Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-17
Young, one Of the Desperadoes in
Jail Here, Tells Of Il.
OFFICERS HERE FROM OGDEN
Have the Bullet Taken from the
Chinaman's Body = Compare
Shoes with Footprints

Chief Of Police Browning, Sheriff
Layne and Detective Pender Of Ogden,
came down from the Junction City this
morning 10 see Young and Brown, the
desperate criminals who were so clev-
erly captured by Sergt. Dick" Eddlng-
ton and officer Abe Randolph early last
Sunday morning.
The fellows are now securely locked
in the county jail but In all probability
they will before long be taken to Og-
den to answer for the crime Of muir
dering the Chinaman, Gee Yam
Detective Fender and Sheriff Layne
called at the county jail today and took
a look at the prisoners. At first glance
they were thoroughly convinced that
the fellows were the right men. The
officers belief was confirmed when they
were shown the two new hats found
In the possession Of Young and Brown.
The officers are positive The hats are
the same that were bought In Ogden
at the time Of the murder, and belong
10 the men afterward described by the
Cinnamon.
The officers brought down with them
the bullet taken from the dead mans
body, and this afternoon they are max
secondhand stores in the hope Of find
ing some more guns.
In addition to the above facts, II
was learned today that through the eff
forts Of Sheriff Naylor, Young has ad-
mitted that he and Brown turned the
trick at Ogden" and killed the Mon
golian. Young made that statement at
the county Jail this morning. but the
name Of the pei son TO whom the state
ment was made, is withheld at the re.
quest Of the officers.
The picture Of Young has been re-
ceived from the Idaho state prison
where he served seven years for grand
larceny. He was released from that
institution on the 9th of last month,
and Immediately picked up Brown and
the two drifted down to Ogden.
This morning the officers secured
diagram of the fellows shoes and they
are to be compared with the tracks left
near the Chinaman's hut by the muir.
derers.
CONFESSION CONFIRMED.
At late hour this afternoon Sheriff
Naylor confirmed the report that
Young had confessed to killing the Chi
naman, Sheriff Naylor was greatly
surprised that the News" was in
formed as to some OF the facts and al
though he would not say to whom the
prisoner confessed, he admitted that
he got confession from Young this
morning.
Sheriff Naylor, Deputy Sheriff RAJ
leigh and the ogden officers have been
out nearly all day trying to locate the
place where the gun was purchased.
and they were finally successful in To-
eating the place, Young bought the
gun and cartridges at the Salt Lake
hardware store and the clerk who sold
the things saw Young's picture this
morning and quickly and positively
identified him as the man. Young al
so bought the saws there. The fellow
stated that he had the saws hid in the
city jail, but II is now known that this
statement was false and that he had
the saws on him at the time OF his ar
rest. He bought them at the hardware
store at the time he bought the gun.
The latter has been disposed Of but the
officers are confident they Will yet find
| Il.
The Ogden officers will return to the
Junction city this evening but will re-
turn to this city on Monday when they
VIII bring with them the two Cinnamon
who II Is claimed are able to iden-
tlfy the murderers. With the facts that
SheriffNaylor has been able 10 ascertain
together with Young's confession, il is
now practically certain that they have
the murderers. and that they win be
taken back TO Ogden to answer for the
crime