, 1921-06-11

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The tragedy occurred at IL O'Clock
Thursday night. when Underwood
wayiaid Miss Grier and Lieut.. A. II.
conard. Fifteenth United states Cav.
airy. Fort Russell. while they we're re.
turning to Miss Gricr's home from a
dinner. Underwood nhot Miss Gricr In
the back. and Is assumed to have
attempted to shoot Conard. and as the
latter advanced upon him sent a bull
let through his own body. just over the
heart The shooting look place in
front OF the Grier residence. Under
wood died a few minutes later as
he was lifted from an automobile Mt
a hospital.
Attending surgeons stated this morn
ing that Miss Grier had an excellent
chance for recovery. Onc bullet
passed entirely through her body from
the back. p~uncruring the right lung;
another is imbedded in her thigh.
Miss Grier Is n daughter OF William
S. Criet. president OF the Gricr Lum-
Der company, n Wyoming and Colo
RADIO corporation.
Underwood was a son of Capt.
4. Underwood. owner OF n large
floral establishment and promoter OF
an airplane enterprise. Underwood
and Miss Grier were boy and girl
sweethearts during their high school
days but their youthful was
supposed to have ended o o after
they were graduated in 1917.
Both went away to college. Under
xsa0A ~aa~ uo~.Fl~~ q. rhn arartA MA arA
re-entered college thereafter. and
ago. So far as the families Of the
young people knew. there was no re-
ncwai of Underwood's attentions to
Miss Grier AFTER his recent returns
Miss Grier has bcen unable 70 make a
statement.
"a report that Underwood a few days
ass notified her that unless she ceased
receiving the attention of Lieutenant
Costaa he would kill her and himself
Is without notification. Underwood's
father attributed the young mans nc
ton to an uncomfortable mhniacal
impulse suddenly compelling when by
chance he met Miss Grier n Con-
ard. The circumstances suggested.
however, that Underwood may have
wayiaid the couple at h destination
to which, after seeing them In the
business district. he knew their III
would lead them.
Miss Grier and Conard were guests
until about 1880 o'clock at a birthday
dinner given at the Plains hotel by
State Examiner Rudolph Hofmann.
Underwood was engaged with his
father at the latter's floral establish
ment until about 10 O'Clock. He left
with a CHEEKY "Goodby. Dad" without
indicating where lie was going. He
appeared In excellent spirits. AZ no
preceding time since his return from
college had he done or said anything
suggesting to his family that Miss
Grier was on his mind. The family
did not know he possessed the -32-caii-
Der automatic pistol. a brand new
which was his instrument OF
ue in the tragedy.
As Miss lGrier and Conard started
across the street toward the Grier res
ldence, Underwood, who was unknown
to Conard. appeared on the opposite
side and passed them at about the
street center. Miss Grier did not
notice him and Conard paid no atten-
ton to him. He said nothing in pass.
ing and his action a few seconds later
without warming. When about
20 feet beyond the couple Underwood
turned and opened fire. His first two
struck Miss Grier. Conard
wheeled as she fell and a third o
presumably was directed at him. He
toward Underwood and the lat
ter turned his pistol muzzle against
his W breast and fired.
Don't worry. dad. I'm not badly
hurt" pluckily called Miss Grier In
response to an anxious inquiry from
her father. who had sprung from bed
at the sound OF the shots and run to a
window. scantily clad. Grier FASTENED
into the house.
Others carried the dying Underwood
to the house and laid him on the porch.
They we're rushed in automobiles TO
different hospitals