Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-19


.Naes" was lnfor acd that two ladies
were accidental witnesses. two other
women entering the ICONS OF the dead
man ia the Hooper EldudEc block
shortly after 10 o'clock last night. They
,bsurbt u a very singular proccc Ing.
ssrecialiy IN view Of the fact that they
.rrrected who one Of the visitors was.
gbs was rather small IN stature aud
dressed In complete black, She was
accompanied to MIR. Morriss rooms by
woman clad In a dark skirt and Hight
waist. The pair were In the rooms for
q considerable time. on coming out
the woman In black carried large
bag un Of things. She and her COM
flnIon on reaching the sidewalk
Jumped into carriage and drove
away. Relatives on going TO the rooms
this afternoon found that the place
had been literally looted. Just what
was carried on IL not known. But a
considerable quantity Of clothing was
stolen. The object In stealing the
clothes la believed tu be TO cover o.
ths theft Of papers that woui6 be val
liable 20 certain individuals. chief Hil-
Ton and Detective sheets are at work
60 the case.
Today'a other developments In the
Burt Morris murder case:
1. Lcda stromberg asserts that she
d.d not send the note found In MOrris'H
pocket and published yesterday, telling
him not to come that night.
3 She says she sent another note tell
ihr him To- come. This note she says
was aa follows;
Burt why don't you come. am
waiting. Hurry up. LnDA."
C. Miss stromberg asserted on the
v.tucs stand that Burt Morris attacked
lenbroOk calling the latter vile name
and striking him.
g. Oniccr Chase says he wrenchcd the
gun out of ncnbrook's hand. who had
hold of the handle.
B. chief Hilton produced the pistol,
which Is not yet Identified AZ belong
/ Ing 90 Bonbruok.
4 d Dr. H. Anderson tells OF the au-
i0psy and the cause OF deuth-thc bull
lai through Morrih'a heart.
@ The coroner'A Jury-Latcy Tuckett
and Meucham-hnd that Burton G.
I Morris came to his death by "a bullet
fired from a pistol held In the hands
4 " John n. Bedrock
s-Thc pistol was sent TO Benbrook In
napkin, few minutes before the
shooting occurred.
Fully half an hour before the hour
t't Tor the inquest. quite a number OF
morbid spectators were congrcguted In
ana around the old city hall building In
anucpatIon OF the recital OF the
umgeiy VI Monday evening on the part
Of The various witnesses who were
connected with the lamcntnblc nffair.
Ms3 Miss StTomberg arrived In COM
Iany with her mother. Both ladies'
were aitircd In black; Miss Stromberg
png dressed In "a black waist and
aNit patent leather Ncwports. linen
collars and Guns the whole being sur
mounted by a black ostrich plume
Va uImmed hat and veil. They proceeded
u' once to the courtroom upstairs and
M woS two chairs against the north win
20" inside the enclosure. During the
uuIe hearing. with the exception OF
"' time that Miss Shromberg was up
Va me witness stand. she remained
'4fhs out OF the window until the
''h''lalon when the jury nled In and
gave their verdict.
W ny lhe time the inquest was opened
WY available seat, together with
'9y chair around the place that had
n brought Into the courtroom by
'1DoF hlmball ana TRUSTEES, were oc-
Npfl' outside the barrier the crowd.
,D'allng some ladies', swayed to and
~ training their necks In their en-
'W 'o gain points OF vantage
among the relatives OF the deceased
''-Ds man who We're present In the
wv, room were his sister, Mrs. Sci
va sllwHon, and husband, together
Wv" her brothers Victor orvln and
-".5 Norris. also these cousins OF
. '-v lA'e Burt G, Morris, Adeibert 9.
ana Nephi Norris.
Al N Hulgley, sheriff Howells and
II '-.''ua others were preset during the
LING Judge Powers together with
partners Attorneys straup and
F''Nah We're In evidence watching
W. case for the defense.
principal actor-John Benbrook-
A, s''m tragedy OF Monday evening,
ROT msterlallze. but the crowd con-
ANY, 'u ''set with gazing upon the mas
na., shoulders Of Deputy sheriff Me
Jns, VINO sat In close proximity to
M, FoWeia' and fondly imagining
v,,.' u'y We're looking at the rear ele-
T OF John H. Benbrook.
attorneys for the state did not
- - ueeply into the Incidents sur
M. ,us The tragedy. Enough evidence
| Nofrlhsu iorth 10 show that Burt c.
Vi u Bebbrnl1' 10 ms death at the hands
N so5 'i msil Miss stromberg' Dr. Ander-
then n, ,gs,i Chase and CHIEF Hilton,
Vi ninu,s. 'i.-9 the Jury filed out ana Ave
'-'eF came back with their