The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-06

.FvFLOPMENTS yesterday in the
/ killing AZ the road house on State
" street Of J. 4. Jennings By Bar
nav E.Esten. lead the officers TO be-
usre that he was robbed in the house,
hen murdered when he made a de-
rlnd for the return OF his money The
rrrstig5tions Of the officers brought
firth some startling facts that until
yesterday were kept secret by those
illnesses who saw the shooting.
Six OF the witnesses were placed I'M
ararrrst early yesterday morning and
as soon as this was done the officers
bsgan tD secure information indicating
tbat there was something far deeper In
Die affair than had appeared the night
before Conflicting stories were told
by the witnesses and finally one ad-
mttsd that Jennings claimed 70 have
been robbed when he appeared in the
bar room.
IL also developed that Jennings had
gone out 20 the place with considerable
money In his possession and 10 was
known about the road house that he
had money in his pockets. This money
was gone when the body OF the dead
man vas searched. II was further
learned that Jennings went 10 the place
no SIRE his father. who was camping
with band of horses near the Road
house. and not finding his father had
dropped down TO the resort in the aft
eru0oa.
Facts Begin to Leak Out.
Those who were about the place I'm
ally admitted that ne bought some
drinks and had had a scufiie with the
negro bartender Frank Trusty during
the afternern. Eye witnesses admitted
that Jennings had accused the barten-
der OF overcharging him and claimed
that he drew a gun on the negro then,
although up 70 this time they all stood
10 the statement that Jennings had
never been seen before about the place
until he appeared with the gun and
pointed il at Eckstein.
An OF the witnesses still tell about
thr same story Of what occurred al the
bar when the shooting was done. The
officers. however. in the light of subse-
Qurnt Developments. freely state their
doubts as 10 whether Jennings had
gun al all They believe IL possible
that the cooked revolver may have been
placed beside the dead man after the
tragedy. All the Information secured
Yesterday about the character of Jen-
nings was 20 the effect that he was
never given 20 drinking and was never
known TO have carried a gun of any
kind, The officers are now bending
their efforts 20 discover whether or not
the gun found by him belonged to the
dead man,
Uf The seven Witnesses who We're put
through the sweat box" Eckstein was
the only one who chung TO the same
story told the night before. one Wit
ness admitted he had been instructed
what story 10 tell. After the statements
Of thr men were taken by the officers
ana county attorney they were released
with Instructions to appear at the in
quest 10 be held this morning at 10
O'Clock
Watching the Witnesses.
When 81 became known thar one Of
The Witnesses. Ed SheTbrook. had given
sonic valuable Information. there was
talk Lhat he might be gotten out Of
town before morning TO keep him from
telling 700 much Sheriff Naylor was
bottled OF the ma ter and kept a watch
OBJ both him and the negro bartender
Mo also gave valuable information
throwing an entirely different light on
The yragrdy.
The officers are exerting every effort
to srt al the bottom OF the mystery