and we broke IN lflr OOOr OF tnelr
room which IS next door to this hotel Z
and we yold Wiley 10 be good.
s"This seemed to anger him and he told /
the people on the street that I had been I
familiar with MS wife. I swear that this / 1
3 not true: that only talked 20 her when +
We were fixing the books Of the cafe. 4
On this occasion We locked the door to c
Inc dining room and kept Wiley out. be- .
cause his wife feared his interference.
Ordered Wiley to Leave Town.
Then Wiley went around town making =
threats against my life that caused me so