Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-13
]. H. sim USES
A SHOTGUN in
Los ANGELES
TONOPAH MAN PLACED UNDER
ARREST FOR THREATENING
TO KILL

Additional interest is being taken
in Los Angeles in the throat cutting
episode of several weeks ago when
Mrs. Margaret Staehle nearly lost
her life at the hands of some I'M
known assailant, and for which as
sault, Mrs. ]. II. Sim, of this city,
was arrested and subsequently re-
leased. j. H. Sim, who has been
employed at the Big Casino, hur-
ried to his wife's assistance and
since that date has remained in the
southern California city.
Another chapter was added to the
affair Wednesday night when Sim,
armed with a shotgun, threatened
the life of the husband of Mrs.
Staehle. The following account
from the Los Angeles Examiner is
relative to the attack by Sim:
"a highly dramatic but non-fatal
second installment of the Staehle-
Sim situation" occurred last night
on Gladys avenue, where principals,
actors. attendants. supporters, etc,
reside. The first episode in the af-
fair was the midnight attack upon
Mrs. Margaret Staehle. whose throat
was cut with a razor. Mrs. Laura
A. Sim was arrested on suspicion of
being responsible for this attempted
murder.
Last night J. II. Sim, husband
of the last named woman, stealthily
and picturesquely held shotgun at
Mr.. Staehle's breast and Staehle
brought a revolver into action.
"Out of this plethora of firearms
= h11t shot fired
and a further diminution is to be
recorded with respect to casualties.
"The only material outcome OF
all the circumstance of guns and
neighborhood noise was the arrest
of Sim. He is now in the city jail
and will probably be charged with
felonious attack.
Detectives Murray and Mccain
began a search last night for Mrs
Sim, but were unable to locate her
she having disappeared from hel
home. Just what the detectives
want of Mrs. Sim they refused te
state.
"Staehle lives at SIS Gladys ave
nue., the house in which his wife
throat was almost fatally cut ant
to which she came day before yes
terday after almost three weeks II
the hospital. About s O'Clock las
night Staehle opened his front doc
and walked across the narrow porcl
holding by the hand his daughte
Elsie. His wife was behind hin
and stood in the doorway, strongl
outlined against the light in tn
room.
when he reached the edge o
the porch Staehle saw a man ste
from behind the corner of the build
ing and shove the barrel of a shot
gun almost against him. He ais
heard a voice fiercely eXclaim
What did you do to my wife?' IL
Immediately recognized the perso
and the voice as being those of Sin
Elsie gave a scream and ra
from the porch onto the lawn cry
ing, as she did so, Don't hurt m
father This diverted Sims after
ton and aim somewhat and Staehl
profited by it to run into the hous
and get his revolver. When b
emerged Sim had moved sever;
steps from his original position an
Elsie was trying to grasp the ba'
rel of the shotgun.
when Sim saw Staehle he star
ed to back over to the fence, a fe
yards from the house, but still kel
Staehle covered. The latter too
quick aim and fired. AS though
were a rehearsal by what is terme
an unconvincing actor, Sim steppe
over the low fence and walked t.
ward his home at Eighth street an
Gladys avenue.
Instead of going to his ow
home, however, Sim threw the sho
gun into some thick vines in frol
of the house adjoining his, that I
H. H. Trenary. Then he sat dow
and there the officers found hi
later"