The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-17
, Ohm STRANGE, a prisoner in Il

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state penitentiary at Canon city,
Colo. has made a confession to the
snthorftias of that institution, claim
inc that he is guilty of the crime for
which T.. r. King is now lying
en- the state prison of this state. await
ing am appeal from the sentence of
death which was imposed upon him.
Chief 1t Police Hilton. or some of the
officers ct the department, viii prob
sbIy leave Tuesday for Canon City
:, investigate the claims Of Strange.
u his asserto ns are found 10 be true,
efforts viii be made at Orce towards
securing the release Of King and of
clearing him of the charge of murder.
FOL. which he. has been sentenced TO be
shot
Every effort has been made by King
IN prove his innocence of the crime of
killing Colonel George Prouse. TIE
dealer I'm the faro game at the Sheep
Ranch gambling house on Commercial
street The crime was committed on
the morning of Sept. IL. 1900, and was
one of ;he most daring attempts at a
hold-up that has ever been committed
IN this city Three masked men
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several games were in progress and
demanded that the money in the game
be turned over. Colonel PrOuse reached
for his gun, but the robbers succeeded
en- getting in the first shot. and the
dealer fell to the floor MORALLY wound
ed Game TO the last, however, ne fired
at his assailants. and one of his shots
took effect one of the robbers fell to
the floor with a bu' ct hole in his head,
but the other two capped
Strange tn, Third Man.
One Of the men q, not take an active
part in the shooting, but is thought to
have remained at the door to keep
watch and TO notify his comrades in
the event of arrival Of the police 4
few days later. however. King and
I.U H. who had been shot in the en-
counter were arrested and tried on
the charge of murder. The third man
escaped and had not been heard of
until recently. when he made his con-
fessoB to The Colorado authorities. In
the trial which followed the arrest of
the two men they were found by the
jury 10 be guilty of the crime. and
were both sentenced to the death pen
atty They were given the option OF
death og hanging or by being shot.
Both chose the alter method.
King. hoWeVcl, was firm in his pro-
teStadlHs Of innocence, and has clung
tcn8CiCuSly TO the story that he was
sentenced for another mans crime. He
appealed the case, and il was set TO oe
brought before the suprme court of the
state of Utah last Monday On ac-
count Of the eaCaest solicitation of the
9aIian 8mbass 3dor at Washington and
O. Secretary of State Hay. the case was
postponed until the next session of
The court which viii open May L. A
l-" days ago the authorities were no
theo Of the confession of the prisoner
h the Canon City prison.
Breeden Tells Of Confession.
Attorney General Breeder was seen
With reference to the report Of the
concession last night, and stated:
Yes, / Rave received kilograms stat
ms that tine confession has been made
and that il has been CorrObOrated by
others who have been under the ques-
Jonlng of the OF cials. Just the exact
nature % the statement of the man
strange / cannot give. for 1 have not
peen informed of its fun nature. But
] ann told that Strange is a prisoner
l7 the Canon City penitentiary, and
Nll oc shortly released on parole. As
Tar as / can learn, he has confessed
mat he is guilty of the crime of kill
ING Colonel George Prouse in this city
IN September, 1890. and that King. who
mad been sentenced to death for the
crime. is innocent. The case had been
appealed 20 the supreme court, and
rad been set for last Monday. out on
account of the great influence that was
.'oJgnt TO bear from Washington,
-le trial was continued until the May
Tenn. The affair has been taken up
Q! The Italian minister in that CITY,
VINO enlisted the interest of Secretary
state Hay. Through them the case
Was postponed with the view 10 order
ing a new trial in the event that fresh
evidence as TO the crime was produced
Inc supreme court, however, cannot
accept any evidence further than the
records Of the preceding trials Should
me alleged confession, however prove
10 De- correct. tie court will order that
Rev trial be held at once. and that
NinS be given the benefit of any evil