The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-18
g, Elliott Kills His Friend at
Hotel Windsor
WAS COOL AND COLLECTED IN
DETAIL.
Crushed His Victims Skull, Robbed
Him, Took n Drink, Got Shaved
and Boarded "a Train-He Will NO
Doubt Be Captured as There Are
Plenty of Clues.


room in the Windsor hotel. The mo-
tive was evidently robbery, and the
murderer has fled from the city, after
a most remarkable exhibition of cool
ness after his crime.
When Buffalo Bits show disbanded
for the winter at Moberly, Mo-, Octo-
| Der "a, ten of the riders from the gay
soldiery came to this city and soon left
for their homes, save Hutsonpiller, Ell
| lott and Jack Vannoy. The latter is
now working in the city.
Hutsonpiller had been injured by
being thrown from his horse, and
wanted to remain in the city a few
days for medical treatment So he and
Elliott went to the Metropolitan hotel,
and two days later the injured man
went to st. Joseph's hospital. Elliott
had no money, so he was put out for
non-payment of board Just about the
time that Hutsonpiller left the hos
pital and both went to the Windsor,
| having all their baggage, except g
small handbag. registering November
10, from Marquette, Wyo., and being
assigned to a small room on the sec
Ollu llOOT VI the IOlel.
Proprietor Butler heard of the deal
at the Metropolitan and insisted upon
payment during the week. Elliott left
his watch as security for a weeks
board, and .Hutsonpiller on Monday
paid his bill to date. Elliott an
nounced that both were going to the
! Big Horn Basin for the winter, pre-
sumably to Marquette, Wyo., where
Hutsonpiller has a ranch and where
brother lived Today after dinner
Hutsonpiller was chatting with Mr..
Butler in the office when about
o'clock Elliott called from the head of
the stairway for his companion to
come up. The latter responded, and as
he assembled the stairway, that was the
last seen of him alive.
Two hours later Elliott returned to
the office, paid his own bill for the
week, received his watch, and also paid
the bill for the one day for his COM
panion. Not trace of nervousness
was seen in his manner and he quickly
accepted an invitation given by Mr.
Butler to step across jackson street to
saloon. After chatting a few minutes
o'clock Elliott again went into the
Office, remarked that he would have
time to get shaved, and went to a bar
Der shop.
Upon his return he invited Butler to
drink with him, and after minutes
conversation, looked at his watch and
started to the depot to catch the Bur-
lington train west to Billings, Mont,
at 5:35. r. B. Reese of Idaho City, a
stock man stopping at the hotel, AMI
who knew Elliott, saw him at the
depot few minutes later, but is not
certain as to his taking the train.
Clerk Stewart Slough of the Wind
sor hotel supposed that both men had
gone, and ordered the chambermaid
on that floor to fix up the room. II
was about $40 O'Clock when she went
to the room, found it locked, and with
her pass key unlocked and slightly
pushed open the door, and started to
step inside. Her foot slipped in a pool
of blood and she saw the body of a
man lying on the bed She called the
clerk, who entered the room, saw the
condition Of affairs, and the police and
coroner were notified.
The theory is that when Elliott
called his companion, Hutsonpiller, to
their room he preceded him, hid be-
hind the door and struck the latter his
death blow with heavy iron car
coupling pin. In Elliott's muscular
arm, the instrument crushed his vic
TINS skull on the left side as if it
were an egg shell. Never a moan was
uttered as the man sank to the floor.
Three more blows struck, one Of which
again crushed in the skull. All left
deep cuts.
The corpse was placed upon the bed,
a towel was thrown over the face and
the trousers pockets were gone through
for money. They were left turned out.
AS not cent was left. the murderer's
success may be judged.
The coupling pin was lying in
corner, covered with blood and hidden
with newspaper. Towels in the slop
Jar indicated that the murderer had
carefully cleansed himself of the blood
before venturing from the room. TAX
ing everything of value, excep- the
dead mans medicine and surgical az
planes, he locked the door ana car
ried away the key.
1t is not known just how much money
Hutsonpiller had left, but he had 800
bill changed at the drug store where
he bought some medicine last Sunday.
and then remarked TO Vannoy, a
mutual friend, who was with him that
it was all he had left of his sun n..r 5
wages.
y Both men were finely developed tall
and muscular. The dead man was a
blonde, with a heavy light mUstaoae,
about feet 10 incnes in height and
about so years of age. He is "A ranch
man by occupation, is unmarried, and
has lived for years in the. Big Horn
Basin.
Elliott was 6-footer with black hair
and mustache, and also about 80 yaals
of age. He joined the show d.:ring its
travels, about three months ago. and
not much is known of his life. Tire in
scription on the watch which he left
with Mr.. Butler gave his name. and his
home at some town in Ohio, Which Mr..
Butler has forgotten.
Coroner Burkett. who Immediately
removed the body to the morgue, wili