Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21

D
/ Was eXtravagut and Insisted on ale
| way living Boo the business center. huN-
| times
MOVED OFTEN
For several years they lived in the
/ Nhltungham block Recently they
/ nave lived at the Lemon on West Sec
! ond south street having gone there
/ MAY 70 of this year Mrs. Walker, with
/ her little daughter have been on Main
l street a great deal during the past
I year She is pretty with yellow haiti
| blue eyes. and a lovely complexion.
I Beers came to the hotel with Mrs.
| Beers on Aug 8. and they took room
l gS in the north corridor while tine
| Walkers lived la two front rooms at
the south end.
A SUDDEN AFFAIR.
Their aoauaintanceship began Withau
Introduction Ia the hotel followed by
visiting between Mrs Walker aud Mrs.
Beers Finally Mr. Walker WAS intro
duced by his wife To Mr. and Mrs
Beers and the four Of them took
trip TO Saltair ON the Sunday follow
ing the Introduction. 4 few days later
Mrs Walker confessed her love Tor
Beers TO a woman friend. and iu ap-
other week she is said TO have con-
suited AN attorney about a divorce
from her husband.
GOES TO OGDEN.
Then the meetings alone with Beers
began. and they followed each other bon
quick succession on Sept Beers
went TO Ogden to open the offices OF
medical concern This was after two
weeks OF acquamtanceship with Mrs
| Walker, and she telephoned HIM soon
/ afterwards, making n date 20 seems. to
| meet him In Ogden next day. She let
/ for Ogden on the 5. so train SATURDAY
| afternoon. and remained over until
l Sunday, Walker In the meantime beiug
| absent from the LeuoN. where 10 rs
not known Mrs Walker An ogden
registered at the Healy hotel and left
| II Sunday. returning to salt Lake with
Beers. while Mrs. Beers followed later
and took q room al the Cullen Walker
and Mrs. Walker spent the night al the
LenoN. and he received from her a
/ confession OF what she called "hypuo-
] tic' love for Beers He induced her 10
( take their child to Los Angeles, TO
avoid scandal and he sent her away
/ Saturday tho l4th inst
WANTED UNDERSTANDING
From then on Walker, who sent
money 90 his wife TO maintain her in
[ Los Angeles. wanted 20 see Beers. and
/ get an understanding. He called on
| chief Mckenzie. and explained mat
/ which he carried TO ogden Tuesday.
/ threatening Beers with arrest if he tried
| TO leave for the coast.
! Walker got Lawrence Of the Electric
! Supply company, and together they
hunted foi Beers without result We'd
nesday morning Lawrence telephoned
! Dr. Beers that party was there 70
see him. Beers asked who il was, ana
! Lawrence said IL was Walker.
I AN right" answered Beers over the
| phone, I'm be right down And he
| came, 10 leave in half an hour for the
! hospital. 20 sink into Inconsistencies
/ and finally To his death.
When Beers walked I'm. walker was
| sitting I'm a chair According TO the
version Of an intimate friend. who
talked with Walker after the ahaif
was over, Walker said
Beers, I am unarmed,' throwing
/ back his coat to show the absence OF
I weapons,
Il came up here to ogden 10 ask you
/ as a man, not 10 give your attentions
any further TO my wife.
The answer Of Beers was slurring and
/ insoient. ''TH do whatever / d please
about that"
"Do Won intend 10 follow my wife 10
] Los Angeles" was the next question,
/ and II was followed with the eXplana-
/ ton IF YOU do. people will begin 10
/ talk aud TO say that you have been in
/ innate with her
II was the reply TO this that was
answered bS Walker with the first
/ blow OF the fight. well HI. so
! have" came from Beers. and blow
square in the face came from Walker,
FOLLOWED by the encounter that brought
on the tragic conditions of today ar
/ rest
In salt Lake It Is learned that wal
/ ker caught Mrs. Walker and Beers In
] "a aYff1truT.. In the nmnX hgfRl and
| that this was followed by fight In
! which the parties were separated before
/ serious damage was done.
FATHER ARRIVES.
The father Of DR.. Beers arrived In Og.
den from Nebraska yesterday after.
| noon. and with Mrs. Beers was al his
bedside when the end came. He stated
| this morning that the body would be
I shipped east just as soon as the county
| officials would release H. No Inquest
l will be held. Il having been decided
that the circumstances surrounding the
/ mans death are plain enough
Walker as the subject OF much com
ment In Salt Lake today, and on IN,
( showing Of facts so far. the comment q
| favorable Friends state that Ms
| Walker always consumed the entir,
| savings OF rather ample income, and
kept Walker busy paying bills. She %
| declared 20 have said recently thai
che was going 10 get a divorce from
! Fred because he couldn't make enougi
money to support her the way she
would like. His household expense
nave averaged about $50 per month
according 10 the statements OF clos'
friends
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
County Atty y. j. Harris viii cal
for an inquest Monday over the body
Of DR.. Beers. and Walker and Law
renee. tho two men arrested, VIII be
held until after tao inquest without
bail. After the inquest charges vii
be preferred against thetn.