The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-07

mad pawned some OF the furniture in
our home and that he had taken some
q my rings. They were not nis rings:
they were rings that my father had
given me before I married l also un-
derstand that his methods OF conduct
inR the business at the Teddy Bear
Cleaning works after he fen in love
with Mrs karth has severely veNeo
his partner.
Abused His WIFE
According to statements made after
the tragedy yesterday by Mrs. Karth.
her husband. who Is employed as a
butcher for Albert Smith & son. 100
South State street. started yesterday
TO report for work for the first time
since Wednesday. leaving home at s
o'clock He refused to take a lunch
con. He had been drunk on the pre-
viOus day and his wife thought that he
was feeling bad. The few WORDS he
uttered were snappish and insinuating.
which Mrs. Karth admits that she could
Returning 70 his home at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning, Karth refused to
have anything TO say for while. Then
he opened with abuse and accusations.
Mrs. Karth says THAI his entire coun-
tenance blackened and that fire ap-
pearcd to leap from his eyes as he
heaDed abuse upon her. He told her
during a Ooe moments that he was go
10-year-old son Paul. He was not IN
accustomed to hearing quarrels be-
tween his father and mother. for since
Mrs. Karth began to give May her at
tentions quarrels had become frequent
In the heat or the quarrel Karth, TAX
ing quick aim. discharged a small-cali-
Der revolver at his wife. The first bull
let entered the left shoulder, fracturing
he clavicle. The second shot was
aimed lower and Il would probably
have entered Mrs. Karth's heart had Il
not struck her left hand. which she
had thrown up In weak protection. The
third shot grazed the left side of Mrs.
Karth's head and momentarily rem
floor.
Little Paul Karth saw his mother fail
and he started toward her. But he said
that his father pointed the revolver at
that IL almost frightened him TO death.
In his attempt to dash away from his
enraged father the boy trippcd over
chair and wrenched an ankle.
The lad found a front door locked.
and as he turned to run back he saw
his father before a mirror slash and cut
az his throat until he finally fell to the
floor in pool OF blood.
Boy Spreads Alarm.
Little Paul spread the alarm. and
neighbors dashed into the house to see
what had happened. The police were
summoned. and also Or. +. MOormeister.
The surgeon found that Mrs. Karth's
but ordered her sent to St Marks hos
pital There IL was announced last
night that Mrs Karth's recovery should
be speedy unless blood poisoning
sets in
When the police arrived, Paul Ksrth
rushed to the Annex apartments in
East South Temple street. and notified
Mrs. Charles E. Highland. a sister Of
Mrs. Karth.
Blood gushed from the throat OF
karth, and the police believed that he
would die before he could be taken to
any hospital. Or. Moormeister, however.
advised that he be first taken to the
emergency hospital. There he was at
tended by DIT. r. b. steele, who sue
ceeded in closing some Of the big
arteries that had been severed He was
then taken to St. Marks hospital.
Though In a very critical condition.
hope was entertained that he would at
least survive two or three days
Mr.. and Mrs Karth had been married
fourteen years. coming to salt Lake
from Omaha. where they had passed
the greater portion OF their lives. They
have two children-Paul. age 10 years,
and Bessie. Il years old.