Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
INTERVIEW WITH
OUTLAWS WIFE.
Deputy Harries Has a Talk With
Mrs, Butch Cassidy,
WHO ADMITS HE WAS HERE.
Says She Has Been Trying 20 Get Him
20 Reform for the Sake Of
Their Children,

II somebody" as some people claim
is being "trihed' with regarding the
presence Of Butch Cassidy, the outlaw,
in Salt Lake CITY, that somebody is
not Deputy Sheriff Ben Harries, but
somebody" else. Ben is so convinced
that the outlaw is-or was up until
Thursday nlght-ln the city. that he Is
willing 10 stake his reputation on II.
The night before last the deputy kept
close watch OF the house belonging 10
the woman suspected OF being the wife
OF the outlaw, but he saw nothing Of
Cassidy
INTRODUCES HIMSELF.
Last night he visited the place again,
but instead OF hiding himself behind
the brush, as he did the night before, he
walked uD 10 the door OF the house,
knocked and was admitted by the lady
herself This was shortly before nine
o'clock and the woman was in the act
Of preparing her little ones for bed
when the officer called. The News
yesterday gave the ages Of thu children
as twelve and fourteen. They are not
that old It seems. The youngest Mr..
Harrles says Is FIVE and the Ollest about
seven. Deputy Harries introduced HIM
self and said he was after
certain information which he thought
she could impart.
SAYS SHE'S CAssIDY's WIFE.
u had picture OF Cassidy in my
pocket" said Harries, land pulling II
out l handed It TO the woman and
asked II she could tell me who Il was.
Yes, sir, she said, that is my hus-
band and the father Of my two child
rem
do you know where he is now?" l
inquired.
L do not she replied
Has he been in Salt Lake recent
ly?' ] next inquired.
Yes sir, he was In Salt Lake City
last night but where he is now
don't know, and II / did you may rest
assured / would not tell you, she
said.
lis It true that he is willing to sur
render2' ! next inquired.
Yes, sir IL Is. He's been anxious
to do so for some time past, and viii
yet II he can be assured Of one or two
things was the reply,
Are you familiar with his terms
OF surrender? | asked.
WIFE APPEALS TO HIM.
Yes, I am, the woman said. OF
course, she went on, you will under
stand that | have been trying for some
time now to get him TO lead a different
life. | have plead and plead with him
and asked him to think OF our dear
little children. Al times he would be-
come very much affected and Their
would ask me II / thought the govern,
ment and prosecuting officials would
grant him certain concessions. told
him | thought they would, and In case
they did not, / said, Let's go some-
where else 10 live. He said Il was
no use TO try and settle down any
where else, for the officers would soon
get TO hear Of II and come
and take him back TO Utah,
and maybe keep him In Jail all his life.
He naturally has a horror at the
thoughts Of spending the remainder Of
his days behind prison walls and SAYS
be miGht Just as we'll live and die an
outlaw as to submit to a proposition Of
that kind, Some say my husband is a
bad man. but ! know he Is not; at least
he Is not half so bad as some people
try 10 make him. There are those who !
say my husband Is a murderer; but he |
Is not. and It was only Wednesday OF |
this week that be congratulated HIM !
self on that fact Thank Cod he said |
m. hands are clean Of blood stains. |
Whatever my crimes may have been |
have not taken human life. neither |
have ! assisted or encouraged others |
10 kill
"1s II possible for me to see Mr. |
Cassidy I asked
"'No. sir. / don't think II is possible i
now" she said, 1T was few days ago, /
out now that the matter has been made |
public and by those who he thought 4
would befriend him seeing he mani 4
'ested a DISPOSITION 10 surrender and /
10 the right thing, I think he's afraid
o trust anyone.
BUTCH CAN NOT BE TAKEN.
Il took M leave Of the woman"
aid Mr. Harrles. promising ] would
zee her again shortly. Before taking
ny AfNaA Ahltf llhMfNtls sue Hull UtI
husband would never give himself up
Until the concessions had been granted.
Maybe he'll be captured" | said. She
miled and said: MY husband will take
hances on that. They've been trying
0 catch him for years now. and are still
rying, but they won't get him unless
Ie gives himself up, and you remember
What I say"
DEPUTY Harries was informed that o.
Jun Or OF oeooi We're impressed with
he belief that someone was trying TO
work a fake story on him. II know
l., he replied. 1--WE met such persons
efore. and / except to meet them
gain I've fooled them before and
maybe I'll fool them again. notice.
hough. that they are anxious now TO
now whore Mrs. Cassidy's place Is, but
tell them I don't know
zone thing / do know, however" con-
nued Harries. 81 know Butch Cassi-
Z was in Salt Lake this week" Here
he officer produced a photograph and
aid Some OF these fellows who think
hey know II oil will go around and
10 that ofn'f "a riofurQ 90 TQufoh Iao- |