Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-21

Hut Arrested Again on the Charge Of
murdtr


NEW YOHS, March 2l.-The Her
aid this morning ssyi! j. W. Dear.
moud, alias Charles Rice, rather
quiet looking young man, who has
Just completed a term OF two years aud
Elk months imprisonment In the kings
county ponilenilary for countefioiting,
has been fehtrosted on churge Of
murder at the prison. Deafmouu, who
went by the name u Rice whcn con.
yicted OF oountorieltlng, before the
United States court at Shreveport, was
received at tho Crow Hill penitUutiaty
ON August 2, 1894. lie gave his age ~
- yoars anu uis occupation as a
farmer.
The second arrest Of Draunond, OF
Rice, was made upon warrant issuuu
~ the United States Commipsioner
Moflry,at the request OF u y. Assistant
Distinct Attorney Roy lie IL held On
Aftquislllou from tue district attorney
Of Paris, Toxas, under an indictment
iounl ON May 20. 1891, by the United
States grand Jury Tor the eastern DIE.
ttiCI VI that state for being concerned,
with OlhOfs, IN the murder OF Elwutd
Hswelt. n wealthy cattle dealer Tue
warrant was executed by Deputy
hafshala McMauus AMI Koch.
DoatmOnd was ttmanded 10 jail AT
the request Of Mr.. Roy and the tEocu.
ton Fot down for Friday next by Com
missioner Morley, 10 await the arrival
VI the federal authorities from Texas
with the Indictment and proof OF thp
identity OF the prisoner.
The story oil tue murder, NJ fecOuuiUd
by United States Mafshul J. IS. Wi.
liams, VI the Indian Territory, IN
seemingly strongly cir. umstautial
against the ncUustu, Edward Howell,
VINO was Interested In the cattle UuHi,
ness, had determined with other olt.'
Lcns VI Pickeus county, /. l., 10 I'D
| that section OF gang OF desperate
characters. In pursuit VI his luteu lion,
hU incurred the deadly enmity Of the
| duspotadOes.
Ito was called 10 the door on hl.
house on the night OF January d, 1891,
and SIX VI toe men who cInifuuto1
him demanded his money which ht
tc used 10 give them. lie was imme T.
ately tIddltd with bullris, IN he mut
Gefgr' then rfrd IN. ock' iaud sacked
the house. Tue nose sud cattle
thieves who committed the ,eT mo art
said 10 have been flank JUuct, Hliai
Frank sohuck, WIN BHlllssn, J. D.
| DrafmOnd Aud three OtheTs. Two wof,
captured ana lynoho., DeafmOnu
escaped TO Louisiana, aud tue tnto,
other mon were arrested and ieAlt viii
according 10 law.
In Louisiana Dearmond IL 1Aid Il
have connected himself with pnfty
| OF cOunterfsitsrs, and while engaged
In the business hv fell into the clutCh,i
| Of tue United States secret sefyic,
/ officers. lilo was tried bui0To the United
| States circuit court and Eeutsuced l0l
| c0uutUrieiting ~ the penilontiafy un.
| der the name Of CHARLES Rice by
| which name no was known 90 III,
authorities. Marshal Charles vii,
/ liamH Of tho eastern district OF Ionneu.
see, who has been untumitting Ia his
search iOr DtatmOnd, obtained evil
/ uenCe that led him TO believe tuAt con.
Wet Nice anu the object OF his search
waru QUE anu the same man. Having
decided that he was ON the right tTACb
he add essed a letter 10 Warden HAysl
aiew Days ago In which he SAID that ht
believed that DtafmOnd was ia th'
kings county pvnlteutlary. The mtr
shAl gave uesotiption VI Ieafmoud
aud Warden Haye',upOn making "a per
s1nal Inspection Of tue federal prison
ers VINO we're under ms charge, soon
found thnt thu appearance Of convict
Rice Ia all parliouldN cofrsspUndol
" tn tue description no hal received u
the mau that IL wanted for tue muir
der OF HOwello.
Rice denied thst his name wa
DeaImond and no disclaimod al
know ledge OF the charge against him