Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-17

Ex-CoIorado Prisoner Makes Ah'daM That John
Strange Confessed TO jhe KHiDg of COL ProwSe
And That King is Innocent

Aty-Gen incoming ec7yod lo1oWlng
from the prison Canyon city The document
promptly wone who mas represented King
he their life that has wagng the Salt
Lake for the last year and half
State of Colorado County OF Fremont
being first duly cath deposes and says
My name John Mace am 81 years Old and aborer by gen.
attempted hodup the sheep Ranch saloon salt LaRe CITY u@h
saloon SsS colonel pov was killed ogden about
@ to "St cS ae cS s S for ] T ana TS cn the
reached ogden on the morning after ibis hodup again met Day.
EXPORT On ne s'ee near the men ne met me ne sopPd
have forgotten y was ge Daynport said at lSt time thqt he
night before and that they trying get end that
o SG oya sO Ny pamer John Matthew WAS ogden With me
a a ts pS point S a RaHS Wyons mas% w" now the
met DaySgo on Re train where nG that he and John strange
Were aso CONS s e same way my at ana were h &
Of the car ogden Davenport while sitting By
have keep shady u the yoIn pulled out and that he didn't
with them Al this time Davenport told that he and John Strange
bort also said hat Vas lucky for strange that he had passed By
officers on the street in ogden while he wore the coat ana trousers of
satce yalse on one Of the gang IN the sheep Ranch saloon
thens and together with number of others off the train and
About o'clock that morning after breakfast met Davenport
e street ana e asked me 80 70 ms room d So ana mere
the streets and asked me il had seen any persons who might us
pointed account hodup killing Ranch
Tia" they would have to look out fcr themselves something that
ing how much nomaon the Officers had that night lead to their
sS They Sh seemed ss5 sd ana Were asS oD TAKE
went Away and knocked around town that day and evening About
came and asked me hal any money said had little and
m ana o ss TS5S FTs PAID % y 0S R @ s@
room and stayed in town ali night because saw them next morning
saw Davenport and strange few times within the next few days.
Before roae they had shown salt Lake
Lynch and they asking each other who King neither Of
nothing cdup killing sheep Ranch
the probably fellow that
Detective Sheets Salt Lake city against and could not get
Rawns met Davenport and Strange Laramie city stayed
Cheyenne and talking with Strange various things he told
by him his partner Davenport while they were the
that unit Davenport was when
arranged for Se five Of them to do this Soldup "''
strange said that he had held up this same place before They
bought three REVIEWERS came back with REVIEWERS
either a. or 40 Soe sans od me that at the last minute one
actually concerned in it That they had loaded up with whisky and
me that his vest was in the grip thai, was thrown away sa9g also
saw one Of e lads on The do Meaning the hodup who was shot
on as well a. from What 9 tod me- directly the above is lair
they had had say they talked
my presence without reserve and heard great many ngs many
was @ AFFAIR in which four Of Them were engaged but
them They talked of getting az much money as sey could to help the
s S s d"S @ floor but instead Of '" the money
now n'Ss cdS S @ ana On" conT d number S9 he
oG some last sulhsr with Strange pen:
knew Of it. He laughed about and said Well King is innocent
but they do nothing with about Strange also told
after he had remarked that King innocent 81 am the man
bought the valse handkerch
the cheney bought O
but that a lie. didn't"
Matthews heard Strange and Davenport talk this mat
ter over and knows that they have said practically what have stated
also wish that while everything affidavit
In the manner would like that frequent talks with Davenport
Strange
der such circumstances that positively convinced
beyond possible doubt
ved with James Lynch OF killing
that said John Strange Ed Davenport Lynch another
the guilty
know this as wen as know anything which have not
ualy with and the
II could John
statement detail present
he bulheaded
thing but know he make this
purely for the of aiding
to be innocent have made it with the promise NJ
reward or favor OF kind know King innocent and don't
want him suffer and for this
Wit freely and openly and without
And further afhant sayeth MACE.
Subscribed and before duplicate Of
February, A. d. 1902 CHARLES +. REED Notary Public.
My commission expires
Signed In presence OF C. NJ GANWOOD,
NJ. MARTIN