| OCR Text |
Show ROSS M. BONNY, who wasj killed by Mrs. Amy Hill yesterday. I f", ?Kir A i 1 ?-Me M J I f j 4 J gj rJjl5555 ROSS 1. 101? IS KILLED BY ISJI HILL Salt Lake Lawyer Shot Twice by Woman Who Claims He Had Wronged Her. TRAGEDY OCCURS IN HIS PRIVATE OFFICE Sister Accompanies Slayer in Effort to Effect Reconciliation Rec-onciliation Prior to the Shooting. Ross M. Bonny, prominent attorney of Salt Lake, was shot and killed by Mrs. Amy Hill of 165 West Fifth South street, in his office, 1026 Kearns building, build-ing, last night. The- woman fired two shots. Both were deadly, according to doctors called. Mrs. Hill entered the office in company com-pany with Mr3 Joseph Vincent, 3181 Harrison avenue, a sister of .Bonn'-, after she had telephoned to her of her intention to determine, if she could, to recover the love of the man, which is said to have waned within the last few-weeks. few-weeks. Sirs. Vincent met Mrs. Hill in conformity con-formity with the appointment. Mrs. Hill declared that Mrs. Vincent said she would intercede, in her behalf with Bonny. Bonny was sitting at his desk when the two women entered. According to both of them, the subject in mind was immediately discussed. Bonny is said to have refused to listen to them. Following Fol-lowing this, Mrs. Vincent pleaded with her brother that he hear her alone in an adjoining office. Mrs. Hill declined to allow any secret conversation. She said that she wanted to hear all that might be said. Sister Grapples Slayer. The man then stood up to get his hat, which was lying on top of the desk. "1 haven 't got time to talk to you women," wo-men," he is reported to have remarked. The next moment he said, ''Don't bother both-er me," and proceeded to leave the office. of-fice. As he took a step forward Mrs. Hill drew a .32-caliber revolver from her muff and shot Bonny. The shot pierced the left cheek and coursed through the .brain. Mrs. Vincent Vin-cent then grappled with Mrs. Hill for possession of the revolver. She failed in her task. As Bonny lay dying on the floor, Mrs. Hill directed di-rected another shot at him. The shot penetrated the left side of the neck and came out above the right eye. Death was practically instantaneous. Bonny did not utter' a word after the first shot. Realizing what she had done. Mrs. Hill broke away from-Mrs. Vincent and ran into the corridor. She pushed an elevator button, and as the elevator caine up, she exclaimed to the boy running run-ning it: "I have shot Bonny. Oh, do get a doctor, quick." As the two snots rang out, B. D. Ham-ill Ham-ill and W. T. Beardsley, occupying offices of-fices at 1023 Kearns building, ruahed into the room. They knelt beside the wounded man, life at that moment being be-ing almost extinct. When a doctor having hav-ing offices in the building reached the spot the man was dead. Police headquarters were notified and Patrolman W. H. Hurst arretted Mrs. Kill. Shortly afterwards Detectives Frank Glenn, Herbert Dcichter, H. D. Lyon and Sergeant Lester Wire reached the scene. Woman Hysterical. Mrs. Hill returned to the office. She was on the border of hysterics. She pulled the revolver from her muff anil handed it to 3n officer. Mrs. Hill was taken to the station, and Bonny 's body was convpyed to the undertaking parlors of S. M. Taylor & Co. j Upon reaching the sfntion the woman ! was taken before Joseph C. Sharp, chief of detectives. Owinjz to the woman's condition it being: believed that she i would collappe at any momon r. Niirse (Continued on Page Three.) i LOCAL LAWYER mi TO DEATH IN HTCOFFICE Ross M. Bonny Is Victim of Mrs. Amy Hill, Who Says He Had Deserted De-serted Her. (Continued From Page One.) Mary O'Connor was summoned from the emorgpTii'y hospital. It was Home minutes after the woman whs seated before she could talk. Her hands trembled preatly and the fingers twitched. She was extremely nervous, nnd it was in broken and almost inaudible inau-dible sentences that she told her story. ,.t Her story dealt with a woman who -'had deserted her husband and four children chil-dren for love or fascination for the man tine snot oeaa. Hero is her story: For about five years I knew Bonny. I loved him dearly. He seemed all in the world to me. I do not know why I did it, but when he refused to listen I thought that I had to shoot. I did not mean to kill him. Oh, dear, no. I thoupht I could frighten him and make him understand. The shots were not meant to kill. I was crazed with grief at the time when I knew that he had turned me down and would have nothing more to do with me. Infatuation Is Intense. I wa? in the throes of desperation. I thought of the wrons that I had done my husband and everything looked black. It was a terrible thing to do, and I know it. But, oh, what could I do? At tills point she was asked If she had been living with Bonny. She admitted that she had. She continued: "Bonny and I lived together to-gether when we should not have done so. I have sinned against society, but, oh, please do not let my parents know. The shock will kill them." She was asked where her parents resided. re-sided. She declined to tell, except in so far as providing the information that they lived near Eighth East street and Simp-eon Simp-eon avenue. She said that she went about considerably consid-erably with. Bonny while she was living with her husband, and continued: My husband 'was so good to me and T forsook him for Bonny. Oh, why did I do it? When my husband learned of my relations with Bonny he took me back on two occasions. But my love for Bonny seemed irro-sistible irro-sistible and I returned to nlm. Was 111 Treated. Then there was a divorce. I wag alone to blame. I was parted from my husband and four cbildren. Shortly Short-ly afterward my little girl, only 13 years of age, died. I was grlef-. grlef-. stricken, and, oh, I do wish that I could have been near my husband to console him. But it was too late. Bonny never treated me right. He abused me terribly at times. But I loved him just the same. It's terrible to think of. I can't imagine why I did it. Then Mr. Bonny and I moved to the 1 Raleigh hotel, 137 East First South street. T was recognized there as the housekeeper. Bonny ran the hotel for ' a client who lived outside of the state. We lived thdre for more than a year, and during that time Bonny did' not treat me right. But, all the same, I am sorry for what I have done. Recently we moved to 166 West Fifth South street. There Mr. Bonny a known to J. F. Mitchell, the landlord, land-lord, as "Mr. Hill." For a few weeks we got along fairly well, but I began to realize that Bonny's love for me was dying. Iast Saturday night he left Home, never to return. I was frantic. I guess I was not in my right mind. On Sunday I saw him leaving the Pantages theater with a woman for whom he acted as a lawyer in divorce di-vorce proceedings. It nearly drove me mad. On Monday I went and Saw Bonny. He would have nothing to do with me. He said that he did not want to see me any more. I was brushed aside. Sadly and dejectedly 1 walked out. Cried All Night. On Tuesday' I again went to see him, but he was busy conversing with clients. cli-ents. I could not gain an interview with him. Despondently I went home and cried as if my heart would break. Neighbors saw me. They came in to console with me, and the Mitchells said that I was better rid of him. They advised me to let the matter drop and to forget Bonny. But I could not forget him, and 1 cried through the night. Today I rang up Mrs. "Vincent, Bonny's sister. I told her of my plight. She ald that she would meet me and accompany me to Bonny's office. of-fice. I met her and we went to see Bonny. When we entered Bonny refused to discuss the matter at ail. He said that there was nothing that he would Bay and that he did not have time to speak to us. He told us not to bother him while he was at work. Mrs. Vincent Vin-cent then asked to Bpeak to him alone, but for some reason I refused to let them do so. Bonny, anyhow, would not speak to his sister alone. Bonny got his hat from the desk, ire was about to go out. As he rose from the chair I pulled the revolver from my muff and. without thinking, shot. I saw Bonny fall before my eyes. Mrs. Vincent tripd to Interfere, but I was frantic. I shot again as he lay on the floor. I did not know where I was shooting" or what harm I was doing. No, I did not mean to kill. I really did not. It all came over me in a moment. Something seemed to prompt me to shoot the man for whose love I deserted my family. Nearly Breaks Down. . At this point the nurse tenderly attended at-tended to the woman, who was on the verge of a breakdown. She was assisted from the room by Detective Sharp, Mrs. Hannah Stokes, matron at the city jail, and the nurse. She was placed in a cell and medical treatment given her. Fear that she would collapse caused a strict watch to be kept upon her throughout the night. Persons who were present in the room following the shooting said that Mrs. Hill, upon her return to the office, kneeled at the side of Bonny and said: "Why didn't you treat me right? You know you could have made it all right. Oh, Bonny, why d)d you do It?" Mis. Hill, who is 3S years of age, was married when 16 years of age to William J. Hill, motorman, formerly employed by the Utah Light & Traction company. She bore htm four children, three of whom are living, the eldest being a boy 21 years of ape. About a year ago Mr. Hill moved with his family to a place near Black-foot, Black-foot, Idaho, where he owns a ranch. He is 'said to have remarried. George Robinson, probation officer of the Juvenile court, made an investigation investiga-tion more than two years ago to discover dis-cover which of the parents should have the custody of the children following the divorce. He aaid that he made inquiries in-quiries of the street car company and found that Mr. Hill was of exemplary character. The children were then handed hand-ed over to the custody of Mr. Hill. Mrs. Hill, although repeatedly pressed to tell her parents' address last night, ! refused. She also declined to give any details of her career, but she is believed to have been born In Salt Dake. When told that her parents would be bound to know of her predicament in t tie morning, she said that she hoped that they would I not. I Mr. Bonny, who was 36 years of age, 1 was born at Springville, Utah. For the I last fifteen years he had lived most of the time in Salt Lake. He was a cabinet maker by trade, but in his spare time studied law and went to the law school at the Ann Arbor university. He started practice as a lawyer in this city about six years ago. He Is survived by a father, J. S. Bonny; two brothers, James Bonnv of Provo and F. F. Bonny, 751 East "Second South i street, and two. sisters, Mrs. Joseph Vincent, Vin-cent, 1181 Harrison avenue, and Mrs. Frank May, also of Salt Lake, i According to the brother, F. F. Bonny. who was interviewed last night when he ; went to the police station in a vain I effort to see Mrs. Hill, Bonny gained a , divorce about ten years ago. His wife . and two children are said to live in Seat-j Seat-j tie. ! "I want the woman to know,' said Bonny's brother, "that we hope she will take the matter as lightly as possible. W bear no malice toward her. My brother and she occasionally came out to our ! house and they seemed on good terms. My brother was a good boy. He was of a kindly disposition, and the family feels that the crime was committed at a time when the woman did not realize what she was doing." |
