Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-23
ADDITIONAL LIGHT,

ADDlIlONAL LlHtils
A very valuable bit of information
was brought TO light today which goes
10 show that the woman who took a
hand in the murder had done some eX-
perimenting with Ryan in binding his
hands and arms with a rope. Mr.. A..
II. Atkinson, secretary Of the Western
Loan a. Savings company, informed
Deputy Sheriff Steele today that he ana
his wife drove out to Bingham Junction
on Friday evening, the day before KY.
an was murdered, and saw Ryan ana
the woman in camp at Winchester S
place When they passed Ryan's camp
on their return from the Junction, MI
Atkinson stated that they noticed Ryan
endeavoring to free himself from a
rope which bound his arms and body.
They noticed that the woman was
standing with her face against the
wagon and her back TO them so they
could not get good look az her. This
goes to show that the woman had
planned the deed probably with her
male confederate and was simply re-
hearsing her part in the bloody deed.
NOTE TORN To PIECES.
That the woman had made a date
with some man, probably for the COM
mission OF the crime, Is borne out by a
note which was found az Ryan's camp
BY the officers after the murder The
note was torn into very small pieces
and Deputy Sheriffs White and sharp
have spent considerable time In putting
Il together and attempting 10 decipher
its contents. The note Is written on a
leaf from pocket timebO0k such as g
used by laborers to Keep track OF their
time on one side, the writing which
was done with a lead pencil Is In "a
mans hand, and on the other side
there are two lines written I'M a wo-
mans hand. This was not complete and
was partly erased She evidently
started to answer the n->n's note and
then changed her mind and tore up the
whole thing. About the only words
that could be made out In the mans
note are. Ella evidently meant for
Elizabeth, probable the woman's name,
Davis county, Tuesday and the
signature. which Is st d." From ell
indications Il Is believed that the man
must have made "A date with her 20
plan the details Of the bloody crime.
MOVEMENTS OF MRS. HODGE.
Another piece Of paper was found on
Ryans persons which might lead 10
some clue was 20 the Identity of the
murder. The following words were
written upon Il IN Ryan's own hand
writing: civilian ~ Ryan William y.
Ryan. william y, Ryan. Allie Fisher
Iowa. II Is known that Mrs Hodge,
who disappeared from the Crittenirn
home at ogden on June 30. had trans
portation forwarded for her 10 her home
In Iowa from brother and that the
transportation was signed Fisher IL
Is also known that Mrs, Hodge went by
the name OF Ella while az the home In
ogden Mrs. Hodge arrived IN Iowa
on July o., without having even called
for the transportation. which was sent
TO Ogden - her by her brother So Il
Is believed that she might have obtain
ed the money from Ryan 90 paw her
way back home. There Is no doubt by
that she knew Ryan as the piece OF
paper containing her name was found
on his person There are q number OF
circumstances which point strongly to-
wards Mrs Hodge having been The wo-
man who was with Ryan. hut these
may an be explained away by her when
the proper time comes.