The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-08

by the grand jury, he sent for this
friend, and when the latter responded
he had consultation with him in the
outer room Of the penitentiary.
CONFESSED AT THE PDNITEN-
TIARY.
After talking in a rambling way con-
corning his wife's unfaithfulness and
connecting the name of a Murray man
with her and asking this and that
question, he said:
-, at one time you were in trou-
bic and got out of it You know that
it was a row resulting from the use
of too much whisky on the part of the
man who fought with you, and maybe
you had some yourself. Now l am in
the same fix. Whisky has placed me
where l am was crazy drunk and it
was an accident. You got out of your
you to help me-"
Why, what do you mean?" came
the answer. my trouble was nothing
like yours. l stood a trial and was ac-
quilted, the jury eXonerated me entire
". / cannot do anything for you in
this matter. I will not"
NO. -, don't say that You are a
good detective. You can talk my Ian
guage and can work the matter up all
right. | want you to help me-
To this appeal the friend turned a
GEAR ear and after some more CONVEX
satlon quilted the place. Before he
left he promised he would send a we'll
known detective 20 the penitentiary
and let him see what could be done,
ana this he did. The man worked on
the case for some time, but was I'M
able to find anything to justify him in
working further on the matter and so
he ceased.
But from that day to this the former
friend has never seen nor spoken to
Charles Thiede.
am man who does not care to
make enemies" he said to a reporter
last evening, land I considered this
conversation was a privileged one. 1t
was delivered in Scandinavian and
German and English, and Guard
Brown was present during the time
was talking to Thiede, not over six or
seven feet away from me- | have kept
my lips sealed from that day to this.
but now the man IS dead, if the matter
can reach the public l am willing and
eager that it should. If it comes TO a
test, L am willing TO make an affidavit
that every syllable I have uttered is
true, ana [ declare here as solemniy as
tnoush l was standing in the presence
n
iessed to me at that time he was guilty
and the only excuse he had for com
hitting the crime was that he was
crazy drunk"
Inc party who made this statement
IS man we'll known in, this city and
ms word is considered good by all who
Know him. He is a business man with
a family, and respected by ali who
Know him His statement is as near
correct as it is possible to get it with
out the aid of a stenographer.
DEPUTY SHERIFF MONTGOMERY
TALKS.
Deputy Sheriff MONTGOMERY fools
somewhat aggTiever over tl1e s+atay,,.s,,t
mace IN Thiede's last declaration reJa-
the case NeiO4r VI
Some time ago. he said last EVENING
Ihlede informed me that AT the +frne
Oh the trial, if he could have had tha
services OF a good detective. on. c7o,,l5.
nave had his liberty a few days. he
WouIu nave been enabled TO OBSERVER
tYle murderer of his wife and make him
own up to the commission of the crime
! load him that anything 1 could do
tor MIN l would do, as a matter of sat
isiactlon to himself. and not that 7 be-
iieVeu MN innocent, for l frankly in
formed him l believed him gully. He
said he wanted a man named Fnor,ett
suppoenaed at the trial for he was the
guilty man. I told him that EmrneHr
mas been subpoenaed, but he would not
beheTe 1t, until I offered to get the re-
turn and show it to him"
Ihis man Emmett is out of the coun-
try said Thiede. and 1 cannot ger.
hlm before me- If had him here I could
make him confess; l know I could I
told ham / would get Emmett and bring
MN to the cell. He said no; he is out
OF the country and you cannot get him
But 1 Vert down to the Germania srneI-
ter and found Emmett and asked him
II he would go to the Jail and see
Thlede, and he replied Certainly
This was two weeks ago Sunday, and
we visited Thiede in his cell The first
words which Thiede said were: Why,
heilo, Goosey. where have you been so
long" Emmett replied that he hal
been in Colorado and Leadville and
seVeTaG other places, but was now WORK
ing IN the smoker To this Tyliede
mao answer in this wise: 'Goosey.
LOOK me in the eye, Goosev. and TEN mo
true; where did you first meet Mrs
IN Emmett laughed and repJier5
Ihleue, uIat is the first question vo,lr
attorney asked me when he had me
IN nus office for consultation. Shall 7
answer youE To this Thiede replied in
uhe affirmative. Well, Charlie ra-
sponded Emmett, it was tha dav Won,
We're lighting with her in the yag>5 and
broke her collar bone and. I iunDed
ule renee 20 interfere and you declared
you would shoot me-
This answer did not pleasa T,hi.ze
hQO1n
NETT as concerns his speaking tn his
W4de when he passed the house on fine
way TO his work. Emmett declared he
oliIy hau speaking acquaintance with
the woman, whereat Thiede wanted ~,
know about the time when he Hrnett1
came into the house and found ThieTlt
lying on the sofa and immediately dis
appeared. You had been going for twg,
Gays on drunk at that time and vos,r
VIE was Ill. She hailed me as T was
gong home from work and asked mo
to feed your horse, which was fa y,oieJ,-
ing Tor food and water [ did so far
two days and came back the third
thinking you were still absent. and
Walen L SaW You on the sofa, concluded
you were able to take care of vo,lr own
property, and left the place
ThaedIe then asked Emmett wJ,a7,e ba
was on the night of the murder and he
answered that he was home in bed with
his children. having retired early. He
did not know of the crime until the
next morning, when he was inforqne ed
by man numed Adamason. who told
him very early. He went to the place
and asked Montgomery to let him in
w.ntcf1 was not granted, and finding this
condfion prevailing he went to work.
'Thiede then began going over the
ground again and Emmett answered as
he had done before. Tiliede made sew