The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-24
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A rather hneloodng, well-dressed
young man d walking along the depot
platform. He seems u-ncoDcerned and
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Policeman Thomason and Detective
Carr suddenly lay hands on him They
take from his hip pocket a revolver.
Not word 10 spoken; no confusion
resultsL
Just then a middle aged man APP
proAehes the trio, and clutches savage
y at the throat Of the well-dressed
young man.
"You murdered my soni'' exclaims
the excited man Of middle age.
The grip Is released and Onicer
Thomason conveys the young man 10
the city Jail.
This incident occurred yesterday af-
ternoon on the depot platform upon the
arrival OF No. 4 train fran the west.
The name Of the young man Is Fred
WELDON, alias Hopt, and be IL eharg-
ed with the murder Of John F. Turner.
aged % years, land the son OF John w.
Turner, sheriff Of Utah county, Utah.
In Echo canon on July 7th. 1t was
the sheriff who caught at the throat OF
Welcom.
The history OF the case In full. Is as
follows, the LEADER having obtained
IL from Sheriff Turner, whose son was
the victim OF the murder:
On July ID. 1879. Sheriff Turner and
his deputy, Mr.. Fowler, arrested Fred.
| wslcom In Salt Lake City on the
charge Of stealing horses. The case
was very clear against him. but when
the September term OF court opened,
the prosecuting witness was found TO
have left the territory, hence an indict-
ment was impossible, and welcom was
released. In January last, he went TO
Park City, Utah, and John f. Turner,
his victim, went thither on June 10th,
last, with two wagons and four horses
to obtain employment for them. On
July 4th he was seen In company with
Welcom In Park City. On the 9th Of
July they both left the city, but
whether they were In company or not
IL unknown.
The next trace Of the teams was at
the mouth Of Echo canon. welcom
was seer driving one team while the
other team followed closely behind.
This was on July 7th. That night We'll
com camped at a point about six
miles up the canon.
On the 18th OF July q woodchopper
passed through the canon and detected
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Turner's suspicion seemed to be par
italy confirmed by this news, and h
and his deputy at once started for Parl
City. and there he learned OF a BODY
having been found In Echo canon. lii
obtained q description Of the same and
then he knew that his son had beer
murdered and concluded that WELDON
committed the bloody deed.
Mr.. Turner went to Coalville, Sum
NIT county. and obtained the consen,
Of Sheriff Allison Of that county, to nc
company, him in search Of the muir
derer. They started on horseback FOL
Piedmont, and there saw the wager
which had been sold by Welcom. Mr.
Turner identified It as his own prop