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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
AUTOPSY ON REMAINS.
Morris Heart Was Four Inches Out
of Place.

An autopsy was performed upon the
remains of Burton c. Morris yesterday
by County Physician Anderson and DIR.
Beers, assisted by Drs. Croxall and
Richards 1t was learned that the fatal
shot had entered on the right side of
the chest, about two inches from the
sternum. 1t penetrated the intercostal
space between the sixth and seventh
ribs, and. ranging down and to the
right, pierced the top of the middle lobe
of the right lung. Thence it passed
through the right ventricle and right
auricle of the heart, cut the aorta.
grooved the eleventh vertebrae and
lodged against the eleventh rib, sever
ing it from the spinal column. Just
under the skin the bullet was found by
the doctors. 1t was battered and flat
tened by its eath-dealing passage
through Morris's body. The bullet is
from 3S-caliber revolver, but so out of
shape is it now that it might almost
have been a IL or A in size.
A curious fact in connection with the
course of the bullet, and one which puz-
zled the doctors nightly, was that en-
tering where it did and lodging in the
place where it was found, it could pass
through the heard. The matter caused
the doctors to scratch their heads, but
they finally concluded that it was due
They stated that the organ was at
least four inches lower than that in the
normal man.
There were numerous wounds on Mr..
Morris head. any one of which would
have proven serious, although by no
means necessarily fatal. Two severe
cuts were found on the top of the head,
both cutting through to the skull. and
one of them roughening the bone. Three
bad wounds were on the right side of
the face, on cheek and forehead. The
lower lip was cut through at the right
side of the mouth, and the right cheek
and ear were badly burned with pow
der. evidently from a shot ranging up
and aloag the cheek.
The physicians decided that none of
these wounds had had any connection
with causing Morris death, the bullet
through the heart having, of course,
alone caused death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
BENBRooK ARRAIGNED.
Now Occupies Cell In the County
Jail.

AT $3.50 yesterday afternoon Ben
brook. accompanied by his brother and
Sergeant John Burbidge. was driven in
closed carriage to the Commercial
block and arraigned before Justice
McMaSter. The first intimation that
the arraignment was to occur was when
the carriage left the police station.
Officer Chase swore to the complaint
charging Benbrook with murder in the
first degree. As the defendant entered
the door the same officer served a
warrant for his arrest and returned the
same to Justice McMaster.
After a brief consultation with his
attorneys. Straup and Lippman, Ben
brook seated himself between his
brother and Mr.. Straup and was asked
if ready to hear the complaint. Ben
brook nodded. at the same time aris-
ing and standing very erect while
Judge McMaster read the complaint.
Are you ready to plead?"
Not guilty" responded Benbrook.
very firmly.
Attorney Straup Immediately arose.
I'VE would like the defendant to re-
main in the custody of the police"
said he.
THE statute is mandatory" replied
Judge McMaster. 1T says, section 1894,
that where an offense is punishable by
death the defendant must be held by
the sheriff of the county. In my opin-
ion a justice of the peace has no dis
erection in the matter. The order of
the court is that the defendant be given
into the custody of the sheriff of Salt
Lake county to await a preliminary ex-
ANNA ton
Judge McMaster indicated some sur
prise over Mr.. Straups request, assum-
ing that the attorneys understood the
distinction. He afterward expressed
himself as disfavoring the privilege
granted Benbrcok at the police station
that of remaining under guard in
Chief Hilton's office.
A full half hour. in which scarcely
word was spoken, elapsed before
Deputy Sheriff Cummock arrived to
take charge of his prisoner. 1t was
supposed that Benbrook would be re-
turned to the city hall and the change
of custodians was so unexpected that
the sheriff's office had to be telephoned.
Benbrook was driven to the county Jail
in a hack.
Another peculiar circumstance is that
Deputy Harris was given the warrant
of arrest to serve upon Benbrook, but
for some reason left the room and the
instrument was not again seen. Hence
the service by Officer Chase.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
MUST HAVE SEEN SHOOTING.
Miss Stromberg Fled After the Shots
Were Fired.

There is strong reason to believe
from the evidence of one witness that
Miss Stromberg's statement that she
did not see the shooting is not true.
This witness also corroborates the
statements of her escape.
"Caddie' Dixon, young man of
about 20. who is a partner in the pie
bakery and restaurant on the second
floor of the building adjoining Youns's
cafe, was coming from the grocery a
few doors south when he had pur-
chased two loaves of bread.
Il was south of the Merchants when
/ heard three shots fired" said he, land
L rushed in upstairs at my place to
see what had happened. There are WIN
dows on the south side of the building.
l put the bread down and hearing foot
steps on Young's tin roof looked out.
/ saw woman just disappearing over
the east end of the kitchen, she jumped
down. / could not describe her dress.
1t may have been pink, but I'm not
certain"
Another woman was running through
the back entrance and / could see her
as she passed the windows in the long
hall. l went out the back way to the
alley and saw both of them running
toward Second South street fifty feet
ahead of me. did not see where thew
"Nhe LII iicu " TIE
Il must have travelled 100 feet after
1 heard the shots before reached the
window, and it took me several minutes
for / put the bread away.
During the time that Dixon de-
scribes Miss Stromberg, according to
her statement. was running from the
front room through window and to
the end of the roof of Young's kitchen
distance of not more than fifty feet.
Did 1t take her as long to go that dis
lance as it did Dixon to reach the win
dow? If not she must have witnessed
the shooting and fled afterwards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
STRIKERS ARE ENJoINED.
Federal Court Renders Decision
Against Them In Kansas.

Fort Scott, Kan, July 1S.-Judge VIII
liams, in the federal court here today.
after listening to arguments for many
hours, granted injunctions against
President Wright of the Fourteenth
district of the United Mine Workers of
America, against the executive board
in charge of the southeast Kansas
strike, and against every union miner
The right of speech and inducement
was reserved for the defendant who
fought the Injunction hard. One of the
coal companies sought by motion to
have the United Mine Workers union
declared an illegal organization, but
the court refused to do this.
The defendants and all other persons
who may combine, confederate or con-
spire with them are severally and col
lectively enjoined from interfering
with. hindering. boycotting, obstruct-
ing the business of the coal companies
or from entering upon their premises
or congregating near their property, or
from threatening, intimidating, boycott
ting or molesting any employee Of the
companies. The strikers, by their at
torneys, made special plea to have the
executive board exempted from the in
junction, but the court said they were
the ones, above all others, to be en-
Joined.
President Wright and Joseph Boston
of Duquoin, Ills. members of the ma
tional committee, stated after the de-
cision that the Injunction would in no
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
CARRIED THE NOTE.
Miss Stromberg's Story Corroborated
By Messenger Boy.


The story of young Bruesch, the mes
ris from the restaurant, indicates clear
iy enough the truth of her statement
that the first note was not sent. Bru-
esch said:
+, L was called from the upstairs call
box of the Merchants cafe. The waiter
was in the hall. and all the doors We're
closed. l saw no enc else. He handed
me an envelope addressed: Burton c..
Norris. Mccormick block and / went
directly there on my wheel. Morris
read the note while sitting at his desk,
and after finishing it. said: Wait a
minute I'll give you an answer Then
he said: Never mind. I'll go down
myself. -
The boy was positive that he said
nothing, nor was asked anything to
indicate from where the note was sent,
and 1t viii be seen that one note men,
tions no place in particular.
Continuing, Bruesch said: Before
returned to the restaurant. I went on
a second run to Second East. between
Second and Third South. and when
got back to the restaurant the waiter
was not there. 1 rang the bell several
times. and Morris came out of the east
room mot the one where the sES0ting
occurred), and shut the door after him.
/ saw no one else. He asked me. who
wanted. | said the waiter. and &, said:
What for2 To collect for the rum
said yes. and he said: Come around
TO the Office tomorrow and I'll pay
you"
1t will be remembered that the dead
man had some few dollars in silver on
his person. The boy says it was his
Snvariable custom to tell the messen-
gers to-call next day. and that his word
was always good. He went back to the
office. From the time he was called 10
the cafe to the time he returned to the
office. less than fifteen minutes had
elapsed. Morris. therefore. must have
gone to the cafe Immediately upon the
receipt of the girls note.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
WILL PLEAD sELF-DEFENsE.
Much Depends On Who Carried tn
Glln

Benbrook's attorneys state that self
defense will be the line upon which they
will fight the case, and they assert that
they have an almost absolute case. The
revolver in the case. they assert, was
not Benbrook's: this fact, they say, will
be established beyond question. Whsth-
en- it can be made equally clear thatthe
revolver was taken to the place Of
shooting by Morris was question up
on which the attorneys We're silent
They have theory. but will not give
it out. Their line of defense will de-
pend wholly upon the grounds taken
by the prosecution.
To the criticism that Benbrook was
kept in a private room of the city Jail
and not in a cell, the attorneys say that
a man is not to be treated as a common
criminal simply because he has been
arrested. He is placed in the custody
of an officer until he has had his pre-
liminary trial, the officer is held respon-
sible for his safe keeping and may keep
him at the Knutsford IL he sees fit.
After his arraignment, when Ben
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
STATEMENT FROM GIRL.
Miss Stromberg's Story Is Favorable
to Benbrook.

County Attorney Putnam and his
deputy. Gunter, obtained full state
ment from the Stromberg girl at the
police station early yesterday morning.
The interview was of a half hours du-
ration, and neither of the ATTORNEYS
would divulge the particulars of her
story. Mr. Putnam said her statement
is favorable to Benbrook. She will be
witness at the inquest today.
We impressed upon her that it was
her duty to make a statement" said
MIR. Putnam, and gave her to under
stand that it was confidential until she
repeated it at the inquest. 1 can say
nothing further
1t is understood that the prosecution
has evidence that the girl went orig
inally to the restaurant with Morris
in the afternoon; that they separated
and were to meet at the same place
later. Before the hour set, Benbrook
appeared and she senior wrote-a
note to break the engagement. The
attorneys will give no outline of the
states case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19

Washington, July 1S.-The cabinet
meeting today was longer than usual.
and the members. after it adjourned,
were more reticent than usual Secre-
taries Gage, Wilson, AIger and Attor-
ney General GriggS are out Of the city.
1t was admitted that there was SONG
discussion of the round robin sent
by the American newspaper corre-
spondentS from Manila. via 'Hongkong,
but all information regarding the char
acter of the discussion or the nature
of the decision, if one was reached, was
refused.
y cable from Colonel DENLY, a menu
Der of the Philippine commission, waS
read. 1t showed a fairly satisfactory
state of affairs, one of the cabinet Of
ficers said. but it did not say that
peace negotiations with Aguinaldo wera
in progress.
Later it was ascertained that the de-
cision was reached to allow the round
robin" mater to drop. At an informal
conference held at the White Houss
last night the subject was thoroughly
discussed, and such a policy agreed
upon. This it is stated, was confirmed
at today's cabinet meeting. Officially.
the matter will be ignored, and General
Otis will be allowed to treat it as he
may deem best.
Washington, July 1S.-It was stated
at the war department today that no
attention whatever would be paid 10
the round robin of the Manila CORE
SpOndentS. The protest was not sent to
General Otis, and it is said he viii not
be called upon for an explanation
In addition to this, it was intimated
that very encouraging news had been
received from the Philippines, and that
the situation was very much better
than had been generally believed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
STRIKERS ARE QUIET.
Their Attitude at Cleveland Is Caus-
ing Some Anxiety.

Cleveland, o., July 1S.-Whether or
not the quiet that has prevailed today
precedes a storm to come in the street
railway strike, is the question that
everybody is asking. The strikers are
pursuing different tactics from those
followed in the former strike. They are
not interfering with the non-union men
who are operating cars, nor will they
tell what their plans are
The officials of the company also re-
fused to talk, but they are operating
cars on several of the lines today, under
police protection, without molestation.
Preparations are being made to resume
operations on other lines. and it is ap-
parent that new men are to be secured
as rapidly as possible to take the place
of the strikers.
The state board of arbitration is try
ing to bring about arbitration. but thus
far no success has attended the efforts
in that direction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
YORK HELD FOR MURDER.
Santaquin Man Is Lodged In the
Provo Jail.
By Telephone to INC Herald.)


Provo. July 1S.-Albion York. the
young man who killed Edward Johnson
at Santaquin last night was today
taken before Justice of the Peace Ed
ward Bennett at Santaquin. He waived
preliminary hearing and was bound
over to the district court.
He was brought to Provo this even
ing by Sheriff Storrs and lodged in the
county Jail.
York says that he committed the deed
in self-defense. The people at Santaquir
are quite wrought up over the affair.
The sentiment as to whether or not the
deed was committed in self-defense is
divided.
Last night and this morning an in
quest was held over the body of the
murdered man and the verdict returned
was that Johnson came to his death by
means of gunshot wound inflicted in
the head. Albion +. Paris York is
charged with the killing. The cOrOner's
jury was composed of W. II. Boyle,
James Goodall and John A. Smith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
THE NATIONAL BANKS OF UTAH
CONTROLLERS REPORT SHOW
ING CONDITION JUNE 80.
h,ssources Have Increased, Also the
Reserve-Falling OF In Loans
and Discounts.
(special to The Hera1dl

Washington. July 1S.-The comptrol-
le. of the currency has made public an
abstract of the reports from the eleven
national banks in Utah. showing their
condition at the close of business June
80. When compared with the report of
April ., it is shown that the total re-
sources have increased from 1928. 294
TO SI.316. 40: the loans and discounts
fell from $2.I35,257 TO S2.577.6S3: the re-
serve in banks increased from $685.. SEQ
to s1.205.506; the gold coin held in.
creased from sS55.173 TO S1.OS4. 526: the
individual deposits advanced from So
1909 to $i.223. 42l; the ratio of re-
serve held increased from 31.39 10 i20i
per cent.
In the land contest of Alfred Ward
VS.. the Central Pacific, from Salt Lake
City. the secretary of the interior has
affirmed the decision of the commits
siOner of the general land office in favor
of the company.
In the case of Henry Melder. probate
judge. VS.. John +. White. from the
Occur d'Alene district, Idaho. the sec
rotary refused to disturb the former
departmental decision in favor OF the
defendant and denied the plaintiffs
motion for review.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
way affect the strike; that it was be-
coming more effective each day
Conference of Railroad Men.

Cedar Rapids. Ia, July 1S.-Repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen, locomotive firemen,
conductors and telegraph operators. in
Guiding the heads of each organization,
were in conference here today. A COM
mittee was appointed 10 formulate
plan for the cooperation of the organi-
cations in securing legislation in differ
ent states. 1t will probabl yreport to-
morrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
DROWNED in SPIRIT LAKE.
Two Young Women From Spokane
Lose Their Lives.

Rathdrum. Ida. July 1S.-At $50 this
afternoon Miss Lottie Brook, aged 20.
and Miss Dottie Porter, aged "a, both
of Spokane, lost their lives in Spirit
lake. twelve miles northeast of this
city. They were i'll company with Miss
McCallum, Fred Chamberlain and H.
NJ. MOseley. all of Spokane. They start
ed to row across the lake in a row boat
All were dressed in their bathing suits.
and expected to spend the afternoon at
the beach.
After they were out short distance
the boat was overturned and the Occu-
pants thrown into the water. Their
cries for help were plainly heard at the
island, and several boats started at
once for the rescue. When they ar
rived at the scene they found the bodies
of the two young women at the bottom
of the lake. The others had reached
shore more dead than alive. Divers soon
recovered the bodies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
Things Look Blue For the New York
Street Car Men.
NO FUNDS TO BACK THEM
LACK OF CONCERTED ACTION ON
PART OF LEADERS.
Large Number of Cars In Operation
Yesterday-One Serious Row In
Which Motorman and Conductor
Were Roughly Handled - Sym
pathy From Aldermen.

New York, July 1S.-The Brooklyn
trolley strike is still on and in all like
hhood there will be no end of the labor
trouble for several days to come. The
company did not run any cars over it's
various lines after dark last evening,
but resumed traffic shortly after 5
O'Clock this morning. Numbers of cars
were run over the several lines. but
the time schedule was not lived up to
on any one of them and a fair esti-
mate of the rolling stock in operation
would be about so per cent.
During the day the police made sew
eral arrests of persons who interfered
with the progress of the cars on the
Nassau lines. but no serious outbreak
occurred until after o'clock A small.
riot occurred a few minutes after 6
o'clock. in which two men were pain
fully hurt. A mob of some 400 persons
attacked a Fifth avenue car on its way
into the city at Sixth street and Fifth
avenue, and Motorman Latham and
Conductor Mulcahy were pulled off the
car and baGly treated. Latham had
his arm broken and Mulcahy received
a fracture of the nose. Several police
men who were in the neighbOrhood
rushed to the assistance of the motor
man and conductor and frightened the
crowd off by firing their revolvers in
the air
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
To Ignore the Round Robin"
Strike Fizzling Out.
PAGE TWO.
Hours For Use of Water.
Gahan Pouting Now.
PAGE THREE.
Sporting News.
PAGE FOUR
PAGE FIVE.
Last Years City Financial Report.
State News.
PAGE SIX.
Mining Stock Market.
Conditions at Mammoth Mine.
Gold In the Wall Group.
Tamper With Witness.
PAGE SEVEN.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE EIGHT.
How We Broke Faith With Fill
pinos-
Angus M. Cannon Pleads Guilty.
City Engineers Uncompleted Re-
port.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19

brook was ordered by Justice McMaster
to be turned over to the sheriff, his at
torneys attempted to have him kept
where he was. in the city jail. They now
admit that their point was not well
taken. and that McMaster was right
Their reason for making this move was
simply that the prisoner in the city
Jail, while being just as safe, would be
far more accessible to his attorneys.
and that this would greatly facilitate
the work of preparing the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19

the admission of Albert c. Morris, the
dead mans cousin, that he was up
stairs in the room north with two
young ladies when the trouble was
reaching the critical point; the discoy-
cry of the third bullet in the hall par
tition. and the arraignment and the
committing of Benbrook without bail
by Justice McMaster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
Patents For Inventions.
Especial to The Herald)

Especial 70 The dcruId.J
Washington, July 1S.-Patents were
issued today as follows:
Utah.-M. r. Driscoll, Frisco, screen
for stamp mills; Josh Luce, Salt Lake
City. cell for precipitation of metals.
Wyoming.-John p. Morris, Chey-
enne. pillow holder.
Lucy S. Carbon of Logan is granted
a pension of IS per month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
Sickness at Havana.

Washington, July 1S.-Surgeon Cen
eral Sternberg today received the fol-
lowing telegram from Major O'Reilly
chief surgeon at Havana: Hazard
telegraphs since and including l9th
inst. Taken sick: Medical officers. i:
female nurse, L; hospital corps. >: SOL
diers, s; civilians. a. Deaths: Sol
diers, /: hospital corps. ]. and civil
ians. 5. Troops now quite free and safe
Very few Americans left in city. No
new cases at Manzanillo."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
HOW THE ENVELOPE WAS ADDR EssED.

to marry Morris, and she was not en-
gagged to him.
"Leda was "a years old last October,
and she was born in Salt Lake. She is
a good girl. but she is impulsive, and
does not think of consequences That is
why some persons are down on her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
THIRD BULLET FOUND.
Struck Petition Five Feet From the
Floor.

The third bullet was discovered yes
terday by Chief Hilton. who accom-
panied Drs. Anderson and Croxail on a
search through the room. 1t had been
fired from the west. through the open
door, and lodged in a sdx-inch lath and
plaster partition across the hall. 1t
penetrated the partition five and three
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
Saws 1t Is Untrue.

Denver. July 1S.-Mrs. Helen NJ. Pey-
ton of this city today denied the re-
port which was telegraphed from SpO-
kane. Wash. that she had brought suit
in Spokane against Colonel 1. n. Pey-
ton for s5000O
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
TO IGNORE THE :.
"ROUND ROBIN
No Attention to Be Paid to the
Newspaper Mems Protest.
PLAN DECIDED UPON
AT CABINET MEETING
Communication Has Stirred Up 4
Terrible RumpuS.

Incompetency of General Otis Is the
Subject of the Most Drastic Criti-
cisers On All Sides - Demands
Made That a Capable General Be-
Placed In Charge of the Philip
pine Campaign - War Depart
ment's Attempt at Defense.