Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-12
IS LYNCH DEAD}
QUESTION ASKED.
Conviction Grows That lie Crawled
Into the Brush and Died
From His Wounds
At POINT OF A REVOLVER.
Ed. 0'COnnell Tells Of Two Strangers
Compelling Him to Drive Them
Away Saturday Night

whore 10 Lynch ths missing eonyict'
That is a question that the officers in
several counties would like TO be able
70 answer. IL is a question the public
would like TO have replied to correctly.
There is also considerable speculation
ms t. whether he is dead or alive.
While three posses are stil In the
field looking for him and while thous-
ands Of persons, spurred on by the
states OFFER OF big reward, have their
eyes open for him, not the slightest
tangible clue as to his whereabouts has
been obtained Meanwhile the convlc-
ton Is growing from the governor
down 20 the least concerned individual,
that he probably crawled into an OBJ
SECURE spot In the brush OF one OF the
nearby mountain ravines and died from
loss OF blood and exposure, II Ia a
well known fact that he bled profusely
and that his wound was very severe.
Blood stainB were found at frequent In
tervAls from the prison wall down
which he scaled and all along the
course that led towards the mountains.
Al one place where he halted tempo
rarlly not less than a quart OF blood.
II is estimated was lost
Having no means at hand with which
TO care for himself In a proper man
ner the official suppostlon Is that he
succeeded In finding a secluded spot In
which TO rest and that death probably
resulted as indicated. However this
Is suppositlon only, and It may trans
pire that he IL yet very much alive.
In na linz n frFit NJ Vs.h l. 1,H-
Ing made for him In all directions.
A STRANGE OCCURRENCE.
Ed OConnel, night Waterman for
the city, at the Waterworks in Parley's
canyon, told the News" strange
story Of an experience had by him on
Saturday night His tale was couched
In the following language
: 81 drove into Sugar House ward on
Saturday night with lady and re-
turned about o'clock. When about
half mile above the state prison, two
men confronted me In the road and
asked II they might ride with me. [
told them they could, and they climbed
In and ] again started towards the
canyon. | had proceeded a short dis
tsnce only when one OF them suddenly
drew n revolver and said that ! had
better turn my horse around | re-
piled that / did not care 10 do that
as | wanted TO 20 IN the other direction,
The response was that they didn't, and
that | would NOW have to ride with
them, As soon az space wide enough
In the road WAS found to turn, turned,
and they told me TO drive towards the
city acros. tho reservation, which did,
We went about two miles, They never
spoke word until they informed me
that ] had gone far enough and to
turn around, which I aid. | never saw
them after that, ana continued my
journey home"
The News" man asked: You knew
there had been big jail delivery, did
you not'"
"a did" was the response.
And you did not tske the trouble TO
inform anyone on Saturday night
"a said nothing until yesterday morn
ing
whom did you tell at that timer
'mr Brown at the tankhouse below
where | am stationed"
That was the whole ot O'Connelrs
story. Even II he had the experience
he claimed there Is much doubt in the
minds OF the officers about either one
oS the two men being Lynch. II Is
hardly probable that Lynch would have
been found with companion, they
argue, within half mile OF the state
prison twenty-four hours after the Jail
break, particularly as hundreds Of per-
sons have traversed the Intervening
ground IN tho meantime
O'Conrell says that both men wore
hats. Il will be remembered that
Lynch lost his and that II was picked
up close TO the prison wall. Another
thing, O'Connell says he has no des
that he could Identity either one OF the
men II he should see them again, as II
was very dark,