| Show DR ELLIOT SHOT AT grantsville GRANTS VILLE 01 1110 was wag the scene of a most Jamen lamentable men table tragedy april the principals were dr 0 0 elliot a medical practitioner hyrum mcbride john jobu benson beason all of that place As a result the body ot or the doctor lies lifeless lile leee and cold at nis die home while mcbride and bent benton benon on are in the county biot jail il charged with murder dr elliot went to grantsville Grant Grants eville ville in september lost last an entire stra stranger kiger and commenced the practice of medicine he appeared to be well equipped by nature a d study in the profession to which he belonged he waa young dashing and attractive and soon made friends success followed him in his hie practice and in a few montha he became popular and found cakes enough to occupy the of ble big time Hewa he was a ape ial lol im I 1 11 diseases peculiar to romeu though he did not limit limi this his practice to that ahat class clasa of cases casee A few weeks ago the breath of eue aue facto pl cio was first directed against the docar doat r caused it is IB said eaid by the questionable tio liberties bertlee ii he took with lady patients in the absence of their husbands the first scandal of the kind which was given extensive publicity transpired tred about two weeks ago when mrs carter accused the doctor of drugging her and making proposals prop which she indignantly resented she informed her husband who gave the accused a rather severe drubbing beating him with the butt end of a revolver baiter was arrested arrea ted anu ana taken before a J jubilee ustice of the peace but was acquitted following close after this cadawas case was a similar charge made by a young woman named benson her busbaum was away from home at the abe time and when he returned she obe related the story to him saying however that she hal had J resisted resl sied the doctors advance adv anceo mr ildr benson was furious and threatened dire vengeance but friends persuaded him not to resor resort to violence and nd he promised to harbor his hie le je elings it possible and jet the matter be investigated 1 y a court of competent jurisdiction dr elliot was accordingly arrested on a charge of attempting to commit a criminal assault on the person of arto benson ani was taken before justice bevan at tooele thoele where he gave bon s pending an official inquiry in the shape of a 1000 cash deposit furnished his wife yesterday morning county outing attorney hedges the matter in hand baud and it is said while closely questioning amro benson she ebe broke aown bow aud and amid sobs and tears teara admitted that she ehe had bad been actually outraged by bythe the doctor when asked as to why she ahe bad not confessed we toe full truth before she ebe said it was be cause the shame arising from the disel coure would be more than she ahe could endure tho the anger of the husband again broke forth with fresh fury ury while the maision of tier her brother hyrum mcbride was just juat as aa boundless bound lese and desperate the doctor had been up to thoele during the day and the hua bus band and brother apparently resolved to kill him aim ou on his big return last night arming themselves thema elves with revolvers they patiently ai awaited waited the coming of their victim about he be drove into town per fegtly unaware of the danger ahead of him seeing his bis approach mcbride and benson beason mounted a couple ot of horses and overtook him on one of toe the main without a word so far its ae known they drew their revolvers athey aa they roue up one on each side aide of the buggy I 1 ahe he doctor now realized that ibal he could escape from hi 5 assailants his hie time had come and fie be lashed his hia horse into a terrific pace from that time on it was a race for life suit t after shot was wag aimed at the doctors doctor body the terrible fusillade fusi lade lado attracted the attention of the citizens who became excited beyond measure and wondered what it all meant at the firing of the eleventh shot dr elliot fell from his big buggy and his bis horse rat ran hume without him his then repaired to the residence of city marshal barrus and gave themselves up the latter telephoned to boele apprising sheriff shariff allessie Al lespie of the tragedy and an hour later that officer was eso esc arting the prisoners to the county jail charged with murder it is expected they will be brought to salt bait lake tomorrow soon after the shooting or dr elliot was removed to his bis home and doctors dodds and davis were summoned it was discovered that only two shots bad taken effect one ball entering the back J just under the left should shoulder or blade and coming out about two inches above the heart the second and fatal shot took effect in the region of the spine and lodged in the abdomen at one this morning the doe doctor died he was conscio is to the last and spoke without difficulty on subjects except the one which led to the shooting on that he maintained a sphinx like silence it is said that the deceased Is a native lf if kansas he practiced medicine in denver deaver prior to coming to utah after which he located in fairview fair view sanpete county where it is said he also became involved to in a scandal similar to the one which proved his bis death warrant at Grants grantsville ville he was twenty eight years of age and leaves a wife and one child |
