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Show MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Desperali Han Shoots Ills Child At (tie R. G. W. Depot. Then Turn llio Hun on lllmiflf, Hot ot Until llo Ila.l llrt.l llnllet tliioogh the BnnrKxcd Iiirr of llli wife. Aeliocklnnmufjeriinil luleldt oc mrndlhU morning, about 7 o'clock nrar tbt It. fi. W, depot, aa a rrault of which, an eidirakrinan, Hum I.I Jay and Mi little boy 6 icnre old, arc rtntclinl In a fonlii nt UndtrtnVcr Kvaiia' and Jack Krrby ll'-a nt Hit Hlalcralinajlui, probably fatally aliol, Hit father ol Hit rliltJ doing Hit fatal work. Tlit itioollng took plact In a amall roabiurant kept by I.IJay'a wife aero., Hit road cait from Hit depot. Tlit liouMittai vl.lted byn Ntntg tfjrtcr n elicit llmt af-tor af-tor Hit occurrence. Sire. 1.1 lay waa tlirre and amid eilt (art her rtrilon oftlitlncldcul. I n reeun-vt Inrjurailona elit eat li "1 marrlcil my luulnnd In WIvonrln aomt term yean ago. ly huitand taint hrrt a Utile uref year ago and ( followed Hirrt nionllil laitr. II never allbrdcd mo any euprt, nnd t 0iietl arcttau rant by wliloli 1 hart inadt my living. My huiliand waa abuilrr, and when my brother ennit out tit ruaill n that It waa belter lo gat a divorce, which I prumlaed to do, Willi tha UDtienlandlnii that ha iliotild remain re-main with ma lo protect inc. My huaband vtae away and I did not let Mm know of inr Ititonlbn. then. Iltrrcnlaway In I tbruary and I have lieaid notlilng fru.il him elucv, until Hunday lilglil, when ho carat lo Hit hack door and lol.l Hit boy lliatwaalira Hit dlthea lit wautrd to era me. When Iramp.litliadourlltilt llalidi In lilt ainie." Tha thought of Hit child Wit too muih for Hit oor woman and a Jong ifltiMi fullowe-l, during which her ton, by afurmtrhiiibinl, a bright toy nf It), catuu In. Ille prretneo waa tha elgnal for another Hood of gtlcf, and for aotut Riluutet they wcro clirivd In tMchother'aarniaroiivulevd wltliaiba. "Iin't It awful," iba lltially exclaimed. ex-claimed. "My dear IltUt Uby, that lotnlhlm ao and never did anybody lu tha world any liarni." ltc-ii Jlng lo tht reportcr'j qutrlra, llio dually rantlnuedt "I dlJu't no lo him, I coullu't. I had no loru for him and did not want to unoourvt him to return to mo aa my huabaul. 1 aked him If lit wanted eome .upper and he aald no, bedld not want any. thing from nit. I ollireil to mako hlnl a bed In Iht tiotiae, ami ha came In aud elrptwtHithallttleloy." "What haa hapifiied Utwrcu you elnn?" ".Nothing, only he haa tlept lu Hit liouie with Ihttaiby. Vre, on Moo lay htcamt home drunk, t never thought ourt of hla ahootlng anyboily, but waa afraid uf hie amxihinn Hit lurnl turt aud aakrd lollfeman to arret him. Hut my litiibaud went lawk of thtliou.r, and tht ofllcer laid he could not arrrat him without a wanant, aa lit aetuitd to lei aceable. I aald no mora about II, and laat night 1 told him lit ought to go away and leave ma alouc, lit did not cant for me and I did not cart fur him, I aald, and I would rather dla than IITo with him any longer. Hut I riled him n bed with tlio uulcrelandliij- that ha woulj Irart Ihle morning, llo again alepl Willi tho Unit Iwy, I Rot up about i o'clock to luok after Ilia brrakfalt rtolnelhut liter lit dreaertt hltnielf and cuinaout between el and aevtn o'clock, lliert waa no ont In Iht rating room at llio time but myerlf, Mr. Krrby, Hit kill, and another gen Uemau.who went away either befcru or Immediately afltr tht ahootlng. 1 It eat hart In Hit nilddltuf Hit mom, Mr. Krrby wae out by Hit window, 1 wai In Hit back room. Uttlt IU,.li had lint waked aud ailnl to gtt up. Juat nt that Hmt I heard npletoland Mr. Kerby uled out, "I am ihot," thru my huaband rualml Into In-to Hit lock room; I ran out; 1 thought ho Intended to ahoot me; I ntrtr dreamed lit would kill our child; Ult ha went and ant dow n on tht Unl, and wMlu Hit loor little baby wae Juit gu-Ing gu-Ing to put lila arma around hla uecklit allot lileowii llltlo tmby dead." After a pauit Hit rroitcr aikedi lu )ou know why lit thot Mr, ICtrt.yJ" "No; lit Dover aalJ a word of Mr; Kettiy to mo. lit told my brother Iht tlay btftirt ho got drunk that Mr. Kelby waa Hit cauat of all hla trouble. And that la all I know about It." "How long Imvo) mi known Mr. ICarbyT" "I ktear hlni btforo I canm to Utah. And when 1 cntl Hit rca taurant lit cania and got hi. meala litre; my brother Haa lived with nit nil tht Hmu nnd knout that Mr. Kerby waa alwaji my frleud and tint waa all." Tht lady told ctrtnlnly a atralght atory, and Itumlllta among thoeo who knew tha family, failed to reveal any tlilugdiairrdltaultttothem, Hhu, particularly, par-ticularly, bean good character au far aa known. Thu bod It a art at tho undertaker', where au examination waa art for thla afternoon. Mr. Kerby la ahot through Hit left lung aud hla rondlllou wae auch that the renrler waa uot allowed to run vcrao wllli liliti, For tht dead mau'a tide of Hit com there la but llltlo to aay. Inquiry revealed re-vealed that up lo recently ho had lirtu a brakemau on the railroad, but lately lit had betn out of work. A lew tlaya ago, It la laid, lm ileeiled rt of hi. projiorty, ronalatlng of anveral clly lota, to hla wife, and later deeded It all to lur, There ap iwaredlobo an agrrciueiit bttwreu (him that they would iearatu and placo thu child In aoimoue'a handa, when they both could lot him; but thla la rumor. In all It It the moat horrible cato that bei occurred lu thla city for many jraia. Tht Inqurit, according to preaont ar rangeineuta,wlll tti held on Mouday, |