Show FAST GUN WORK Joseph W. W McCaslin a mining man living Jiving at East Third South while crazed by drink shot and killed Miss lIss Lottie Hus Russell II dangerously wounded lax A. A Peters and then fired a bullet Into own own head Inflicting a 3 mortal wound The tragedy occurred at Eighth South Southend end an nu Main street at 1 o'clock this morn morn- ing The only apparent cause for the for the geed was the thc expressed determination of ref r McCaslin to clean out the whole crowd after atter he had become angered nt at the refusal of ot the victims and their companions to engage in a discussion of or orlIs his lIs family troubles I Quarreled With Wife Wie a v Duri During g yesterday eSt rda h ur pre r. r re rele l d with his wife wll and n tj to kill her his two year two year old old car b bihy b and Ma his hism m wife's l ife's sIster slater He attended th the evening I Jt performance at the Salt Palace and at atUs I Us Its conclusion went Into the lunchroom Here nare he found Mrs Irs Horace Heath and lIss Russell who have charge chare of or the establishment Max Peters Horace Heath Brigham McKenzIe and Horace Heath Meath Jr Miss Marie Von Zenda a member of the Palace Stock company entered the lunchroom and was introduced Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- to the members of ot the party Talked to an nn Actress I McCaslin at once entered Into conversation conver conver- j coer nation with Miss 1 Von Yon Zenda saying abruptly abrupt My Iy wife has deceived me I have J seen Been her on the street with another man and I 1 am feeling pretty sore To which the young Qun lady said I hn have C no respect for a man who ho will talk about his wife and accuse her of infidelity In public Good Goode exclaimed Manager Heath appreciating the merited rebuke to Mc Mc- Caslin Other members of the party Joined In expressing their approbation of ot Miss iVon von Zenda's attitude and anel McCaslin grew white with anger anber as ns he saw that he lie was receiving no sympathy from those present Threatened to Shoot I will not be roasted or Joshed he shouted and If It anybody here tries it it ft there will be some shooting done lone I dont don't care whether I live twenty min mIn- mInutes minutes utes or years ears Its It's all the same to me No one took his statements seriously his actions being ascribed to his IntoxIcated Intoxicated intoxicated condition and the thc only attention he lIe received was the continued laughter and Jokes of those present Then McCaslin drew diew rew a heavy y revolver and exclaimed I can open beer bottles with that quicker than an any waiter walter can with corkscrews cork cork- screws The men in the party finally persuaded ed Cd him to put up his w weapon apon and In a short hort time all aJl started to go 10 up town it being then a about out 1230 Snubbed by the tho Actress ss McCaslin sought to e escort cort Miss Von Yon Zenda but she refused his hiM company compan and he then walked by bv the side of ot McKenzie and Miss Russell holding the III latter's arm When the corner of ot Eighth South and Main streets was reached the party part separated Mr Heath and Miss oUss Von Zenda walking a short distance ahead Mrs Heath Horace Heath Jr and Max Peters walked Just behind Mc- Mc Ic- Ic McCaslin and Miss 1188 Russell The three walked in silence for a few moments and then McCaslin exclaimed My 1 life is wrecked My I wife has been untrue I 1 dont don't care what happens to me I r do not care to hear anything about your our domestic troubles replied Miss 1188 1 I Russell The man could not or would not put aside the thoughts of his unhappiness and again grew angry because he could not be heard The Thc Murder Committed You have been making fun tun of ot me all night he cried I will not stand It any longer Ill I'll clean out the thc whole crowd The fhe burnished steel of ot his weapon glittered under the electric light as h lie he spoke POke the flash and report of the gun n followed the threat and bet before ore anyone anone realized d purpose Miss Russell Russell Rus Rus- sell gave a loud cr cry of nn anguish and sank to tho the ground l In a dying condition Instantly the frenzied man wheeled upon Peters fired again an and his second bullet found lift victim McKenzie Starts to Run Bun With the firing of the first shot McKenzie Mc Mc- Kenzle Kenzie started to run but seeing Miss 1185 Russell Bussen fall turned back and stood by her side McCaslin turned toward him and fired once more but the ball went wild Without a word the murderer sent the fourth bullet in the direction of ot Mr Heath and Ml Miss MItIS s Von Zenda and then with a a. laugh placed the gun against his temple and completed hi his work b by firing his last shot into his hh own brain Not moro mora than ten seconds s elapsed I from Crom the time of the first shot until the tragedy was over The three victims 11 lay almost side by side With faint moans of pain pact Miss Russell struggled feebly and nd tried In vain to rise Covered Covered Covered Cov Cov- ered with blood and dust Peters lay layas layas layas as If It dead lead Writhing in a agony on McCaslin h lin a wallowed in his own blood that spurted In Jets from Crom the wound In his head He still held his revolver er tightly grasped In his han hand Cared for the Victims McKenzie lifted the d dying Miss l Russell Russell Russell Rus Rus- sell and and carried her to th the nearest house A crowd of people who had been awakened by the shots shot hurried half half- clad to the scene Mr Ir and Mrs Heath carried the unconscious Peters half a block north and then summoned assist assist- ance The police who had been hastily n lIed phone by arrived and and- took tool McCaslin to headquarters Dr Behle was taken talen to the Scott house where Miss 1 Russell had been carried and at once said that the girl could live only a few minutes The ball had en entered entered en- en d from behind passing forward through the left IcU pelvic bone and cutting several se lar large e blood vessels The ambulance ambulance amb J- J lance from St. St Marks Mark's hospital was sent for and she was removed as quickly as possible but the young woman died on the wa way Peters Taken to Hospital Peters rc regained consciousness while the ambulance from St. St Marks Mark's was being be beIng being be- be ing summoned He had bled so much that he was wa almost crazed with thirst and kept crying For Gods God's sake rive e me a drink Then he said Why did the cur shoot I have ha done him no harm Why hy did l he shoot me met metHe He was taken to the hospital at 2 o'clock where Drs Thorn and Pinkerton Pinker Pinker- ton made an Inspection of ot the wound It was found that the ball ban had entered the left lung Just below the collar bone and passed out under tho the shoulder blade Dr Thorn said ald this morning that it would be several everal hours before the mans man's chances for tor recovery reco could be deter deter- mined McCaslin McCasUn at nt Police Station McCaslin lay Jay on a a. table In fn the police station before the arrival of ot Dr Raley who had been summoned Then t wounded mans man's head was cleansed of ot blood and dust lust and it was seen that the pistol had been held so close to his head that the right ear car was almost burned awa away The ball had passed upward through the brain and Dr Raley said that McCaslin must die within an hour but he clun clung to life liCe b by means of ot his hit great vitality and fine tine physique through the remainder of the night After It appeared that he would not die Immediately he was taken to tho the Holy Cross hospital |