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Show Saturday, September 13, 1997 A-11 The Park Record Time to Time From E Murder-suicide shocks Park City residents Compiled by Kat James OF THE RECORD STAFF 100 Years Ago A Park Record 'Extra' i; Sh6rtljr after 9 p.m. last night, three pistol shots rang out on the still evening air, and pedestrians on Mair Street and people who reside in1 the immediate neighborhood neighbor-hood of the Woodside Avenue residence of James Quinn, the senior member of the firm of Quinn & Hyde, liverymen, were on the alert at once to ascertain the cause. They had not long to wait, for in a moment after the shots were fired the cries and screams of children were heard to emanate from the home above mentioned, and one of the little ones buist from the house moaning moan-ing and crying, "Papa has killed Mama!" ' Neighbors hurried into the house, and the sight that there cdnfronted them cannot be pictured pic-tured in words. Lying on the kitchen floor was the dead body bf Mrs. Quinn, and a few feet away, the body of the dying husband hus-band and father was stretched at length in the position in which he fell after firing the second fatal shot. About them were grouped the children, ranging in age from seven years to the eldest daughter, daugh-ter, who is about 18, weeping and moaning in a manner that caused many a stout heart to almost ;ttreak in sympathy for the grief-j grief-j stricken orphans, j The children were soon removed to a neighbor's home and the dead and dying were 'cared for. The body of Mrs. Quinn was removed to a bedroom, bed-room, and Dr. LeCompte was j hastily summoned. On his arrival, Mr. Quinn was placed in a bed in ! another room, where his wound was examined and pronounced fatal by the doctor, who said the unfortunate man had been unconscious uncon-scious from the moment the shot was fired. ; ; That Quinn intended to do just as he did for some' time before is reasonably certain, and some of the neighbors have felt for several months past that he would do something desperate sooner or later. It appears that for several months he has been harboring a) feeling of jealousy toward his wife and several wordy altercations have been indulged in by them. The neighbors, however, all speak , in the highest terms of the conduct con-duct of Mrs. Quinn and claim that his jealous turn of mind must have been born of insanity. It seems that yesterday morning Mrs. Quinn wanted to go to Heber City to bring back her little daughter, Teresa, who had been visiting for some time at the home of Mrs. David Fisher, and asked Mr. Quinn to hitch up a team and drive her over. This he declined to do and told her that Frank McPolin was going over on business busi-ness and that she might go with him. This she did and returned in the early evening. It is thought by some that he was displeased at his wife's going away with McPolin and that he succeeded in working himself into a jealous rage during her absence, but such an idea appears to have absolutely no foundation. In fact, as Mr. Quinn and Mr. McPolin have always " been the very best of friends. But whatever the cause that prompted Mr. Quinn's action may have been, he did not go home at supper sup-per time, and before going home for the last time, he visited a barber bar-ber shop, and got shaved, evidently evident-ly having in mind all the time the deed he was about to commit. When Quinn reached home about 9 o'clock, he went through the hall into the kitchen, where Mrs. Quinn was washing the supper sup-per dishes and teaching one of the children an evening prayer. He addressed his wife, inquiring if she had any word she wanted to send to her folks. Mrs. Quinn turned to her husband hus-band and said: "Why, Jim, what do you mean?" He then pulled his pistol, the children say, and with the exclamation, excla-mation, "I mean this," he shot their mother through the head. The eldest daughter, Hannah, rushed from the room screaming, and the next instant he turned the gun on himself and blew his brains out. The pistol was a five-shooter five-shooter and contained three empty chambers, and the impression impres-sion prevails that the first intention inten-tion was to kill the whole family before killing himself, and that the other shot was fired at his daughter as she left the room. - Mr. and Mrs: Quinn had resided in Park City nearly all of their married life and their family has been raised here. They were Did you know that Uses no cream or butter when preparing its food? Cheers to health! Call 645-0636 for reservations. Early liiD Specials Available 5-7p.m. Monday - Saturday i $9.95 INCLUDES CUP OF SOUP Plenty of parking underground Marriott Summit Watch Building Easy Access off of Deer Valley Drive Open for Lunch & Dinner Monday through Saturday i CLOSED SUNDAYS 738 Main Street, Park City 649-0888 about 45 years of age and well known and highly respected by everybody. An inquest is to be held and time for the funeral will not be known until word is received from the son, James, who was telegraphed last night. 50 Years Ago Far West begins in Utah "Utah is the place where the Far West begins and where American ideology is exemplified," declared T.J. Bannan, Seattle businessman during a key address before the American Society of Mechanical Engineers meeting in convention in Salt Lake City. "The economic progress of the West (Intermountain States and Pacific coast) has increased more proportionately than that of the rest of the nation," he said. "And the increase is not finished, but represents a trend pointing to an ever expanding western economy." econo-my." Bannan supported his contentions con-tentions with the following figures based on differences between 1939 and 1947. -Population of the Far West has gained 31 percent against seven percent for the nation. -Financial income has increased 179 percent against 130 percent for the nation. . -Factory employment went up 68 percent against 46 percent for the nation. 25 Years Ago Canadian folk artist at Resort Gordon Lightfoot and Leo Kottke will perform at Summer Concert One, Park City Resort's outdoor concert scheduled on Saturday. Canadian folk artist, Lightfoot, headlines the outdoor concert at the Utah resort 27 miles east of Salt Lake City. Kottke, who performed a year ago to a full house in Salt Lake City, is returning to Utah for this concert. The stage for the concert will be located between the Resort's base lodge and the base of the Pay Day double chairlift. Seating is provided provid-ed by the natural amphitheater fdrmed by grascovered ski slopes' !sStt ounding the stage area'. All seats are reserved. Tickets are $5 and $6. Gordon Lightfoot accompanies himself on six and 12-string guitars gui-tars and is backed by Canadian electric bass guitarist Rick Haynes and American Terry Clement on an acoustic guitar. Much of Lightfoot's concert music is originally origi-nally composed. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 with Kottke playing a 90-minute set followed by Lightfoot. 10 Years Ago Lodging group sponsors 'meet the candidates' Park City Area Lodging Association will sponsor a "Meet the Candidate" forum on Sept. 23, 1987, 4-6 p.m. at the Yarrow Hotel Mountain View Room. The forum will be open to the public. The Lodging Association hopes for a large representation from the business sector who have expressed growing concerns regarding the direction Park City government has taken with respect to Park City business. Participating in the forum will be recently filed city council candidates, can-didates, most of whom will be running for city office for the first time: Ray Craig Johnson, Charlie Latterner, Joram Lichtenstein, Jim White, Kerry Snow, Frank Harris, Lyle Jackson, Brad Olch, George Glauser and present councilman, Jim Santy. Format for this meeting will include a brief presentation of candidate background, a short statement of issues by the candidate candi-date and questions from the floor. The Park City Area Lodging Association is comprised of representation repre-sentation from the lodging facilities facili-ties and property management companies in the Park City area. Membership is limited to owners and general managers, the organization organi-zation binds these businessmen in ' a fraternal organization which is involved in all the issues affecting the Park City community and the lodging industry. 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