Gilpin observer., 1904-05-19
DENVER MURDER
ALLEGED AssAILANT OF WARD
JON KILLED.
Former Policeman Lyte Gregory ehos
to Death on the Street At Night
by an Unknown AssallaNt.

to Death on the Street 1t Night
by an Unknown Assallan&
Denver, May 15.-An assassin's bull
let ended the life Of Former Policeman
Lyte Gregory's few minutes after
midnight last night. Gregory, who was
named by William Wardjon, organiser
Of coal miners. as one Of the men who
assaulted him at Sargents' station ON
the d. & r. g. railway about three
weeks ago, recently returned to this
city, which was his former home.
Last evening, about $3.50, Gregory
went to the saloon Of Edward Cleary
at Third and Santa Fe avenues and re-
mained there until midnight, a. far a.
the police are able to learn.
Leaving the saloon Gregory walked
up Third avenue towards his homo at
81 South Sherman avenue and as he
was passing the alley between Clark
and South water streets, the assassin,
who undoubtedly was lying In wait,
saw him. Stepping from the alley, the
murdered began shooting. Then hs
shouted, "You numbering blackguard,"
cr words to that effect Then he turned
and ran down the alley toward
Fourth avenue
Gregory died in his tracks. He did
not uttered word. One Of the bullets
penetrated his brain and produced in
slant death.
People in the neighborhood rushed
out and soon small crowd gathered
about the corpse Gregory lay upon the
sidewalk at point seventy-hve feet
west Of South Water street upon the
north side Of the street.
Phvsica11vs HroUorv waa slvnc~% .
giant. When he was connected with
the polict department he was the
tallest man on the force. being six feet
three or four inches in height. He was
powerful and active and seldom de-
pended upon a revolver to get him out
OF trouble.
Gregory spent several years on the
detective and police departments ol
this city and always was regarded as q
capable and fearless officer. The po-
lice have been unable to learn that he
engaged in any quarrel in Cleary' So
loon. It Is claimed, however, that
Gregory was given to expressing his
opinions in too open a manner. About
a year ago. in a Fifteenth street saloon,
Gregory engaged in fight with q man
and nearly killed him with his nsta.
This man will be locked up by the DO
lice.
It was surrently reported last night,
however. that Gregory undoubtedly
came to his death on account of his al
legged connection with the assault upon
Wardjon.
Examination Of Gregory's body BY
the coroned developed the fact that he
had been struck by ten bullets, the ma
jority OF which were sufficient to cause
death.
Papers were found in Gregory's
pockets after his death which showed
that he had been in constant CORE
epondence with w. H. Reno, proHi-
nent In connection with labor troubles
and the proprietor of q private detsc-
tive agency in Denver.
In one Of the letters from Reno It
was stated that William Wardjon had
Identified man named Wolf as his a.
sailant on the train near Salida several
days ago. The letter went on to say
that Wolf was in reality in Hastings,
Nebraska, at the time Of the assault.
but that this fact would not be let out
unless it became necessary to clear
Wolf Of the charge.
The letter then went on to advise
Gregory to Figure out where he was at
the time Of the assault" Reno also ad-
vised him to have witnesses to swear
that he was somewhere else than on
the train or in Salida at the time Of
the assault. A check for $50 had been
sent in the letter and Gregory had evil
IDENTIFY written that he was short. Reno
ordered him to keep in touch with him
80 that a telegram could reach him at
eny time.
Another letter referred to the COM
plant sworn out by De Molli.