The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-24
HASTEN5 HOME
IN IGNORANCE
OF A TRAGEDY
Father of Vina Cary of Salt
Lake Kills Wife While
Demented, and Then
Commits Suicide.
DROVE NEIGHBORS OFF
BEFORE KILLING SELF
Employers of the Bereaved
Daughter Send Her Home
Without Breaking the
Terrible News.

TTtE heart filled ID wit with ..f,s fo1shoding,
which awaits her, Miss Vina
Cary of Salt Lake is Fastening TO
Boise. where she will ind the lifeless
bodies OF her father and her mother.
The father killed himself yesterday
after numbering his wife.
When Fina Cary left Salt Lake yes
terday afternoon at the direction of her
employers. she knew that something
WAS amIss in her family. hut that was
iail she did know She went with an
ominous portent. vet with no thought
that the end of her journey would find
her confronted with "a tragedy.
Vina Cary is the daughter of Com.
modore Cary aud his wife, who. until
Yesterday morning. lived in comfort
and apparent contentment in their home
at Boise. Yesterday morning Mrs. Cary
was seated before the kitchen stove
engaged In her housework StealthiIy
Commodore Cary, armed with a shot
gun, crept up behind his wife and took
deliberate aim. He pulled the trigger
and the deadly charge OF one shell en-
woman fell to the floor Cary fred tho
other barrel, the full charge of which
also entered his wlfe's body.
Cary 8 next act was TO go to tbe
house of a neighbor and request him TO
notify the police. saying that he had
killed his wife.
The startling announcement caused
tremendous excitement among those
who lived nearby Several of the neigh
bors started for Cary's house, but they
proceeded only Il few steps. for Cary S
shotgun blazed forth at them. and they
made haste to seek refuge.
Kills Self by Wife,
Having driven his ncighbors away,
Cary entered his house. Taking n
stand near the Iifeless body of his
wife. Cary placed the stock OF the gun.
upon the corpse, held the muzzle
against his breast, and by means of Il
stick pressed the trigger He fell dead
upon the floor.
From accounts received in Salt Lake.
It is evident that Cary was insane. He
left nine letters addressed to various
rambling incoherencies of demented
man. One OF the letters was addressed
TO the public. In This Cary made the
accusation of infidelity against his wife.
are that there were absolutely no
grounds for such charge.
In addition TO the letters. Cary left
several hundred dollars in money and
lions that the money and the property
go 10 his only. daughter. vina Cary. The
Cary family was regarded iu Boise
rnoderat atcly wellto do.
For several years Miss Vina Cary, now
about % years Of age has been a VAL
ued employee of Armour & Co.. with
which firm she occupies the position OF
slenographer. Until six months ago Miss
Cary was employed in the Boise office
Of Armour C Co. Then she was trans
ferred 10 Salt Lake, where she was
given more responsible and a more
lucrative position
News Kept From Girl.
Early yesterday afternoon the mana
gers OF Armour & Co. in Salt Lake re-
ceived a telegram which contained some
Fearful lest Miss Cary should be unable
% accomplish the journey To Boise were
she placed i'm possession of the appalling
'acts. the officers OF the company told
amlly at home and insisted that she
cave on the first train. That train left
1t 255 o'clock and II bore Vina Cary
.way.
Whether or not Miss Cary learned on
he train of the terrible fate which over
ook her parents. OF course. is not known
lerc. If she did doubtless she was over
vhc.mcd by the shock following the dis
overy. II she did not The truth that
waits her when she reaches Boise Will
e none the less cruel
In salt Lake Miss Cary has made
many warm friends and her employers
peak of her iii the highest terms, both
s lovablc young woman and an ef-
lclent stenographer, The hope OF her
hat she will meet the shock bravey and,
i sending forth This 'bope. they accom-
any II with their heartfelt sympathy
nd coincidence