Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-19

is believed that he has been their ac-
complete In other robberies and II was
only through the Smith woman break
Ing down that the authorities came into
possession OF the horrible facts.
Flemming has the appearance pr be-
ing about so years Of age although he
declares that he is 30. He is slightly
below medium height but is strong and
of athletic build he mas light gray
eyes that are continually shifting wnen
he Ia talking to anyone, and his hair Is
sprlnkled with gray, An effort was
made to get him TO talk about the case
and this he appeared very anxious to
do, but Il was almost an impossibillty
to get him TO conhne himself to H. Az
ter saying few words about the Smith
woman he would ramble off on 10 some
other subject.
WILL DO ANYTHING.
"When I am drunk | will do any,
thing ne said, but II Is fact that
since | got out of jail on the first OF
the month, have not been drinking at
all. | served time here the last time for
stealing a pair Of pants. | admit that
| served a year in the pen for grand
larceny. ! was sent up three years ago
for stealing load OF wool, but didn't
steal It, | simply sold II for another
man. If this woman says | was mixed
W in this affair she lies. On Friday
afternoon ! came up from my room TO
see man about selling a mining
claim
what time did you conclude your
business in the afternoon? he was
asked.
II got through about 8 o'clock and
about 1880 / went back 10 the place
where | am rooming and played cards
until abou. II o'clock with three friends
Of mine. / was not In the Smith wo-
mans place that afternoon
Beyond saying this. Flemming would
not say where he was between the hours
mentioned, which is the 'ime The crime
was COR mi.ted.
TLEMMINTs RECORD.
The man has long and bad record
The police say that he has served many
terms In the city jail during the last
nine years Scores of times he has been
arrested for petit larceny and kindred
offenses, and several times has been ar
rested on graver charges but managed
TO escape prosecution. The police cav
they have reason to believe that Fleni-
ming was mixed IN In the burglary of
the Paris Millinery when occurred,
some months ago. A lot OF furs. valued
at about 5000. were stolen from the place
and II Is claimed that there Is ei-i-
| donee that Flemmlng disposed OF most
| Of them In Denver. II is known that be
! left the city about that time and re-
4, turned shortly from Denver with over
5000 In his pockets. He spends most OF
his time In lounging around In the ten
derloIn district and most OF the time Is
associating with known thieves.
While the Smith woman says she Is
positive that Flemming is the man. that
he was implicated in the murder and
robbery and that he got most OF the
money and gave her s.. the Ray woman
Is trying TO shield the man. She VIII
not admit that he was in the place on
Friday and when questioned about
| him she maintains discreet silence
But the police are certain that she will
eventually make a clean breast of the
whole affair. Chief Paul said today:
CHIEF PAUL's STATEMENT
"To my mind the affair Is now as
plain as mud IN n wine glass am as
positive that this man Flemmlug car
ried the body TO the Clubhouse as that
stand here, and as the matter now
stands the crime Is fastened upon the
three. Mary Jane Smith. Madge Ray
and Flemming. so there Is no chance for
them to escape. This Smith woman
positively Identifies Flemming and de-
clares that he was there. There are
one or two minor details OF the case
that have to be gathered In and then
everything will be made plain"