Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-25

As above stated, Mrs. Aurora Hodg-
es, who is now charged with the muir
der Of William X. Ryan near Murray
on Saturday night July IL, has disap-
peared from her home at Deflson, Ia,
and thus far evaded arrest, Word was
received yesterday afternoon AT
O'Clock from City Marshal A. Bowling,
who was Instructed 10 arrest Mrs.
Hodges, that the woman had left her
home Thursday night and could not
be located The trains leaving Deni-
son We're closely watched that night
and It is believed that Mrs, Hodges
drove to nelghboring town and
boarded the train. The authorities at
Omaha, Des Moincs and other places,
both east and west Of Denison, have
been notified to be on the lookout for
the woman and II Is believed that her
capture Will be effected In the near fu-
ture
Sheriff Emery has pictures Of the
woman, which VIII be circulated
among the police departments OF a
number of cities and he believes that
II will only be few days before she Is
captured, On Wednesday the sheriff
and Capt Burbidge notified the mar
shal at Denison to watch Mrs. Hodge
and not allow her TO leave town, and at
10 O'Clock Thursday night they tee-
graphed the officer to arrest her. As
the telegraph office at that place Is not
open at night the message was sent to
Chicago and returned there yesterday
morning The delay IN delivering the
message Is therefore partly responsible
for the woman's escape. She was fore
warned by requests made upon her for
interviews by representatives OF Salt
Lake paper However, Il Is believed
that had IN message been delivered at
DenisOn Thursday night she would
have been captured. The agent at the
Salt Lake Office Informed the officials
here that Denlson was night tele-
graph station and they sent the mes
sage at night, whereas II they had
known that II was not a night station
they would have sent the message to
a nearby station and had the police Of
fcials there communicate with the
marshal at Denison.
THE FIRST CLUE.
The first clue which connected Mira.
Hodge with the Ryan murder was OBJ
tanned by Sheriff Bailey OF ogden, on
the morning after the crime was dis
covered. Sheriff Emery had informed
the Weber county official Of the murder
by telephone the night Il was discoy-
cred, and the next morning Sheriff
Bailey notified Sheriff Emery that Mrs.
Hodge had mysteriously disappeared
from the Critendon home and that
there was railroad ticket to her home
at Denson, Ia, and also some money
waiting there for her to call. The
ticket and money were sent by her
brother and had been In ogden ever
since July s. The ticket was made out
In the name Of Allie Fisher. Sheriff
Emery at once sent a deputy to Ogden
! and commenced working on that clue.
The womans actions were traced from
the time OF her disappearance up to the
murder OF Ryan A few days ago q
piece OF paper was found among Ryan's
effects by Deputy Sheriff Farley White
which contained Ryan's name and that
| OF allie Fisher, Iowa" upon IT, In
elusive evidence that Mrs. Hodge was
with Ryan,
SURE OF HER GUILT.
Other circumstances and clues were
! worked out by the officials here and
they all pointed strongly toward the
Iowa woman and warrant was final
| ly issued for her arrest. The officers
are hopeful that she viii soon be cap
tured They consider the fact OF her
| attempting TO elude tho officers and
getting away as she did as very
strong circumstance pointing towards
her guilt, and hence they feel that they
cannot be mistaken as to the guilty
party.