Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-02
CONSPIRACY TO MURDER
Frank Treseder, the Ex-Jail Bird, Ar
rested on Three Complaints This
MOrnin G,
Which Charge Him With an "Attempt
to Murder" Deputy Franks, At.
tOrney Dickson and Marshal
sss Ireland.
The Evidence in the Case Said to be
Indisputable, But 1t Is Not Yet
Brought Out.

? Marshal Ireland was seen walking
the direction of his Office this afternoo
with Frank Treseder, and from the az
pearance OF things it was taken fc
granted that the latter was under ares
Considerable excitement immediatel
resulted from the incident, as it was sus
pected by many that some new and i'm
portant development in the Jones briber
case had come to light. A reporter fol
lowed them into the Marshal's office an,
was permitted to glance at
THREE COMPLAINTS
Which the Marshal had just deposited OF
his desk. The reporter was almost dumb
founded when he read in the documents
Frank Treseder-Charged with an at
tempt to murder W. II. Dickson" Frank
Treseder-Charged with an attempt to
murder E. A. Ireland - and Crank Ire.
| seder-Charged with an ATTEMPT to
murder e. A. Franks" (deputy)
There was nothing in the nature OF
details expressed in either paper, and it
was afterwards ascertained that the ut
most secrecy would necessarily have to be
maintained until the affair had been fully
developed. There was enough learned,
however, to establish the fact that Ire
seder had arranged with another person
for
THE KILLING OF THESE THREE OFFICERS,
And that the party thus importuned had
been secured before the deed was COM
mitted. Marshal Ireland gave the assur-
ance that there were sufficient facts to
justify the charge of 'attempt to MUIR
der" but insisted that, for reasons of an
important nature, the details and circum-
stances would have to be kept from the
public for the present; and Mr.. Dickson
was equally emphatic in his demand for
secrecy.
Treseder was white with fear, and so
terribly excited that he could neither sit
nor stand still for moment at time.
He paced up and down the Marshal's
office In perfect hysteria, and appealed
to Marshal Ireland-"As there is a God
in heaven, Marshal Ireland, 1 have never
had such a thought in my head
as that" He continued to swear by
everything sacred and profane that he
had not taken the first step, nor enter
tanned the least thought, toward such an
act, and appealed to the reporter not to
charge him with it in the newspaper.
Marshal Ireland firmly assured Tresoder
that there wereI
FACTS OF AN INDIsPUTABLE CHARACTER |
Known, which establishes his guilt.
1t appears that Treseder some DAYS ago |
negotiated with some man (whose name
IS kept from the public at the request of
Marshal Ireland and Mr.. Dickson) for
the prompt humiliation of the three Of
Icers named above, and that there was
big indGcement offered, but
whether through fear or through
the party was apprephended
S not known. 1t is safe to surmise, how
'ver, that the party has given the whole
business away, as while the party was
to the officers and was easily
accessible, no arrest had been made.
THE LATEST.
The case was taken before E. T.
'prague, and the prisoner was discharged
lst as the DEMOCRAT was going to press.
ar. Sprague held that solicitation could
lot be taken as an act, and the result
reated very general feeling of
lssatlsfaction. No evidence was taken 3,
nd it is believed that Treseder will be
rrested on ansther charge at once. The ,
violence in the case is said to be over :
'helming.