The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-12
enry G. Shields, South Jor.
an Farmer, Murders Sweet
heart, Flora Parduhn, and
Commits Suicide.
AREWELL NOTE.
4 MENTIONS THE DEED
mt of Murderer Says She
|elieves Nephew Was Driv-
Ia Insane by Jealous
Brooding Over Quarrel.

|esving only the written explanation
n had to do it, goodbye, boys
nyy George Shields, aged 90, shot and
||sntly killed his fiancee, Flora Par,
d, IN South Jordan yesterday after
n. and within a few minutes turned
, Weapon upon himself, dying before
\ one reached him,
he double tragedy, of which jealousy
1elleYed to be the cause, was enacted
he home Of the young woman, who
4 IN the kitchen peeling potatoes for
|pu.
@1iolds rode a horse to the home OF
he Parduhn, daughter Of Mr.. and
m \. A. Parduhn, and entering the
1n N quietly that no member of the
W. noted his approach, fired %
5es rifle directly at the girl, tine
|et entered her breast, she screamed
D and died before Mrs. Parduhn, who
Ia the back yard r few feet dis.
could reach her side.
My Mounted Horse.
ithout a word, Shields calmly
1nfed the horse which he had TIED
post in the yard, rode about SOC
11 south down tho road, tied the
nsl to tree, walked back about
The distance toward the home OF
8lrl be had murdered, and then firec
1Het into his own brain. No on,
ths shooting,
~. Parduhn, who heard the shot
1ne one scream Of her daughter
shields ride away. but was too
ned by the tragedy to arouse other!
'fart in pursuit until Shields wa
Instance away.
'Aoids was then trailed down tn
and his body found about 200 yard
fhe house Of his victim. He hat
2 bullet into his right temple, an
'sently died without a struggle.
riff Notified.
puty Sheriff Ira Bee ckstead and Cit,
'nhi stoke of Midvale were notified
ook charge Of the bodies and ha
removed TO the S. N. Taylor un
eking establishment at Midvale.
Afching the body OF Shields, it be
evident that he had deliberatel
aed The double crime. In his pocke
IQund the note.
tA rarduhn was 10 years of agt
end Shields had been friends fo
snhn a year and it was general
stood in the ueighborhood that th
povple were engaged to be mai
the victims are children Of pro,
farmers, whose homes arc onl
TWO miles apart.
'as as investigation was made las
Shields had made no threat
st tne girl among his friends an
evidence of the jealous an
uus rage that prompted his dol
ne was found in tho note disco'
- ono Of his pockets.
nifty Suggested.
MARY Shields. a widow and auI
ehs george Shields, said last nigl
AZ oouid offer no other eXplana
''seyed had driven her nephew ir
bhe aeid:
reS was always a good, steady
20 far as I know he Ind no
,zDits. He has for several years
-n Faithfully, both or his fathers
knborhood.
I've s, not seen my nephew for
N Ghos and the last time ] talked
Is ne made no mention of
IA. : Knew they had been cloSo
a {t.uu uurlne the past year or moro
nnsSy were often in each others
lay. but do not believe they
~, 'ssr engaged. ! understand that
15sa.sMo sMo months ago they had q
tsFsLandlng but I do not know
1orns friendly relations were ever
2s ss lnat time Flora had accepted
v;u;n,ions Of other young mon OF
sSSaulty, but 7 have never heard
s was ongaged to any ono else.
- az lea5t three months since 1
e Girl to speak TO her.
~ az l know there was never
~ hpicion OF impropriety concern-
:,tS eonduct Of the young woman.
<of"se That my nephew merely
ND over their strained relations
nh mind became unbalanced