Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-12 | Page 3 | California Woman Attempts Suicide after Ranchers Exchange Wives

California Woman Attempts Suicide After Ranchers Exchange Wives Wives' I II I MODESTO CaL May 12 J 17 From circumstances the attempted suicide of Mrs Ruby McClelland Mc Me- Clelland Celland 34 Sheriff G G. M. M Hogin of oC Stanislaus county said today he lie had learned from two Modesto ranchers ranch ranch- ers err a story of o-C an exchange of oC husbands husbands hus hus- i hus-i bands and wives Mrs McClelland shot herself herse twice at the home of Owen E E. Morse Mone one I of the ranchers Three notes were left Sheriff Ho Hogin ln said one to her husband Elmer McClelland the other other oth oth- er cr rancher one to Morse MotU and another to authorities Physicians said she probably would die Sheriff Hogin said his in investigation I tion brought to light that Mor Morse e and McClelland traded wives i a month 8 ago 0 Mrs McClelland took up her residence with v Morse Moree and Mrs Drs Morse Mone after living with McClelland for some me time left him and went to the home of oC her parents She denied the tho alleged trade Morse Sheriff Hogan said told him the had disagreed as ashad ashad ashad had he lie and his wife and that Mrs McClelland came to live with mth him and Mrs Morse went to McClelland The contents of ot the notes were not made known