Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-24 | Page 12 | Wife Deceiver and Seducer Dies in Prison

WIFE DECEIVER AND SEDUCER DIES IN PRISON W. W B. B Lindsay Convicted of Statutory Offense Influenza Influenza Influenza In In- Victim W W. B B. Lindsay Lindsa wife deceiver alleged to have havo contributed to the tho death of or a Garland Utah girl from the tho effects of or dru drugs s. s Is Js himself dead The Tho man died I at tho the state prison yesterday esterday followIng following follow follow- ing an attack of ot pneumonia Lindsay was sent to the tho Utah state prison last October char charged ed with a statutory offense although h facts al alleged alleged alleged al- al to have havo been in the tho hands of state officials tended to show that he was the cause of oC the death of Miss lIss Elberta Phelps of Brigham City Miss Phelps iliad died le within a few fes' days das followIng following following follow follow- ing a trip to Salt Lake and Ogden al alleged alleged al- al to have havo been taken in the tho com corn company company pany of Lindsay Autopsy held over the remains showed at tho the time that tho the death of ot the girl came as a result of ot being drugged While White Lindsay was in Jail at Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham City a guard was maintained about the Jail to prevent pro him falling tailing Into the hands handi of ot On account of ot tho the critical condition of hIs wife who wiio was residing at the home of oC her father J. J W. W Folkes E. E Thirteen P F nith uth street Lindsay was charged simply with a statutory offense of of- tense and sentenced to Imprisonment for three years Not until after the child was born dIll did tho the fact that the tho father fa- fa thor ther was In prison become known to Mrs Irs Lindsay sa At U the time of ot his arrest Lindsay was working In Ogden His habits were so 30 irregular ular tho father ather of or Mrs Irs Lindsay Lindsay Lindsay Lind Lind- say testified that tho the latter took his dau daughter Jh tel into his home Lindsay was sas 26 years ears ol old and claimed to have come from Tennessee lie He had b been en a resident of Salt Lake Lakei a i short time when he married Miss Gladys Glads Folkes His body Is being held hold at the tho Joseph William Taylor undertaking undertaking under under- taking establishment