The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-21
CONFESSES
MURDER OF Wife

Chicago, Oct. 17-William G.. Eli
wealthy leather manufacturer of Gin
cinnati who was found with three bull
let wounds and his throat cut in {
room of a town town hotel with the
body Of his slain wife, is recovering
and according to police, may be book
ed on a charge of murder. The inquest
over Mrs. Ellis body probably will be
continued to permit further investi
cation.
The police have three letters which
Ellis Is said to have written at the
hotel Wednesday evening apparently
indicating that the killing might have
been planned in advance.
The confession came dramatically
shortly after the opening of the after
noon session.
Ellis, who had insisted to the police
that there was a suicide pact, stood
as he confessed to the murder. He
seemed to have regained possession
of himself and atoned for the previous
suspicion that had cast on his wife's
acquaintance with a Canadian.
His voice strengthened perceptibly
as he asserted that she had been
perfect wife and mother and that her
conduct had been above criticism.
Fired Four Shots.
Ellis fired four shots into her body
and gashed the throat. He then shot
himself. and cut his own throat and
wrists.
He then lay down by her side, hug.
ging her lfeless form and kissing her
lips until morning while the warmth
left her body and her form became
rigid.
Thus for hours he made love to the
shell of the woman he had slain.
Before his testimony Ellis was CIV
en- the usual warning that anything
he might say would be used against
him. He spoke with some difficulty
and his weakness soon became SO APP
parent that he was requested to sit
down while being questioned.
William C. Ellis confessed at the
inquest this afternoon to the murder
of his wife here late Wednesday night
He said his wife was the most virtu.
Gus woman in the world and that
he must have been crazy over his
health and business troubles.
They read in substance as follows:
MY dear sister: Take care of the
kids. Eleanor does not love me any
more. | cannot live without her. so I
am going to take her with NE. My
suspicious are true. Make my act ap-
pear as If financial troubles were tho
cause. 80
WILL.
Dear Phillip: Make 1t appear as il
my act was the result OF business re-
iersal. want Mr.. - apDointed ad.
nistrator of my estate without bonds.
You will find my wifes jewelry, con-
iisting of brooch, her rings and 9TH
sr jewelry, along with $25 in money,
n a chamois bag which is pinned in
Ter corset. All my jewelry can be
ound o. my body.
(Signed.) WILL"
Dear Morris: Look after the chill
iren. We will all meet in heaven
Throat Cut After Death
The throat Of Mrs. William C.
ellis of Cincinnati was cut after she
vas dead from bullet wounds, accord
ng to the testimony OF Coroner's
physician Springer at the inquest IA
lay. Mr.. Ellis who was found in
lotel room here yesterday with his
yife's body and his own throat and
wrist slashed and slight bullet wound
n his own chest listened to The evil
lence while waiting to testify.
In statement to the police soon
Ifter the tragedy was discovered FL
Is said that his wife had confessed
o him Wednesday evening, IS hours !
before her death that she was in love
With young man named Caldwell |
she had met last summer in Brant-
ord, Canada. Because OF this con-
'ession and his own business revers-
IS, Ellis said he and his wife had
agreed that life WAS not worth living
and had decided to commit suicide
together
The coroner's jury ordered him
held to the grand jury on charge of