The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
WOMAN CAUSE OF
SHOOTING AFFRAY
Man Said to BE John Asbury
Badly Wounds Rival,
Charles Walker.
BULLETS PASS THROUGH
MANS EAR AND Arb
Victim Is Spirited Away FROM
Scene of Shooting to Room
in Hotel.

Apparently driven to desperation.
through mgequIted love. a man said 10
he John III. Asbury OF Portland Or. shot
ana POSSIBLY fatally wounded Charles
Walker. Of the same place in front oi
the Germsnia saloon at First South and
West Temple streets aSout 1:30 o'clock
TUESDAY night.
Asbury fired three shots, two OF vhicl,
took effect, one passing Through Walkers
car and the other through his arm IL is
said, Asbury fed down West Temple
street and escaped. Walker ran into tho
Gcrnania saloon and then out otto ti;s
street, He then was spirited away from
the police 10 the Colonial hotol a + which
place he WAS being given medical atten+
tlon at o'clock this morning. The name
Of The woman IN the cose has not ap-
pcaFed.
Carefully Planned
The assault WAS mace, according 10 the
police. by Ashury after he mad carefully
planned ench move
Both Of the men in the affair are said
To be prominent in Portland snd while
at that piacc were suitors for the hand
20 tho police, WAS The favored ono and
ASbu!N became insJncly lealous AsbuVy'.
it IL said threatened 10 'srt' Walker
aud IL was To avoid shooting gcrapc thai
Walker left Portland and came In this
city ON Christmas day. going 10 tho Co.
lonial motel. Whether llc brought ths
woman along is rot known, the police SAY.
According TO the police. Asbury. who
arrived in this city from Portland Tues
day morning. spent the greater portion
OF the DAY searching for Walker and
! finally located him at the Colonial hotel.
He then went 10 the Gcr1nanla saloon
and took position inside the trout
doorway. The place he selected MAS PC
! culiarly fitted for his purpose, .inssrnucb
as - -GF IT- f1,,tKss
| West Temple street or First South mere
! " by turning 10 the right or left anG
pecrinS through the windows.
AsbuIy waited inside the saloon unlii
Walker came along. when he walked our
TO the crossing IN rhc middle Of West
Temple street and took three shots at his
| man. TWO Of which took effect One ot
The shots went through n window of tho
StrcNcll-Faterson wholesale hardware
| house on West Temple street Ashury
| pursued by Paroman Martiu. then lam
down West Temple street ami disappeared
In the aller.,Say- alongside tie Utah Light !
! x, Kah~3N company hutldlnSt as e..
Meagcr Description
I The only description OF AsbofA' that
could br got Va gknn by j.. horuis. y
barber on ihe first chair OF the o. *.
barber si9p, who said that he saw tho
| man staDdlue inside the saloon run out
into the street and ilTe three shots.
| TIorllig describes AsbUIy ~ wearing
light gray orcrcoat and y black Slouch
| hat.
according to those who were inside the
| saloon NJ tine time the shooting took
! place. Walker staggered into The saloon
| through the rear door immediately after
and said 10 ono o! the bnrtcndcrs:
Send for a doctor | have been shot
Walker then ran out OF the front door
and was taken away. supposedly by
T! friends before tho arrival OF the police.
| According 10 those in charge of ihe Co
louiai hotel who were seen Tuesday
| night Immediately following the shoot
| ing, Walker refused to discuss tho mat
tcr and said that nc did not care foI
any publicity TO be given The affair Al
though Walker had not explicitly stated
that hc would not see a representative OF
| Tho Tribune. tho hotel employees re-
! fused TO allow 4 Tribune reporter To see
him or 20 carry u message 10 that effect
to. bin. so the wounded mans side oi
tho story is not known Walker occupjes
room Gll ut the Colonial.