Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-22 | Page 1 | Wives Close Friends as Husbands Quarrel

Wives Close Friends As Husbands Quarrel Qua Chickens Gardens Garden and andT Water Water Wa Wa- ater a- a ter Shortage Bring Feud to Fatal Ending While a quarrel which ended in death for both raged for tor months between between be be- tween Joseph SHepherd 53 of ot 2061 Parleys Parley's canyon road and his neighbor neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor Simon Barendregt 63 of ot 2057 Parleys Parley's canyon road peace and friendship reigned ed between their wives It was revealed Tuesday Where is Mrs Barendregt How Ho is she standing up under this terrible thing Let me go and see her ex cx claimed Mrs Ellen Shepherd widow of ot one of ot the slain m men men n shortly after she received the news of ot what police said was a murder and suicide Women Close Friends Only a few feet s separated the two women as the they the mourned over over- the double killing Mrs Shepherd remained remained remained re re- re- re m in ll her home a small one one- story stucco structure while Mrs I Pearl Nella Barendregt widow of ot the theman theman man who police said did the shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing lag paced from her small frame house to her chicken coopAs coopAs coopAs coop As far as I know the two women have had nothing to do with the quarrel quarrel rel i-cl between their husbands declared declared de de- de- de dared Mrs John Berntsen 2336 Twenty-first Twenty East street a close friend of both women Its just a regrettable regrettable regret regret- table thing Quarrel O Oven Chickens Neighbors expressed the opinion that both men had been friends since the moved next door to the Shepherds two years year ago until last fall They said the feud started when Mr Barendregt's chickens entered entered entered en en- the thc Shepherds Shepherds' garden The quarrel became more heated as spring came and the water scarcity fol fol- fol lowed Mr Shepherd told friends on numerous numerous nu nu- nu occasions that Barendregt continued to insist that he should have water rights to a third of ot the Decker ditch flow which Mr Shepherd Shepherd Shep Shep- Shepherd herd supervised d as Mr Shepherd was quo quoted led as saying that Barendregt threatened to bring suit against him unless he was given gi more water Both Men Gardeners Neither of ot the dead men had a large farm to irrigate Both had only on Pate Pue Two I it 1 J v i if f Joseph Shepherd Simon WIVES IGNORE FEUD FEUDO OF MEN Chickens Gardens and Water Shortage Aggravate III Ill Feeling Continued from Pare Page One small truck gardens in the rear of ol their homes t to care for lor Their houses are separated only by a small driveway driveway driveway drive drive- way leading to the rear of the Shep herd home Both women were left alone by the he double slaying Mrs Shepherds Shepherd's youngest son on Alvin 21 entered the Utah State Agricultural college at Logan last ast fall It was only Monday morning six hours before belore the slaying that he bade his father ather and mother Goodbye after a weekend visit Mrs Barendregt and her husband have lived alone for the last ast few II years all of ot their children have married mar mar- ned ried or are arc living with friends in other cities citie