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


come"
Witness had been In the room about
Ave minutes when Bcnbr0Ok came 100!
ana not think Bcnbr0ok had knocked
al the door. when he entered. li.n-
brook and Mr. kernr were ftnnulnF
IN front ~ the cafe when witness
walked down 10 Waiker'H with Muffla.
She spoke 10 them ua they passed 'hut
ieft mo nd W1ikora" she said, "snd
! came up 60 the cafe alone. tie Mta
10 meet mo there in half an hour nitof
leaving Walkers.' .,
Whom Benbrook came in. what ala
he say2" asked the attorney
lie said he was going 90 tnNinflhh
and that Mr. stone was going that
night or the noNt morning.
"Dld he say how long De- would Dc
Eone7"
be gone. or for what purpose he was
going, but only that De would lke 10
talk with me before be- went
"Dld Mr Morris meet YOU nt the APP
pointed time ut the Gator
'Mr. Morris waa not back at the half
hour ns appointed 10 was "a htil" lat
err"
DIR. ANpERsoN's TESTIMONY.
DR.. Herman a. Anderson. the county
physlcian. was then called and sworn.
lie stated that be- was summoned yes
to-day morning "a perform nn nutpiel
upon the remains of the late burt g..
MorriS' After the usual preliminary
questions. he stated that undoubtedly
death wns caused by bullet wound
peffornting the heart and organs
In answer 10 "a query a. 20 whether
the wound would cause instant death,
he raid.
Net necessarily. q man might live
for several minutes before De sue
oumbed 60 tho wound"
lie then proceeded ~ 80 Into the de-
N.N ua faHfNtfNHUHN NmHH N'nHHIa
Ing back 10 the subject. he audi
Judging from the amount Of blood
In the pieufHl cavity. I should think
that death onsued In the ncighhorhood
OF a minute perhaps possibly longer.
Attorney Van Cntt then asked him
regarding tho condition of the organs
Of the body he examined. In reply he
said;
'sThe condition Of organs were nor
mai and everything was In ID healthy
condition"
Continuing he said that he extracted
the bullet and found Il slightly grooved
on one side. possibly caused by strit.
Ing the ycrterbrae and eleventh rlb
bone.
Coming down 10 the condition of tho
murdered mans head he Hald that the
same showed several bruises and that
on the right side " the face were pow
der marks on the ear. The hair Wus
rcorchcd and everything Indicated that
the shot was fired IN an upward d.
rection. There were bruises ON tho tor
~ the head, one ON the right side or
same. together with three Commissions
on the left side Of the face and one. one
inch back ~ corner of the mouth. an.
other hair an Inch above tho ear and
one on temple u the same side OF the
face.
After opening tho scalp II developed
that one OF tho bruises. two Inches
above the left ear. had bruised the
bone; they We're made By a stunt mo.
ntrument Tho nhraslona ON the face
looked No. though they were made with
the knuckloH ~ nHt. None ~ the
contuHions would cause death. those on
the scalp, he said. might possibly ron.
der a man inHcnHble Tor r. short period
Of time,
OFFICER CHASE TEsTGFIEs.
George Chase. police odicor " Salt
Lake city, testified that ON Monday
evening last. when he was near tho
telephone box at the intersection of
man. commonly called 'kid" San.
born, told him that Mr.. kocnr OF the
cafe had sent Tor an officer 10 come and
take some man away Who was quarrel
ing Win henbrook lic said that iien-
brook had been drinking and had %
gun. ana that Mr. kruno feared there
would be trouble.
II started down and had gone fifteen
or twenty steps when ! heard two
shots. snnborn said, IT'S nli on. Chase
I said, 4 guess so I started 10 run, and
as ! got 10 the stairs I saw Burt Nor
ris standing at the head N the stairs
and shouting, This way A. I went up,
heard two more shots" (WlturaH here
Haid one ~ the sounds might have
been an ccho) - came into the room,
] saw lionhruok kncvllng HtraddlC OF
some man and raising gun In the act
of striking a man lying face down
wards with his foot toward mo Bert
Morris seized tho KUN with both hands
and nwayed ~ backwards. seized
the gun by tho barrel and wreuchDl %
out uf nenhrooka hand, Benhrnuk H1id.
II Isn't my gun Your name iH Benz
brooke, Isn't itT' / asked him, and hH
said, Yes Then Sheets CAME IN aud
I said. "rhls man r. nenhrook isn't itT
lie said. Yes and | said. 'rhcn he IL
the man We want"
Witness found one bullet under tho
couch and q mark on the wall showing
whcro II had cut tho plaster and
glanced. Witness took charge N the
pistol; one side OF the barrel was COW
cred with blood, Three shots had been
Hired from ~. ana the hammer was
prcsaed upon another cartridge which
had not exploded. Witness locked up
the room, and gave the key to Oflcor
BurbidEo. The room was much dis
ordered, with chairs overturned and II
nNu ANf hlNi " IalMNFN NlilNhtH W IAllNHN
found no other gun. lie had searched
the body ~ the dead man. but ala not
search Benbrook
CHIEF HILTON TEsTTFIEs.
Chief Of Police Hilton. after being
called, was sworn ana proceeded TO un-
Ewsr the queries propoundod by Attor-
ney Van Colt.
lie said he wasn't present at head
quarters at tho time Of the shooting,
but that he was called shortly after
wards. Sergeant burbidgc ON hiH ar
rival gave him a revolver Uhut the
chief proceeded TO oXhiblD and told him
that oiicor Chase had given 10 60 him,
the pistol being the one that De- had
taken out OF BeubrOoka hand when he
entered the room,
The weapon as exhibited In court was
nVe chumhvrcd Smith and WcsBuu
nickel plated revolver No. lgO,it. -
culiheT ana still bore traces Of blood,
stains; the pistol Wna IN the Sumo con,
dltion as when taken from lleuhrlulta
hand by OfhCer Chase and was loaded
IN all i've chambers, or rather three of
the shells had been exploded while two
loaded cartridges remained IN tha cyllu,
der,
onloer Chase was recalled and ldcntl.
fled the weapon
chief Hilton then produced pint
and white bow utCktie that had boon
handed him BY Sergeant BurhldEo who
stated that IL had been picked up lr
the room whore the tragedy occurred.
Continuing ho sHIi that he examined
the room In question yesterday. he pro.
ceeded TO describe tho situation Of tho