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Show FAMILY QUARREL MAY END FATALLY Joseph Whetton Reported Dying From Deep Wound by Knife In Wife's Hand l Salt Lake, May 25. Joseph J. Whetton, 25 years of age, of 425 Hazel Haz-el court, Is reported dying at St. Mark's hospital from a deep knife wound received yesterday afternoon at five o'clock in a quarrel with his wife. Mrs. Whetton an 18 year old girl, very slight in "build, is held at pollco headquarters pending tho outcome out-come of the affair. According to Investigation and the stories of both Mr. akid Mrs. Whetton Whet-ton the quarrel began In h trivial contention con-tention and the possibly fatal Injury to Whetton was the result of the little lit-tle woman's attempting to protect herself from the attack of her husband. hus-band. Whetton has admitted that he struck his wife in a burst of temper temp-er and has exonerated her In a statement state-ment to the police. The question of whether the Whet-tons Whet-tons should attend church is said to have been the beginning of the argument. ar-gument. Whetton, according to his own story, first asked his .wife to accompany ac-company blm to church. She refused. refus-ed. He then asked her for h dollar from their little store of savings and this was refused. At this point, he said he lost his temper and slapped his wife. Mrs. Whetton seized a butcher knife and held it 'point out-wrtrd out-wrtrd at her waist. Whetton rushed upon her nnd impaled himself on the keen blade. He fell to his knees, got up and rushed from the house holding his side, blood streaming through his fingers. Tho screams of Mrs. Whetton nnd tho appearance of Whetton on tho lawn of their homo attracted tho attention at-tention of neighbors. The police were called and Whetton was rushed to tho emergency hospital, where his wound was examined and he was ordered or-dered removed to St. Mark's hospital. hospit-al. Tho largo butcher knife entered Just below the lowest rib on tho right side, ranged slightly upward and penetrated pen-etrated the right lung. Slight hope for his recovery Is held out by attending attend-ing physicians at tho hospital. Mrs. Whetton sobbed out her story as she sat In her cell in the worn- men's ward at headquarters this morning. Tho little woman appeared appear-ed torn by anguish and fear for her husband, and repeatedly stated that she picked up the knife only to frighten fright-en him. The husband has told the police po-lice thait he was to blamo for the trouble and that he hopes to live to make bis wife happy. Mr. and Mrs. Whetton hre both natives of Yorkshire England. Whetton Whet-ton camo to the United State- about eight years ago and Mrs. Whetion arrived two years ago. They were married in Salt Lake last February and lived In Provo before coming to Salt Lake. According to neighbors, they haU lived without dlscoru until yesterday. i i |