The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-31

Jealous of his young and pretty wife,
Edgar Bowman. a bOilermaker fr ~
Los Angeles. last night shot Mrs Bow
man and then killed himself in the
rooming house at 81 West second
South street.
To commit the double crime, Bow
man borrowed money with which 70
purchase a revolver from his wife's
stepfather, John Eva. of 231 East Third
South street. He went to Mr.. Eva
few hours before the tragedy ard told
him that he needed money. Eva lent
him the So. Bowman at once bought
the revolver and went in search &C. his
wife
He found her i'm the West Second
South street rooming house. She was
visiting her sister, Miss Lenora Franks,
and Mrs. Nora Force. who lived To-
gether at that place. Frank J. Adam
son. formerly a waiter al The Bismarck
cafe, and c. J. Burr, barber, were m
the room with the women when Bow
man entered.
1t is believed that Bowman had
searched for his wife with the irten-
ton of killing her as soon as he saw
her, but hesitated to draw his weapon
because of the number of persons in
the room.
After conversing for few mlnu' es
during which he explained that he in
tended to leave Salt Lake for Los An
geles on last nights train, he asked
AdamsOn to go out with him and
| have a drink. AdamsOn accompanied
the man to the Bismarck cafe There
Bowman showed him the revolver he
| had bought, and said
Threatens to Kill Himself.
Il am going to commit suicide.
Adamson, from words dropped by
Bowman. began to fear that the mar
might make an attempt TO kill Mrs.
Bowman, and went back with him TO
the rooming house, where the women
were seated.
There the waiter took a position be-
tween the husband and wife. Sudden
ly, and without any preliminary &C
tiOns or words that betrayed his inten-
ton, Bowman drew his revolver. Ad-
amson leaped upon him and seized him
about the waist, but his hold left the
husbands arms free.
As he struggled with the waiter.
Bowman fired over Adamson's shoulder
at his wife The first bullet missed the
woman. The second entered her left
of pain and terror. she sank upon the
floor.
Bullet Through Brain.
Bowman then turned the revolver up
on himself The first bullet again
missed its mark, but the second pass
ed through his brain. He dropped the
revolver and fell Imply into Adam
sons embrace The waiter. releasing
his hold. allowed the man to fall upon
the floor.
Death must have been instantaneous
for Bowman. Mrs. Bowman was alive
and conscious when help reached her.
She was hurried to the emergency hos
pital at police headquarters, wheEe DR..
S. G. Paul. the police surgeon, attend
ed her The doctor said that she could
not live more than a few hours. Be
| tween gasps of pain the unfortunate
woman told the story of the shooting
When Bowman first drew his revolt
yer Miss Franks. in a frenzy of ter
ror. leaped upon the bed and attempt
ed to draw the covering over her. She
! feared that the infuriated husband
would turn his weapon upon her. and
in her fright wished to shut from her
sight the apprehended danger. Mrs
Force crodched in a corner, too fright
ened 10 make an cutlery.
Police on Scene.
Sergeant Roberts was the first po-
/ liceman upon the scene. He was stand
/ ing at the corner of Main ana SecOn
| South streets when a Dreatbless man
| informed him that there hal been a
murder in the rooming house at "a
West Second South street. lie hur-
ried to he place and prevented any Of
the Witnesses of me suicid and at
tempted murder from leaving iIe
room. He vas quickly joined by toth-
hsr ~ men