The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-03
JACK EMERSON.
Tbs Accessory to the Murder of j,
F, Turner Here.
The Version He Gives of the
Murder.

On the train from the north las
night was Jack Emerson, the persor
"ho is certainly accessory to. and
according to the version OF Fred
Welcome. principal in the murder O
John f. Turner at Park City on the
night Of the Sd Of July last. There
was a very large crowd at the depo;
which had assembled to zee the Other
OF the cold-blooded assassins of the
young man, but be was taken of al
the north end Of the depot block, and
thus avoided the thrOug. General
Butler was awaiting to take him out
to the Penitentiary, but Marshal
5haughnessy, at the instance OF
Sheriff Turner, allowed the prisoner
to remain In the city jail last night.
de was captured by MIR. 4. ]. Moore
and Mr.. Thomas, and was found ct
Carbon, Wyoming. Emerson tele-
graphed his whereabouts to Mr..
Moore and awaited his arrival, and
that gentleman Immediately set out
alter him. On arriving al Carbon he
visited two or three OF the saloons
and at last found him IN
corner. He stepped up to Moore
and asked him how be was. He was
told he was wanted, and made no
attempt to avoid being handcufed,
be said be knew what was wanted OF
him, as he had read OF it In the
paper. He was Immediately hand
cuied and taken to the train, which
bad waited over its time for g few
moments az the request of Mr.. Moore.
Emerson was free to talk about the
affair, and said fatty, and has since
that be had no
thing to do With the affair
and knew nothing of it. He
says Welcome, or Hopt, as his real
name Is, told him be had two teams
and would board and give him
.Emerson) free passage if he would
rive one of them. This was at Park
City, and he agreed to do it. He
jsys be- drove one of the teams from
Park City to the place where they
and where the body was dis
covered; that be was tired and went
% bed. and tina. Welcome remained |
Up Tor q long time after and made |
ome tea and then vent to bed, and |
hal Welcome got up about 4 O'Clock |
md they made start. At another
epelitjon OF this version be said that
We come made the tea for him |
because he was sick, and |
hey went TO bed together. He states
hat Welcome never gave him
N.Y. Of sthe money received from
be sale of the teams. He had on,
7hen arrested, and still has on the
at, coat. vett and shoes worn by
ourg Turner az the time Of the
murder, and when asked how he
ame to get them he replied that
Welcome gave them to him. Though
le drove the wagon behind Welcome
I'll the way, he states positively that
le never saw the boy either before or
.lter the murder, or at any time 10
lis life.
He was asked if be did not smell
my thing and replied that be did on
he night when they had csmped,
md asked Welcome If ii was his feet;
Rhen the latter laughed and said:
You're always noSing somethiDg"
3e vas also asked if be did not notice
.ny blood and be said he had noticed
ONE on the pillow and had asked
Welcome what it vas. Welcome said
lis nose had bled. He denies any
knowledge however slight, Of the
whole affair.
Il is 3 significant iaet however,
hat in billiard be signed the paper
the "a of one OF the
cams and stated there that be knew
positively that the team belonged TO
Welcome aDd that he had agreed to
rive one of the teams for Welcome
% the property oil the latter
when it is notorious fact
hat he had run with Welcome
n the Park, and knew positively
hat he had not a dollar to bis pane
The whole story is 80 higly improb-
.ble that no one could believe it,
.yen were it true, and it is evident
hat the one Is epdeav0ring to put it
n the other
Sheriff Turner and wife and Officer
Nm. Calder met Emelson snd the
,fhcer at Green River, and for the
inst time the prisoner showed some |
motion. He turned very pale, Wa5
usibly effected and could eat no
breakfast.