Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-08
TOOK A ROPE WITH THEM.
Bpt the Object Of Their Vengeance II ad
Been Spirited Away And Taken
To The Penitent!ary,
BRIGHTON DIED AT MIDNIGHT.
,.,srals of the Assassin's Victims
VIII be Held on Sunday-lnquestS
Take Place Tomorrow

Take Place TOMORROW.
While the police were vigorously
Dsueating" a young fellow known as
D1octo shockley, in whom they believe
they have the murderer OF Gleason and
brighton. the companions of the dead
men stood in excited groups around the
rolico station, awaiting some definite
word from the inside. They wanted to
know II shockley was really the right
man and had they learned so, only
heroic measures would have prevented
,vnchlng. The carmen were gathering
Yesterday afternoon from $3.50 on until
10 last night AZ they stepped into the
crowd. invariably they removed the
,nmbers from their hats hut that was
the only method taken TO conceal their
IDENTITY. The police were uncomfort-
ably cognlzant of the feeling on the
outside and with a number OF deputy
sherIfs were ready TO resist any on
slaurht At the same time, some of the
.mployes Of the company. as 1t later
developed. had perfected an organiza-
lion and were ready to make a deter
mined fight for the possession Of the
prisoner. A delegation of them quietly
visited the Armory, having In view
Inc seizng Of the guns stored there
when the hour arrived. 1t was under
stood that no attempt should be made
until the night shift was on. In the
meantime the men continued to con-
sregate and as an indication that they
meant business a rope was exhibited.
RUSHED TO THE PEN.
The police heard OF these ominous
Preparations and determined that only
strategic move would defeat the In
teptions Of the car men without serious
trouble. AT about $50, having closed
the front door OF the station against
the crowd the officers spirited Shockley
and his partner, Percy Prothero,
through the rear door and into waiting
carriage The vehicle moved swiftly
from the alley behind the Jail and made
no stop urtl II reached the penIten-
tary
GUARD REMOVED.
Once the prisoners were safely With
In the state prisons walls, the officers
breathed more freely. The doors of
The police station were thrown open for
the first time In several hours, there
were no policemen on guard In the han
or at the door and every other preceu-
ton was removed. The street car men
wondered, and prepared to act quick
DEMAND THE PRISONER,
party Of 20 entered the station and
demanded that Shockley be turned over
TO Them They were assured that the
prisoner was no longer in the Jail; that
he had been taken to the penltentlary
for safe keeping. The men would not
believe this until the officers had al
lowed delegation OF five TO go through
The prison and look at every prisoner.
The disappointed mob then dispersed
Slowly yowing vengeance at some other
time
HOW SH0CKLEY WAS TRICKED.
Jack NJ, shockley, the suspect, ac-
tordIng to claims made today, owes his
arrest TO the fear of him entertained
by his companion, Percy Prothero, and
not to the latter's avarice as was at
hfst reported, Prothero did not know
Of The reward when he decided to hand
Inc police the Tip" that Shockley COM
mltted the murders.
OTHER ARRESTS.
There had been two or three arrests
up to 2 o'clock In the afternoon. but In
each case the suspect had no difficulty
IN establishing an allbi. The most
hopeful event OF the day had been the
report Of a boy employed as a caller
~ The Rio Grande, II. d. Moler by
name who said that about one hour
after the murders were committed a
oareh'aded man appeared in the rail-
IOad Yards and inquired concerning the
Nrst irain out II was the sherlfl's Of
nee That got this clue and there was
quotation even over this.
PRoTHERo APPEARS.
Bu' The later and more important de-
'e'opment was the appearance OF
fIo'hero at the police station. He ask
eu TO see the chief of police and the
'n'eI readily admitted him. He OBJ
"'ned promise Of protection and i'm
Huhl'y. then said he could put the
O"cers on tho right track In the street
var murder lie said that his room
maze had been out Wednesday night
IRON 10 o'clock until after 1890 and
upon his return had told him tProth-
VI" mat he had held up car and
zone some shooting" afterwards des-
u'ong the murders OF the motormon
and conductor.
SUSPECT is NABBED.
Come with me" said ProtherO, and