Show MURDER COUNT TO BE FILED IN SHOOTING FRAY Y Children of Two Couples Unable to Understand Tragedy While WhiTe echoes of tragedy filled the homes of or Mr and Mrs James Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence Beveridge and Mr and nd Mrs Clarence J J. J Elder Thursday the four children of the couples Involved in I Wednesdays Wednesday's marital marHal tangle wondered wondered won von dered what fate had befallen their I parents The children ran ranging in in age from 1 to 7 were sheltered in relatives' relatives I homes following the shooting in the Beveridge home at 1061 Kensington ton avenue Wednesday morning which snuffed out the life lite of or Mr Beveridge wounded Mrs Beveridge and resulted resulted result result- ed in Elders Elder's being lodged in Iii jail accused of the slaying Stilled voices in the homes of or grieving relatives told the youn youngsters something was amiss but as they played with toys and trinkets their childish questions were answered I Ionly only in monosyllables CONTINUES PROBE PROnE I Meanwhile Mean Chief of Police William L. L Payne continued his investigation I of ot the fatal shooting which assert assert- edly grew out of a secret romance between Beveridge and Mrs Myrtle I Elder and announced he would ask askI I County Attorney Matthew Cowley to i file me first degree murder charges against Elder The accused slayer is now being held in the city jail on open charges Chief Payne said he also planned to confer conCer with Mr CowIe Cowley to determine determine determine deter deter- mine whether an autopsy will be conducted Other details of the in investigation investigation investigation in- in Chief Payne announced include further questioning of Elder and a search for a diamond ring as- as given Mrs Elder by Beveridge Bever- Bever idge and which was the spark that Continued on Paso Seventeen MURDER COUNT TO BE FILED IN SHOOTING FRAY Continued From Page Faze Eleven ignited the tragic shooting when Elder and home his Wednesday wife wie called caled at the Beveridge Elder and ad his hi wife wite Thursday engaged engaged engaged en en- R. 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O Pearce as attorney and Mrs Elder recovered from her hysterIa hysteria hys hys- teria terla of ot Wednesday was questioned by Chief Payne Paye SHOWS snows REMORSE Elder in i his cell cel in the city jail was remorseful when he was Informed informed in In- formed he had wounded Mrs Mrs Beveridge Beveridge Bever Bever- idge and maintained he saw red red red- pulled the trigger and let It i go ac according according ac- ac ac cording to police Mrs recovering in i a local hospital from a bullet bulet wound woud in i her left side Wednesday night told her version of ot the affair to a representative representative of The Tc Telegram She said she h had d employed an a op operative operative op- op of ot the American America Detective association a week ago to shadow her husband and Mrs Elder The operative operative opera opera- tive lve reported to her that Beveridge left lef his home Saturday at 1155 a. a m. m meeting Mrs Elder at Eleventh East Easi street and Emerson avenue They then drove to Black Rock returning to the neighborhood of ot their respective respective tive homes at 7 p. p m. m it i was reported Mrs Beveridge said sald she and ad Elder went to the te offices of ot the detective association Monday where both were given civen a copy of a report report Following this she related both she and Elder agreed there had never been anything serious between Bev Bev- and Mrs Elder and proposed to attempt to settle sette the matter agree agree- ably In an effort to straighten out ou affairs Mrs Beveridge said she talked with wIh Elder and his hi wife wie in inthe inthe inthe the Elder home Monday CALLED AT HOME nOME Late Tuesday night Elder called the Bever Beveridge dge home and asked ased Mr and Mrs Beveridge to come to t Ir home across the street Mrs idge related Mrs Mrs Beveridge said she told him her husband huband was confined confined con con- fined to bed with wih several broken ribs She explained ned he h had d been injured while practicing for tor a wrestling match which was to have been held in Ogden Friday night night Elder again aai called caled the Beveridge home Wednesday morning moring according according according accord accord- ing to Mrs Beveridge's story and again agai was told by her that the they would be unable to t come to the Elder Elder Elder El El- der home because of her husbands husband's huband's injuries Elder EIder was insistent she said am and replied This thing has got to be betaken betaken betaken taken care of at once It I cant can't go any further and we will wi come over A short time later about a. a m. m Elder and his wife came to the Beveridge Bev cridge home and were admitted b bj by Mrs Beveridge Elder walked directly into ito the bedroom bedroom bedroom bed bed- room where Beveridge was reclining in bed bed she related and turned on the light Mrs Beveridge followed anc and sat on the bed while Mr and Mrs Eider stood near the foot she said Youre a fine Mrs Beveridge Beveridge Bev Bev- quoted Elder Eider as saying to her husband to which Beveridge is i salt said to have replied You ou c cant can't nt get away with wih that that No man can call cal me that tal While the men were talking Mrs Elder walked to the side of ot the bed near Beveridge Mrs Beveridge said and she Immediately ordered the woman woman woman wo wo- man to leave You know you gave eave me this ring Mrs Elder then ten said addressing Beveridge Beveridge Bev Bev- according to Mrs Beveridge's story Elder then pulled the gun from his pocket and started firing Three Treel bullets struck Beveridge and a fourth struck and ad wounded Mrs Beveridge as she attempted to step between the two men Elder then left lef Mrs Beveridge said sid and she called caled a physician and asked Mrs Elder EIder to leave the home which she did SAW NO nI RING G Mrs Beveridge said she saw no noring noring noring ring while the Elders were in the house and ad did not see Mrs Elder Eder give I her hu husband and a ring when she made mad made the remark concerning it Her husband husbad admitted to her previously previously previously pre pre- that he had been out wit with Mrs Elder Mrs Beveridge reported report report- ed ed but persistently denied he ha had given the woman a ring rig when confronted confronted confronted con con- fronted with wih the charges several days ago |