Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21
TRAGIC DEATH Of
NOTORIOUS MAN
Convicted Murderer Tries to XIII
His Wife Then Commits
Suicide.
DROPPED DEAD ON SIDEWALK.
Something of the Career Of David Gal
lefent Who for Years Has Been
A Source of Terror,

AFTER a fierce but futile attempt 10
take the life OF his former wife, David
Gallefent sent a bullet crashing into
his own brain and fell dead at her feet.
The terrible deed was committed on
state street, Just below Third South,
about $50 o'clock last evening, when
the thoroughtare was thronged with
clerks and business people on their way
rome The man had his arm around
his intended victims neck, and pulled
thc trigger OF the pistol three times.
Twice the weapon responded only WITH
a click. and the third time exploded.
Mrs Gallefeut was defending herself
as best she could. and succeeded In
rushing the revolver aside Just as the
shot was fired The bullet missed It's
intended mark and was lmbedded In i
hale Of hay that lay upon the Sidewalk.
Perhaps thinking that the shot had
o ken effect In the body Of Mrs Gale
TENT, the man turned the weapon upon
himself, and moment later was dead.
RUSHED TO WoMANs RESCUE.
Just before the fatal shot was fired.
J.. e., Bean, who was passing, was has.
tcui1g 10 the womsn's rescue. and this
doubtless led Gallefeut TO abandon the
attempt 10 send her into eternity be-
fore ending his own existence.
NOTORIOUS CAREER
Gallefent had n notorious career. For
e years he had been IN the public eye
rs an all-around had man. His Grim
NAL acts began with the killing Of "A
human being. and ended with sef-mur-
DER For the paltry sum OF 30 cents
Gallefent murdered a blacksmith nam-
% Fowler, under brutal and cowardly
circumstances. The blacksmith had
a shop across the street from q butcher
shop run by Galefent. the latter es-
adjustment being located where the
New Grand theater now stands The
two men had a quarrel over the pay
ment and the butcher was struck by
Fowler Going 10 his shop. Gallefent
secured revolver and went after the
man who struck him. The latter was
shooting a hores and had the animals
log across his knee when he was shot
five times in the hack by the butcher
Gallefent was tried for murder m
the first degree. but was convicted
only OF man-slaughter His sentence
was five years IN the state prison and
when he had served little more than
half Of the term he was pardoncl
through the strenuous efforts OF the
faithful woman who he has abused
ever since and who he Yesterday tried
10 murder
EVER N TROUBLE
From the day OF his exit from the
prison to the tiuN OF his death David
Gallefent never was out Of trouble and
seldom out OF fail lie drank. caroused
and fought, al home aud away from
home. He abused the patient woman
who was his wife aud he was harsh
and brutal to his children. When Mrs
Galefent could stand the cruelty no
longer, she sought relief lu The divorce
court. The Gecree wac granted some
weeks ago. II Is thought that Gale
fent sought for a reconciliation YES
terday. and falling attempted TO muir
der the woman and then killed himself,
There are six children IN the Gale
TENT household The mother worked
hard 70 sustain herself and family
and was assisted bv her sons and
daughters who were old enough TO
work She udlv dc.lored the tragic
ending Of the life Of the man who had
wrecked her NE and said ali the good
0t him that she possibly could when
De lay dead