Deseret Evening News | 1900-08-04 | Page 3 | Merited His Fate

Merited lliN I Pate ate Wall Walia Will Wana Wash b Au Aug 11 U M Simmons Simmon a farm hand band pd aged 34 to tonight night shot bot and nd Instantly killed Will D Buchanan aged ed 27 a guard at the State penitentiary at Wall Walla Walla For Por lOI some e time SImmons has haa suspected his bIa wife of at infidelity and nd tonight h he resolved to ascertain the facts lie H told III his wife he wu was going to to remain over I night and aRlt left the hou house About 10 be came eam home homp and found Mrs Simmons and Buchanan In bed to together gether lie stepped fd to the doorway 0 when Jumped UP pulling a about him c caught you ou at last lut exclaimed the husband huband H He raised bl his revolver and fired one shot It taking effect In breast brt clo close to his bit heart beart The young oung man fell dead I ought to kill you OU too cried the husband to his hili wife lIe He then ran out of th the back door revolver In hand and nd disappeared 1 Ibe be four little children In the house hoult were not even awakened hat has been a guard at the for lor about two months