The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-25

a most important witness to the kill
ing of Burton c. Morris by Benbrook
has been discovered. This is the I'M
known witness, whose story The Herald
substantially gave on Saturday morn
ing.
Robert o. Doolan said yesterday that
he saw Benbrook fire a shot into the
PROSTATE body of Morris and then beat
him upon the head with his pistol. He
said also that Albert c. Morris. the
dead mans cousin, was in the room
ahead of him. But the cousin has de-
MED vigorously and repeatedly that he
saw any of the shots.
According TO DoOlan'S statement,
Benbrook fired a bullet into Burton c.
Morris body while the young man lay
on the floor. He says he saw the shot
fired, and is willing 10 swear to it Doc
Ian is the mysterious eyewitness, who
was referred to in The Herald last
Saturday. He is the son of J. p. Doolan
and is a student in the preparatory
school for the University of Colorado
at Boulder. The young man is now at
home on vacation.
0oolan has been keeping quiet so far,
II re hope that he would not be called
ga 20 testify. When seen at his home.
Is p street, yesterday, he consented to
talk about the case, and this is his
story:
Doolan's Statement.
II went into the Western Union tele-
graph office at 7:S0 O'Clock on the night
OF the killing" he said. 7 am able to
fix the time because 1 remember glanc-
ing at the clock as l walked up 10 the
counter. intended to send a telegram
TO Denver, and asked the clerk for the
day and night rates to that place.
ess,Vn
walked out. As l reached the door L
heard two shots fired upstairs over the
Merchants cafe. l ran up the steps
behind a man. who / was afterwards
told was Albert Morris and a messen-
ger boy. l passed the boy before reach
ing the top of the steps and turned into
the room where the shooting occurred.
Albert Morris was there ahead of me,
but l don't know what he was doing.
Burton Morris was lying on the floor
on his left side, Gasping. AS L came up
Benbrook raised his gun and fired
shot into Morris body. Then he jump
ed astride of him and began beating
him with the pistol about the face. At
this Albert Norris grabbed him. and SO
did a policeman. who had come in. Ben
brook said: 1t isn't my gun: l don't
know whose gun it is Albert Morris
replied: You are liar. it is your gun.
/ took it away from you
A number or people ndd come up DS
this time. l saw them turn Burton
Morris over on his hack TO give him
air. but in a few minutes he died. Ben
brook went out into the hall and was
arres-l there by Detective Sheets. who
took him out the back way and over To
the police station.
Two Screaming Women.
i forgot to say that as l ran up the
steps l saw two women almost in front
of the door, or perhaps a little to the
north. They were screaming with fright
and somebody, 1 don't know who. said:
Don't get excited. Then the women
disappeared and 1 am not able to say
what became of them. After staying
around up there about fifteen minutes
] came down stairs and caught Third
street car for home"
When asked if he was positive he saw
Benbrook fire into Morris body. Doolan
replied that he could not be mistaken
about ii. He says he clearly saw what
occurred after he arrived, and declares
that the shot was fired as stated