The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-13
Il BY SISTER
HON He AVENGED
!. Mitchell Is Instantly
lied by Esther Mitchell
in Seattle Depot.
FACED THE GAlLOWS
|r0R THE GIRLS HONOR
Nm Was Recently Acquitted
4 Murder in Killing "Holy
Roller" Leader.


.rr1E wash, July 12.-Esther
..n shot and instantly killed her
. George Mitchell, short time
In o'clock this afternoon In the
-v-room Of the Union depot, The
-,s Ared Just as Mitchell rose
\. the evening train for Oregon,
<rotbe- who was acquitted Tues
4 fIning Franz Edmund Crefiield.
,ser of the Holy Rollers, dropped
4 racks. Esther Mitchell was at
|1rrested.
Fired Without Warning.
. NItchells, George. Perry and
we're sitting with Esther on a
4 IN the big waiting room, talking
|her and apparently on the best OF
4 When the Oregon train was
NEED George Mitchell rose and
n forward HIS sister stepped 10
n. and pressing the revolver
4 ID his head. pulled the trigger be-
auy one realized what was hap
@er Mitchell Is the sister, to
q whose honor George shot Cref-
She has refused to have any
l 70 do with her brother since the
~. Today was the first time
|hsd been seen together on good
J night Charles Mitchell. the
4 Of the family, and his daughter.
q reached a reconciliation. For
+ lays the girl refused to see her
a Hearing that he was about
urn 10 his home In Illinois, she
.c;ed 10 an Interview, at which all
|rzst OF the family except George
I'll were present.
Stays by "uoly Rollers"
1her Mitchell and Mrs. Crefield.
u OF the deceased Holy Roller"
i announced their intention OF
|cg Seattle their home. The two
ID took small apartments here,
.he!r witness certificates to raise
and apparently had made up
minds 20 remain In Seattle.
y three brothers were en- route to
q. where they expected 10 go
Eiowork- Directly after the shoot
Ferry Mitchell and Fred Mitchell
arrested as witnesses. They were
|lcgether on a bench IN the depot.
e on each others shoulders.
Tells of Sisters Threats.
Gl she threatened It," said Sheriff
q Smith today when the news
~ him OF Mltchelrs murder at
4Ids Of his sister
aid that she had been present
Mitchell shot Crefheld, and II
"a had a gun, she would have
him." said the Sheriff. Il do not
Eber to whom she made this
reot. but 1t is a known fact that
practically said she would Kill
-oihcr under provocation.
was evidently so infatuated
creffield. so craZed by her
rs deed. that the chance to kill
vas sought. and she took It,"
HT Mitchell made the following
1nsnt this evening:
peliberatcly Planned Killing.
1A crefleld and / talked over the
" OF killing George. The one that
'ne best chance was to do IT. Mrs
'la bought the gun at Second
and Union street We were
room about 4 o'clock this after
and / thought that / would have
yer chance 10 do II than Mrs
"a, as my brother wanted to SCI
"a believed that he would thinl
about going to the depot
MRS. Crcfneld gave me the gun
Vas to do It Wo agreed tina
10 be done as soon as possible
Sremeld had been out once o
boxing for George. and IL sh
tot tho chance she would hay
~ and I would have done tn
4 Was to Take First Chance.
ae nrst that got a chance was {
y would have done it before
sot a chance. l took the gu
-aay, and my brother Fred wake
ne down TO the depot when m
went away. They wanted m
reorge then, and / did not war
muse l could not get the gun un
~. had the gun wrapped u
soncealed. and / refused 10 sc
When l went home L took III
Ana placed 1t under tho mattres
tQok 1t out about noon toda
Aept II with me. My brother Fro
W 70 my room today. and sal
Lefty and George were going
sho Today at o'clock. l went
ispot and saw Perry get his ticke
followed him. At the last 1 sa
rs and l shook hands with hir
VAS walking 10 the door Wit
ne and Perry were walking
aho Fred and / were walking b.
Glad That She Shot Him.
mat time I had the gun in n
having removed II from II
s where ] had concealed IT. FRI
70 carry my coat. and / to
Az right. Then 1 was walking
Syor and George was in front
A,.s was just the chance that
hIhs ana / then shot him. b
FRED grabbed me. and / 8
Iout "a MIS- lap and put my arr
Ia. hls neck 1 sat there and {
M a,e s,aIne | do not regret doing
Ia s'~l L did IL / fired once, a
- nre another, but there W
1on;, ,oad noise made by the crow
III Anow whether I fred again
rer q, snot him in the head. and
ns M l hit where | intended 10