Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-02
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
STARTLES CITY
Commercial Street Denizens Still
Taking Of Shocking
Crime.
THE UNDERWORLD HABlTUES.
Deed Was Done in Midday and In
Center OF Busy Strect--Both
Leave Families.

salt Lake Is still talking of the
double tragedy which startled il SAT-
urday afternoon That portion OF the
city known as the tenderlcln has not
yet regained its composure for the
double tragedy was carried out right
under its eyes. William Gray chased
Georgia Burton, whose real name was
Harris. demi monde. out in the
street and there shot her 10 the
ground. lie then turned the gun into
MS own face. The revolver barloed
three times. As Bray caught the flee
ms woman he put his left arm around
her. As she lay I'm his arm pleading
foi her life ne sent two bullets into
her face As she sank 10 the ground
ne stood over her and sent third
bullet into her brain. Then gazing az
the writing girl for a second he shot
himself. Just as bystanders reached
him and Wrenched the gun from his
hands.
GIRLS AWFUL DEATH.
Bray fell to the street ana was
dead in a second. His body was drag
gcd into the alley running out Of
Commercial street into state. The girl
was stil struggling when witnesses
OF the affair reached her so "a call was
sent in Tor the patrol. She was taken
TO the emergency hospital and DIT G..
M. Benedict and Dr. $ g. Paul were
summoned Both responded In a few
minutes and both saw at a glance
that nothing could be- done to save
the girls life. She presented "a ter
rible sigh- She wore the hnery Of the
underworld and il made the ugly holes
tn hcr face an the more horrible.
Blood gushed from hole IN the
left side Of ner head near her ear.
from a hole over her left eye:
wound near her mouth and hole in
her neck. A bullet had come out
through her neck, making four
wounds. Her living al an with three
bullets through her brain caused Won
der. She was consci Gus up until a
few minutes before the end Her suf-
fering WIS intense. She twisted and
struggled, moaning and beating her
breast in agony. She tried 20 talk
She died at 2:17 O'Clock The shoot
ing occurred on the hour.
All this was told in Saturday after
Moons News" A few new develop
ments have been uncovered since.
HAD PLANNED DEED.
The causes leading up TO the muir
der and suicide are vague. as vague
and shadOwy as the underworld it.
self Bray Is married and a wife and
child live at Boulder Colo. In the
dead mans personal effects was found
the following letter:
Mrs William Gray. Boulder. Colo.
Mr. Dear JOse--You Will find en-
closed the only money 1 have on earth
forgive me for this awful deed I have
done as ! am crazy and don't know
what / am doing. Good By my sweet
heart and give my little sal an the
advantages YOU can I should have
hInn Z
sorry for this good by my dear good
by ] viii dy yours WILL
=. S-Don't publish this in the
newspaper please don't for the old
time sake
II is believed this letter was written
some time Friday II shows that his
deeds were premeditatod BRAY was
probably not crazy. although he had
been drinking heavily. II the truth were
known IL would undoubtedly be found
70 be the same old story of an Illicit
love- dissipation, Jealousy and other
things Of the night life
WROTE ANOTHER LETTER.
Bray evidently had had no doubt
about the success OF his horrible plans
as he had written the following letter
20 @. Harris, the girls father living
AT Lima. lie Grande county. Ind:
August 3ist.
Dear Sir: Your daughter has been
killed by me. She got mo from NV
wife and baby and then turned me
down, so she won't turn amy other man
down. You have thought she was mar
rled 20 man named Burton, but she
has been sporting. You can prove this
BY writing 20 Phoebe or Ely Nevada. or
here I'M salt Lake. She has a $1,000
house In Ely, her property and Frank
Welshon's. I suppose you win think
am crazy. but nom what George has
told me about you. you know what NJ
Is. / remain.
Sincerely yours.