Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-30
PROVO.
FRANK Corners, nov Under Arrest believed
to be sttonE's Mardersr.

Special Correspondence.
Provo, June 2g.-If circumstances
count for anything. the murderer OF
Policeman william strong ~ now be-
hind the bars of the Utah county jail,
IN the person OF Frank Connura, The
officers are adding link by link 10 the
chain of evidence which they are weld
Ing around him. ConnOrB N now Ia
such state that he II WILING 10 con-
TESS to most anything except the MUIR
der. lie was taken before Justice King
today ON the charge u assault upon
George Cook on "wednesday night.
Cunnora confessed that II was he VINO
held up Cook with a 3s-calihcr revolver.
In the latter'B COW shed, and was SEM
fenced 10 ninety days.
on the way back 70 the Jail the officer
accused Conuora Of the burglary OF >.
a. Hendriokscn'a store at scoiield on
the night OF June 70, hnd stealing there
from number OF articles ~ detailed
In Wednesdays News The officer
was greatly surprised by receiving a
prompt confession OF the deed,
49, careful pumping the prisoner
told tho officer that a companion and
himself had boarded the freight train
at Clear Greek Monday afternoon aud
had arrived In Provo little after mid
night. aud WINS prevented from going
farther as was then Intended, by
brakeman Hilton. who put them on.
Mr. Hilton ideutlnel ConnOrs yesterday
aa one OF four tramps who rode down
the canyon Monday night ana was put
on the train at Provo, CunnorH uuid
that he aud his companion started west
from the depot, and went several
blocks, neither Of them heard "a short
fred, which ~ very improbable, GH by
his own statements he could not have
been more than three blocks from the
shooting, and the shot was heard by
people twice that distance away Com
nura says he saw no officers that night.
lie gave a description Of his partner,
and the officers are now looking for
him. Connors took Sherlr storra IN
the west part Of town and showed him
where the valise containing some OF the
stolen articles was hid by his cOmpnu-
ion. The man IL very nervous and
claims " know nothing Of the foul
murder.
The latest theory advanced Is that
Policeman Strong arrested one OF the
two and started up town with him.
fearing that the Sehoneld robbery
would be proven by articles on their
person, the one nt liberty cut ahead OF
the ufiicer and his charge. aud hiding
In the shadows OF the trees on the corr
ner OF Third and j street, sncnkcd
up behind the officer and dealt him IA
blow on the neck. with n gun or some
blunt Instrument. the blow not CONF
pletely stunning the officer, who tried
10 draw his gun. the men shot him ana
then run. Mrs. John Taylor. who
lives near the place whore the bravo
officer fen states that Just a minute or
10 before the shot was fred shc heard
"a peculiar whistle rs though given as
signal, and this strengthens the
theory that there were two mon who
did the deed,
The footprints found on Third street,
which was made by a man running
does not exactly tally with ConnurH
but among the stolen property IL a
pair of mems shoes which Is about the
size NJ the track and II IL believed that
when Connora companion H. caught
he will have on the shoes, The two
other men who came In ON the mid
night train were partners, and one Is
now In the county Jail serving out a
twenty days sentence for stealing a
ride he VIII be held US n witness
against the other two. The other man
IL yet at liberty, but II II thought he
can be got when needed.
sherr storrs II Hanguine that the
other party VIII be apprehcnded ns he
has got u good description Of the man.
Guards arc still out watching the
roads leading out OF town and men are
being brought In all the time. some
who have been turned loose are unable
10 get out OF town, rs some industrious
man with gun will be sure TO bring
him back The patrol will be Kept NJ
until tho missing man Is captured.