The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
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UNWR|TTEN LAW
John A. Jones, Postal Employee,
Shoots Arthur Sheppard,
Scenic Painter.
TRAGEDY OCCURS IN
THE WELLINGTON HOTEl.
Jones Says Painter Ruined His
Home; Fires Four Bullets
Into Body.

John A. Jones. a postal clerk OF tho
Oregon >Short Line Railroad company,
shot Arthur Sheppard, a scenic painter.
in the lobby Of the wellington hotel,
South Temple and Third West streets,
after Sheppard. accompanied by Jones's
wife, had registered as Arthur Forcythe
and wife, this (Tuesday) morning at 1:so
o'clock. Sheppard died a few minutes
later In front Of the Third West street
entrance Of the hotel out OF which he
had run when the shooting began. Jones
was caught by H. T. Baker and. w. A.
Mckinney. guests of the hotel. and ar
rested by former Patrolman George Har-
rls' Mrs Jones was also taken to the po-
lice station in hysterical condition.
Sheppard, accompanied by Mrs. Jones.
had entered the hotel through the Third
West street entrance, and Sheppard had
just finished signing the hotel register.
He was standing near the doorway to the
ante-room which opens on Third West
street, and Mrs. Jones was standing in
front OF the register W. o. Adams, the
night clerk had just rung for bellboy
to show the couple to their room when
Jones. entered the hotel from the South
temple street entrance. AS he stepped
around the elevator he fired one shot at
sheppard. who was struck and who be-
gan to run toward the Third West street
entrance. He was followed by Jones.
who was using a .3S Colts automatic re-
VolVer- Before Sheppard could reach the
street he had received four bullets in
his body AS he reached the street he
threw up both hands and fell on his
back. He died a few minutes later
Snaps Gun in Wife's Face.
When the shooting began Mrs. Jones
ha
covered that Sheppard had been hit she
turned on Jones and attempted TO wrench
the revolver from his hand. Pushing her
away from him. Jones snapped the re-
volver in her face. but he had used up
oil OF the cartridges. He then dashed out
of the hotel and was captured.
to the undertaking parlors OF O'Donnel
Co Two OF the bullets had passed
through the right arm between the ell
through the left arm between the elbow
and wrist and the-one which caused death
had entered the right side. but had not
passed through the body.
Jones talked freely OF the shooting in
his cell at the city jail. His first ex-
clamation was to the effect that Shep-
pard had ruined his home. Jones said
and that his wife had met 10 Sheppard
at the Grand theater last fall, where
Sheppard was employed as scenic paint
er. Mrs. Jones had been employed at
the theater in the orchestra
demonstrated With Wife.
Jones said that he demonstrated with
his wife for seeing Sheppard and that she
had promised to stop seeing the man, He
said that he was away from his home a
great deal OF the time on account OF his
work. and that he had trusted his wife
implicitly. She went to him on March
10 and told him that Sheppard had such
a great influence on her that she could
not resist him, and that she had decided
to leave her husband. as life without
Sheppard was intolerable.
Jones told her to go to her mothers
home and think the matter over. which
she did. he said, According TO Jones.
he had not lived with his wife since that
time. In his cell he expressed the wish
that he had Just one shell left in the
gun so that he might have killed himself
after shooting Sheppard.