The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-15
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east Of Murray, William x Ryan. an
itnerant optician. was found dead yes.
terday afternoon. A woman IS be.
lieved to have had a hand in hi.
murder
The body was discovered in a stage
or decomposition. indicating that death
had ensued about forty-eight hours
before. The hands were tied behind
with whiplash. The arms were
bound down by a strap. The ankles
were secured by a line from the har-
ness The right temple was crushed
an telling Of q severe blow on thC
bead. DiscOloratiOn about the threat
indicated strangulation
A rem feet away. tied to a wheel OF
the wagon a white bulldog watched
helpless. over the body of his master
which had been covered with quilts
Two horses were securely tcthered not
far distant. where they had stood IN
hunger and thirst for days.
Last Seen Alive Saturday.
Ryan was last seen alive saturday
as far as can be definitely learned. lie
was with woman a bout 80 years OF
IS, dark and cOmely. clad in a dark
aress- she was apparently his COM
ianiOu. With them both was a man
or 80 years, Of age, Of dark complex
h and of medium height or a little
low 10. according to a rather vague
scription given by Mrs. A. J. Tame
whose home they stopped to get a
nix of water
This man and woman have dis
& peared.
Ryan usually kept considerable
spney on his person. No money was
md i'm his clothes or his wagon.
"A memorandum on the dead man s
Pdy gave the name of J. p. Stevenson
& West Third South. An inquiry al
at place last evening revealed the
T. that Stevenson left salt Lake
pat week ago i'm company with q
and woman. The party left on a
and Stevenson said before going
that they intended to take a triT
expected to land eventually in
ern California
Left in Covered Wagon.
,enson left i'm company with 4
named Willard and the latter's
The trio left in a covered wagon
also had 2 single rig William
mild, who lived in the same house
Stevenson. said that he had
the lattcr for some time. Ste
was short dark man with a
1r a gyps % lie made "a living by
~ wire welry.
ard and his wife lived almost d.
across the street from Stevenson
q was q rather heavy set man OF
Inl complexion. His wife was a
tie and looked TO be about Is
old
n the circumstances learned last
=, it is believed that Ryan, with
An and woman. his companions
gether Saturday night. Three
three knives and forks found
The ashes or a campfire tell this
The horses were watered and
led. As the evening advanced
spread a quilt on the ground and
down TO sleep. a blow on the
4 dealt. probably. with club
Hned him. His bulldog. tied fast e
heel OF the wagon. was unable tC
% his assistance. His wrists. arms
legs were bound. Even il he were
Cious he was helpless. About his
at was placed a handkerchief. and
was twisted tighter and tighter I'M
N breathing was ended and he ex-
4n the woman and the man es-
The money disappeared with
Boys See a Man.
5eph Griffin, The young son OF 10.
Thompson. and the Ballard boys
they saw a nan i'm the vicinity
ay. but none OF them is clear as L
her the man was actually at tn,
Mrs. Tame, City Marsha
acl Mauss of Murray and other:
red a gray team. attached to q
cy and accompanied by a singh,
hitched there sunday. Nothing
noticed Of the persons having tn,
and IL is not known that they ever
ew there WAS a dead man across the
ek
Little Cottonwood creek at this point
nds along the road and across tn,
bids A heavy growth Of willows ant
tonwoods follow its damp banks
- from the Ballard shoe shop i.
n place. with a growth along the
Obstructing the view from with
n this sheltered spot Ryan haC
his camp. close to the running
He had unhitched his horses
them Craze iu the vicinity of hi:
house wagon, taking advan.
the excellent grass and water
seclUsion of the locality.
shy Sunday and Monday no
horses standing there. and
morning Horace Skinner.
nploye. who was going along
on them and released them
notice the body.
ding of the Body.
O'Clock yesterday after
-rott. Horace Skinner anC
sen. smelter employees
home from their work
h to water their horse clos
lamp. Noticing the smell
the stream and entered
'hey saw the wagon stand
Tied TO a wheel was whit,
b a black spot over his eye
ose, with some show of fee
ON hunger and thirst an,
$ tail in welcome, although
watchful eve in the direction
pked at first glance like pill
n was enough to convinc
Lnen that a dead hody wa
Apeath the pile. They i'm
anti to the house of DR.
Cher. q short distanc
ed the doctor and tele
Marshal Mauss at Muir
Notified Sheriff Emer,
to the scene. TIL
ter with Deputie
Farley White.
pcomposed.
he quilt. Their
fearfuuy black
the heat. TIL
onward Tn
e lash % u.