The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-25
A. CLEVELAND LRLlN MURDERS
SAN JOSE SALOON KEEPER
AND KILLS SELF.
WOMAN SUFFERS WOUND
Former Resident, Finding Evans Dent
in Room of Mrs. Ida Schley, Presses
Muzzle of Pistol to Mans Heart and
Pulls Trigger, Shoots Sweetheart
and Finishes Himself.

| San Jose, Cal, June "a Evans
Dent, a prominent saloon man, was
killed and Mrs, schley, divorced wife
fatally wounded by A. Cleveland
| Orlin, newspaper solicitor, who
afterward committed suicide, shortly
after 100 o'clock this morning at the
| room of the woman, at Second and
San Antonio streets.
Dent and Mrs. Schley We're in the
room when Urlin, who had hidden
himself in a closet, stepped out and
pressing the pistol to Dents heart
pulled the trigger, killing him in
stantly lie then turned the gun on
the woman, who threw up her hands,
the bullet passing through her right
hand and penetrated her shoulder
She then srappled with Urlin, who,
throwing her off, put the gun to his
head and fired, killing himself in
stantly.
Urlin is from Missoula, Montana,
where he is Well connected
Woman Will Recover.
Mrs. Ida Schey, Who was shot at
200 o'clock this morning by her jeal-
Gus lover, will recover She is the di-
vorced Wife Of a beauty specialist,
and is the woman who was with Mrs.
Armour when the latter was shot in
the Russ house last winter BY Fred
Smith, who subsequently hanged him
self in the city prison. She has been
keeping lodging house at 212 South
Second street, and A. Cleveland
Urlin, a Wel-lsnown newspaper So
licitor, had been friendly with her
Recently they duarreled and last
night lfrin saw her on the street with
Evans Dent the owner Of a saloon on
South Market street. Going to the
lodging house lTrln shot Dent ana
the woman and then killed himself
Mother Gets Word
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning a
telegram was received by Mrs. Olive
M. Urln, mother of A. Cleveland
Urln, telling Of he death Of her son
in San Jose The message gave no
intimation of the manner in which .he
met death. 1t was sent by ]. A. Urlin,
another son, and simply asked for in
structions as to bringing the body to
Missoula for interment Last evening
Mrs. Urlin was awaiting further word
and no funeral arrangements had been
made, although it is expected that the
body will arrive either Saturday or
Sunday.
A. Cleveland Trlin was expected
home for visit and the message that
announced his death came with an
added shock for that reason. He had
written that he intended to arrive in
Missoula on June Is and, after that
date had passed, it was thought that
he intended to come unannounced, to
surprise his relatives here
Gone Three Years.
In August Of This summer it would
have been three years since the young
man left Missoula for Seattle, where
he was connected with the Seattle
Times. After working a few months
for the Times, he went to San jose ]
where he was connected with the
Evening Herald and Mercury, a con-
soidated publication, for two years
and a half.
He was born in Missoula 25 years
ago next October and worked for The
Butte Miner and the Anaconda Stand
ard before leaving for the coast. He
is survived by his mother, Mrs. Olive /
M. Urlin, and the following brothers
and sisters: Olive j., G. T., Ruth T. |
and ]. A, all but the last named re-
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