The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19

out. When it comes to swearing to an
identification, / would have to hesitate
but as for myself, my impression as to
who the man was did not cause me to
think twice.
There was not a man, woman or
child on the street at the time whom
we could get to follow him. / was so
nervous and excited and troubled for
father, who has been very i'll, that
did not act quickly. The thought of
getting to Mrs. Clute seemed upper
most. It was but half moment be-
fore father had the Italian who went
up and found Mrs. Clute dead.
When Hoff was taken by Detective
Seymour yesterday TO 8G3 Guerrero
street, Mrs. Legg did not hesitate in
her Identification. She said:
THAT is the man whom I let into this
house. He is surely the one who went
out that alleyway.'
Hoff, who was pale and trembling,
stammered that it was all true. Mrs
Legg made her own examination:
Did ] not open the door lOr you yes
terday morning. she asked.
Eyes"
Did you not leave this house by the
back door and alieyway?"
Yes"
Were you not upstairs when 1 asked
if the lady was hurt?"
Yes"
Why did you not answer me?"
Il did not hear YOU
Why did you not reply when I
called to you from the front door as
you we're going out?"
Because I did not hear you
WEAPON IS IDENTIFIED.
well known business man made an
important statement last night to the
chief of police concerning Hoff in
which he said that ne had seen a
coupling pin Identical with that with
which Mrs. Clute was murdered in the
possession of the suspect The com
plete statement is as follows:
| saw the coupling pin shown me in
the possession of Albert Hoff in the
yard of my house about two years ago.
At the time l saw Hoff he was engaged
IN repairing mattresses and a lounge
for me. l viii swear that the coupling
pin shown me is the one [ saw at that
time, as stated above. [ asked Hoff
what the pin was for. He replied, q
may have use for it,"
Hoff did repairing for me for four OF
five years up to a year and half ago.
My wife refused to have him about
the place any more as he began to
drink and misbehave himself in va
riouS Ways.
FOLLOWED THE VICTIM.
A glazing and apparently vital dis
crepaney has been discovered between
Hoff's statement as to the number of
times ne saw Mrs. Clute on the day OF
her death and the real facts. He says
ne saw her last between and o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon at 1903 Guer-
zero street, but according to- Mrs. Usch-
ola OF $50 Page street, he saw Mrs
Clute and had a conversation with her
at the iatters place about 4 O'clock
some time before he went to the Guer-
zero street house.
Mrs. Uschold, in giving an account
OF the business transactions between
Hon and Mrs. Clute, says that he was
at ZS0 Page street Tuesday morning
and took town the pictures and por-
there's and that sort of thing prepara-
tory to her removal to the Guerrero
street house, and made an appointment
10 meet her at the latter place at |
o'clock Wednesday afternoon to hang
the pictures, Mrs. Clute expecting al
that time to have her effects moved
and in place and to be ready for the
picture hanging by that time.
Shortly after 1 o'clock Wednesday,
Hon appeared at $50 Page street and
inquired for Mrs. Clute, saying that he
had been at 500 Guerrero street, accord
ing to appointment, and that she was
not there. Mrs Uschold told him that
Mrs. Clute had gone there after lunch
and explained that she had been dis
appointed in the matter of moving, and
would not be ready to have the pictures
hung until the next day He replied
that he could get her moved that day;
that he could find someone who would
move her goods at once. Mrs. Uschold
replied that Mrs. Ciute had made hel
arrangements, and it was not probable
that she would change them. Hoff went
away. and some time afterWard Mrs
Clute returned to 230 Page street