The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-14
OFFICERS FIND
A HUMAN HAND
6ruesOme Souvenir Under Tom
Kings Pillow.
REFUSES TO TELL THE STORY
POLICE ARE STAGGERED WITH
NATURE OF DISCOVERY.
REFUSES TO TELL THE sToR

While searching through Tom Kings
apartments for evidence oflhefs in an old
house in the rear of the city Jail. Sergeant
Roberts and Officer Seager found a
Womans hand tied in the foot CT one OF
kings odd socks and hidden under his
pillow. The astonished OFFICERS thought
they had discovered a clue to a murder.
Inc search for evidence was Immediately
stopped for moment and the hand was
taken to the Jail, where Tom was locked
up. lie WIS taken to the dungeon by the
officers and after they had placed him in
solitary confinement began questioning
him about the hand. Tom denied the
charge OF murder, but when any other
question was asked about in ha refused
10 tax. The officers demanded TO know
Mhat ne did with IL. 10 whom it belonged
II the woman were dead or where the
hand came from. Still Tom refused to
answer, and SAT in his cell with his ewes
on the object and his mind wandering He
was unable to recall any incident con-
neeted with the hand and declared that
ne had not looked at ii for years As he
gazed upon II he seemed 10 become mysti-
ned, and viewed it with suspicion
The hand is withered up and the fing-
eThaliS stand out away from the skin
II is cut off Just above the wrist and
mas evidently been put in personalities,
Inc officers were unable to get the story
from Tom yesterday, but they are bent
on finding out its history or make him
confess that ii Is mis- hooooo-
The evidences which the officers were
looking for were clothes, knives. blankets
and numerous articles which mad mys-
teriousiy disappeared from the ponce sta
ton, and were nowhere to be foun6 when
the cases were brought up Tor trial in the
CITY court. over wagon load of stuff
which Tom had carried out of the station
while he was doing trusty wock around
the jail was found in his room. and now
Tom has been dishonorably discharged
and VIII become a member of the chain
gang for life. This is a sad fate for Tom
Tor he has held his job for twenty years
and II is only in the last three months
that ne has been tempted 10 steal But
all the evidence that has been lacking for
some time was uncovered in his room and
he had nothing to do but admit his guilt.
He will be missed from the. station. but
Jailer kimball says ne has another man
he will appoint for the position. and
Toms life will no doubt be more burden
some for the crime he has committed
Tom Drinks the Evidence.
% In one corner of the room was a huge
pile of empty whisky bottles and TASKS
but the bottles were drained and Tom
had drank the evidence. The Officers left
them undisturbed and turned their at
tention TO the other things. They were
packed away I'm different places and were
as well classified as the want ads in
the daily newspa pers. In one corner he
had trousers. in another dresses and
boxes were piled up in one end of the
room containing knives. forks and numer-
Gus other articles IN their separate places.
The officers drove the patrol wagon
around 10 the room and loadcl il up.
taking the stuff back to the station. Tom
viii not be tried for this crime. for his
dishOnorable discharge and his promotion
to the chain gang is considered enough
punishment