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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
POLICE BELIEVE THAT
SECRET ORDER EXISTED

While the fact has not been positive
" determined. il is believed py the OF
hcers who have worked on the case
that a secret order exists among the
bows. who are all sworn to secrecy ana
bound TO each other by bonds msepara-
BILE. From a few statements let ran
nv the Youngsters. il is believed thai
the organization exists and mat there
are between eight and dozen menu
bers. all ranging from i 10 10 years
of age.
The others who are thought 70 pc
members of the secret society VIII oe
taken before the chief of police ana
other officials this morning ana pug
through a severe case OF SNedlilS'
It is hoped by this method 10 learn the
facts of the existence of the order, and
To get the names of all the member 8
Being brought face to face with eacn
other. it is believed that the gang VIII
unloose themselves OF the secret ana
reveal the workings and plans OF the
organization.
According to the rUnor that has
reached the ears Of the officers, the OF
der is profoundly secret and eacn u
its members is sworn to secrecy on
the pain of death A ritual Wordeo
after the manner of those found IN tne
Brady. series OF nickel novels forms me
chief tie of cementing the lads togeth-
er. and relates in the bOldeSt ana most
ghastly fashion the horrible tortares
that await him who proves uhlalthL vi
to his fellows and reveals any OF me
secrets of the order. BY the olood ol
the bold old king Wco mas loIillee ens
character for the series or novels WnlcI
the Youngsters have devoured- any OF
the members who fails in his trust IS
put through the fortunes and IS sscteIis
led awav TO a place from which ne
never returns,
Bound biz ties fndissoluble. the boys
are said to have implicit commence ~
each other. and if one Is unIof ~. y
enough 10 become involved IN the tolls
Of tht. law. he absolutely refuses 70 oi-
,-1slse the names of his companions OF
10 reveal their completely in the CRIME
+ for which he has been apprehendea'
The object of the supposed organiza-
ton has not been discovered II Is
Thought nv those who have worked or
the case that il was formed SIMPLY II
/ emulation of the deeds OF thrillihs az
venture and blood-curdhng eApeI leli ~
related in the novels with Wnleh tns
boys have been saturated, anu ~ .ll'
bravery cons lquent 20 Holiie' ioS
strength. 20 excite each olnei 20
out Of the ordinary and bordering OF
the fabulous. Blinded by their aaltilIa'
ton of the feats Of the heroes OF tn'
{ novels. the boys have attenp te0 q, :,
I eelipse each other IN their deeds Of Ioiis
ard to have become wrapped III q Mss
OF evidence from which II may De i'i
p0ssi to extriCate themselves
Six Of the youngsters VINO ~.
thought 70 be members OF the oIt.et y :. !.
; be brought 70 police headqustI leis .. i 4
c'cloek this morning ana .pl Ft-li 80
49, -nosf severe text Of cross-questian
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
YOUNG POTTS DENIES HIS GUILT
AND BEES HARD TO SEE HIS MOTHER

As soon as the second confession was
secured Sheriff NaElOr went or for
Potts. and after finding him at the The
atre took aim to the Jail and brought
him face TO face with Felt The scene
that followed was "A stirring one CLYDE
flung accusations at Potts. and the lat
ter denied them with persistent vigor.
declaring that his accuser was lying in
every charge he made.
Yes YOU drew the razor that killed
old man Collins, and you washed the
blood off Your hands IN toe spring" said
Felt In CALM aud deliberate tone
"Oh, ClyHe. you know you are lying F."
retorted r0tts, with his nervous eyes
flashing AMER from their depths You
know that | wasn't up on the hiu that
Monday. nor the next day. on. but you
can lie You know that 7 am innocent.
Chvde y0u are Just saving this 10 get
me into Jail here, but III get 0ut before
sou do. Ii VIII all come out in the
wash"
~TH tell of something else YOU did.
Hen" broke in Felt we went up on
the hill Tuesday after school to shoot
and ok segOs. and you saic. Let's go
over 10 the cave and see If the old man
is covered up good enough You and me
put I'D the rocks higher in front Of the
cave and then came away.
That's another lie, for I wasn't with
YOU. and / can prove Id. emphaucaii3
smoke Young Potts. clyde, this comes
from reading those novels.
.-ShuCks. answered the confessOT.
You've read en- as much as I have, and
have some Of my books at your house
now.
shortly after Henry had been brought
down from Feits cell, the elder Potts ap-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
.CLYDE'S FATHER is
NEARLY HEART BROKEN

The scene at the police station when
Clyde's father met him after he had
made the first confession was a pitiful
one. The father, who was at his work,
knew nothing OF the terrible confession
until he was notified after the lad had
been brought back from the hills. Al
most crazed with grief. he rushed TO the
police station, and with the tears cours-
ing down his cheeks. ne clasped his boy
in his arms No words could express
the anguish of the father. and even the
officers who have been delving into the
mystery day and night left the room
CRYING like children. The boy shed not
a tear. but il was evident that he telt
his position more keenly than ne would
allow himself to show.
The father listened TO the story In &C.
tail and implored his son to tell the
whole truth. The boy maintained that he
had with such earnestness that those
who heard him were almost impelled TO
the belief that he alone had committed
the terrible deed
The boy remained in the private office
of Chief Hilton an day, but ne was the
object OF so many curious eyes that the
grieved father implored the sheriff 90
give him quarters in the county jan Late
in the afternoon he was taken there ana
given a cell in the w0mans ward. Unti
nearly dark his father and uncies re-
manned with him. -.
For the first time since be MADE lhe
confession he cried bitterly when he was
left in the iron cell
With a heavy heart the father left the
isf lust before dark and returned 10
his home 10 tell the heart-broken motEer
an fSe terrible details of the story told
By their boy,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
NICKEL NOVELS MAY
HAVE INSPIRED DEED

The motives assigned to explain Clyde 8
acceding to the wishes OF Collins ana
Potts alleged part in the dark oeea arc
as extraordinary as the story OF tiie
actions they are supposed TO have pro
duced Through participation in the de
pravity of moral perveTt, II Is Claimed
the lad had become subject to the viii OF
the older mind. and the bravado insullec
into him by the lurid tales of the nickel
novels nerved him 10 the deed in a
moment Of excitement. and held his lips
sealed under a false impression OF
courageous loyalty to a friend Ih2
blood and thunder notions put into the
bows head by this literature are con-
sidered the connecting links that MADE IL
possible for the lad TO DO what he did
The pile of well worn detective story
books found carefully hidden beneath MI.
Felt's residence yesterday show that the
lad has been filling his receptive mind
with the glowing and exciting details OF
Cross Roads Gang, or the Great case
in Missouri
This Is a story of mysterious murder
In which a strange woman from BLACK
Hollow figures. and the work or expert
detectives to solve the mystery Is eN-
planned in all its glaring details. Neither
of the bows deny that they have beer
reading this kind OF stories The novels.
it is argued. furnish the wild ideas of
nerve and bravery that would cause q
lad to overlook the enOrmity OF crime IN
his excited ideas of courage.
Besides this. il IS claimed that persons
made parties to moral deDTaVity. such as
these bows admit they were, become sub
iect to the viii Of moral peTvert so that
they in effect become moral slaves. and
the latter holds a kind Of bvcnotic IN
fluence over them There is always the
burning desire To rid ones self II IS
claimed rom such an Influence and an
opportunity offered by a case such as this
would he embraced even by hOvs to free
themselves from his loathsome influence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
STARTLING CONFESSION
MADE BY CLYDE FELT
CONTINUED from PAGE ID

Continued from rage IL
ping the mouth
PEEKED BLOODY CORPSE
Presently bg
bu he eyes ca a
Of "a
side
Potts
he
CLYDE FORGIVENESS.
Of his
As he
s haunted the bloody vision As he lay bed
10
study After school
he to the seph in es hollow and finished walng
Then
CHASTITY PICTURE EAUNTs
CHASTITY prayers
found
lies that he the old ha suggested
his power Of Resistance
first he too
duplicating
o implicated in ataIy
And there had The
14-year-old
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
SAYS IT'S MURDER
IN FIRST DEGREE

Judge O. ". Powers. when asked as to
what might be done with boy VINO
cut the throat Of a person under the con-
diti0ns obtaining in this case said Win
o2t hesitancy that he could be charged
and convicted of murder in the first De
gree, if there were supporting evidence 70
the confession.
Upon his confession alone he could not
be convicted. but if corroborating circums
stances could be brought forward 10 sub
stantiate the details of his story, then a
conviction could be secured. Because the
older man persuaded the boy TO 90 such
a crime does not leave the perpetrator Of
it free from blame. When he draws a
razor across the throat of another. ne
does it with the intention of taking that
persons life, and whether he has been
asked 10 do it or not, it is a case Of muir
der
As for a person being the moral slave
Of another and a moral pervert exercising
an impelling influence over another, that
is ali rot. / do not believe that there Is
any such thing as slavery to such in
fluences.
This case is the most remarkable one
that has ever developed in the history Of
crime in Utah. The elements entering
into It are such as are seldom encountered
in the criminal werld. and it is no easy
matter to say what can be done IN such
a case"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05

As soon as the story had been told the
boy was taken to the police station and
put under most severe examination as
10 the truthfulness of his assertions. Al
though he was made 10 repeat in detail
the story time and again. he told eX-
aCtly the same story each time, and the
officers were convinced that he told the
truth as far as he went, but the only
question was. had he told everything and
could there have been one OF more boys
implicated with him in the deed3
Young Henry Potts was brought to the
station and the story Of what Clyde had
told him was elected from him number
OF times. The stories of the two boys, 81
far as that of Potts extended, tailed ex-
actly, and young Potts was allowed "a
return to his home.
Confident ia the belief that one COY
the age Of young Felt could not nave done
the crime ne confessed to alone. Sheriff
Naylor closeted himself with the lad after
last night and urged aim TO tell who had
helped him in the job. At first the Roy
staunchly maintained that he was alone,
but finally he heaved a sigh ana said
"Oh. I'll tell papa all in the morning.
[ cant tell now because ] promised not
to say anything. 1 took an oath that
would not give the other boy away, anc
what would YOU think of me II / did,
What kind of an oath did you make
10 young Potts?' asked the sheriff.
'tOh, I said I wouldn't tell on him. IN
nocently replied the boy.
well. YOU have already told. said the
sheriff, and you might as wei tell IL al
now.
The boy saw what ne had done and then
told his story. prefacing il by telling %
the mutual oath taken by each one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
GERMANY ADOPTS AN
OCTUPLE TRANSMITTED

Berlin, April AFTER prolonged ex-
periments in sending four Geographic
messages each way simultaneously over
a single telegraph wire, the German
postal department has accepted the
octuple transmitter, invented by the
late Professor Henry A. Rowland of
Baltimore. The experiments were con-
Quoted between Berlin and Hamburg,
Between 800 and $50 words were trans
mitted per minute. Il is understood
that the German postal department in
tends to introduce the Rowland sys-
TEN between Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne
LeiDsic and Frankfort
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
ORE THAT RUNS $4,000 TO THE TON.
Especial TO the He-ald.)

DOSE April left here today for Thunder mountain
Is via the wessr route
valley route have made FAR Penn basi
sfxtvn1 lies 'front.'
Tbvar !
on t vii be dsoon.
and
mach neryn VIII the project
a ton. s
dupn the
chute
J.
the ra in condition.
says reports the turmoil all the time
claim al
no
and have ready Crowley.
two latter are about priority of
, tn name
= > = = = =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
- = = = > > = =
CLYDE FELT COULD NOT
BEAR TO SEE CAT ABUSED.

Miss CualtrouEh, principal or
= the Washington school, khe"
4 CLYDE Felt as pupil and Is ntlil-
= " convinced that old man CollnS
= had some awful influence over the
= bow or the deed could not nave
4 been committed by him.
= CLYDE was ABOUT the most gen
= tie boy in the school, said MISS
> OualtrOugh. He was very ten
= der hearted. Less than year
= ago at school one day ne came
, running 70 me with tears IN ms
= ewes and begged me to go out ana
Z stop some boys who were abusing
y a cat. cannot help believing thaI
! if CLYDE did this deed he was I'M
= der some supernatural lnhuehce-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
FAVOR YOST FOR REGISTER
Subcommittee Will Assert the
Charges Are Unfounded.

Washington. April 4--The sub-cOmmit-
tee in charge of John F. YOst's applica-
ton for nomination as register of the
Occur d Alene land office will submit
report TO the public lands committee
Tuesday next. The report viii say that
Yosts character is good and that the
charges filed against him are unsub-
Stimulated Both Idaho senators being
opposed to the nomination OF ost. the
question as 10 how far senatorial court
esv shall obtain in rejecting the nomina-
tions will be a feature in the further
consideration of this case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
Action to be Taken in Doubt.

County Attorney Christensen, in dis
cussing what steps he proposed to take
in the case, stated that as yet he had
not determined just what course 20
pursue. In regard TO Clyde Felt, he
stated that the confession of the boy
laid him liable to a charge of murder
in the second degree. but he had not
determined whether a complaint would
be filed or not. AT any rate, he will
be held until the whole affair is in
vestigated to the bottom and all the
mysteries are cleared up" said he
What viii be done after that I am
not prepared to say yet"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05

one of rs was caught the one arrested
would confess to the whole thing and
swear that the other one had had Moth
ing TO 60 with it.
While we we're going down the hol-
low Henry stopped and washed his
hands in The spring q short ways below
the cave. Then we went on down TO
the Wasatka spring and I washed my
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
Nominations Sent to Senate.

Washington. April THE president to-
day sent the following nominations 10
the senate: Army: Cdvalry-First Lieu
tenant G. W. Moses. Fourth infantry,
CAPTAIN: Ralph f. Mcdowell, hansa :.
Colonel lanes 3 Burbank, colonel
Major Richard p. Strong. lieutenant
colonel First lieUtenants, Louis +; Ben
nett. Illinois; George i. Hicks, lr.' NARY
land: Guy s. Manning, Ohio; ChaFies n
collars Colorado.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05

THE boy had simply become a slave 10
the influence of Collins, through his par
ticipation in the moral depravity OF the
old man and the thought that his impu-
cation might be made known would MAKE
him keep his part in the DARK oeea
secret Then those novels furnish the
missing link. 1t was their influence tina.
insdued into him the brayado that
drowned all fear Of handling bloody
clothes and taught him the false idea OK
loyalty that made him keep MS secret
I can see IL all clearly now
"Often the boy has asked US TO let MIN
20 to Manh. and We could never get him
to explain his reasons, but Il IS evident
that he wanted to get away from ms n
luence OF the old man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
ORDER BY SAN PEDRO
Company Contracts For LumbeI
For Wharf and Bridge
Building.

Los Angeles. Cal. April 4.-The San
Pedro. salt Lake & Los Angeles Railroad
company has placed an order for 3,o0oOo0
feet of lumber, a part Of which Is now
being loaded at Puget Sound points, to be
used in the construction of a SJ0-fcOf
wharf at San Pedro harbor and for bridge
building along the line of the road
In addition to this order the shipment
Of ties from Bowers Landing at the
"a tie of 100000 a month viii begin at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
His Heart pisloeated.

Chicago. April 4.-Isaac Dishons' a
farme~ of this vicinity. says - Porte
dnd) special to the Chronicle, Is dy,ns
Of 4 dislocated heart. Three weeks aso,
while attempting to steer a wagon oO W
-, incline he was thrown from the We
go ~ the fan was Of such force that
his heart moved four inches out OF place
determination has set in and the pny-
lirisps have abandoned hope % saving
hr- life
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05

hands there.
The next day we were both climbing
over the hills digging Sego lilies and
Henry said we had better go over and
see if the old man was covered u in
the cave enough. Then we went over
and finished piling the rocks over the
mouth After that We went on down
TO home"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
Plan RACE TO SHOW THE BEST ROUTE
lsnecIal to - HeraldD

of miners from Wood river made
lobby Thunder
going OF Wei
OF kechum and Cape
HileeH minutes '''
by o
Overland motel
of history o. the
) viii { i
- = = = , = =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
THE mountain Ice Company

Completed harvesting ice Feb. IS. 1900
tons OF Pure 2. Y. Spring Water Ice
was harvested. which assures our pa
irons liberal treatment
Tel ES white Wagons.
J. D. WOOD, President
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
BLAMES NOVELS AND
COLLINS DEPRAVlTY

Mr. Felt talked freely Of the unfoT-
turate predicament his boy had gotten
himself irto. aud attributed y entirety 70
he -irfl15ence 81 Collins through his moral
depravity and the effects Of nickel novels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
Pneumonia is Robbed Of Its Terror

BY Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t stops
the racking cough and heals and
STRENGTHENS the lungs. If taken in time
it will prevent an attack OF pneumonia.
Refuse substitutes. johnson. Pratt &
Co
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05

ing. 1t is confidently believed by some
of the officers and others that the or
der exists, and that the secret Of its
existence will be revealed this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05

The J. G. Mcdonald Candy Co. eX-
tends a cordial invitation to patrons
while in the city dUring conference 10
visit their new factory, l99 west Ihlrd
south. one block west Of old factory
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
TO cuRF GRE Nv TWO DAYS

Laxative BromO-Quinine removes 'Ile
cause. +. " Groves signature Ou
every box. Price . cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
Showed Body Into Cave.

we hid his clothes and after we done
that we took ho15 OF iiim and showed
Him into the cav We built I'D the
rocks part way. but we were so scared
we ala not pile the b all the way up.
when NE started back down the
canyon We took an oath that # either
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05
80 AZ BLooDY CoRPsE.

@ aseFs g9 0Rs In Nm or a83 mouth these
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-03

Scarborough. prominent merchant Of
Austin. gave . prizs Oh e1g0 cash q
the student adjudged the best individ.
nal debator. Mr.. e. r. Moore, Jr., Of
Austin, was awarded this prize. Ths
debating team to debate Tulane are r.
T. Moore, Jr, of Austin. and J. B.
Dibrell, Jr., of seguin, with w. B.
Bishop as alternate. w. a. Stay, oil
italy, and w. g. Moore, of Van Al
stype, with J. e. Haokett as alternate
viii represent Texas against the UNI
versity of Colorado.
Besides these debating contests,
Major Ira Il. Evans, of Austin, offers
a prize of s25 for public contest 10
defamation. The School of Oratory
offers ESQ Cthe "DuBois Prize In Ora
tory") to that student adjudged the
best orator, matter and delivery both
considered. The Dubois Prize Con-
test, which was last year feature OF
commencement week, will this year
be held on the night of May 3rd. At
the same time will be chosen the Uni
versity's representative in the South
ern Interstate Oratorical Association
Contest, to be held this year at Lex
ipgton, KY, on May 21st.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-03
CONGRESS- This WEEK
Both Branches Will Battle With The
Appropriation Bills.
RURAL MAIL ROUTES
Efforts Will Be Made 10 Place This
Service on the Contract System.
The Ship Subsidy Measure
mp for Final Disposal.

Washington, March 3.-The house
will give most OF its time during the
present week to postal affairs. begin
ming with the bill placing the rural
free delivery system on the contract
basis and following later with post.
once appropriation bills. There prom
lses to be an active debate on the for
n4er measure. sEi.
II is expected that the discussion
OF the bill which is to be disposed of,
will take about two days. The post
once appropriation bill contains items
relating to subsidy for fast mail. which
are usually fruitful OF much discus
sion.
1t is expected that the appropriation
bill will occupy all the latter part of
the week. although next Friday Is set
aside for war claims. The Republi-
cans holi a second caucus this week to
consider further the course to be pur-
sued On Cuban reciprocity.
The senate will take up the ship SUD-
shy OIL and II viii hold its place as
unfinished business until disposed of
The legislative bin will be reported
during the week and will take prece-
dence OF the ship bill In its own right
II Senator Cullom, who Will have it in
charge decides to ask the senate to
take it up, and he probably will.
The subsidy bill will not be debated
for rs great a length OF time as sup
posed. Senator Frye. chairman of the
committee on commerce. will explain
the measure thoroughly. Senator Clay
will address the senate on the general
view and will be followed by Turner
Vest, Mallory and other Democratic
senators.
Senator Turner has abandoned his
announced intention Of reviving Mr.
Frye's ruling IN the Tillman- McLaurin
contempt proceeding and the present
indication is that that incident will
not receive any further attention.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-03

Houston. March 3.--Dick Bowling
camp met in regular session Sunday
afternoon and adopted the following:
Resolved That, whereas Mr. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. president of the United
States, did in a recent address before
the G. A. r. declare that those engaged
In the rebellion against the United
States from 1851 10 1866 were anar-
chists; therefore be IL
Resolved That Dick Bowling camp
hereby denounce the charge as false,
Infamous and unjust to the great pTin-
cipIes that actuated the rebellion;
furthermore, we as camp deplore
that he has such a strenuous mouth"