The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-24
Russian NObIeman Slain in
GOldfieId Restaurant by Hus-
band of Woman in Case.
SAME OLD STORY OF WIFE
WHO PROVED UNFAITHFUL
J. c. Hines the Slayer, Compile
COnStantin PodhOrski the
Victim Killed.
Special TO The Trihune.

'Sllstlstl 10 Inc lI1puues
GOLDFlELD. New, March 22.-J.
c, Hines followed Compile ConstaEtin
Podhorsl,i 1000 miles TO kill him Last
night he overlook his quarry in Gold
field restaurant and shot him to death
as he dined with the woman in the
case, Then Hines made speech to
the terroriaed and fleeing guests of
the cafe and asked one Of them TO lead
him to Jail. 1t is another Tbaw case
with all the tragic and dramatic de-
tails, a beautiful wife, her husband in,
sane with jealousy, and her alleged
paramour. tnan of ti,Ie, note and
wealth, now lying at the morg1e
Compte Constantn Podhorski was n
Polish nobleman, Of family prominent
IN Russia. His father WAS n count and
at ono time Russian Embassador 10 the
Court Of st. James His mother was
the Princess Radziwill, r blood relative
Of the Car. Their castle IN Russia
was built in 1912, and when it was
burned TO the ground only last June
when priceless books manuscripts and
works Of art were destroyed. The dead
nobleman was once n lieutenant in the
bOdyguard of the Car. and later Gov
man of great wealth, and in the FIVE
weeks of his residence in Goldfeld has
invested large sum in Mines stocks
and real estate
News of the tragedy has been cablcd
TO Poland and Russia
Came Back From Nome.
j. c. Hines was among the first to
go 10 Nome. Alaska, where he was as
ssoclated IN mining ventures with Will
ham Eassie and Major French. both
of whom be met at the Moutezuma
Just few hours before the killing
Compile Podhorski had sailed across
the straits from Siberia TO Nome and
there met Mrs. Hines. when the al
legged criminal intimacy began. Hines.
according TO his story, sent his wife
to Seattle. whittier she was followed
by the Polish nobleman When Hines
Joined his wife in Seattle The Count
had been in Goldfeld some time. The
two followed to Nevada and arrived
in Goldteld only yesterday morning.
Count Podhorski was seated with n
friend, one Biggs. a bookkeeper whom
he mad known for years, at a table
OF the Sunset. swell restaurant
in the red light district Mrs. Hines
entered the dining room alone. Ped
horsh called her to his table Biggs
withdrew and Mrs. Hines seated her.
self at the Count S side Two mintues
later Hines entered the room. walked
10 within three feet Of the count and
fred five times. Two bullets took
effect, either sufficient to have caused
death. The victim sank from his chair
to the floor and two physicians who
happened in fine place found MIN dead.
Guests Panic Stricken.
With dramatic gesture Hines
STAYED the panic stricken guests of the
cafe and coolly stated in ordinary
tones:
81 have shot and killed him. came
1000 miles to get him and 7 have sue.
ceeded. This woman. gentlemen. is my
wife. That is the man who used her
if you will. | will 90 chcerfuIIv, but
any of YOU who has red blood in his
veins would have done as have done. -
Then he raised his wife and was led
away TO jail. accompanied 10 the cell
by her and begging that she he allowed
10 enter with him. This the officers
refused
Both Hines and Count Podborski he.
longed TO the Arctic Brotherhood of
Alaska. They at one time were asso-
ciated I'm business way with John
Rensen of Seattle and New York. the
head of the Northeastern Siberia Cape
and the Northwestern Commercial com
pany. HINES came OF prominent fam
lily in Kentucky and is a member of
the Bohemian club in San Francisco.
Mrs. Hines is grand daughter of
Henry Meiggs, who built the Meigps
wharf in San Francisco and "A railroad
in Peru from Lima to the mountains.
Count Podhorski was AZ years of age.
The Coroner s inquest, held TODAY.
holds Hines responsible for the killing
of the Count. Mrs. Hines claims She
bat l..
was in Gold6eld when she and her bus
band arrived here. Later she learned
of the fact, and states that her mission
in seeking the interview with tho Count
was to warn him that Hines intended
killing him on sight.