Salt Lake Herald | 1907-09-10 | Page 1 | Attempted to Kill His Wife

A ATTEMPTED TO KILL HIS WIFE Washington Man Fired Five Shots Into Crowded Room Then Shot Himself Washington V Sept 9 Failing in an at attempt attempt attempt tempt to effect a reconciliation with his hi wife from whom he be had been separated Wellington B Herbert Herbt rt 28 years last night fired d five shots into a crowded room where his wife was seated slightly wounding her and her sister Mrs AIrs Geprge rge Nothey Several others Inthe in the room nar narrowly narrowly narrowly escaped being struck With one re remaining remaining ge in his hll l turned the weapon W upon himself and nd sent ent senta enta a bullet into his lef breast jut Just below the heart He Ho is not nut expected t to J live 11 But for the th presence of or mind of Mrs Herbert she se s e undoubtedly would have av been killed Seeing the revolver volver r pointed at her she grasped one of her young oung chil chit children children dren and threw herself prone on the floor The shot missed her She crawled to toward toward toward ward a door and a second cond shot passed over oer her head striking Mrs Nothey in inthe inthe Inthe the arm ann A third shot grazed Mrs Her Herberts berts cheek