Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-19
Jones Thought He Had Saved
One Bullet for
Himself.
SHOT HIS HOMES WRECkER
Arthur sheppard, Scenic Artist. Killed
In Street While Parnmour strives


Il tried so hard 70 let him alone
For four months every hour OF the
day and night l have kept myself In
restraint when knew the way that
man was treating my wife. and last
night l couldn't hold myself any long
or. am sorry, 'but my worst regret
Is that l didn't have a bullet left for
myself. thought | had. lie wrecked
my home ana stole my wife"
NerNously pacing the narrow pas
sageway OF the dollhouse in the city
jan, John A. Jones, railway mail
clerk, this morning gave the foregoing
explanation of a tragedy occurring at
l;3J o'clock this morning, in which
Arthur sheppard. a theater scenic
artist, came 20 his death from bullets
iired by Jones.
The shooting occurred at the wei
lington hotel, South Temple and Third
West streets. Arthur Sheppard and
Mrs. Jones had just entered the hotel
office where sheppard registered him
self and the woman as Arthur For
cythe and wife. and We're leaving the
clerks desk when Jones, the husband
OF the woman, confronted them.
FIRES AT HIS VICTIM.
Drawing a Colts automatic revolt
yer, and with an imprecation, Jones
began hring at sheppard The first
two bullets entered Sheppard's right
arm, and with the firing OF the second
one, Mrs. Jones sprang to the rescue of
her lover, rushing in between him and
Jones. Roughly showing her TO one
side. and as Sheppard made for the
doorway In an attempt 10 escape.
Jones kept up his fire sending two
more bullets into the body OF the OBJ
ject OF his hate As Sheppard rushed
through the Third West street entrance
TO the hotel, Jones sent "a bullet crash
Ing into the right side. and the fee
Ing man fell in a stumbling heap.
At the same time. George Harris.
former patroman on the city police
force had rushed up and caught Jones.
As Sheppard fell Mrs. Jones was at
his side. calling him 20 speak TO her
and holding his helpless form in an
embrace that soaked her dress with
blood
Following the tragedy Jones was
turned over TO the police and taken TO
the city Jail. while the body Of his
victim was removed 10 O'Donneli's
inortuary. Mrs. Jones was Also t. 49,
TO the city Jail ana given into the
ana care Of Matron clifford.
and is held for the time being as a
witness.
the positions OF the husband and wife.
While the husband. with a crushed
and bruised foot. injured I'm the ARRAY
n the midnight hour. limped about
behind the bars under the torturing
the wife. herself. limp.
rail-, girlish looking woman. paced the
rooms In condition border
ng on hysteria.
The physical condition OF the woman,
ifter the terror Of the nights event,
vas such that she could not be inter
'lewed, but the husband. Jones, In his |
ell below, after some reluctance gave |
statement.
The couple had been married I'm Salt |
AXE after meeting I'm LeadVlle. Colo, |
nd the 18th OF the present month had |
marked their seventh anniversary.
hey had buried their only child.
TRIED TO AVOID TRAGEDY.
After their marriage the couple had
one east returning TO salt Lake four
ears ago, and for the past three years,
ones was employed as a railway mail |
Jerk. running between Salt Lake and
lalad, Ida Their home had been at
10. 40 south Main street
From behind the prison bars Jones
I'D his story to reporter this morn
e.
Il tried to keep from doing IT," nc
IA. but l cOuluIi I. MY WHO ana / |
I'd always lived together happily. and
Q had never had a disagreement
ere was never and quarreling 1t was
Jan. Z, though, that 1 discovered the |
lations between my wife and Shep-
lrd. He was scene painter at tho |
rand theater and my wife had been
ere in the orchestra. I had been led
believe that they had been friendly
ID on the 18th OF January / discoV,
ol them out together
The thing went along until March |
I'd we separated We talked the mat
r over and told my wife that II she
d greater affections for sheppard
an l, and II he was honorable in his
tentions l would give her up and Sc
re a divorce. she refused 10 permit
ls. but said that the man had an
huence over her that she couldn't
AXE OF. She went home TO her moth
and since then we have lived apart.
Since then though, that man kept
ter her. l found out that he wa .
liking her a plaything. and that he
q no honorable Intentions towards | !
r but was simply making her toy.
tried awfully hard TO let him alone /
en II she was gone from me I felt :
Al ! couldn't live and know the EASY y
AZ he was treating her. | didn'.
,me my wife. she was under his in !
ence. Last night when ! saw them .
into the hotel together / couldn't \
Id back, The only regret I've got IS i
At | didn't have another bullet :
ought I had one. but when l snapped I
: revolver against myself II wouldn't
on r
IT'S horrible, terribly horrible. but !,
uldn't help IL. He wrecked my
me" :
TROUBLE OF LONG STANDING. +
The broOding OF months by Jones Is
rne out by repeated calls he made |
on Judge {, NJ. Nelson. During the