Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-20
BYE WITNESS TELLs STORY.

Fih WI 4NESS 1 Ellis SIOk1 T.
The coroners jury empaneIed yes
terday afternoon was composed of H.
l. Driver. A. V. Thompson and j II.
Tracy.
George Harris, former member OF
the police department and who caught
Jones Immediately following the shoot
ing, was the first witness Harris, in
testifying. said that he II now an EN-
ploye of the Bamberger road and was
az the depot, just north Of the scene
or the tragedy. when the shooting be-
gan. As he ran towards the yelling
ton hotel when he heard the first shots,
ne saw Sheppard run out of the hotel
with Jones at his heels, and when IN
the street the witness said. Jones had
fred two bullets into Sheppard Tine
wife Of Jones had followed the two men
into the street and was at Sheppard's
side when the latter died. After dis
nrming Jones. Harris held him in Gus
tody until the arrival of Patrolman
Tom Cassidy
nell 81 Co, testified as 10 the condi-
tion and wounds In Sheppard's body
when II was removed 10 the mortuary.
wIFE's STATEMENT
Because OF the fact that a wife is not
compelled to testify against her hus-
band, and with Mrs. Jones taking ad-
vantage OF this disqualification as a
witness, she did not appear on the
stand and was released from the Gus
tody in which she had been held yes
terday pending the inquest. she, how
ever, made the following statement 10
Asst. County Atty. John r. Bowman:
John A. Jones and ! were married
in Salt Lake seven years ago, For a
time we were very happy. but Jack
began to act queer and the love that
az one time felt for him failed. Las,
winter he became unbearable. and
along In March I found IL necessary to
leave him. know that he loved me,
and stu loves me. but for some UNI
known reason | simply can't love him.
Poor boyl | pity him. | know that
he was out Of his mind when he killed
Arthur Sheppard. and did not know
what he was doing.
II first met sheppard last winter
while I was playing in the orchestra
nj the Grand theater. He was paint
ing scenery then, and between acts
used to come down in the lobby under
must confess that | fell in love with
him when I first saw him think
that our love was mutual. and since
being separated from my husband re-
latlons with Sheppard had been very
intimate. l enjoyed his company better |
than that Of any man | had ever met. |
He was always very good to me.
II know my husband did not like to |
see me in the company Of Sheppard. |
even after we had agreed to separate.
When my relations with Sheppard be-
zane noticeable ] believe that Jones |
tried to win me back. couldn't |
think of such a thing, for had begun
10 dearly love Sheppard and was enter
tanning future hopes in him. Several |
lines my husband called me on the |
telephone. saying that he wished 20 |
zee me on important business. told
him tiiat was too busy.
AT o'clock Monday afternoon he
again called me and said that ne
wanted TO see me on important busi-
hess. had an engagement with |
sheppard for the evening and | again
rad 10 tell him that ! could not see
lin until later date. took ride
With Sheppard over the Bamberger
Inc Monday night. We did not return
,ccompa MED sheppard into the Wei
ington hotel. where we registered UNI
Ter the name of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
:. Forcythe.
1--WE were about to go to our room
when Jones rushed into the hotel |
obby with pistol I'm his hand.
NEW that he hated Sheppard. |
eized his arm and tried 10 prevent
i'm from shooting. but he brushed me
side and discharged the weapon right
4 Sheppard Jones looked 30 strange
o me when he came into the hotel
ohby that I could scarcely recognize
i'm. He did not seem TO hear me
ghen | pleaded with him not to shoot
4 Sheppard Jones and Sheppard
vent out OF the hotel so fast that 1
Guild not follow them. | finally found |
heppard in the street He was still
warm, and didn't think he was dead