The Springdale news., 1913-10-24
TRIES TO MURDER WIFE
 THEN KILLS HIMSELF
years old. The youngest child about thirteen months old.
 Deed Was Preme diated.


 After CantreH's body was taken to Walkers undertaking establish ment cursory examination was made of the wound which aused his death He had he the gun a few inches from his right temple. and the bullet had penetrated about two inches above and in front Of the right ear, resulting in instant death. The ball d.d not come out on the other side.
 In Gantrelfs pockets was found a lease for house ill Ogden, the property being owned by C. H. Stsv- ems, and the lease having been executed Oetober 11th. The fami- ly had disposed of their furniture and had relinqaisAed the house oa North Hayes iH this city, and f was his intention to go 70 the Utah city, where he SD n most ot the past two months, 10 make their future home
 Nearly everyone of hts pockets had few cartridges n it. the balan Of the ammanlt en being left in a new kox, which was in ano her pocket. Tie cartridges were adapted to tAe regular .38 ealibre smith & Wessen revolver IL is evident that he was either aer- vous md scattered the ammunition through his clottes in an abstract ed manner, or figured that he would blaee them where they would be handy in any event. Els pockets were fiiltd with other ar ticlss of trifiing. count.
 The exact motive Of Gan r4 i33 attempting to murder his wife and then shielding is rather difficult to determine It $ stated that= he had been on pro.onge spree, which may have ben tie aaasg, and is also ssasea taat ae has act- ed in an irritable manner ier som time. Not long ago. while defiv= ering coal for transfer company, he was admon5shed by a patron rot to dump the oal in an alley. and imm diately few a the individual with a shovel. and being unarmed. grabbed a pi.cht6rk with deadly in- tent.
 He was man of apparently 45 or 50 years of aae, and in planning to kill the mother of his ehildr T he could not have been entirely in calm frame of mind.
 An incident IT ans pred at te court house las Tue lay or Wednesday when he armed that his daughter was to be married lie requested of Deputy Clerk Harry Fox that no license b. issued 10 the couple The elerk asked the age of the girl and when informed that she was eighteen. 5old Cantrell that She wis entirely within tne law in using her own judgment about 1t and that he could not refuse the H- cense if she demanded it.
 Then I'll swear that she is but sayent >u," said eantrel l.
 That would do you 10 good now stated the clerk, "as you have already said befors witnesses that she is eighteen.
 For some reason or other Can't rell had an avegs.o on to his aaagh- ter's choice. and it became a chfno- ic grievance with him, though it is hardly the principal theme actuat ing him to violence. In persis. ent quarrel with his wife, and in the fact that he had been out of work a great deal during the past few months it i0 thought that his wor- ries, coupled with a violent temp CT, uns ated his mind, and that his mania reduced itself to de sire to secure possession of al his children, cast off his wife. and kill anybody that interfered The plan was consummated in dreadful man. her.
 At lUe lllie Iut IlTSl SIOLS We're fired Chief of Police George Smith was notified, as was Sheriff Efn- est Lowry Running from the sta ton, they managed to catch Dr. Castles car near the Poeatel.o house, on East Center, and were soon on the ground They Lad been notifiedd at the moment Can't rell shot his wife, and Cantrell was dead when they found him, the gun lying between his legs. Cor oner Steeley immediately took charge of the case.
 E. At a late hour this afternoon Dr. II. A. Castle, who is attending Mrs. Cantrell, states that she is getting along in very satisfactory manner, and there is at this time every prospect Of recovery, though the bullet tore an ugly gash in her breast whore it entered. and