Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-01

MURDER AT MURRAY.

-, against the window. His face
teda Wild look, his eyos were blood
~ ,uI he had the appearance Of a
,,a1 Who had been iuduigiug in a FRO.
,,seied srell Of intoxication. His feet
'lese encased In o pair u old carpet
si,ppers and his clothing was much
Iiiafrapged. His hands-up0u which
tb,re we're smeafed blOodslsiusi ~
though an Intellectual attempt mai
I.en made TO wash them-wofe
bsndcuiied behind him. There were
si.o mafka Of blood upon his coat aud
nndefclothina. He did not seem at oil
a, realize the gravity Of his posiiioni
a., the contrary, now md again he
sriioi cynically ~ the curious arccia.
tsrs around him, but remained silent.
I'M pfivate c0nvoraAti0u with %
vr,ya repoftor Thiede sals he knew
poibiug at all about his wiie's murder;
ibat sbo kissed him before leaving the
mouse about ten O'Clock last night,
aud the next ho saw % her
vas when no went out into
the yard towards midnight aud found
bqf lying on the ground, dead. They
mad had no quarrel and be was OF a
loo 10 know who murdered her.
HDon't you know where the knife
IA that tho murderer used2" asked the
reporter.
Ono, don't, "answored the prisoner
ina ruriy way; ego and Ask aome-
body else about II, not me-"
10 other questions Thieio was will
ling 20 admit that he came from New
YORK 10 Salt Lake many years ago and
hat he had one Child-a little daughter
about ten years Of age. Hut even the
montlon Of her did not move him 10
tympathy, aud lac did not express the
allghtest sorrow for his wifob untlmoly
end.
The knife with which tho deed was
committed has not yet been found. 10
lie believed, however, TO DO somewhere
IN the creek which runs at the rear u
the premises, aud diligont search ia
Icing made for ~.
Among the effects that the coroner
brought 70 the city was pair Of shoes
belonging to Thiede. They were al least
number ten or eleven, Of rough aud
cheap make. The too OF the leit shoe
was stained with blood and the right
had cut about an inch and n quarter
long. A close examination showed
that the cut had been made with a
knife, razor or some sharp instrument.
10 iathe opinion OF tho officers that
Thivdo wore these shoes at the time lac
4 alleged 10 have killed his wife, and
that the knife mark was made during
tho struggle.
Coroner Taylor was also notified u
the bloody tragedy shortly before o
o'clock, and half an hour later he was
driving rapidly toward Murray la
company with Undertaken Skewts.
Arriving ut the scene Of the murder no
1t once commenced an Investigation
with Wow 10 securing Witnesses for
the inquest, which he yet for O'Clock
this afternoon, Mr. Taylor ascortained
that Thiedo had abused his wife In "a
most violent manner tho last few days.
AZ late M Sunday night he struck her
over the head with a beer glass and
otherwise maltreatod her. Yesterday
morning he sent their only ohild-a
little girl about ten years OF age-away
from home. During tho day he con.
tinued 10 swear at and threaten hie
wife, but no particular importance or
stress was attached % that fac. by tho
neighbofs,as II was common thing for
tne pair 10 quarrel
About 10 O'Clock screams were heard
by several persons coming from the
direction OF the saloon, aud they were
no piercing that some Of those who
heard them sprang from their beds and
nj least one man walked out into the
street 10 listen. But when he got
here all was silent and no went back
10 the house.
Coroner Taylor took The body OF the
murdered woman In charge and turned
over 10 Undertaken Sleeves. AZ II
was taken from tho billiard table, up
ON which II had lain Tor several hours
exposed TO the Wow VI the public and
was carried 10 the "doad wagon" the
threats OF Lynch Thiedo" were 70,
newed, aud had not the Judgment and
counsel Of cooler aud wiser men than
those which had made up the crowd
prevailed, the accused murderer would
have beens.in brief space II time
strung up TO atree.
When the corpsc reached this city
II was Immediately taken 10 the
m0rgue, where Il was soon after viewed
by representative OF the NEWS.
The remains presented one " tue most
CHASTITY sights imaginable. The
wOmgn's throat had been literally cut
from eur 10 car. In fact, the head had
been severed almost from the body,
which was covered with plOtH ami
cfuHts OF blood which had formed on
tho rough clothing that the woman
wore. Bho was clad Ina a simple aud
plain blue waist and a gfhy checked
skirt OF tho cOmmoncst material.
Her face was scarcely visible be-.
meath the dirt and blood hat made a
scene 30 horrible anu rtvOltlng that
many persons turned away Gickeurd
at spectacle tnat was without a
parallel In their experience. Tho
lower law dropped forward until
the mouth YVES open wide and the
tongue pToiruded 10 ils iull length.
The wound across the throat showed
that there had been M least three des.
perale strokes with tho knife, though
Il 10 evident that tue llrat would have
been fatal almost instantly.
Ono gentleman with whom the
NEWS reporter talked said that he had
known Thirde m years and had 10.
Hatded him az one OF tho most vicious
men he had ever met. lie seemed 10
bo naturally bad anu when filed M
hu was with liquor most Of the time,
hn was extremely dangerous, anu that
he had not committed murder long ago
was "a surprise even 10 hts friends, VI
whom he had but few, Two or three
yearB ago he went to Germany, he 6hid,
aud took his wife with HIM aud desert.
Ell her aud came back % Salt Lake,
where he became associated with au.
other woman, and one whose Teputa.
tiOh was tue very worst The deserted
wife, however, wus assisted by friends