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Show SHOOTS TWO AND COMMITS SUICIDE Robert J Burke the Author of Triple Tragedy in Marguerite Court. JEALOUSY CAUSES ACT Man and Woman, Victims of Shooting, Are m Critical Condition V shootjng scrape m wh ch two per sons a man and a wo an wero ounded the n an w eld ng the gun blowing out his own brains edged into the 1914 cr me records in Salt Lake Cit last night Robert J Burke bartender waiter and frequenter of underworld sect ons entered the home of Luvema 0 Sm th To 3 Marguerite court at 8 4a o clock last ni?ht fired a bullet into her bolv and also shot Bert Gallafent a f o n er railroad man who was in the bouse at the t me Burke who had a cr m nal record was enamored of the Sm th woman accord ng to the pol ce but she hi! refused to hare anvthng to do with h ni lately Assailant Kills Self ifter shoot ng the two people BuTke placed the revolver against hs right temple and sent a bullet through h s brain His body was removed to the Fber W Hall undertak ng rooms II s l t ms were both ent to the county hosp tal by Dr II B Sprague who re ponded to the pol ce call following the shoot ng bullet entered the Smith woman s r ght s de ranging downward into the abdomen. It was reported this morn mg that she had slight chances for le Gallafent has a wound m the fore head the bullet entering over the left brow and emerging at the top of the skull nbt however penetrat the bra n A second shot went through the left am Gallafant s r ght arm was amputated a year ago following an ac cadent while sw tching cars His con d t ou is considered serious In the roon at the time of the si oot 6? besides tie p lnc pals, were Mr and Mrs E B Watson IS Sooth Second East street Mrs TVatson is a sister of the mitii woman The latter was formerly known as Mrs Carl A- Echuler She and he husband were separated but ot dl vorced. Suicide Wab Well Known B ke the suicide was Mel known to the local po ce. He was anested on Sep tember 9 for having stolen a fur coat be onglng to J B Cash a bartender Tl e 0 -ner refused to prosecute and Burke as given th rty days tn the county ja I on a charge of agrancy which he serve i Follow ng h s re ease he rema ned n Salt Lake Qtj and was to be found nea y any night around arious barrooms He was in a West Teirpe street bar a few m nutes before ielting t e Smith worn an b home and had confided to acqua n tances that he was go n" to do some th ng big The police, say he was a drug fiend- P J TJonohue who owns the apart ment had cal ed at the Smith woman s house th rtv minutes prior to the s oot ng to oo ect the month s rent, wh ch was lad Margueri e court leads off Third bout between Vi est Temp e and rirst West streets ROBERT J BURKE, police character, who Killed him self last night after shooting Bert Gallafent and Luverna Smith , illiiiiiiini miiiiniiiiiiiii Hiiiiliiiniiiiiil |