Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-10
Alleged that Bank Teller Did Not
Flee 10 the Mountains,
IN HIDING AT FERRIS HOUSE
n lie Did Flee 10 IL Certain that lie
Came hack Much sooner Than
Generally Relieved.

There is a decidedly spicy story
quietly going the rounds among Robert
sons friends In relation TO his flight
or alleged flight 10 the hills with the
intention Of committing suicide Its
correctness. of course, can only be APP
proxlmated. Those who know refuse
absolutely to talk about the matter and
those who think they know say the re-
port Is untrue. II true. II shows clear
ly that the police who searched dill
gently In the mountains for Robertson
all day after his whereabouts had been
made known TO a few bosom friends,
were not the only ones who were Inn
posed upon In what has turned out
TO have scenes Of faTee-comedy in IL
as well as whole pages OF melodramatic
material. 1t shows that the public
too, has had big hoax perpetrated
upon IL, To be plain, II makes clear
why no trace could be found OF Rob
ertson. why the trained blood hounds
from the state prison could not get the
scent OF his foot prints, II was be-
causes no footprints were made, and
for the very good reason that there
was no flight
Ii IL averred that Robertson. under
the full knowledge that the discovery
OF the defaication was about to be
made, told the gun story TO Miss Cad
well and made her believe that he was
going 20 do Just what he said he was
but that II was all miserable make
believe: that he didn't leave the house
at all. or that II he did. he returned
very soon after and went up 10 the attic
or 10 his room and remained there
awaiting developments which he knew
were sure to come swiftly and fear
fully
Al this would cruelty cut out the
soaked -by-the-rain and drenched-to-
the-skin and starved for twenty
hour story. Commenting upon that
feature OF the report a close friend Of
Robertson stated today that the latter
did actually 60 away and that he did
get wet, but that he came back early
and that he did not spend nearly as
much time away as has been general
~ believed
Then as to the statement that when
he was found az the Ferris home he
was sitting on the edge OF the bed with
hs gun IN his hand ready 20 shoot
either himself or those who entered the
house-that also Is not only questioned
but emphatically denied II Is stated
that he had deliberately communicated
10 friends by telephone that he was at
the house and wanted TO see them
whereupon Detective Sheets and COun-
Gilman Davis responded to the call and
found him-not IN the upper part Of
the house ready 10 commit murder. but
I'm the parlor below where he was read
Ing with grave concern OF the interest.
solicitude and search OF his friends the
day before and the preparations for
that day. This portion Of the story
Is absolutely vouched for.
GUARDING MISS CALDWELL.
orders have gone out from the Fer
rls home that no reporters are 10 see
Miss Caldwell, regarding any newspa-
per interview" This Is presumably |
In reference 20 the interview she gave |
the papers Just after the wild tale was
started about Robertson's romantic |
In the hills. Miss Caldwell. |
L will be remembered. said az tho time
hat she saw the teller leave the house
On the morning OF his disappearance
With a gun over his shoulder He came
,ack directly and asked her II she knew
where there were any more cartridges,