Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-29
OUR OWN STATE.

vo. witness asked Connora whore that
gun was and he said he had left u up
the road. near Cotton. or T.. V. Junction.
After that prisoner told witness that Ne
had loot the guh between Sconcld and
Cotton. and he rot the small gun found
In HE bundle. OF Morris, hlo partner.
IN the same conVorf1tlon Connura
told witness that he had given the gun
In the first place to Morris. When he
got the revolver from Mnrrla Il had
four loaded shells In II. said that he
carried the run all the time after Nor
rls gave II TO him until he arrived In
Provo. Counors told witness that he
came In Provo on the midnight freight
train on q rock car and was fired IN
BY the brakeman. when the train
stopped nt Provo 60 take water. and h.
rtoUd near the car Tor some time watch
inE tho brakeman. crouchlnE IN the
ehadowa OF the train When the train
started he followed behind the cabooso
and walked west along the track, he
walked about mile west. and got
through q fence into a field and there
hid hla grip. Connofs then told wit
nesa that after hiding HE grip he re-
turned 20 the track ana rctraced hls
steps back toward the depot: he had
not gone far before he met a man COM
Ing toward him. and hearing the nrc
bell ringing Inquired Of him what was
the matter In the town; the man told
him that an officer had been killed and
all strangcfn were being arrested. Con-
more then told Witness that he immcdl-
ntoly went back to where HE Strip was
and opened H., taking out the articles
which were found next day whom he
was arrested. Securing the articles.
Connoru then said he continued along
the track until he came to q street
crossing the track running east and
west lie turned west and cav a
straw stack. and there he bid himself
an that night and the next day, ienv-
Ing there little after o'clock at night.
when he encountered q man, who turned
out to BE- Mr.. Cook. who owned tho
premises and was later arrested.
Witness said that he had had three
Interviews with Connora ~ 10 HE move
ments during the time 81 the Scohcld
burglary and the killing Of Strong. Con-
nofu had told witness that after he and
Morris had committed the burglary
they had slept about i've miles away
from Sconcld ana had hidden the two
nripa stolen In some bushra along with
the biz gun witness had seen at Helper.
and when they went back TO get tho
grippe, he was unable a. ma the large
gun. and then secured the email re-
volvcr (which he'd been found by the
ufiiccral Of Morris. to whom Connora
had loaned Il TT Cotton when they had
started 10 Scohcid 90 rob the store.
when the gun was returned 20 Connors
by Morris it had four loaded shells In
II.
witness said when he asked Connors
how N was that when the gun was
found that II had only three loaded
shells IN a.. aud when he tConnorB)
occurred the revolver OF Morris Il had
four loaded HhoilE In the chambers. Com
nors said that he had shot one load
nt "a rat" while at Clear Crock tho
day before coming 10 Provo.
After arriving In Provo and following
the train wet. Connors told witness
that after leaving the depot he dld not
cross large stream on a bridge but
after walking some distance, he said
that he pufaDd large brick building
on tho e0uth eide Of the track ana n
smaller building on tho north side. The
latter was an lighted up.
Mr.. kctchum WAS subjected TO most
esnrchlng Croaa-oxnmlnatiOn by Mr..
Warner. and at times got very heated
when the attorney iuHlnuatcd that the
witness WINS prcvarlcating. but the toe
timony Of the witncaa was not In the
least shaken.
Sir. Warner wanted to know what
right witness. Ms an omployc Of the
railroad, had to come Into another
county and question shorin's prisoner.
Witness replied that he was engaged at
the time Of the murder In investigating
The burglary at sconcld. and on hear
ing ~ the murder came TO Provo. an
other reason for his apparent interest
In the case was that the officer killed
was railway station policeman look
Ing after the interests OF the company
OF which witness was an cmployc. ana
Mr. strong was killed while on duty
nt the station, and In n way the COM
phny was Interested, and he was q
epocinl agent u that company. Wit
ness stated he was not a detective. but
was employed as "apoclal agent 20 do
special work.
Mr. Kctchum stlll on the stand.
Special per Doserrt Telegraph.
FRIDAY MoRNING's HEARING.
Provo. Utah, Sept 2o.-r. H. Ketchum
was on tho stand when court convened
this morning. He said that he was
special deputy United States marshal
HAD two conversations as 20 the firing
OF the 80 callbro revolver, ConnorH at
hrst uaid that the gun had not been
shot at any time on the way down TO
Provo. and that when defendant came
down from Sconcld the revolver had
four loaded cartridges. In a second
conversation with tho defendant. Wit
ness called his attention 10 the fact that
the revolver when found, had but three
cartridges and Connora then said that
he had "nred shot at a rat at Clear
Creek. when Witness searched Con-
norn at Helper he had on black slouch
hat and whom shown the hat found In
Connor's grin said II was the same.
Witness had examined tho Connors grip
very closely, and found one corner Of
grip broken aud found ON the broken
tornor spot of blood, In the centor Of
the blood ciot was a raised SPOT Wit
ness secured mngnifying glass and
the spot showed W more plainly than
before. ON cross examination said he
first discovered the blood spot on July
7th. The blood spot n not on tho cor
nor at this tlmo but was removed by
Or. Robhlson and witness. IL was about
one-fourth OF an inch IN size. Under
the glass the raised spot In the center
appeared about thu size OF kernel OF
wheat
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