The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-09-28
MURDERS GIRL
THEN SUICIDES

OF Mrs. Emily VIII timer, No. 3 Snarr
court, real of 425 West Sixth South
street. was shot to death in front OF
AS West Sixth South street at IL %
: cock tn s morning by Tom Tr!ogus,
alias Tesogas, a Greek aged 22 years.
Two bullets were fred into the young
woman's body, one of them piercing
the heart and the other passing
through the heart cavity, killing her
almost instantly. The murderer then
turned the weapon upon himself fir
ing two bullets into his throat under
the chin. One of the bullets lodged
In the base of the brain and the 9th.
er took a triangular course and came
out between the eyes. The dead
body of the murderer was not found
until $50 o'clock this morning, when
IL was discovered by Patrolmen C.
Patten and A. G.. Lund, in a coal
shed at the rear of 423 West Second
South street.
The murderer and suicide was the
outcome of insane jealousy and de.
sire for revenge on the part of Trio.
gus, and was the immediate culmina.
I on of a dispute owe SIS which. II
Is sad, Triogus had loaned to the
young woman, and which she refused
to return, after rejecting the Greeks
proposal of marriage.
Woman Was Victim
m official inquiry held this morn.
ing at the O'Donnell undertaking
parlors, disclosed a story of perfdy
and suffering in which the young
woman was the chef victim, result.
:ng finally in tragic death TO, her
and her lover.
Inc young woman, who had been
employed in a Greek coffee house at
543 West Second South street, was
on her way home in company with
her brother-'n.l1w. George Theodor.
when they were met by Triogus
who was hiding in the shadow of
He stepped in frort of the
couple and drew a 80 calibre revolv.
er. He demanded that Mrs. Theodor.
pay him SIS which he had loan.
her. but she refused to pay him,
said she wanted nothing more
70 do with him. With an exclamation
Of rage. the young Greek stepped up
% Mrs. T~heodorsou and fred two
shots into her body. She fell for
to the ground and died within
4 few seconds.
Murderer Turns Suicide
Triogus leaned forward, gasped
with horror at what he had done, and
then quickly fired two bullets into
his throat. He did not fall but stag.
gered back a few PAGES, dropped the
weapon and then ran wildly down an
alley way, T~heodorson, brother-in.
Of the murdered girl, was paral-
wed with fear, and was unable to
move for a few minutes. Residents
the neighborhood who heard the
shots. rushed to the scene and the
police were quickly notified. Three
were soon on the ground,
and while the body of the murdered
was taken to the emergency
hospital. policemen took up the trail
blood left by the murderer.
They followed the crimson marks
70 the Greeks rooms, 23O south Third
street. There the man had
washed himself and then disappeared.
Desp tie the fact that he had two
bullet wounds in his head, he made
his way to a coal shed at the hear
If SAB West Second South, where his
!feless body was found several hours
At the inquiry held this morning
al or. anelrs undertaking parlors by
lust &c Of The Peace Harry S. Har-
per, DR., II. -. Sprague, assistant city
an, sac that the bullets mis-.
5ed certain nerve centers thus ac-
counting for the mans ability to re-
.ain coGsc BUSINESS Tor "a t me and to
from the scene of his crime.
The identity of the murderer was
not established for several hours af-
Ter the tragedy when the police learn
that a Greek known as Tom had
done the shooting. Young T~heodorson
was taken to police headquarters and
hello as a witness, but he was releas.
ed this morning after telling his
story. He sad he recognized Trio.
gus, but was too frightened to inter,
fere as the man had threatened him
also with the weapon.
eorrows Money To Loan
Young Iriogus was employed al
the Arcade cigar store for about two
and a half years, but left there re.
pant1V saving ha intandad 20 n,or,y