The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-09
f, AMEs MCPHERSON sHocKLEY.

AAIEs MCPHERSON SHOCKLEY
otherwise known as Jack
shockley, was identified yesterday
afternoon as a Tobber by four street
car men. He was picked out by them
as che man who committed two sep
arate robberies previous to the one in
which Motorman Amasa L. Gleason
and Conductor Thomas b. Brighton
were killed. He was Identified posi-
lively as the man who held up Motor
man Walter Sloan and Conductor Rich
ard Rogers on the Second South street
line last July. He was partially iden-
tilted as the rObber who held up No
tCrman William Beck and Conductor
NJ. T. Andrews of the Brigham street
line last Saturday night.
Aside from these idenUhcauons prac-
tically no further evidence was OBJ
tanned yesterday against Shockley who
is accused by his former room mate.
Percy L PTOtheTO. OF having killed
Gleason and Brighton.
Questioned by Officers.
The two men were questioned yesteT-
day from until 6 o'clock in the after
noon and from 10 Q o'clock in the
conducted by Captain J. b. Burbidge.
County Attorney Westervelt and Detec-
tiyes Chase and Raleigh. Chief ".
j. Lynch was also present, as was II.
C. Twomey, who was there as a ste
Eographer. Prothero and Shockley
We're brought into the warden's Office
separately. and neither knew the story
told by the other
ShOckley was especially cool while
under fire. He rolled cigarettes. took
long puns. held the tiny roll in his
fingers, iOunged easily in his chair and
locked his quesuoner squarely in the
eyes when answering. He usually took
a little time to reply, but was ready
with an answer 10 each query.
Shockley said he was born in Mis-
souri, and had lived in Tennessee. He
gave some kind Of an account of him
self since childhood. he went over his
alibi for Wednesday night again. The
officers have checked this up only par
TALLY. So far they have been able to
ind nobody who saw him at the times
and places he claims.
Convinced Ct His Guilt.
The officers are now thoroughly con-
WINGED Of Shockley's guilt. and are
bending every effort to complete the
chain OF evidence. They wish TO trace
fis movements before and after the
double murder. 10 find the revolver
and PROVE he carried it. and 10 estab-
lish the fact that he wore the hat found
in the car. To this end they are scour-
ing the neighboThOod of the tragedy
and are wiring TO Butte, Idaho Fails
snd other places. They are looking
FOR people who might have seen shock
ley going out to the scene Of the muir
der, either on car or by some other
method.
Prothero gives no reason for his ex-
posing his pal" although he appears
to fear the larger and older man. If
the two were partners in crime OF any
kind, it is believed PTOthero was the
mere tool Of the other.
The officers yesterday went at Shock
ley both ways. They talked smoothly
and automatically at times. Then they
would rough" him, belaboring him
with hard questions. Although at in
tervaIs he became angry, he main
tanned mis- compOsure, with the aid Of
his cigarettes
Held at Penitentiary.
s Both men are booked at the peniten-
tisry as being held for safety" They
are being kept in solitary confinement
in one of the cell houses. and extra pre-
cautions nave Deen taken 10 protect
them. After they were brought out
Thursday evening an extra force Of
guards was kept on duty, and the keys
were taken inside. The armed guards
watched the walls vigilantly all night
a mob. in order TO reach the prison
er wanted would have to so through
two steel barred outer gates. thence
into ~tbe outer door Of the cell house
through two steel doors and then
through the steel door OF the cell BY
scaling the wall only the two outer
gates would be avoided. Prothero and
Shooszley were got through the crowd /
Thursday evening dressed I'm police
meas uniforms
Inquest is Postponed.
The coTOneTs inquest. which was 80
have been held over the remains Of
Motorman Amasa L. Gleason yesterday
morning was postponed until this
morning, when a double inquest viii.
be held over the bodies of Gleason and
Brighton. Jurors Crane, Chaffn and
Chamberlain met yesterday morning
in the Office of Justice of the Peace
Frank Clark and 1t was agreed to hold
an inquest over the remains of botn
men at the same time. This viii occur /
at 10 O'Clock this morning.