, 1870-06-03
CRIME In UTAH.

4 DMstArdly MuFheE-Afrext-Co
sion Two Accused-Au Exciting
Trinl--The AccompItce Convicted
Tho Principal EscaPes-The Eor-
mer, Chooses to be Shot
Salt Lake City tsfay f5) Correspondence Of The St.
Lohi& Democrat
t'The even tenor Of our way" has had some-
what Of change during the last few dsys, by
the trial Of two miscreants Tor the murder CT
a colored woman at Ogden. the junction OF tho
Union and Central Pacific Railroads.
The facts established we're, that Mrs. Jones
and Thomas Knapp, Of Wisconsin, on tho 18th
Of April last, in expectation Of THAR finding in
her possession 1900. Tho murdered woman
WIS an industrious 1aundrese, lcr husband
servant ID one Of Pullman'a Palace cars, and
they were known to be worth some money.
4 few days preceding Tho murder, Day got to
know that Mrs. Jones had $50 in her tent, and
that waa sufficient to determine tho deed.
Day is mnn Of 80 yeara OF age, waH on tho
II bel sldo Of tho war, and since that Seems to
have followed tho bent Of thieyiah DISPOSE
ton, for ali wc. learn Of him is Of that COM
pestsrinations and thievin6 were in tho neigh
borneod Of St. Joseph, Mo-, and with the &C
cuMulations OF that industry le man
nged to get out West. For the last
few months 10 has been vibrating along the
line OF the road between Ogden and
iatence- IN appearance he is not bad looking,
but everything Of his history stamps him al
unnitigated villain. Knapp, somewhat his
victim, il young man in his nineteenth year,
wears bIuiah face and head destitute OF
intellect He looks hard case and reads in
appearance half a dozen more years.
With the understanding, he claims, between
the police Of Ogden and himself, by which he
was to, hayo the advantages from turning
State'a evidence, Knapp made confession Of
how the murder vas committed. After nar-
rating something OF bis early unintoresting
history, and how he became acquainted with
Day few months ago, he proceeds with tho
tetnils.
"Iorgan Day coaxed me into the murder,
and said Mrs. Jones had $500 Or a40o. We
went to her tent about IL o'clock at night,
both together. ! cut hole down the front OF
Day entered the tent with fing-bolt in his
hand, and killed tho woman. I stayed
on the outaide Of tho tent while
Day, did the work Day Ut the lamp
and brought out HRS. Jonea' trunk and reyolv-
or, and We took them down to our tent on the
We were at Mra. Jonea' tent about fifteen
minutes, from the time no went to it till We
left it with the things. We were all alone,
and we're not surprised By anyone. No one
knew Of it but Morgan Day and myself.
When ne got back to our tent with the
u AAA 2AA 4GFO4sc4y h6 LUX lQH IQlQga Cut OF
the trunk but found only thirty five cents In
money. Morgan Day was at Mrs.
Jones' tent the day the murder WIS committed
at night. He represented himself as the friend
OF Mrs. Jones' husband. Day went to the tent
then on purpose to see how thlngs were fixed,
ing to do at night"
Knapp tolls great deal moro Of the thiev-
ing operations Of Day At other times, but not
pertinent to this subject. The whole OF it OK
hibitB Day the Captain Of the foul deed, and
Knapp himself Of the lowest british typo Of
human. In the confession he acknowledges
telling Day that he had boen engaged il
similar crime at omaha-"s 50 that he would
think me somebody"
So generally known had eome things OF
knapp's confession become, that it WAS with
difficulty jury could be empanneled. When
hs sSunss f pssa 'eni ey a s1 I'll as aasfs Ss s
plea Of guilty was withdrawn, and the case
proceeded. The confession Of Knapp lod to
the discovery Of the property belonging to the
murdered woman. This and the traces Of his
boots from tho tent whcre the deed was done
conclusive to the jury that il not principal, ho
vas at least accessory, and in this Territory
that is one and the game thing in case Of
murder.
2. Snow WAS attorney for the people, anif
General G. r. Maxwell and R. H. Robertson
we're attorneys appointed By the court for the
prisoners. Snow WAS not the most brilliant
member Of tho bar ever seen, but, with tho
first plet Of "gui1ty' ringing in the ears Of
tho jury, the prosecutor Ind an easy piece Of
work, made an elegant eplurgc, and the &c
cnseds counsel had corresponding uphill
task. The ju3 returned verdict Of murder
in the first degree.
On the following morning Day was put on
trial, but nothing vas established beyond his
intimate relations with Knapp, living in the
same tent, as in the others cas% lie print Of
his boots between the two tents. Al confess
ions OF Knapp were ruled out by the Court.
The circumstxntial evidence was ii before the
jury, 2nd the Prosecuting Attorney offered the
aceomphce, Knapp, - Witoesa- This p1opo-