Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-02 | Page 1 | Ogden Woman Shot by Former Husband

06DEH WDMJUI SHOT 8! Fie. mm Tragic Encounter Last Nigfht Fellows Series of Domestic Dom-estic Troubles. Special to The Tribune. OfJL'KN. J. Frank G- Berr-. 43 years of ace. nianair of the Royal Danr-in? Danr-in? a- aieniy at 24S 'ashinpton avenue, fired a liuilet from a laro caliber Colt's revolvpr through the body of his divorced wife, Harriett Berry, ai:ed 3S years, at the academy at 5:45 o'el'jck tonight. The bullet, which pierced Mrs. Berry's body was one. of six, which whs fired at the woman by her former husband. It entere-1 her back just below the riht shoulder, but fortunately it missed Die big arteries and lunga. Althuugh ber I right .side is partly paralyzed, belief is expressed that she will recover. The Berry a were divorced about two years ao, the wife obtaining the decree, de-cree, but for some time past Mrs. Berry j has been assisting her former husband in the conduct of the dancing academy. It is understood that trouble has been brewing for several weks, owing to the fart that Mrs. Berry had declared her Intention In-tention of troin to California, and Berry violently opposing the trip. It was first the int-nti'n of Mrs. Berry to take her dauhtr, Calva Berry, with her, but about a week ao Miss Berry, I who is only 17 years of ape, went to far ml rig ton with Harold Hill and was I married I" him, thus eliminating herself her-self from the proposed trip. Just preceding the shoot insr tonlphl, Mrs. Berry was taking up tickets at the dancing academy. Tl.e ticket stand Is situated on the second floor and, the cloak and check robins adjoin the stand on the same flour. Berry suddenly appeared from another part of the house and Mrs. Ben y left the ticket stand and entered one of the check rooms with her former husband. A moment later two shots ran out in quick succession and Mrs. Kerry ran screaming from the room to Die head of the Ptalrway. Berry followed and fired soveral more shots. The shot that took effect was fired Just as Mrs. Berry reached the top of the stairway, and she tumbled down the entire flight to the street entrance. Berry continuing to discharge dis-charge his weapon at her until three more shots were fired. One of the bullets struck the sidewalk and was deflected across the street, where ! it broke a plute-idass window In the place i of business of the Fred M. Sye Clothing 1 company. ! When the shooting first began Mrs. Hill, the daughter of the couple, who had been with her mother In the ticket tand, ran to her assistance and was within the ran.ee of the fusillade, but escaped without with-out Injury. Mrs. 'Wry w as taken to the office of Dr. R. te. AVarrM, opposite the dancing academy, and given first aid, after which shf was removed to the fee hospital. Physicians say that h-r condition Is not i (Continued ou Pasa Tvfc. DGDEN WOMIH SHUT BY FORMER HUSBH; (Continued from Pa?c One.) critical and t na t she v. ,il ret over unless uniookf d-for romiifrnions "t in. Mrs. lU-rry said after tie spooring tht Rerry had tiiratened to k : d hej- and i.im-sdf i.im-sdf if siie pristd in ber fie i ft n : i na t inn to go to California, and her iirst nuen-' nuen-' tion was as o whether he bad made an attempt on hi? r.-vn life a:"ier s:ntu'irni ner. was informed I'm be bad not. Herrv was arrest") short!-- .iffer tb.e ! shooting by A' tlng Ci ie'' r' I'nhrp O. H. 1 Moi.ini.in, who a bo found the revolver I wj T ii w ' ; b'ii t i ic s . ;oot ; ny bad been drne. !n a compait merit in ti.'; ' ii-m k r"om, I w Cn re t i i ft tro'ibb- besnri. Ti e revolver contained six fn.pt; ailridL'x. J'.erry, v ho Is sa'd i-niw-e officials j to have b'-n i;ndT tbf- b Ibir e of ll'i ;or. a;jpe:red d-;z"d ai.l ciT.-r w,v unable or j'inwhbnsr to ruMhf; s f r rr.-n t . Ife W3S taKe;i in t.;e . i;v jail. be:e ). will : h a j .e'.d pend I he t he '.;' enne of M rs. Elerry's inuiries."