The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-15
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE
FOR A FOUL MURDER
Body Of William X Ryan Is Found, Bound Hand
and Foot, Near Murray.
His Companions last Seen With Him. Man and Woman Have
Aysterousy Disappeared.

mark Of a blow on the temple was no
ticeable.
DR. Rauscher made an examination
and declared the man must have been
dead about forty-eight hours From
the marks on the wrists he concluded
that there must have been life, per-
haps x struggle, after the limbs Were
bound. Deterioration around the throat
told of strangulatiOn-
Sheriff Emery took possession Of all
the articles found in the neighborhood.
He sent the horses. wagon and dog TO
the home OF Joseph Thompson. near
by taking the personal effects along
with him. The body was sent 60 Jo-
seph e TaylOr's undertaking rooms.
but not until Justice w. j, Painter OF
Union precinct, summoned to act as
coroner in the absence Of the justice of
South Cottonwood precinct. where the
murder occurred, had impaneled jury
This jury. composed OF J. II. Howe,
Theodore ErilSson and Robert Leggett
viewed the remains heard the tesu-
mony OF some OF the witnesses and
| brought in a verdict Of murder by
( some person OF persons unknown.
No Trace of Woman.
The willow copse in the vicinity and
the ground for some distance around
/ was searched by Marshal Mauss to
sec II the body of the woman lay con-
cealed anywhere. Nothing of the kind
was found
The remains of a camp fire we're close
&c the wagon. BY the ashes were three
plates and three sets of knives and
forks, soiled with food. indicating that
three persons had eaten there. The
wagon contained boxes of spectacles
and other articles, evidently to be sold,
such as knives. scissors and spoons.
wallet containing a large number
Of papers. such as receipts and mem
H.
Spectacles. a cheap watch. pipe and
other small articles. but not a cent OF
money. People who knew Ryan say
he almost invariably had money on
his person. The fact that none was
found leads the officers to believe that
robbery was the motive for the crime.
But the woman's part is not accounted
coupled with love for another or sim
Il ply a sordid desire for gain.
Ryan Known in Salt Lake.
In the wallet were several receipts
from the Utah Junk company. 1855
East Eighth South street, one of them
as recent as last Friday. Nathan Ro-
senblatt, the proprietor. said last night
that he had known Ryan for years.
Last Friday he had sold him 1926
worth of junk, the last of a series Of
transactions extending at intervals
back for some time. Mr.. ROsenblatt
said that Ryan always carried consid-
1 cradle money with him.
There were Invoices Of goods bought
from A II. BOxTud & Co. Mr.. BoXrud
said last night he remembered there
was such man. but could tell nothing
about him.
A receipt for 81 rent given by George
J. Kelly in ogden, March q Of this
year, was also among the papers. Mr..
Kelly could not be reached last even
ing. There was also a postal card, a
receipt from The Herald. addressed TO
Dan earn. Fielding. Utah. This was
dated May ] and was for S1.5e. paying
the subscription up TO May 10.
Had Not Seen Ryan.
Among the personal effects of the de-
ceased was memorandum of the
name Of +. J. Fitzgerald. The city di-
rectory gave his address as S64 West
Second South street. When Mrs. Fitz-
gerald was seen at > o'clock this morn
ing she said her husband was at Brig
ham City with a mining friend. She
remembered her husband having men
toned the name Of Ryan. What his
given name was she did not know
The latter part of April, Mrs Fitz-
gerald said, she received a letter from
her husband. in which he stated that
Ryan would soon visit Salt Lake City.
and that he had asked the privilege Of
putting his horses and wagon in their
back yard. Inasmuch as Ryan was a
friend Of her husband. he had instruct
ed her TO permit Ryan to use the stable
in the rear of their house as long as he
might remain in the city. For rea-
sons unknown 10 her, Ryan did not put
in an appearance.
When Mrs. Fitzgerald was furnished
with a description Of the man. she said
that she had seen him in Salt Lake
City during the April conference week.
She said she saw him on First South
street between Main and State streets.
where he had a spectacle stand. She
described him as being a man between
- and 50 years Of age; had a partially
gray mustache and was slightly round
shouldered. AS near as Mrs. Fitzger-
aid could recollect the man was Of me-
dunn height and rather well built She
did not remember of her husband bav-
ing mentioned that ne had a wife.
Other Addresses Found.
An investigation of the address of ].
7. Stevenson led 10 the disclosures
mentioned in the beginning of the
l story. Other addresses which the dead
man had kept memoranda Of were:
William J. Lloyd. Elba. Cassia County,
Idaho; the Northwestern Portrait
Company. 1915 Larimer Street, Denver.
con the back OF this card was drawn a
Leod. 260 South Main Street. Salt Lake.
Ryan is reported to have been seen
about the middle Of last week camping
rear the home of Henry Winchester,
close to Bingham Junction. So far as
could be learned last evening, the wo-
man was not with him at that time.
The identity Of the woman and her
! strange companion form at present the
principal mysteries of the case They
I appeared suddenly near the scene o.
the crime Saturday. They disappeared
completely before the body was found
Die the woman act the part of Deli
lsh and betray her c0nsOrt? Was she
the wife OF. COnsort OF Ryan, Did she
accompany him merely TO learn the Sc
cret of his concealed wealth and lead
him on to mis- death2 Did she herself
: strike him over the head as he lay on
: the ground. bind. strange and rob
him? Did she watch while an accom-
pice did these thinEs2 Did she seek
10 get rid of Ryan because OF her love
b for another man? These are q few of
b the questions which are unanswered
: and VIII remain so until the secrets OF
a woman's heart can be penetrated.
SEARCHED FOR GUNS.