Show MRS V VANCE ANGE DEAD MURDER IS IS Husband Held for Beating Wife Will Wi Be Accused Today of Causing Death AUTOPSY SHOWS POISON Physician Examines s Stomach Prisoner Denies He Mistreated Mistreated Mis- Mis treated Wife After Aler two t o weeks of ot terrible suffering suffer suffer- suter- suter ing soothed soothe only b by occasional periods of unconsciousness Mary Vance Yance wife of or Thomas Vance Vanco and mother of ot four children ren died yesterday ay morning moring at nt 9 30 o clock o'clock at ot St. St Marks Mark's hospital Her death not only robs a home of or its 18 mother but threatens the little ones with wih being orphans for tor their father must now no answer to the tho charge of murder el in the first degree County At Attorney At- At torney Hanson Hnnson will wU file fHe tho the information to tion the first st thing this timis morning 1 Yesterday esterday afternoon at C G o'clock at St. St Marks Mark's hospital an on autopsy over o the bol jody body of Mrs Vance was hol hold bold as ns there thero are ire that lead head tho time police to believe that her death deth was not duo due u alone alono to time the severe beating she Is al- al to have hare received at her husan hus bus bands band's an s 's hands but also from mercurial pol poisoning from rom tablets administered b by the tho husband husban Mrs Vance Vanco was taken to St. St Marks Mark's hospital in a dying condition on No- No 28 The Time information was that that Thomas Thombs Vance ha had administered to her hera a sev severe re beating beating- After she was taken takeno to o tho hospital Vance was as arrested on ona ona a charge of or assault and bater battery batter his bond being placed at Being Doing unable unable un un- able to furnish the bond Vance Vanco was placed in tho the city Jail jai and later hater taken takeno to o th the timO county jail jal Yesterday after Mrs Vance died l Deputy Sheriff TOO Joo ge carried carrle time the now new to Vonce Vance Made Signed On December 3 3 Mrs Vance being near deaths death's door toor ma made o a a statement which she sho signed Tho The statement while not bitter bIler charged Vanco Vance with wiLls wih laving been cruel to liar her for eleven cleven years yearn In reference ronco to lo tl time the assault mao mado on her bier she he claimed It was bo- bo she had filled Vances Vance's coffee cup cupoo too oo full ful Sh She declared declare ho lie threw throw thu cp cip and amid contents at nt her and then got sot un rom tim the table and arid knocked her hot down own Tho The day a following sho lio was WA sick Ick wh when n anco Vanco returned and und site Hbo claimed ho he on- on her bor room i She dM tl not nol open ope her hoi herO rom O eyes y s. s slie said ll hn and i Jua lori laSt aho ho k k n. n 0 f ro roC S dT UHl l lelah r l slit t fO When WhOa the tho Janc cumo to to ut hur her to th stiO sho lie her husband cur cursed Gd herShe her hur She closed time the statement with wills wih the hope Vanco Vance might be punished to ho full tul extent of or the law lair In Trunk After Mrs Mra Vanco Vance made mado this state state- ment meat sonic somo lama tablets found In his I trun trunk runk k b by tho the police polee An anal analysts showed them to be bromide bromle of or mar mar- cur ury cury and this leads tho the to think link that Mrs Vance suffered from mercurIal poisoning In ad addition llon to the tho bruises on her hod boe body Whether there thero is I anything anything to this or not will vili wil bo be known after ofer Dr holds tho the au- au toPS opsy topsy Thomas Vance the hu husband is well wel ware aware of of the time charge chargo that i 1 la to lo bo be pro- pro tarred erred against him He lie le denied lla day ay In toto tote that ho lie struck his wife le or r that he lie ever er e mistreated her In nn any way wa Ho lie ol claims to bo ho a victim of or 01 and seemed very ery bitter bittor ane against Mrs Mrs Vances Vance's sister charging that sho iio ho ha had him arrested through spIte It I was at the tho supper hour at the county jail jai la last t night when Vance was ns seen eon by rho Tho Republicans Republican's tire vc Vance Vanco was seated on tho the foor floor of or hIs ils cell cel smoking a but when called ailed calce by the Jailer stepped forward Quick quickly Vance Ills Ils tury On being asked to tell tall tel his side sile of or the I his story ton by re- re affair Vance Vanco began beSan 10 I erring to the length of ot time he had hae been cen married to Vance Vanco he be heas twelve in Colo- Colo was as married years cars ago no rn rude ado o. o As ls the time result o of tho the marriage thero are four children Lena children Lena aged 11 1 Edward dward aged 9 Florence aged ngel 7 and Albert aged 2 Ho lIe lo and his family have o avo been In Salt Sal Lake about eight mOi months I cannot account for tho Limo death leoth of ot Mary lary ho lie said She ha had been in feeble fee fee- ble lo health for tor man many months and for the time thelast last ast three months had hat been suffering from Crom rom an al acute stomach trouble of some kind hid We c were too poor to employ the aid Id of a n physician I will wi a admit ml that wo we hind had hal a n little HUla trouble rouble on November 26 G It I was not not serious however There was nothing done ono one to cause causo me ma to strike m my wife In n fact during m my life I have havo o ha never struck truck her liar It I was a little family quarrel quarrel-a a little fuss of words but no blows ware struck When I camo caine homo home at noon tho time next day November 27 7 my wife wIe was Ing down own and I went In t tie the e room where she sho was as I thought she sho was a asleep leep nn and l did not disturb her I did not even call cal her by name namo an and after eating I 1 left lef the house When Phon I re returned returned returned re- re turned there thero were neighbors In the house Her leI slater sister was there and I Iwas was as told that m my wife wIe was vcr very sick It was stated state she ha ought ito to go to the time hospital I and I consented to let lct her liar go Charge Spite Work ork I r am nm certain cortlin I was urr arrested at tho the of r my wife's sister alster I Ilao any of your children been hero horo o la to see seo you ou was asked The Tho question stunned him evidently as 1 Vance Vanco queston grubbed grabbed tho time bais bams bals of ot his cell cel I with both hands handa an and looked at the tho floor foor o of wIh tho the cell cel for tor fully ruly a 0 minute When ben ho looked up again tears lears were streaming stream stream- I lag ing down his hl face InG Iown No be ho said My children have o hn not been boon hero here to see me mc Their aunt aut has bas them and nul sho she will wl not let them come Is what I think about I it I wanted wante h to go see tco Mary ary at the ha hospital and they would not let mo me 10 go and now and and now Silo she she is dead fat nd Vance IB Is lI a ii blacksmith by tra trade c Ho no HoIs Hois noIs is not a large largo manTho man Tho The one thing about his con conduct that seems seams peculiar is ma the Met fact he lie remembers bers hers days aS dates and hours so su careful carefully I I He was certain the tho tr trouble with wih his I wife wHo occurred on November 26 2 Ho He lo was cei cei tain It was fully tuly twenty six hours between the time he I ia th allowed to have assaulted his hits until she ho was taken io t to tim the hospital These facts he lie would construe Into a sort tort of or a defense to show simon that tho the sickness that took his wife to tho the hospital was not caused b by any beating aho sho had hat received He lie seems Inclined to make mako tho time most of or any circumstances that might tend to relieve him of ot the responsibility of or answering for the time death of at his ls wife le |