The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-08-14
Park City Woman
Shoots. Husband
Bullet From Revolver Breaks Both
Jaws and Causes Serious
Injury

Park City, Aug. 12.-While the
streets were crowded with people
who had been in attendance at a
dance given by Park City independ-
ent band at Rasband hall, last night,
Mrs. Fred Haeuter, shot and serious
ly wounded her husband, Fred Maeu-
ter, and inflicted a slight flesh wound
just above the right knee of Mrs Do
ra Atkinson, who was with Maeuter
at the time. Haeuter was taken to
the hospital where 1t was found the
bullet had entered the right side Of
the face, breaking both jawbones and
lodging In the left cheek near the
ear. His condition is regarded as
serious and fears are felt that tetan-
us may set in. Mrs. Haeuter re-
turned to her home after the shoot
Ing ARRAY where she Is under the
surveillance Of officers who are await
ing the outcome of Haeuter's injur-
les before making charge against
her. Jealousy Of her husband by
whom she says she was neglected in
cited the deed.
Boy Took Story to Mother
The attack took place in front of
the Quinn theater about block from
Rasband hall, at 1880 o'clock. Earli.
er in the evening Haeuter's s year
old stepson saw him enter the dance
hall with Mrs. Atkinson and hurried
home and told his mother. Mrs.
Haeuter Immediately went to the hail
and ascertained the truth of the story
the boy told. She then returned
home, disguised herself by donning a
borrowed cloak and veil, secured
the revolver and started back to-
ward the hall. She met her husband
and Mrs. Atkinson coming down the
street. She stopped them and asked
her husband to return home with her
He is said to have declined in a curt
sentence. The shot followed.
AS Haeuter fell Mrs. Atkinson crap
pied with Mrs. Haeuter and endeav-
ored to wrest away the weapon. Mrs.
Haeuter pulled the trigger the second
time and a bullet from the revolver
creased the right leg of Mrs. Atkin-
son just above the knee, causing a
superficial flesh wound. Then Mrs.
Atkinson broke away, ran down the
street and sought refuge in an ice
cream parlor. She was closely TO-.
lowed by Mrs. Haeuter, whose en-
trance caused a panic. Policeman
Brown had followed Mrs. Haeuter.
He seized her and took the weapon
from her before she could discharge
II again. She promised to return home
quietly and did so on being released
Mrs. Atkinson BIameIess
: So far as could be ascertained Mrs
Atkinson Is blameless In being
cause for the attack. She recently
came here from Tonopah, Nevada,
where her husband is engaged In min
ing. to visit her father, Peter Kass,
at the Keystone mine. Accompanied
by Kass she attended the dance last
night and there met Haeuter. She
says she was not unusually friendly
with him and her assertions are
borne out by others who attended the
dance. At IL O'clock she desired to
find her father who had left the
dance hall, and she said Haeuter
volunteered to escort her. They we're
bent on this errand when they were
met by Mrs. Haeuter.
Haeuter has been employed for
number of years by Kimball brothers
liverymen and is about 81 years old.
About four years ago he married Mrs.
Haeuter who was a widow at the
time with two children. She is two
years younger than Haeuter. For
some time the couple have had do.
nestle troubles. Mrs. Haeuter charg-
ed last night that her husband had
neglected her and had continually
sought the company OF other women.