Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-07
Rejected Lover Holds Sister Of
Girl at the Point Of His
Revolver.
FIRES TWO SHOTS AT POLL E.
Dave Latham Creates Lively Scene
Wien Officers -Gulbrahscn
Accidentally Shoots Himself.

Goaded into inaddened rage by the,
rejection@of his advances in the win
ning&of the love of Miss Dickson. Dave
Latham, aged 20 years. last night ter
Srorized the inmates OF the home of
John snedden, No. 5lt bridgeport
avenue, and before he submitted to ar.
rest fired two shots at Patrolmen
Nicholas Gulbransori and H.. D., Lyon,
who were sent out to effect his
capture. That no one was injured dur
ing the few minutes Of Lathani's wild
passion seems almost a miracle.
Latham, it is said, has for some time
past been forcing his unreciprocated
attentions upon Miss Dickson, sister
of Mrs. Sl:eddeu. A week ago nc, made
an impass!oned proposal Of marriage,
and on Wednesday last renewed the
proposal, and in his mad ar6or gave
the young woman until Saturday in
which TO accept his offer, WITH the,
added threat that iii case of refusal he
would kill her.
Latham last night called ut the
Snedden home, where Miss Dickson re-
sides, and demanded that he should
see her. Fearful for the young wo-.
man after the threats rnat had been
made, both Mr.. and Mrs. Snedden de-
MED that the girl was in the house and
refused to say where she was. This
drove Latham into a rage and whip
ping out a revolver he forced the two
to hold UP their hands and began his
threats to kill them unless they told
where he could find Grace.
a. th.g N, J>hOJngG Holt.
probation officer, happened TO be pass
ing the house and SAW the strange
scene of the man and woman held at
the point Of a gun silhouetted against
the window shade Realizing only THAI
something aws wrong he hastened to u
telephone and summoned the police.
Patrolmen Gulhransen and Lyon We're
sent out OIL the hurry call and arrived
at the home while Latham still held
the husband and wife covering In ter
ror. When the officers. Lyon at the:
kitchen door and Giulbransen at tho
front entrance to the home. announced
/. themselves, latham like n tiger at
bay, turned toIther1. AS Patrolnan
Lyon entered the Kitchen door Latham
fired shot. tho bullet barely miss.
ing the officer. At the warning cry Of
Lyon to Gnlloransen, Latham wheeled
around and fired another shot at Gull
UIdIlSSlls d.t 5liiS hoo'i't etiS
bullet singing past the officers ear
SUBMITS 10 ARREST.
After tlis SECOND shot Latham took
refuge in darkened bedroom, where.
he locked the door and defied the Off
Gers, until after repeated threats that
they would break down the door and
shoot to kill. he surrendered by throw
ing away his revolver and submitting
to the handouts
Lathans wild actions of last night
seem to have been due either to de-
sire for revenge because of being
scorned in his affections, and in which
he became pot-valtant, or he was the
victim Of a drink -craZed mind. AT the
time he called at the Snedden home he
was under the influence of liquor.
While being taken from the home to
tfi city jail Latham cursed both Mr.
ana Mrs, Snedden and the officers and
in his imprecations uttered n1aledic-9
tons against the young woman Who
had rejected him.
Latham, has been sought by the local
police for GONE time past, and his es-
capad,a OF last night brings him to face
several charges. He has been wanted
for passing a forged check, and for
severa other instantaneous, but man-
aged to elude the officers. In addition
TO these charges ne VIII also nave to I
face the more serious ones of assault
with intent to commit murder. assault
with Ideally weapon, and resisting an
officer.
SHOT BY HIS OWN GUN.
Indirectly the affair at the Sneidcn
home resulted in the infection of n hul-
let wound received by Patrolman Gull
branson, upon whom fate seems ID.
have set her mark recently.
The boast OF Latham that he had I
..pals who would see that the Sneddens-
got THEIRS caused the department to
detail Il special guard of the Snedden
home last night as a matter of precau
ton.
Gulbranson was sent to Second South
and Commercial streets to relieve Pa
tro!man Lyons 50 that the latter might
go as guard at the Snedten home. AS
Gulbranscn stepped from the potica
buggy in some way his revolver, lying
in the holster, was accidentally dis
the bullet entering just above
the ankle. He was taken to the emesg
ency hospital where Dr.. f. b. Steak,
dressed the wound and then ordered his
removal to ST. Marks hospital
j Last week Patrolman Gulbranson was
sent to the isolation hospital as n auard
over w. II. Edwards. a prisoner af-
ficted with smallpox, and who made
his escape from Gulbrat!son q few
nj OH