Arizona republican., 1914-04-07
Former Deputy Sheriff, Infatuated With Los Angeles Woman, At tempts to Take Her Life
HIS AFFECTION WAS UNREQUITED
Tragedy Occurs On Down town Street At Time When Hundreds Are Re turning from Carnival or Leaving Theaters

Wayne Davis, one time cattleman, former deputy sheriff and more recent ly bartender at the Q. T. saloon, short ly before II o'clock last night, shot and probably fatally wounded Mrs. Alice Huntsman, aged about 25, then turning his six shooter upon himself, sent a bullet crashing into his own head, inflicting a wound from which he died fifteen minutes later. The trag- edy occurred upon the sidewalk in front of the Doris looming house, on South Second avenue, opposite the court house. It was at an hour when hundreds of people were returning from the carnival grounds to the theaters and in few minutes the street for several hundred feet up and down the street was jammed with curious and awe-struck crowd that clamored for vantage points or tried to give as sistance to the wounded woman and the dying man.
 With the arrival of Dr. Grant c. Mo- nical few minutes after the shots were fired, the woman was placed in the automobile police patrol and rushed to the Sisters Hospital where Dr. R. w. Craig immediately placed her upon the operating table in an effort to To- cate the bullet which had penetrated the abdomen taking a downward course toward the spinal column. Dr. Monical remained to give attention to Davis but the aim had been true and the bullet inflicted a wound from which he did not recover consciousness.
 For four or five months Mrs Hunts man had roomed at the Doris She came to this city from Los Angeles, where her sister, Mrs. George Memsic, and William Huntsman, her divorced husband are said to be living She recently secured employment at the Waffle Kitchen on North First avenue She roomed with Miss Bertha Hammer with whom she attended the carnival last evening For several weeks Davis has been a roomer at the Doris. He became ac- quainted with Mrs. Huntsman and la ter began showing her attention which she is said to have requited only in part. Upon many occasions. say other l roOmers at the Doris, Davis invited ] Mrs. Huntsman to accompany him to places of amusement or for walks and rides but she usually declined He frequently chatted with her in her room or in the halls and it became known that he entertained more than ordinary regard for her
 Recently his attentions. it is claimed, knan rid herself of him. She avoided him as
 much as possible without actually ! breaking with him. He is said to have | invited her to accompany him to the | carnival but she declined and later 1 went to the amusement place in com pany with Bertha Hammer. It is also | said that Mrs. May Irving was with Mrs. Huntsman during part of the ! evening.
 l Boomers in the Doris early in the | evening noticed that Davis was pacing Eback and forth in the court house plaza apparently keeping an eye on the stree; | entrance of the rooming house. Some
 times he would walk up the street as
 far as Washington street. then return by the plaza walks to the point oppo- | site the Doris. He was there wher
 Mrs Huntsman and Bertha Hammer | returned from the carnival
 As the two women turned the corner | from Washington street and proceeded
 south to the rooming house, Davis crossed the street and confronted then just as they reached the entrance Ht
 seemed to be carrying his right hant
 behind him.
 Where is Nav" he is alleged tt
 have said, evidently referring to Mrs
 Irving. Before Mrs. Huntsman or tn,
 woman with her could make reply. h,
 had raised his hand and fired the bull let striking Mrs. Huntsman in the ab
 domen. She fell screaming to the pave
 ment while the other woman started
 for the stairway fearing that he would
 turn upon her Believing that Mrs
 Huntsman was dying. Davis turned tn
 gun upon himself and again pulled tn II trigger. The gun was one of the heav,
 model Colts, A caliber and the bulle
 tore gaping wound in his skull. H l gasped repeatedly while a great poe
 of blood formed about his head
 The police patrol was quickly on tn l scene and Chief of Police Moore wh
 had just left the council chamber, wa , l upon the seat He assumed charg,
 9nd accompanied the injured woman t the hospital after Dr. Monical had an
 nounced there was no hope for Davis. Davis was about thirtv-six years ol i, and lived here practically all his Tiff . He was a brother of Charles Davis, :. well known cattle buyer of Robert an
 William Davis. He had two sister
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