The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
POLICE SAY HE
HAS BAD RECORD
rlaim Tethsrlngton Has Been in
Prison Three Tires.
lS KNOWN AS THE BOB KID"
-
MOTHER STILL BELIEVES IN
HER SONS INNOCENCE.
IS KNOWN AS THE BOB KID"


,ormatl0n contained in the letter, ths
pobert ". Tetherington referred 10 has |
served three terms In San Quentin PEN |
tentiary for safe blowing and bur
slary and is an Intimate OF the most /
dangerous men In the criminal class.
In addition 10 the photograph, the |
,eftar contained a full description or /
marks on the person OF Tetherington !
so8 his measurements by the Berth-
ion system IN the general deserip-
lion IL was stated that Tetheringtoh |
bore tattoo marks on the LETT forearm,
ard when it was learned yesterday that
tbe Robert Tetherington who lies
dangerously wounded at Holy Cross
bospital. has the initials 'R. w. I.
inprinted In India ink on his ieft fore
arm the police came 20 the conclusion
fhat he is the California Tetherington'
Who did most Of lis time in California
under the alias Of The Bob KID.
Tetherington. lying on his cot in the
bospltal was visited by the chief on
Friday and asked TO give an account
m himself. He told practically the
same story as he did the night OF
ne shooting, but gave the names OF
he two men with whom he was talk
ing al the time. 10 the police.
Tetherington Had Money.
Tetharington now says that he had
n tobacco sack with $50 IN IL hanging
10 the waistband OF his trousers at
the time OF the shooting and that he
had $40 IN his pocket. The money in
the sack was in greenbacks. and Il Is
ha kn
shooting. or some OF those present at
the lime, knew where il was and took
IL away from him. TetheringtOn adj
mits taking several drinks with two
of the men during the afternoon on
which he was shot. and 1t Is supposed
that in paying for the drinks he dis
closed the hiding place of the money.
The fact that he had this amount
OF money puts a bad light on the af-
fair. according 20 the police for $500
was taken from the wrecked safe. and
this amount would naturally be di-
vided among four men at the rate OF
500 each. Four men were concerned
IN the shooting OF Tetherlngton, and
the police are inclined TO believe that
Tetherington may have had a part in
the robbery and that his share OF the
Der OF the gang.
Captain Rurbidge went out TO the
hospital yesterday with a view 10 look
ing az Tetherington's forearm, bat Mrs.
Tetheungton refused 20 let her son be
disturbed After the officers left Mrs.
Tetherington asked her son what he
had on his forearm. which the officers
80 desired 10 see. and he showed her
the Initials "R w. T." In India Ink.
Mother Still Has Faith.
Mrs Tetherington absolutely refuses
20 believe that her son is a criminal
and thinks that there Is some mis-
take. In talking about the case last
night she said;
Il know that Robby was never In
the penttentiary. and the statement to
the effect that he was is absolutely
false, Although ne has been away
from home a great deal, and I have
not always heard from him directly,
yet / know that, living In California as
! do, II he had been in the peniten-
uary j surely would have known it.
I visited San Quentin twice with
friends, and saw every prisoner there,
but I never saw RObby.
He has always been a truthful boy
and he has been so good 10 us. He
mas worked hard 20 earn money, while
away. and frequently sent me some
He has been in Colorado for some time
and was on his way home when this
terrible thing happened. / know that
my boy has told all he knows about
the case. and / don't see why the Of
hcers want 20 fret him by crOss-exam-
ming him so. After they left on Fri
day, he was very nervous. and so when
they came yesterday / would not let
lhem see him, not because l am afraid
70 have them talk 20 him, but because
ne Is my only son and my youngest
enid, and ! want 10 take him back 10
california and nurse him back 10
health.
Initials on His Arm.
The officer who was here yesterday
wanted 70 look az his arm. and after
ne mad gone ! went in and ASKED him
what he had on his arm. that they
wanted % see, and he showed me his
lLluals' Then he told me that last
January he was playing cards in a
Ioon al Los Angeles with some men.
VINO ne found out later were bur-
slafs' and that the men were arrested
IN the room and they took him along
o. because he was with them. He
nl'ea lawyer and proved an alibi, but
I he SAID mat they took a description OF
A.lu Whlle he was in Jail. and he sup
posed that the chief Of police there had
sent IL here
lie Is not afraid 10 talk 70 the ON
GERS. but he has told them all he knows
aoou' u. und cannot understand why
yney want 20 talk 90 him so much.
LueIe Is no charge against him, because
"e oilceT said so yesterday. and !
Hope that he win be we'll enough 10
s,and me Journey back to California
next week"
Concerning California.
The trouble 20 which Tetherington re-
teIs DO his story 10 his mother was
ms arrest tn san Francisco in January
On suspicion ot committing a burglary
~ Nevada. Late Information indicates
NJ ne is well known In the criminal
fecerds 81 the west as '.The Bob Kid
anu That he has served three terms IN
Nau Quentin penitentlaFy fol
burglary. one from Fresno. and twic,
from Los Angeles. He was arrested II
--"S Angeles last April for haVina
SUE blowing tools in his possession.
-te police do not believe that Mrs
IelheringtOn knows OF her sons Grimm
MAJ career. She is a refined and cul
t4ied woman, and has unbounded faitl
~ her son. He has evidently made 4
a point 20 keep an knowledge OF hi
I.sdoings from her. II he RECEIVERS n,
VIZ probably be arrested by the loca
p,uce Tor assisting In blowing the SAT,
VI me Sierra Nevada Lumber company
anu an euort VIII be made TO apDre
mend the other members OF the gang
VINO are now known to the police. De
~ uons OF the men wanted have beef
SsRt broadcast over the country, and I
believed that they will be appre
neAded IN some city or another within
the next few days.