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Show ramiF- FAILS TO KILL SELF Man Who .Slays Wife and Then Tries Suicide Is Recovering and Will Be i Arraigned for Murder HARRY BERNSTEIN, 384 V street, who is alleged to have murdered his wife last night snd then attempted suicide by Flitting his throat, waa reported today at the emergency hoapltal to be on the road to recovery. The tragedy occurred Shortly after t o'clock Jaet night, when Bemateln la alleged to have ebot and killed hla wife. Beatrice, and then cut hie own throat from, ear to ear with a aafety raxor blade. According to the police, jealouay la the big reaaon for the crime, ae well a deapondency. Bernateln only recently returned from Lincoln. Neb., and It la thought that the trouble which reault-ed reault-ed In .murder waa brought about be-cauae be-cauae hla wife had aent three of their children to St. Ann's orphanage, a fart which Bernateln dlallKed. He had been awav from Halt Lake for more than alarm wamni tluilin iHal time had aent hla ife but 2i for the aupport of the foui children and heraelf and aa thla waJeVsu'"r'"nt WM compelled to aend the children to the orphanage. It la said. MURDER CHARGE. Should Bernstein recover he will be charged with murder In the first degree de-gree One of the shots entered Mrs. Bernstein's body directly under the left srm, while the second shot pierced her head, making an ugly wound. When the police arrived on the scene they examined the revolver, which waa a .18 caliber, and found that four shots had been uaed, but they are of the opinion that two of the four had been used at some previous date. Early In the evening Bernstein requested re-quested that J. t Radden. W T street, take caro of hla 1-year-old girl for a short time. This hsppened about an hour before the tragedy occurred. Soon after the Radden family heard a noiae. but on account of the celebrating celebrat-ing throughout the city, they did not think anything was wrong. WIFE DEAD. Ahnut a h'f n hur ,atr Bernstein called to Radden. telling him that ha had cut himself, but that he would be all right. Radden managed to get Into the house through a window. According Ac-cording to Radden. Bernateln waa ly- ! Ing against a settee. bleeding and gasping, and In the adjolnmg room Mrs. Bernstein lay dead. Radden immediately notified tha police, po-lice, who -removed Bernateln to the emergency hoapltal. The couple have four children, three of them being at St. Ann'a orphanage. The baby la now tn the care of Mrs. Bernstein's mother. Mrs. A. Alnaworth. 191 K atreet. For a number of yea re Bernstein was atreet circulator for a Salt Lake newa-paper newa-paper and up until two weeks ago held a similar position with a Lincoln. Neb., paper. |