The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-06
OFFICERS SAY JENNINGS
WAS ROBBED AND SLAIN
Dscare That Cold BoOded Murder Was Commit
ted at the Road House.
Victim Highly Respected Man and Story of Attempted HOdup
Exploded Upon Investigation

surrounding the affair before the in
/ quest this morning that all the facts
may be laid before the jury.
Among the most important develop
ments yesterday leading the officers 10
believe that Jennings was robbed at
the Road house. was the fact that he
had considerable money when he went
out TO the place. This Information was
furnished by Simon Dalton. a horse
trader, living In this city. who was
raised with Jennings in the latters
former home. and has known him in
timately for years
According 10 the story of Dalton. he
met Jennings near the Cullen hotel
about , O'Clock Thursday afternoon
and jokngly asked him II he was
broke. In reply. Jennings. he said.
pulled a chamois skin purse from his
hip pocket and poured a quantity Of
gold and greenbacks into his hand. with
the jOcular reply that he had a little
money left. He asked If Dalton want
ed 10 borrow some Dalton states that
there was a pile of gold coins in the
sack and from what he could see there
was not less than 5000 in the purse.
Jennings put the purse hack in his
pocket and left Dalton going towards
state street. Dalton says the Jennings
had not been drinking then. and he
declares that he never knew him 20
carry a gun in his life.
Stories Are Conflicting.
Some time later, Jennings appeared
at the Office Of A, II. Tarhet, for whom
he has been working in Idaho for sew
eral months past and talked with Mr..
Tarbet about more work in Idaho.
The next Information about Jennings
was given by Hugo Morton. a young
man who was among those who wit
messed the shooting. Morton said he
met Jennings in Byron's saloon late in
the afternoon and had drink with
him. He declared that after they left
the saloon Jennings pulled a gun and
wanted to 90 back. claiming that the
bartender had overcharged him. This
part OF the story Morton denied aft
erwards. but he asserted that he and
jennings boarded a Murray car some
time between { and O'Clock, and rode
out to the road house.
They both got of at the resort. Nor
ton stated. and he went into the place
while Jennings walked up the road 70
tent. which IL has developed was that
of his father. Morton says he didn't
know whether Jennings had any mon
ey, except that he saw him pun some
change from his pocket and pay for the
drinks.
Alvin Dunlap who keeps a confec-
tionary stand near the road house,
says that Jennings got OF the car there
sometime about o'clock and. after go
ing TO the tent. came back 10 the road
house and stated that he had come
down expecting TO buy some horses,
and hadn't found the horsenan in.
Witnesses Under Arrest.
As to what occurred after this. the
statements of those who saw 1t vary
decidedly although all the witnesses
tell about the same story of the actual
shooting that they did the hFst night,
The first intimation that there was
something behind II all was given TO
the officers about o'clock yesterday
morning by Ed SherbrOOk, the piano
player. When his statements we're
heard the sheriff Immediately placed all
the witnesses under arrest.
These were Frank Trusty. the colored
bartender: Ed SherbroOk. the piano
player; Samb Mathews. an eXcOnvict,
who had but been released from prison
that morning. Hugo Morton, Horace
Renslaw and Andrew Burt, two boys
who have figured in criminal matters
before. The six were taken 10 the
county Jail and Tlaced in separate cells.
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