Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-05 | Page 2 | Murder Comes as Climax to Many Mishaps

I Murder Comes As Climax to Many Mishaps Mishaps' Ekins Family at Ogden Beset by Misfortunes Culminating ting In Double Killing OGDEN Oct 5 Tragedy Tragedy and ana sorrow ha have vo reaped their toll In the family of Henry B. B Ekins For Saturday Sat Satu night Henry a railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road killed his wife a a. daughter of Ekins mortally wounded wound wound- ed Mrs Henry B. B Ekins and shot Mrs sister In the wrist He then took his own lif life The series of tragic events In the Ekins family was recalled by the Saturday murder and suicide said to have been heen prompted by Mrs filing ling of a suit for divorce charging him with cruelty Seventeen years ago Vere Ekins then 11 years old old was crippled for life when he canie came in conta contact t with an wire Fourteen years years ago go Orene Ekins married Lawrence Hope and a short time afterward he was electrocuted while at work Mrs Ekins lost the sight of an eye and shortly afterward Mr Ekins was operated upon for the removal of an eye necessitated when S' S struck ruck by a rock in 1924 was accused of a statutory offense by a Brigham City girl The case was settled out of court when he agreed to pay I a year for the support of her child according to the officers