The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-13
JEALOUS WOMAN
USES REVOLVER
Mrs. Lille Rogers Shoots and
Seriously Wounds Bruce 0.
Tingley, Motorman.
VICTIM MADE HIS HOME
IN W0MAN'S RESIDENCE
Another Person in the Case
Cause Given for Firing
Shot.

In ~ OF jealousy. caused. as she al
leges, by the fact that there was another
woman in the case Mrs. Lille Rogers.
3io South Seventh East street. Thursday
afternoon shot and seriously wounded
Bruce o. Tingley. a motorman, who had
lodged at her residence for about year.
Mrs. Rogers is in the city jail Ting
ley lies In st Marks hospital where he
viii be operated upon Friday for the re-
moval OF the bullet.
Aside from the woman and the man
she shot. there were no witnesses TO the
shooting. A neighbor who heard the re
port Of ;he gun and saw the wounded
phoned a hurry call TO the police sta
iion. and Tinglcy and the woman were
rushed TO the city jail, Tingley was
placed in the emergency hospital for first
aid treatment bv Or. II. IS. SItague and
then taken to ST. Marks.
Jealousy the Motive,
"Wil you tell me why YOU shot him?"
said Tribune reporter to Mrs. Rogers
as she sat in the quarters reserved for
the women prisoners.
Not until | have first seen him." came
the slow reply.
Asked II she loved Tngley. she said;
u went see anyone. or talk al all"
Then she turned away and refused to
answer any more questions.
Shortly after Mrs. Rogers was placed
under arrest she made statement 10
CHIEF OF Police, Barlow. which indicates
that jealousy OF another woman and the
belief that Tingley was about 10 leave
her home prompted the shooting.
Mrs. Rogers. told the chief that their
relations had been Die up to Il few
weeks ago. when they had had several
nuarreis which had been adjusted. About
Week ago came more violent quar-
rel about a ring and pin which, she says
from her. This was precipitated by her
finding among her lodgcr's effects the
picture of a Young woman. wearing
ring and pin which she thought she could
identify as hers
Finds Woman in Theater
But peace was restored and on Tues
day night. Mrs, Rogers saws. she went
with T!ngley TO theater. Here she saw
the Young woman who was the original
~ the picture she had found in Ting
leys possession. The Young woman de-
clarcd Mrs. Rogers. was wearing the
ring ard nin that T!ngIey had taken from
Mrs. Rogers demanded to know where
she had procured the jewels. and was
told that Bruce Tineley had given them
70 her. She SAYS she demanded the re-
AN officer and forced the young woman
10 give up The Jewels. From that time
Until Tie time Of the shooting Mrs. Rog
ere and Tingey uuarrelcd.
II Was n few minutes after = o'clock
In tho afternoon when the woman fired
tine shot from her IS -caliber hammerless
IcNo'N"r INTO IlnGleS DncE. RE ndu
nacked bis suit case and threatened tool
lenve. She made no direct. coherent
statement rs to what transpired Just
rrior Ia her firing the shot, The oRll
struck Tlnglev in tho back. few inches
h"'ow tho neck. ranged upward, and
lodged in the feshy part OF the neck.
Tinclcv staggered out Of tho rear door
WALKED across to nsicIbor's porch and
sat down SAVING nothing, Mrs. Rogers
became hvstcrlcal.
Police Are Summoned
In response TO the alarm. Patrolmen
Esan,z and Crowthcr were hurried to the
scene with the ambulance. driven by
Chauffeur Griffin. T.nclcy said only a
few words the purport OF which was that
while the woran had shot him. he want
cd her looked after first
On the way TO the station and after
reaching It the woman went into one
fairsing spell after another and was
either unconscious or historical for al
hour Then she partly recovered her
composurc and made her statement TO
Chief Barlow
Mrs Rogers has been twice divorced
oncc from James Placia. also known as
Him sullivan. proprietor OF an italian sa-
loon on West Temple street, and once
from Richard Roscrs. Two SONS aged
IL and ~ OF whom Placia is the father
have resided with their mother. she be-
shooting occurred. She is about &c years
OF age.
ringley has heen in the employ OF the
Utah Light Railway company as extra
no;orman since Nav Ie OF last year His
application shows that his parents MI
North sixth street. Wichita. Kan. Ting
ley is q years OF age. His record with
the street railroad company is clean
ono In every respect.