| OCR Text |
Show 3HOOTS WIFE THEN COMMITS SUICIDE Peter B.Cantrell of Pocatello Has Fatal Quarrell Over Marriage of Daughter Pocatello, Idaho, Oct. 15 Peter U. Cantrell, a cement worker here, shot his wife, perhaps fatal'-, this afternoon after-noon and then committed suicide by shooting. Ho died within a few ml nutes nnd without making a state ment. Mrs. Cantrell called up tho pollco station, this evening nnd aBkcd for help, explaining that her husband was trying to take her youngest child away from her. Beforo the police arrived on tho scono tho husband drovo his wife out of the homo, shot her and killed himself. Tho bullet from a big boro revolver revol-ver ranged through the woman's lung and came out at tho shoulder. Mrs. Cantrell was rushed jUj the hospital and may die at any tlrao. Neighbors declare that the husband and wlfo had been quarreling for several sev-eral days slnco returning from a visit vis-it with friends In" Salt Lake. Cantrell haB been a peaceful resident resi-dent of this city for some time. It Is believed that the two had to separate sep-arate and that strife over tho younger young-er children led up to the tragedy. Another version of the cause of the trngedy Is that Cantrell was. aroused to his murderous passion because his eldest daughter had married a man whom he did not like. It Is said that Cantrell charged his wife with aiding the daughter In her lovo affairs against hlB wishes, ro suiting in a quarrel In which he threatened to take his' younger children chil-dren from his wlfo and move with them to Ogdon where a few days ago ho leased a house. |
