Show WITNESS EYE 1 TELLS I IA A THRILLING STORY OF MIDNIGHT MURDER Horace Heath was with McCaslin all the evening after atter the thc show dismissed at 11 it o'clock and was an witness eye to the entire tragedy He was one one of t the intended victims of l dC deadly lIlly aim Mr 11 Heath said ald today Inthe in inthe inthe Directly after the performance the Salt Palace theater we all went I Into the restaurant for a 11 lunch The members of or the party part were Mr McCaslin McCaa- McCaa lin Miss lIss Hed Hedy Hedon von on Zenda Mr 11 Peters Miss 1186 Russell ll Mr Ir Barker the manager manager mana mana- ger ser of the show Mrs Mra Heath my son Horace Heath th Jr age 14 years cars and m myself Miss Von Zenda who Is ballad ballad bal bal- lad singer singerin in th the chorus of or the theater camo came In with the ladles ladle after atter the performance performance per per- McCaslin's Table Story Mr l McCaslin was talking to Miss USA Russell and they came to the table Some Somo one a asked for a IL cork corkscrew crew to open a bottle of ot bt beer er and McCaslin i said laId It was not necessary as he could shoot the tops of off the bottles and do a better Job than could be done with a cork cork- screw Saying this he pulled a gun of or heavy caliber but we remonstrated and he put it away Mrs Heath came cameto to the table tuble and took a seat and Mc- Mc Ic- Ic b began Kan to tell his domestic troubles troubles troubles trou trou- bles to Miss lIs Von Zenda lIe He said he had bad seen hit hl wife wIre on the street with a aman aman aman man who was making love to her and h ho he added I do 10 not care if It I live lie twenty minutes minutes min utes or twenty seconds Be Rebuked by Actress We Va laughed and one ono of or the party told toM him that two wrongs never ne made madea a right McCaslin was then rebuked by Continued on page C. C Wound Continued from pa page o 1 1 11 Miss l Von Zenda for telling his family affairs to strangers He then made a R complete completo apology to t Miss 1 Von Zenda and said he admired her ax a woman oman of oC pluck and courage McCaslin l was not drunk ho he was perfectly sober We m made dc considerable fun of or him and laughed at him fre fre- fre- fre He lIe said after aCter a a. sally made b by one of or the party making fun oC of If It you ou people arc me I wont won't stand for fOl or It ft and It will rain fire Afraid of McCaslin sUn We Ye finished our lunch and nd prepared to go home Miss Von Zenda called to Mr Barker Darker and asked him to please walk with her as M she Fhe was afraid of ot McCaslin f stating that he was a man with no strength of character We Ve Wethen Wethen then left len the Salt Palace grounds and met Miss Von ron Zenda and Barker B who had preceded us a a. moment Mr r. r Peters Peters Pe Pe- said I Who Is going to take me home lome ina In Ina a 3 Jocular manner when Mrs Heath lIe my wife who Is an time old friend of or Peters Peter said I Ill take you ou home and he tool took her arm Miss l Russell was wan waiting for Mr 1 McKenzie to come out and seeing McCaslin Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Caslin standing alone called for him to join the part party I waited for Miss l Rus Bus Russell sell seil when McCaslin come up and took her arm They Thoy Met McCaslin I started ahead to catch up with Peters Petera my m- wife and the others of the part party Getting outside the grounds rounds I Imet Imet Imet met Miss Von Zen Zenda and Barl Barker er Miss Idles Von Zenda asked that we make haste as she sho was afraid of McCaslin When hen wo we were abo about t seven or at eight rods north of oC the corner we saw the rest of or orthe the party coming across the road Mc Mc- with them hem u turned and shot Mr Peters Peters Pe Pe- s first after aCter which he ho wheeled and fired tired at my wife Mrs Heath th The bullet passed so close to her face that she could feel the burning and prickIng prickIng pricking prick- prick Ing of oC the powder as flying particles of oC It struck her Miss Russell then ran about ten feet when a ball struck herand herand her herand and she fell to the ground Miss l Von Zenda ran and ncI with great presence of ot mind hid behind a large largo tree McKen- McKen sic Ie who was wa with us turned and circled cir clr- circled cir cir- cled cl around l McCAslIn McClIn lIn and the ball fired at him missed Aimed at Heath McCaslin then saw me and threw I down his gun un on me when I 1 drew and I prepared to protect myself McCaslin with a n. continuation of bf the motion that he lie made when he drew on me raised 1 the gun and blew v his brains outI outI out I 1 ran to McCaslin an and saw that he was too far gone cone for an any one to help him I then went to Miss lIss Russell ell who had fallen Wo We picked d her UI up and carried her to a 3 house when we heard Mr Jill Peters cr cry 4 I 1 am nm shot I w want nt to go so and see seemy seemy seemy my Supported by a n. Tr Tree eHe e. e He lie was standing against a tree We Ye called for Mrs Irs Heath who came and I care eared cared 1 for or Mr 11 Peters He walked at atlea lea least t a half halt a a. block with her supportIng supportIng supportIng support- support Ing him and at last became weak and lay on the he sidewalk Mrs l Heath held his head She called for help and then fainted tainted as ns Mf Miss s Von Zenda had also done after she came from her re retreat retreat re- re treat trea t behind the tree It Is not nol true that we have known McCaslin a long time lime times or that l he 1 Is Is- Isa a frequent member of our part party He Ho came to the Salt Palace with former Mayor Davis of Vernal who Introduced him to the ladles last evening He was last night nl to meet Judge McCon- McCon nell cell by appointment but Judge McConnell McConnell McCon- McCon McConnell nell did not show v up Last Toast During the course of our lunch we proposed a toast to the success S' S of Miss Miss- Von Zenda In her coming debut This we drank and then McCaslin 1 proposed this toast Heres to disappointment to us all tonight ht and drank It alone I believe he was seized with a sudden mania Mr 1 Heaths Heath's stor story was corroborated In every even particular by Mrs l Heath an and Miss you Von Zenda who could give Ive no additional facts Miss Iss Von Zenda said salti that In the course of or the evening she had a strong premonition of ot Impending Impend Impend- ing disaster She bore up with remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able coolness s and presence of ot mind under under un un- un- un der the fearful strain to which she has been heen subjected for the past few hours Had a Close Call A year a ago o she was hunting In Call Cali fornia with a few friends when sh she had a n. narrow escape ape from death A bullet passed through her hat and sev sev- ev- ev cred ered a long lock of ot her luxurious s hair hall |