Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-28
but murder had been done, and there
w,s no doubt TINT both deeds had been

could have been concealed within a
radius Of three miles was carefully OK.
amincd. II soulj not be found, but
this fact only strengthened the general
belief In tho descrtcr's guilt. lie lad,
by the by, given his nnme rs wilihn
Davis, and bad vigorously and con
tinually deserted his Innocence Of Any
crime whatever. A warrant bad been
Issued, charging him with robbery and
murder and inside Of week he had
been examined and held to the higher
court without bnil
On the very day that this occurred
Down East Yankee with patent
churn arrived In town, aud Of course
he soon heard all about the mystery.
70 everybody's surprise he declared
Davis innocent. and argued rs follows.
''iiow was the store entered As the
doors aud windows were MI right. Il
must have boon entered by Que Of the
doors with kcy. How was tho sair
robbed by soine ono who know the
combination aud opened H. Tho boy
was upstnlr,, the safe downstairs. What
need TO mcddlc with tn law at ALP
While tho heroic 'constables and
others were dlrcs,inp the above tho
Yankee was turning things over In his
mind and preparing to add
"Whnt object 10 XIII the boy. orcvon
10 arouse hint Aud II killed where Is
tho bodyl Why should the robbcr
have carried 1t away at ALE n David
Is tho robbcr ihcw must have bccn
blood spots on his clothing. Mhnt aid
he do with tho balance of the money
Where did DO ret his hoy 10 enter
How did hc learn tho combination Of
tho saicg'
This line nj reasoning upset every
body and II no sooner reached the ear.
Of Stowe than he suggested the errcst
Of the Yankee ~ an accessory. II was
not done. but the latter heard Of Il, aud
replied
"lnvcstIgatc Stowe. He knows more
about this than the dcscrtcr does
His sugg s;ion turned public attcn-
ton aud suspicion in another direction,
aud Il was not long before some curious
results wcrc forthcoming. gave ont
Tho information that saw him in tho
alley Mt about O'Clock Of tho night Of
the crime. The village blacksmith then
camc forward and said he raw him on
the street half an hour lai-r. and that
Stowe dodpcj past him and did not r.
turn his salrtation. Tho hind girl at
Stoves house declared that he went
out Just before D o'clock and did not
return until 10. II was 90 unusual for
him TO go ont OF an evening nlonc that
sho particularly noticed his going.
Thrrr or forr Of ~ boys told how
Rob had been beaten and mi.nsc,l. and
20 Il came nhou, that while tho dcscrtcr
was not released, Stowe was arrested.
His story Wa that he had cnught hob
pilf.ring from the money drawer on
several occasions. and that on the day
Of tho murder and robbery he had laid
trap for him and csugh, him taking
~. IIc said he had feeling when he
got home that no had neglected 20
close tho safe door, and that he had
returned IN mako certain on this point.
After finding that everything was all
right he had stopped TO put mp some
goods left on tho counter. and Ind
then returned home. lilo denied being
In the alley at tho time thought saw
him, or al meeting the blacksmith.
A new and moro vigorous search was
mado for tho body, but no trAno of IL
could be- found. During this time n
citizen picked up ten dollar bill in tho
rear of TN, store, and everybody n,
once declared that the dc,s rter must
have told tho truth. When tho man
who robbed the Slfr went out by tho
hack door h. must hsvo lost his grip
on the money, and the wind had seat
tered tomo Of Il. The ease against
Davis was dropped when called before
tho higher court, and Stowc was put
on trial for robbery. Everybody now
believed him guilty OF tho murder Of
the hoy. but as tile body could not be
found this charge was not included.
Search wns made high and low for tho
money, hut II could not be found. The
general idea was that he buried the
body somewhere in tho village and
concealed all traces.
Just previous 10 tho trial Mn. Stowe
admitted that when her husband came
home his coat was covered with dust,
he was rale and nervous, ono of his
fingers was bleeding from cut. aud
that he sat mp for an hour after she
had retired. II was further discovered
that his business affairs had gone
wrong. and that two creditors wcro
pressing him for payment of debts.
Al in all u pretty good case was made
out against him. but he had surprise
In store for tho public. When called
upon IN plead he answered mot
guilty" 10 the charge OF robbery, but
desired IN plead guilty 10 tho accnsa.
ton Of having murdered the hoy. This
took everybody Hback, OF course, and
as thcy had no morn proofs In the one
caae than In tho oihcr, tho charge OF
robbery was dropped and ho was ar.
raicned On tho other On tho stand
he told the story as follows,
II had discovered that Bob was a
thief, and had punished him several
tlinrs for stealing ] had punished him
on this day, When returned to she
store In the evening went up 10 his
room 20 have talk with him. lie was
impudent and | struck him blow and
broke hi, neck | then carried tho body
to the river and nung II IN, and tho
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