The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-23
HE WAS BLACKLISTED.

II was ascertained that he had for
merly been in the employ of the rail-
roads here but lost his position at the
time of the strike. He went away and
worked at FL Paso and at Sheridan,
but as he was under the ban of the
i. blacklist he went under an assumed
name. The sheriff reasoned that he
would head in that direction after his
escape from Jail and would of neces-
Sitv have TO use the same alias as he
did in those places before, and his
theory has been proven correct. No
photograph of Edison could be OBJ
fained, and a likeness was absolutely
necessary in order to have him appre-
hended by other officers. In the ajail
with Edison was John Peterson. a mis-
directed genius of a boy with a knack
for drawing. The lad made a sketch
of Edison from memory. Miss OFT made
a still better sketch of her assassin.
and the two sketches were taken by
the sheriff e Sam Whitaker, who
made from them an excellent likeness.
= photographs with a letter OF descrip
ton were mailed TO numerous officers
in the west and south The first news
OF Edison was had from Sacramento.
where it was learned he was at the
Western hotel under his assumed
name, Steve Ahern.
ELUDED THE SACRAMENTO OFF,
GERS
Edison was recognized by a man who
formerly resided in Ogden and who
mentioned the matter in q letter to
some Ogden friends. In this way it
reached the sheriff. who at once took
steps to have Edison arrested but he
got wind of ii and slipped out four
hours before the officers arrived. 1t is
learned that he went to Vallura and
from there TO Texas to get work.
The sheriff distributed copies of his
photograph and a description TO the
principal towns in Texas and Arizona.
The officers theory was the correct one.
Edison evidently applied for work I'M
der The name of Steve Ahern, under
which he was formerly known. He sTas
traced by one of these photos and let
ters Sheriff Belnap went to Salt Lake
last night to procure requisiton papers
and Will leave Immediately for Texas
after securing them and bring Edison
back.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
Edson's crime was the shooting, on
Oct , last. of Miss Lille OFT and VIII
McCabe. The shooting occurred about
a block and a half from the Oft RESI-
dence at about o'clock in the evening.
Mr.. McCabe was escOrting Miss OFT
along the street, when Edison stepped
out from behind a post and demanded
a private interview Win the SlTl- C0e
-refused and he opened fire. shooting
tour times at Miss Oft and twice at
NcCabe. The last shot was fired after
the girl had fallen and he put the
weapon SO close to her breast that her
clothing was burned.
Two informations were lodged
against him and he was awaiting trial.
when, on Dec Is, he, with several other
prisoners, escaped from the Jail.
The later developments made it rea-
sonably certain that Edison had as
sistance from the outside and went by
freight train TO California.
CANNOT BE MISTAKEN.
Dan Jenkins, city marshal of Smith
vile, telegraphed The Herald last night
that Edison, alias Steve Ahern, arrived
IN Smithville on Feb 3 and began work
the next day in the car department of
the railroad shops. From the descrip-
Mon received by MIR. Jenkins he says he
gcannot be mistaken as to the identity