The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-13
MURDER MYSTERY
Is CLEARED UP
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at The saloon about IL or IL o'clock on
Saturday evening. He was introduced
to him by someone, whose name he
did not recall. and thew had some
drinks together
Did you see any morphine behind
the barr" asked the coroner.
Eyes. / saw ii there
did you have any conversation
about the preparation of the drinks?"
Yes. | told him to put some NOR
phine in the beer
When asked how much morphine was
put in the glass, he indicated a small
amount on the tip of his finger; about
an eighth of an inch.
Asked if Egan drank the beer, he at
I first replied evasively "he thought that
he did, but when pressed he stated
positively he did drink it, He only
knew of two beers being prepared in
that way.
Phelps said as soon as the second one
was served TO Egan he became drowsy.
! He denied any knowledge of where the
morphine came from, but admitted he
I pointed out the bottle to Mcmillan.
WANTED HIM TO SLEEP.
why did you want him to take the
morphine?"
so that he would go to sleep. 1
! thought he had some money and l was
! going to take it away from him. 1t
was about an hour and a half before
he went TO sleep; somewhere around 3
O'clock
Witness said he knew the man had
some money, and also saw his watch,
which ne believed was hunting case.
| He claimed he gave the watch to Nc
MILAN.
How did you come in possession of
the watch?"
II took it from Egan."
What for?'
For profit"
The witness said he took 81 from
Egan and gave 81 of it and the watch
TO Mcmillan.
Did you say anything 10 Mcmillan
when you gave him the watch and the
money!"
Il only said This is all there is
did not say anything more TO him be-
cause 1 did not think ne needed anv
telling. 1t was about o'clock when 1
gave it TO him.
DO you know what became of Egan
after he went to sleeD?"
Bob Sleeves and 1 took him through
the back way
Continuing the witness said they
partly lifted and partly carried the
man. who was almost insensible, but
could stagger along a little. He
thought if he got over the effects of the
morphine he would soon be all right.
He left him about GO feet around the
corner, near a board fence and went
back to the saloon with Sleeves. He
said there was no one in the winerooTn
but Egan at the time he and Shelves
took him out. When he came back he
got the key to Egans room in the
Overland House and stayed there all
night.
COMPANY PROPERTY"
WAS there any arrangement between
you and McMillan?" asked Attorney
Van Colt, about taking the watch and
money!"
well. it was company property"
What do you mean by that?"
You would naturally suppose that
when a man put morphine in anything.
he was to have part of the money"
Was there anything said between
you?"
There was a very long pause, but
finally witness said:
.;tWell. I said / thought his man had
considerable money"
What did he say 70 that?"
Il do not know whether he said any
thing or not.
Witness said he did not know where |
the watch was and had not seen it |
since he gave it TO Mcmillan.
REFUSED TO ANSWER.
fsDid you, previous to this. ask Nc /
MILAN TO put morphine in any drink 1
you ordered?"
Another long pause ensued and then !
witness replied:
Save that question till we come into |
court
The coroner urged him to answer. but |
Phelps said:
II refuse to answer and cleaned his /
nails with a match until the phosDho-
rcus took fire and he was compelled TO
quit.
q III. Mitchell was then brought in. and |
Phelps identified him the third man in
the wineroom. He said it was before
Mitchell left that Egan drank the doDed
beer.
Van Colt asked him if he had seen the
towel in front of the bar and he replied
that while he supposed there was one
there. he had not seen II. but added; i
can explain that blood business to you.
Van Colt said. Never mind that, but
the coroner told him to go on with what
he had to say and ne explained that Nc
MILAN had bleeding at the nose for sew
eral hours few nights before and very
likely had used the towel. He said that
DIR. Root was called in and stayed an
but thought 1t was Friday.
DID NOT STRIKE HIM
Witness said when he came back after
leaving Egan for a while. he found MIN
sleeping with his head on his arm. The
coroner asked him If ne saw any blood
on Egan's forehead when he raised him
up. and ne replied that he had not, and
claimed ne had not struck Egan; that
there had been no quarrel. If he got
bruised. It must have been while they
were taking him out. He did not know
whether Egan's head touched the ground
when they were taking him out. When
half way to the point where they left him.
they laid him down with his face on the
ground He did not tell Mcmillan where
he had put him. The bartender had called
his attention TO the fact that the man
was snoring
The coroner then reiterated the ques-
ton as to whether he had ever given any
man morphine before. and he again re-
fused to answer.
Attorney Bowdle at this point wanted
permission to ask few questions of the
witness regarding Sleeves.
In reply to the questions asked. witness
said Sleeves knew nothing of the NOR
phine so far as he knew.
ROBERT SKEWES.
Bob Sleeves was then sworn. Hes,said
he was an undertaken and lived at Is
Floral avenue. He said he knew Phelps
ard met him almost every
night in the Senate saloon.
Charlie came and said, There's a
man drunk; let's get him out of here. so
| helped him. When We went 10 him he
was lying with his face on his hands. His
face was turned downwards when we led
him out. l did not notice whether his
face was SCARED or bruised. | supposed
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