Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-20
COL. BRUDACK'S
VERSION TOLD.
Was at the Merchants Cafe on Bus
mess with Albert Morris,
THAT OVER, HE WENT HOME
Says lie Did Not send the Girls Away
Money Was Borrowed from
Him by Witbeek.

Col. Theodore Bruback and Albert
Morris called at the News" Office to-
day and made statements relative to the
dinner party at the Merchants Cafe on
the afternoon Of the day OF the Ben
brooke Morris tragedy.
Col Bruback was particularly an
noyed at the unpleasant notorlety his
presence at the Inflated place had given
him. Concerning this he declared most
emphatically that. while he had met
Albert Morris there by business APP
polntmen,, and while 1t was a warm
day and while they had drank some
beer together. he had departed for
home on the 6 O'Clock car. nearly an
hour and a half before the shooting. In
detail he made this statement which he
said represented tina facts In the case;
Upon the afternoon OF the evening
that Morris was killed. / received
telephone message from Albert c. Nor.
nS telling me that'he was at the Mer-
chants cafe and intended dining there
with two ladies. Morris had been
working for me in connection with Sc
curing certain contracts for the sale Of
stone. and his message related TO this
business. lie told me that he desired TO
see me. but was busy and did not
leave my office for some time after
ward. When did leave went down
TO the Office OF Irvine e. Mason. and,
after talking 10 them for some time,
started home. When reached Main
street. I remembered the message from
Norris and went over 10 the cafe.
saw Morris, Mana Wltbeck and Emma
Matheson there and discussed the
business matter with Morris. That
was the first time I had ever been to
the Merchants cafe, and ! have never
seen the two girls since. had met
Miss Wltbeck once before at oelebra-
ton at Saltair. where she was intro
duced to me.
After concluding my business with
Morris, | left the cafe and took a car
for my home on Brigham street
reached home In time for dinner at 6
o'clock, and did not leave the house
again until after o'clock. never saw
Burton c. Morris to my knowledge
and he was not at the cafe while was
there"
ONLY LOANED w1TBECK THE
MONEY.
AZ 60 the suspicion that he had fur
nlshed money for the Misses Witbeck
and Matheson 20 go east. he said
Before the girls left town John Wit
beck. whom | have known for many
years, came 10 me and said he was Sc.
verely distressed by the need OF a GER
tain amount OF money. asked him
what he wanted with II but he declined
TO say then told him that feared
he intended sending his daughter away,
and assured him that II would be the
worst thing he could do. He did not
say whether or not that was his lnteh-
ton, but he promised me he would do
az / advised. then loaned him the
money which he had asked for
IL saw Mr. Wltbeck on Tuesday even
ing and told him that he should have
taken my advice, and he admitted IL.
] also told him TO - TO the prosecuting
officers and assure them that he would
have the girls return II their presence
was desired. This he promised to do"
CoRRoBoRATED BY ALBERT.
Albert Morris most emphatlcally
corroborated Mr.. Bruback' story 30 far
as II related 10 the business appoint
ment with him at the Merchants Cafe
and the length Of time the colonel re-
manned there and that he did leave
the place at o'clock As 10 sending
the girls away. he declares that he knew
nothing OF that whatever. Now that
the colonel's name has been caught In
the drag net, Albert says he has moth
ing further TO keep back, Heretofore
ne admits that he has suppressed some
unmportant facts. but he did so simply
to shield Colonel Bruback's good name.