Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-28

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murder. The scene Of the tragedy
was the family home, 1871 Thirtieth
street.
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
Although trouble had been brewing
IN the family for years. due, 1t is said,
20 the ugly habits and disposition Of
the head Of the family, the Incidents
which eliminated In the death of
Checketts occurred Monday night On
that night a party was given at the
Checketts home TO some young folks
IN the neighborhood. Mr.. Checketts
came home IN an intoxicated condition
and began to abuse his children and
create n disturbance generally. His
daughter Eva demonstrated with him
and this made him more angry than
ever.
THREATENED DAUGHTER.
Yesterday afternoon he went to his
home and was apparently IN the same
ugly mood. He threatened to kill his
daughter and then went away pre-
sumably TO secure more drink. About
s o'clock he returned and again ter
rorized the family. About midnight
he ordered the children TO bed and
threatened violence II any of them got
up.
USED BUTCHER KNIFE.
II seems that for some time he and
his wife have been occupying separate
rooms. Checketts called to his wife
and the two engaged In an animated
conversation. The children heard
their father enter their mothers room.
and then followed a scream and the
sound OF souffiIng, The enraged man
had secured n sharp butcher knife and
was bent upon murder. Selling his
wife by the hair he slashed at her with
the knife. cutting a deep cash in her
head just above the left ear
THE FATAL WARNING.
BY this time the boy Frank was
aroused Selling q 80 caliber Smith &
NtoopH ltNOlNtI, TIC llibp hhN
room 10 save his mother.
Drop that knife and let mother
alone or I'll kill YOU he said to
his maddened father. The en-
ragged man let go of his wife and
with howl of rage rushed upon his
son. Dropping the bloody knife he
grabbed his son with his right hand
and with the loft attempted to take
possession OF tho revolver Young
Checketts was too quick for him, how
ever, and quickly raising the weapon
he fired. without so much as a groan,
the father sank to the floor dead, The
bullet entered the head N tho left
side and passed clear through the
brain.
ARRIVAL OF THE POLICE
Young Checketts was perfectly cool
and collected, The police were notl-
led and Sergt. Chambers and Officer
Morrissey hurried to the bloody scene
Upon their arrival they found tho
young man waiting. He quietly told
the officers what had happened and
turned over TO them the gun. and tho
knife from which tho blood from Mrs
uhecketts dripped
THE WOUNDED WIFE
A physician was called to attend To
the injured woman and found cash
In her head nearly four inches long.
This was sewe1 up and some minor
wounds were attended to. Whilo the
cut Is a dangerous one, II Is believed
hat the woman will recover.
DELIBERATE. SAYS SISTER,
When the officers asked young Check
nts for a statement, he detailed the ac-
counts as given herewith. He admit
ted that he shot his father In order to
protect his mother. and II Is saId that
Eva Checketts told the officers that her
brother deliberately killed their father
NEIGHBoRs NOT SURPRISED.
That Checketts has been killed does
not surprise people In the neighborhood
who were familiar with the mans hab-
Ms for the past several years, II Is
laid that for long time the police
lave had a great deal Of trouble with
dim, When he got drunk he became
7ery vicious, and was saved from pros
pcution several times by his family,
1t Is claimed here that Checketts has