Millard County Chronicle | 1912-12-26 | Page 4 | Rich Utahn Shoots Wife While in Fit of Rage

RICH UTAHN SHOOTS WIFE WHILE IN FIT OF RACE Son of One of, the Best Known Financiers Finan-ciers In Utah Commits Crime While Under Influence of Liquor. Ogden. Glen H. Mack, son of Joseph Jo-seph Mac k, who Is one of the best known financiers in Weber county, shot bis wife and seriously wounded himself, Saturday. The wife. Mrs. Kdlth D. Murk, aged 27. and daughter of Mrs. Thomas D. Dee, was not serl-ounly serl-ounly wounded, noth were sent to the De hospital, which was founded by tbe late Thomas D. Dee, rather or the injured young woman. Should Mack recover, he will be totally blind, tho lea Jen missile having Injured the optic op-tic nerve. Mrs. Mack was on Washington avenue, ave-nue, near her home, whence she escaped es-caped when her husband pursued her with a revolver. Her life was probably prob-ably saved by Miss Kllrabeth Brown, a servant glr, who opened the front door just la time to allow the fleeing woman to avoid a bullet from Mack's revolver. Relatives of the couple say the tragedy waa due to drink.