, 1922-06-24
HU5DANDFREED
N DEATH CASE

vas ocoperAte tnAt evening. and had
purchastA n bottle. the contents Of
which were unknown Upon arriving
at h vifens apartment Dennis asked
her for the bottle, and told her that
he would take II from her IL she re-
fused to tell him its contents. He
made good his promise. The label on
the bottle Rad -carboIc Acid"
You wouldn't let me XIII myself.
would you. Dear" said Mrs. Dennis
at the time.
On Thursday CT this week. appear
ing tired and detected. according TO
kis story. tho young wife appeared at
tho express office Of the Northwest.
ern railroad Under her arm she car
ried a large pastcboard box. which
she set down carefully while waiting
for her husband. Upon hfs entry. she
snAtched the o from the floor and
held II tightly to her breast. She
told Dennis she had been for a long
walk In the country. and had returned
because she was lonesome, and want
Ell to talk TO him
She refused to disclose the contents
OF the mysterious box and in fact tell
him that 81 contained a purse whir,,
sho had only just purchased Dennis
believed at h time that she carried
something else.
Mrs. Dennis left with the under
standing that she would sec her hus-
hand at 4:30 p. m that day in her
apartment to arrange for some sort
Of settlement. The premise was kept.
and the couple met, for what WINS to
be tho last time Tho argument OF the
box and its contents was renewed.
and finally solved when Bfz Dennis
confessed that ft contained a ~ auto
matte revolver. A frantic hunt for
the weapo by Dennis. an assurance
by his wife that he should never find
It were cogs tu the wheel Of tragedy
which was rapidly turning to the
breaking point.
Satisfied that the CUR was not IN
Tire room. Dennis turned to the bath.
room to take a drink OF wat.r. HI
story revealed. He heard his wife
run across the floor and Ire rushed
out into the room in time TO sec the
wife whom he now realizes he loved;
climb upon 4 steamer trunk. reach
toward the upper shelf. grasp tho gun
gsirtly in her hand. place its muxzis
sgainst her right temple n pull
the trigger.
Dumfounded and panic stricken at
; first by the profusion Of blood and
the sight of tho crumpled ard broken
boy. he finally rushed from the FOOT
and called to the nefghbors for help.
They notified the police.
Here ended the testimony which
Only Everett Dennis could supply. and
the remainder of the story Is known
TO all officials present at the time
Dr. Martin j. Nolan was called to
the stand. and testified that he bad
been called at about $40 p. m Thurs
day, 10 examine the body of Mrs. Den
mis-. who WIS reported to nave com
mltted suicide at 1853 North Durbin
} lstreet-
Upon entry into the house. he found
the body lying in & crumpIed heap
:ne gun underneath IN such n way
that the body had to be rfted in order
to exrrfcate It. A large Jagged wound
appeared in the right temple. and the
bullet very nearly protruded from the
skull on the other side. After n thor
ough examination. DR.. Nolan pro
nounced death instantaneous
MrsL Dennis was a small woman
Hnd WIRE lOuLu WcAst bttWeoh 1N
trunk on which she TODD and the
wall of the closet, a space Of about Is
inches. Very little blood was found
spattered on the clothing in the closet
Capt. william Clayton OF tho Cas-
per police department was the first
peace officer to appear on the scene
and his statements conceded with
those of DR.. Nolan in every a
Coroner Gay was present to exhibit
the gun. the bullet, empty shell, bot
tie Of carbolic acid. and several other
articles with a distinct bearing on
the case. The inquest was conducted
by County Attorney NJ. W. Purcell
Members of the jury selected at ran
dom were ]. A. Likely, On a. Woot'
ten and o. L. Lacasee.
As-though to stand IN the place OF
the little wife during her absence. in
mute testimony as to the righteous
ness of the deed. a crumpled and faded
slip OF paper, written in IN unsteady
hand but identified beyond doubt as
Mrs. Dennis handwriting. was intro
duced before the jury. II no other
said, the broken. partly de
stroycd note to he world would say
It all:
.-ro whom itsmay concern:
IT have but one - to say AL
I can stand all alone in this -
VIII condemn me. I have a three-yeaI
old baby somewhere in heaven.
must join him In his happiness There
is only one I love- - can't
live with him. the way he Is doing
Every night I come home and pray
for my husband but Lam afraid my
prayers will rev be ]
lovc- him and am. as evcr-ms WIG
"GnccsDennis.
~Pease -wiro my father MOTTO come
by way OF Casper. I do not-want to
Z, be- sent homo for burial Just lay
me.away,here In Casper a~secheapiy as
possible"
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