The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-19
HISS sTRoMBERG's STATEMENT.
Sent Note to Morris Asking Him to
Come

/
from nervous exhaustion and hysterla
when seen a her home, No. Washing
] ton avenue. yesterday afternoon. The
| bloom of her cheeks had fed, and the
| sparkle of her eye, which has seemed to
| fascinate Norris. Benbrook and others.
| had given place to a dead, duh and
! leaden look.
She was not at all anxious to talk.
and it required much urging to get her
| to make statement. Their she refused
to discuss the words that took place
between the two men, or the scuffle
that ensued.
I had been out with Mr.. Morris dur
ing yesterday afternoon" she said,
weakly. Il went all about with him.
''Where?" was asked, but she would
not answer.
I'VE came to Walker Bros dry goods
store, and then Mr.. Morris left me to
go to his place of business. Inside 1
tried on hat which l had ordered.
but the trimming did not suit me. so L
left it with the understanding that it
would be fixed up. Then l went to the
shoe department and changed my
shoes. All of that took thirty or thirty
five minutes, when / went on up Main
to the Merchants. where l was to meet
Mr.. Morris. We were going to drink
some cocktails there. No. I was not
going to eat; was not hungry.
He was not there. and L remained
upstairs waiting in the back room. Fin
ally Mr.. Benbrook came in, probably
four or five minutes after 1 had ar
rived. 1 did not send for him. l had
not seen him, and l had no appoint
nIent with him. 1 don't know how he
knew l was there, for no waiter had
come in to see me. He didn't even
knock when he came in the door,
l. aclr n1
But the girl leaned back in tired
way and would not answer; she would
not saw a word.
Well" she continued. after more
urging, Il wrote the first note to Mr..
Morris, the one in which l said that l
did not want him to call FOR me tonight,
Monday night. Mr.. Benbrook got me
TO write it l don't know why l did it.
We were going to the Gentry dog show,
and he was 10 call at the restaurant
for me. 1 can't explain how the note
seems TO show that l did not expect
him to come until the evening and meet
me at home.
But after had given it to the waiter
I thought how foolish it was, and /
rang for him to come back before he
gave it to a messenger boy. / wrote
another note. in which l asked him to
come over. The first one was thrown
upon the table, and / can't explain how
it was found on Mr.. Morris. He evil
IDENTIFY picked it up and red it. and put
it in his pocket when he came down.
When he came l introduced the two
gentlemen
Were there any hot words?"
Again she would say nothing; no urg-
ing could induce her to- talk.
III tell everything tomorrow at the
inquest said she.
Did Benbrook or Norris go out of
the room irst?''
She seemed utterly exhausted, and
had to be asked the question several
times before she would reply.
''Benbrook went out first" she said,
finally. He went into the front room. |
Mr. Morris and / remained. But Mr.
Morris soon followed him out and into |
the front ROOM / thought there was |
going to be trouble, and 1 went after
him.
She would not say what took place
between the two men, refusing abso-
lutely to discuss it.
When Mr.. Morris would not come |
out / left, closing the door, and ran |
into the room / had left, and jumped |
out of the window"
did either man have a gum" was |
as-aa.
II didn't see any gum she replied.
Then why did you run away?"
But she refused to explain.
Just as 1 got outside i heard two !
shots, and then another. I ran along |
the roof and jumped on to a lower one. |
That was slanting. and running down !
to the end, l jumped off. 1t was very /
high, about six feet. l went on out |
into the alley, through a gate and to |
Second South street"
She would say nothing more about |
her actions between the time she left |
the restaurant and returned, three |
quarters of an hour afterward
II saw no women in the restaurant" |
she said. There were none upstairs, SO |
far as l know. The only persons l saw |
were Keene and the waiter, besides the |
two gentlemen with me-"
Note From Benbrook.
But Miss Stromberg's mother, who |
was seen before the daughter appeared,
made at least one statement that con-
tradicts to some extent the girls story.
"A note came for Leda during the |
said she. Il think it was
from Benbrook; / didn't see it, but am
sure The girl would offer no explana-
ton of the matter, and insisted that
she had no appointment with Ben
brook.
Il didn't like Leda to go with him,
Tor he was a gambler said the old
ady. He never came to the house,
and I don't know him. My daughter
has been acquainted with him for four
,r five years. 1 did not try to get her
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