Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

Some Of the most startling develop
ments have come to light In the Ryan
murder and robbery affair and the au-
thorities are now certain that the case
will be In shape to go to the courts
within day or two.
Yesterday afternoon fourth person
connected with the murder was arrest
ed BY Detective Raleigh. This person
II Mat Wilson, negro. % years OF
age, who has been an admirer OF the
| oOlored woman who bought the poison.
Both women, Ray and Smith. are do
/ Ing their utmost TO shield Wilson. but
| the police have found witness. dem
lien Of Victoria alley, who will testify
that she saw Wilson leaving the Smith
womans crib on Friday afternoon
about o'clock At that time Ryan
was In the clubhouse and his groans
could be plainly heard. This witness
called to Wilson as he was leaving
The Crib" and told him to come back
and take a man out OF the place. VII
son turned around, hesitated a moment
and then refused 10 remove the body,
saying something to the effect that IT
could remain there. He then left the
alley and has been keeping out OF sight
since that time until his arrest last
evening.
CONFESS TO THE MURDER.
But the most startling disclosures
came Thursday afternoon In Chief
faurs private Office. when the two wo-
men were brought In and they made
Z complete confession as to giving the
poison TO Ryan. The statement was
made IN TIE presence Of four officials
end notary public. Their statement
was written down word for word.
u1er which II was read over TO
nem Three or four times and they sol
smniy swore 10 II before the notary
tld signed II, under his seal.
iAe iacts they swore to were practi-
.aay the same as already exclusively
a.uashed by this paper. with the ex-
Wpuoh that II was the Ray woman
no actually placed the poison In the
pesr After Ryan had taken the pol
~ ue nay woman went down stairs
"u was followed into a low
r. room by Ryan. 1t was
ree that he became unconscious
nv .c y was from there that his inani-
n nse ioiin was carried to the loathsome
~ ".e Where he breathed his last. But
y" we point as to who carried the body
NV Az e we women do not agree. That is,
~ snluh woman duplicates Flemming,
NM a'an arrested Thursday afternoon,
,n"s u IL evident that both are try
T W protect Young Wilson.
Vni the confession made by the wo-
a n tnefe Is no possible chance for
css,oape for them. In the language of
hsIaA raul: II have their affidavits
IN My w IN the safe. They are signed
~ ses and white and under the seal
lan. "SSss.y public and 30 far as Mary
eer,'aS 1iilVh and Madge Ray are con-
,hsm = why even saltpeter won't save
LOOKS BAD FOR FLEMING.
|tats ssg hu.y afternoon Flemming was
noSv vn Vyeiore the women and was there
m, l OF being In the Crib" with
,ah svneh while Ryan was there. He
IN e,hluy denied this and tried 70
sf,Ar,'n'ele ne was on the fatal Friday
down = ~ Detective Raleigh took
elsImoss ilst OF places where Flemming
eyan1s ne was on that afternoon and
tscer,a,, ana Immediately went out to
sts,s, m'n me truth or falslty OF those
Nbon,' lie found them TO be
No. ,i false. The very people with
ca ro'n flemming said he was on thai
troo, veny ms story and give positive
''O'' u'ai he was not there,
ADMITS HE WAS THERE.
rls,nsa.iiiy the Smith woman accused
tis osnis point blank Of his part in
INA as and at last he broke down
a, ,sa united that he was in the house
,nonn, e une, that he got some OF the
sdyIssS gave the Smith negress IS and
,:s, ,ssa her to leave town at once. This
me-, ,', nn Is borne out by a fact which
ras . , to light, namely that she
reaa, paeAlns her trunk ana getting
In AZ escape when she was arrested.
resrs saoiuon to this, there is thiri
ksS W the case although she
''u nothing whatever to DO with