The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-08
UNDER ARREST FOR STREET
CAR H0LD-UP AND MURDER
fPOCe Believe John Shockey Is the Man Who
Fired the Fatal Shots
Officers Given information by His PaSss Car Men lncsnssd
and Talk Of LyOchng Conductor Brighton Dies.
I Ohm sHOcKLEY. accused by

Ohm SHOCKLEY, accused by his
room mate, Bert Prothero, of the
murder Of Motorman Amasa l.
Gleason and Conductor Thomas 3.
Brighton wednesday night, was ar
rested at 1 o'clock yesterday Afternoon.
be was secretly transferred from the
city jail to the state peBitentiary at S:45
o'clock last evening to prevent a pos
sible lynching by a mob led BY street
car employees who 1ocked around the
Police headquarters and the city Jail
and dispersed only when a committee
OF fFe men was allowed &c go through
ne Jail ard see for themselves that she
accused man had been taken away.
Brighton died at II 45 o'clock last
night q the Holy Cross hospital just
tWenty-four hours after he had been
shot. He was able to make no state
ment other than already recorded IN
ne Herald as to the incidents in cor
neetion with the double murder.
sHoCKLEY DENIES GUILT.
The authorities are agreed that a
lTEchiug was avcrted only narrowly.
The 300 employees of the Consolidated
Railway & Power company were thor
oughly incensed and bent on summary
Of Governor Wells. Attorney General
Breeder and the other members Of the
board of pardons in the James LyrCk
ease as an example of what might be
expected if this murderer was allowed
to take the regular legal course.
ii one man who committed murder
in trying 10 carry out a robbery is leJ
Sc with a communication Of sentence.
they argued in the street in front os
police headquarters, this man il ike
y 10 get ont. too"
The sentiment IN favor Of quick ac-
ton found a widespread echo, and
there was an angry mob in front OF
police headquarters and watching the
city Jail in the rear for several hours.
4 guard was placed around the jail by
street car men. The only thing which
kept them from stOrming the strong
hold was the lack Of positive evidence
that the right man was in custody
EFFORTS TO AVERT TROUBLE.
superintendent W. P. Read ard AS
slStaut superintendent o. p. Arnold
came over in the hope of averting trou-
BILE. Captain J. B. Burbidge strength
ened the guards. and Sheriff c. Frar31
Emery remained personally on the
scene until the crisis was over. Officer
E,d Davis was among the number who
wfnt out and tried TO persuade the
mob 10 go away,
we are not satisfied yet that we
nave the right man. he told the
crowd. We don't want to make any
mistake. and neither DO you"
This argument kept the mob from
decisive action, although they remained
about in a threatening attitude until
late. The authorities We're repeatedly
warned of the danger of a lynching ard
they spent the evening in getting
Shoekley out OF harms way.
The street car men had a guard along
First South. State street and part Of
the distance on Second East street.
Determined to get his man 10 a place OF
Fafety. Captain Burhidge sent officers
cut TO drive back the crowd. throwing
Gordon Of police about all the means OF
exit and keeping the mon back Two
carriages were ordered to stand on Sec
ond East street between First and Sec
ond South streets.
TAKEN TO PENITENTIARY.
At S:45 o'clock ShockIey guarded by
Captain Burbidge. Detectives Chase and
I2aleigh. Sergeant EddiRgton and two
%ruty sheriffs- was sneaked out the
lack way, across back yards and over
TO the carriages. Thence. before the
rilse could be discovered. ne was driven
hurriedly 10 the state penitentiary,
where he can be protected by high
stone walls and armed guards. The
street car men are reported. neverthe-
less. 10 be determined to get him as
soon a he is taken out Of this fortress.
All the officers who have anything to
do with the case are convinced that
ShOckiey is guilty. They admit how
ever. that the case Is as vet iacom-
piete. They hope that work now ~
urogress viii complete the chain and
make a conviction certain.
The first claw came in shortly after
s o'clock yesterday afternoon. 4 man
walked into the station, giving his
name as Bert PTothero. and told Cap
tain Burbidge ne knew who was the
man guilty OF the street car murders.
lie accused John Shockley. who occu-
pied the same room with him over the
Occidental saloon on East First South
street, near Main street, of having
committed the crime.
He said he was afraid for his own