Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-24
Marshall nj Dennison, Iowa, Teles
graphed 60 Hold Her Tor Utah
Onicer

A complaint charging Mrs. Hodge
with the crime was drawn up by County
Atty Westervelt last night and sworn
10 by Detective Chase. a warrant for
the womans arrest was issued by judge
Dlehl and shortly after 10 o'clock,
sheriff Emery and Acting Chief Of Po-
lice BurbIdge telegraphed the marshal
at Dennison. Iowa. TO arrest Mrs Hodge
and hole her until an officer could be
sent for her No reply has as yet been
received by the officials here to lndi-
cate that the woman has been arrested
hut It is safe to say that she Is now
IN custody at that place.
Carly TO IDENTIFY HER.
Just who viii be detailed to bring
the woman back 10 salt Lake has not
vet been decided upon by the authors
ties, bot just as soon as word of her
arrest is received an officer VIII leave
here after her and he win be accom-
panied by Oran Carly, the man who
raw the woman with Ryan at Beck's
laws AHA iHHff WIN VIII ht AuhNi WiNNE
u identify the woman, Much depends
uncn The identification. as II Ia believed
that the womans relatives. who are
said TO be influential people, will use
every effort TO secure her release ana
strong case must be made against her
before requlsition papers win be
honored, II Is believed that her rela-
lives VIII institute habeas corpus pro-
ceedings In the courts there to secure.
If possible, her release
A GOOD CASE.
Both Sheriff Emery and Capt. Bur
rdge, who have worked together on
the case, believe that they have a good
case against Mrs. Hodge and they are
now OF the opinion that the woman ala
the act alone without the assistance OF
a man. The circumstances connected
With Mrs. Hodges actions since the
latter part Of June are certainly very
strong against her. ana II will be a
hard matter for her to clear herself
Of the charge which has been preferred
against her
WHAT RYAN SAID.
when Ryan was IN Ogden the latter
IN Il
woman from California, who had been
deserted by her husband. wanted to
accompany him In his travels. II Is
known that Mrs Hodge came to Og-
den from California and that she was
separated from her husband, and on one
occasion attempted to commit suicide
After that attempt she became an in
mate Of the Crittcndon home She
mysteriously disappeared from the
home on July 20, and at the time she
left she was pennless and very poorly
dressed She returned 10 the home
again on July 8 and wanted 10 bor-
row some money. She was given doll
lar and on that night she again disap-
peared and q II Known that she took
with her % Smith x Wesson revolver.
That was the last time she was seen
In Ogden.
WOMAN JOINED HIM.
On July /. Ryan came in from the
north with his team and camped al
Bccks Hot Springs. The next morn
ing two men at the springs saw wo-
man 20 10 Ryans camp The woman
came from the north and was walking
This woman was evidently Mrs Hodge,
as she answers the same description,
and she undoubtedly walked an the
way from ogden, as a number OF peo-
pie saw her on the road, and she called
at several places for drink OF water
She remained with Ryan that night
and, on the next morning. July 8, LETT
for the north again, This would give
her time enough to walk TO Ogden by
July 0.
THE woMANs STORY.
She informed the people at the Crit.
tendon home that she had been EN-.
ploycd during her absence at a farm In
Willard II was discovered however,
that she had not been al Willard al AN.
She evidently left the home on the
night OF the ifth and walked back 90
The Hot Springs as the men who saw
her there say that she returned 90
Rydns camp again on July or {, ana
that she came from the north From
that time on she stayed with Ryan
They came 90 salt Lake on July S and |
The same afternoon started ion the 3
south They We're seen IN camp al /
WiuChesters on the day before the |
murder Several persons state that |
they saw the woman practising shoot /
ing with revolver evidently the one !
she took with her from ogden Another |
party states that she had Ryan bound |
with a rope when they passed their !
camp Ryan Is known 20 have pur- |
chased her new pair OF shoes and /
shirt waist at Murray on the Thursday /
before the murder
OTHER EVIDENCE.
Ryan was murdered on the night Of |
July n and on July Is Mrs Hodge ar
rived 40 her home in Dennison Iowa, /
with new clothes. new trunk and money |
on her person. AT ogden Is railroad |
Ticket Tor The woman 10 her home and /
some money sent by her brother. AL
fred Larsen These have never been
called for. and yet Mrs Hodge. who lett
the Crittendon home ON July .. pouni-
less and almost ragged turned up at
her Iowa home on July H. with new
clothes and apparently plenty OF /
Mrs Hodge states that she
bought her railroad ticket Ia Salt Lake
on july - and that she got the money
from California. She does not explain
her mysterious disappearance from the
Crlttendon home nor does she account !
for the time between her disappearance
on July ana her arrival az her home
on July 10 Her brother is manager of
The Iowa Telephone company at Denui-
son and VIII ma doubt use every EFFORT |
TO secure his sister release