Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-07-31 | Page 1 | Shoots Wife Who Spurned Him

SHOOTS WIFE WHO SPURNED HIM san jose cal july 29 William D wright a brother of tho the wife of senator charles attempt cid to murder and probably fatally shot his young wife alice VT ight la in the palm gardens on market street near santa clara street after the shooting wright ran out of the restaurant and turned the pistol upon himself inflicting a slight wound in the head at the city prison wright saad 1 I shot her intentionally and I 1 am willing to hang I 1 am only sorry tha I 1 finish the job 1 at the emergency hospital the victim made the following statement I 1 1 I had gone to see senator S short rage at his office at 8 and my husband came there too senator wright and I 1 then went together to the palm gardens there my husband asked permission per mAssion to with me privately the senator left the room and immediately thereafter wright drew a pistol and fired he I 1 shot me because I 1 refused to live with him the wrights were married in san francisco in december 1902