The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-01
F. Tamatoki Fires Four Shots
Into the Body of T..
Tanaka.
FOLLOWS THE SHOOTING
BY SWALLOWING POISON
Wounded Mans Life Hangs in
Balance; Assailant Ont
of Danger.


nese. history rich in the elements o
hate. jealousy and abandoned affection
the theme of which is interviewer will
alleged poisoning intrigues and plots {.
murder came TO q tragic climax last
night at o'clock when F. Tamatoki. d
Japanese rnillhand from Garfield. empiet
the contents OF 32-calioeI revolver mt
the body OF T. Tannka, l62 West Soutf
Temple street, a japanese barber. ano
then. as he ned. administerec poison u
himself
Ills lie hanging in the balance. -four
bullet wounds IN his body, Tanaka is a.
ST Marks hospital He is not expected
10 live. Tamatok!s stomach was einptied
Of the poison and ne Is now prisoner Al
the city jail
With the ringing out OF five pistol shots
tho street on South IVES, Wsst haRs Ismpie dIss psss
with excited people. few passersby had
seen n Japanese with smoking revolver
in his band dash out OF the barber shop
who was shor. The crowd took after The
Seeing man. but the fugitive soon out
distaneed his ppIsuers p However, lowe L,,sG M9,o5 o1
the scene and took after the Jap with his
motorcycle.
In the meantime the patrol wagon and
Detectives Riley NJ Becksteat Detectives
Ripley and Janney and PnNolman II.
I.eichter. The greyhound entered Into
the chase after the fleeing Japanese. Pa
through the pnwdcr smoke in the barber
shop. discovered Tanaka IN the back yard
wounds In his body and his head severely
laccrnted- He was hurried TO the emer-
gcncy hospital at the police station.
Assailant Captured
Not more than two minutes aftor Ia
nakn had becn placed In the emergency
hosp!ial Tomatoki was arrested In front
Patrolrnan ". W. Griffin. who was off
duty and WAS In citizens clothes. WIS
walking west on First South street from
In his arms. Seeing the Japanese run
ming up the street. hatless and with
dishoyeled hair, he arrested him.
i've killed man. Hc stole my wife,
was al, the breathless Oriental could say.
When ne was taken before tho desk scr-
scani ne knelt down and with his face
Cios1 10 the floor prayed. While he was
bcinE conducted through the corridor ~
he jail he ran into the emergency hos
pital and at the sight OF his victim again
knelt down and prayed. While in this
position he was taken with commissions
and said that nc had poisoned himself
he ran. DIR. H. r. Sprague cmptied his
stomach OF all poison. After half hour
tho Japanese was removed 10 a cell.
Or. SprnRue's examination OF the
wounded man showed that one bullet had
caused scalp wound near the top OF the
head. Another had pierced tho left arm.
Another had torn off the left ear and an
other had entered above the right shoul
der, pierced the right lung and come out
below the ribs. Tanakn was removed TO
St Marks hospital where the bullets
were extracted by DR.. Sprague. Aside
from the bullet wounds the japanese had
sustained several wounds about the head,
which looked ns II they might have been
inflicted with the butt Of a revolver.
The Japanese ls not expected 10 live.
The lung was filled with blood and
truumhtic pneumonia is feared even in
case the many wounds escape Infection.
Assault Is Described.
l. Dol. the proprietor OF the barber
shop. was a witness. TO the shooting. lie
said that Tanaka was engaged in cutting
the hair OF n Japanese patron. when.
without warning. Tamatoki broke into the
shop and opencd FIRE. After he has sus-
tnincd several wounds. Tsnaka retreated
through corridor toward the rear OF the
building. followed by the man who seemed
ernpued his revolver. which was Ave
shooter. Tamatokt rused out of the shop
plowed his way through the crowd which
had collected and ran south on First
West street. The police believe he was
making FOR the police station. where he
Intended 10 give himself I'D. II is not
known when he administered the poison
To himself. However. II had not been in
his stomach long enough to take rnu,
effect and after The contents OF the
stomach were removed his convulsions
ceased almost Instantly.
The motives for the tragedy revolvc
around Mrs Tami Tamatoki wife Of
Tamstoki who is separated from her
husband and at present lives in Ogden.
Two months ago Mrs. .Tamatoki
brought suit for divorce In the court Of
an interlocutory decree A few days aft
er the divorce proceedings had been in
stituted, TamatokI sworc 10 "A complaint
charging Tanaka with u statutory Of
fence. naming his wife as the corespon-
dent. The court awarded Mrs. Tama,oki
separate maintenance and she removed
TO Ogden. taking with her a small child,
the result OF the union with TamatokI.
Poisoning Suggested.
On July - Tamatoki alleges Tauaka
wrote letter TO Mrs: Tamatoki in which
he suggested that the wife poison the
husband This letter was addressed 70
Mrs. Matak!chi Maksta al ogden,
Tanaka explained In the letter that this
on who might be curious concerning
letter recsived by Mrs. Tamatok! Ta-
fnstoki went TO Ogden last Saturday and
visited his wife's room while the latter
wat absent II Was then he found the
letter. Following Is an excerpt from the
letter translated Into English:
VIII send you "A picture Of myself
and when IL arrives hide II In your hail
tina, no one may know you have IT,
also send picture OF my sister. Mrs
SchlEu.
'It Tama,oki should say anything
you package OF poison and the next
time be comes TO visit you you must pat
" IN his drink. That Will be the castles,
way 20 KIN him.-From Tanaka."
Armed with this letter. TamRtok
went the county attorneys office Mon
daY morning. accompanied by w ]
otsu. Japanese friend. However. tbs
and ihey left the City and County build
!ng Intending 10 take the matter ur
Win the county attorney this morning.
What changed Tamatokrs sentiment
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