The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-10
CHAUFFEUR SEES
FLASH OF SHOT
Bullet Pierces the Lung
From the Rear; Victim
Makes no Attempt to
Shoot Pursuer; Fully
Loaded Revolver Is
Found in His Pocket.

Z. j. Van den Akker, u Alameda
| avenue, vice president Of the CONNER.
cial Guard and Safety association. was
shot and instantly killed at 2:2o
O'Clock TINS morning by an unknown
assailant. The shot which struck Van
den Akker and penetrated at the back
was fired just as he ran upon the
lawn Of the residence Of w. w. Arm
strong, 1177 East South Temple street.
Lawrence Beckett, chauffeur EN-.
ployed by Mr.. Armstrong, heard Van
den Akker running and calling for help
and looked from his window just as
the man started across the lawn At
almost the same moment Beckett saw
the flash Of a shot, heard the report
and saw Beckett fall upon his face.
Armstrong Is Awakened.
The shot awakened Mr.. Armstrong,
who made hurried investigation and
then notified the police. Sergeant
! Charles Olson and Driver w. O. Brown
responded. Van den Akker was dead
when they arrived. His body was
taken to the undertaking establishment
Of O'Donnell 6 Co.
A Tribune reporter went at once to
the home Of Mrs. Van den Akker and
told her that her husband had been in
jured She became hysterical and her
two children, boy of years and
girl Of years, were awakened by her
screams and, crawling from their bed
ran to their mother and tried to con
sole here.
DR.. Austin Kerr, neighbor, was in
formed and Mrs. Kerr and several wo-
men of the neighborhood broke the
news to the wife, At first she was
stunned and then she became frantic
with grief. Before she grew incoherent
in her talk she told her neighbors
that her husband had been home fol
lunch at midnight as usual.
Armstrong Hears Shot.
"From what I could ascertain, saic
Mr. Armstrong, ''the man was running
, toward my home from S street L heard
i, the shot and heard him fall. When ] sol
down stairs he seemed to be dead, ane
I at once called the police"
Van den Akker went TO his home las
night shortly aftor midnight and ate hi
. luncheon with his WIFE He then LETT 70
1 I,tc haaf yCb
, territory between Second avenue and Sec
, ond South street and Twelfth and Thir
: teenth East streets.
his electric fias hight was found in hi
: left coat pocket and his revolver. full!
Q loaded, was In his right coat pocket. HI
e club, the same as those used by the pa
. trolmen of the police department coul'
be found nowhere in the vicinity OF th'
shooting. valuable watch was In IN
r watch pocket OF his trousers. A numbe
q of cartridges were In his right Goa
At an early hour this morning the 20
}, lice department was at loss to accoun
F The only theory advanced was tina
: Van den Alsker had discovered burgla
r and that the latter had fired one or NOR
v shots at him previous to that which kille'
; | him, Surprise was expressed that ~
l. watchman made no attempt TO shoot hi
o assailant
O IL, simon. 2tV Last Seconu ooutn sVee'
, | said that he was walking on Second ave
II nue between II and / streets when h
8 heard a shot fired. Mr. Simon is a watch
II man for the CONNER Guard and Safet
+. association and suspected that from IN
. Wreotiou OF the sound there might b
II trouble on the beat of Van den Akke
q which adioined his. He hurried to Sout
- Temple street Just In time TO sec the po
lice automobile travelling east Runnin
!" after IL, he reached the home Of Mt. Arm
n strong before Van den Akker's body ha
is lbeen removed.
At the order of DR., Samuel c. Paul, cit
- nhysician the body was taken To III
O'Donnell undertaking parors, From Tn
y Ioretion of the hole in Van den Akker
caat a. was thought that the bullet en-
: tEed tho right lung and pass diagonall
throuEh The hoart.