Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-02
THE MURRAY MURDER
Sensational Testimony Given al ,le
COrOlafs Inquiry Todly
TnIEDE II GETTING NERVOUS.
The Finger Of Suspicion Points More
Strongly at Him Than Ever
Damaging Testimony.
TnIEDE Is GETTING NERVOUS.

AIcf inc n EWN report OF tlt lNaHN.a
over the body Of Atfs. ThioIc, who
was 90 foully murdered at Murray ON
Monday night, had closed last evening,
Dr. Forrobuo remained on the wiinuis
stand Tor moro than an hour and tho
cross examination was very aafcIiuf.
Thlado had told witness that the two
men who came 10 his saloon nud woke
him up were residents Of Berger town,
"a small place lees than a mile north
west from tho old Gumania smelling
works. The prisoner simply know
their faces. As TO their namc8 o. av0ca.
zion no mad no knowledge whaiovo"
when lao missed HE wife DEE went
back 10 the saloon, ana having coca.
sion to 20 to The east ond of toe build.
INK found Biz wife lying on the
ground. He picked her up and was
about to carry her inaldo whom hlr
hand became covered with blood. lie
lheu went iu search Of jacob Luva'
berger, tho German prcyionlly rciofitl
90.
Luunbcrgur was placed GA the stand
and icititirI through Lippmgli as Tue
tvfpfUtvr, that hv was called from his
bol between ten nud eleven O'Clock
by ih.cdu who told him bic VITO had
been murdered. They repaired 20 the
sp0i together The woman had been
dead some time hs tho body wa gu,'ing
cold aud the blood had otAsul o. nov,
| fhiuIu had qIarr,lod with Die vie
amt struck her VITA ME iiit on sunday.
| Witness dii NOS know that he ual hit
uus with a beer glasg. lie saw blood on
Ihiudu's bands when tho latter called
him from bio bod. lhlcdu was very
much excited and frequently CITED
uut, "MOthef b. uCntj mother D. deaf"
The accused may have been drinking
/ but wns not drunk aa he walhcI aul
fau easily. Wltnos1 assisted iu search.
! ing the premises Tor the murivru'a
knife tut found mono.
itw1a we'll on o O'clock when uu I'd.
jnurnmout was taken until $50 this
/ morning,
IL was o.i5 this morning when
| Sheriff NcQ lcon anc Deputy Mont
! FuniCty APPEARED ~ tue CJtuuvt's on.
| fee with the prisoner who slept sound.
| ly INA his coll IN tho county lsil until
I
| he aroused D.pIty Montgomery anu
/ asked him TO telephone o. sandy 20
| one Schmidt iusuurtlnF lin % look
] over tho house anu zee ~ hiu vile nai
/ not left a note OF explanation. ThiCdo
/ was told he could not To accomm0-
dated a. that time Huu he quietly
responded "vcIyiwolpn and again re-.
uttd 10 rUst anu was soon asleep
again and did not awake until this
/ morning when hu arose, washed him
| tcli ana ate hearty breakfast.
Alto O'Clock the inquiry was Te-
sumuu by again piaciuy Luonborgof on
the stand, Max Lippman sIiii acling ns
interpreter.
Attorney Strhup opened by a rigid
course OF Cr0s-rKnmiuau8n, the tenor
OF which would seem 10 indicate that
| it luthe Intention VI the defense TO at
/ tempt % throw suspicion later In the
case on some unknown pots1n or per
sons probably connected with the "lu'
uustftai army" which was oamped
near by nj the time OF the murder.
ruEDE GROWS NfRvouA
There was decided change IN
| Thitdu's demunu0r this morning wher
compared with the atolid indifference
hu manifested throughout ycatefday'i
proceedings. His uncOncurn had dc
vulopod into n livoly Interest aud hi
frequently pr0mptei his attorney and
suggested questions Tor him u pro
pJund, all the while shifting uneaaily
ON his chair, giancing uerv0usly
about and changing the position Of hli
hands every fcw svo3nds.
Probably THE MUKDEgEH's IlIPE
What may prove to be AN imporian
| clue ia the chain Of oircumstRntia
syidence was tue hnding VI u black
handled butohuf'a knife by DEPUTY
Montgomery. II was picked up yester,
day morning under the cot beniud tue
counter In the saloon where Thied,
claims 10 have fallen asleep anu where
according to his story he was lyinl
down wnon the two unknown met
rom Bofgortown called ana asked 10
lauor. Toe Knife Is about ten inche
In length. with a siX.uuh blAuo whiul
vas fairly sharp. There were, how
ever, no blood stains upon n, thtugl
inc officers arc VI tho opinion that 1
was taken 10 the eek by the mufdeFe
and washod az footprints were diBeOv
efeI leading from the body TO IA,
strsam aud Jack 10 the saloon although
they were not disIinct enough 4
measure.
MORE ABOUT TINE KNIFE.
Luenbergef's testimony was sub
stapual!y the same gs he gave yesttT
day sxcept a. 20 the declaration tina
i | .ttiar tha bgJy OF the murdered Womal