The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
ATTEMPTS TO SHIELD
HER NEGRO LOVER
Ray Woods Declares Trouble
Has Long Existed Between
Brennan and the Black.
BRENNAN MADE LOVE?
White Woman Says Negro Was Jeal
GUS Of Brennan for Advances
He Had Made.

Ray Woods, the woman of the half
world who TO a large extent, was re-
sponsible for the duel at Pos'offict
place and West Temple street lat'
Saturday night, in which john Bien-
nan, a white bartender, and Roy Arm
strong. a negro macquereauN. were
both seriously wounded. tried 10 shield
herself yesterday by saying thst diff
ferences between Brennan and Arm
strong had been of long standing.
The woman would make but frag-
mentary admissions. She claims that
Brennan tried 70 make love 10 her q
year ago, regardless Of the fact that
he was a married man. She admits
that she had always held out a kindly
feeling toward Armstrong, her negro
lover, whom she claims had become
intensely jealous Of the white man.
The Woods woman is not certain as
70 who fired the first shot. She re-
fused To answer when asked whether
Armstrong was the aggressor.
Had Frequent Disputes.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Rren-
nan. whose husband is now in a criti-
cal condition al St. Marks hospital,
admitted that Armstrong and Rren-
nan had been in frequent disputes.
which she feared would result disas-
trOusly because of the negrO's repu-
tation as a trouble maker. To a bar
tender, who Is a close friend of Been
nan, Mrs. Brennan is said to have
stated that her husband won a $40 bit
on races at the MOtOrdrOme from the
negro several days ago. She says th2s
the negro refused 10 pay the bet. and
D.
on the following day
Woods Woman Blamed.
The alterations, however, which
resulted in the shooting. are known 10
have started over the Woods woman
late Friday night. in which the negro
selected an insult hurled upon her as
a good reason for attempting 10 cut
down Brennan. The negrO's previous
reputation as a gun fighter and
trouble maker seems TO indicate that
he has d natural thirst for blood. win
the result that he attacked Brennan
when the lull in fights had begun TO
seem dull
While Armstrong has the reputation
OF being bad niger" Brennan, in
his early days was known as a quite
progressive prize fighter in his hCme
town at Lawrence, Kan. His deporL-
ment in salt Lake, however, is SAID TO
have been quiet and peaceful, and ac-
cOrdlng 10 various salOOnkeepers. he
had performed the work behind the
bars OF numerous saloons in a most
satisfactory manner. He was out of
work when the shooting took place.
Removed the Bullets.
DR.. Ii. b, Sprague removed the bull
lets from the bodies Of both the white
man and the negro early yesterday
morning in an operation performed
at St Marks hospital He turned the
mlssels over 10 the police. and they
viii be held at police headquarters for
evidence Brennan is weak and de-
hrlous but 10 the surgeon he mum
bled that the negro shot AT him first
and that he only opened fire after he
had been hit. The negro, who is quite
conscious, claims thar Brennan shot
Ilrst, but through his long list of fights
ana gunplays, Armstrong is weV
trained into the best method of MAX
ing statements