The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10
0persting in City With CONTEMPT
For Authorities.
TWO ROBBERlEs LAST NIGHT
OFFICERS STILL WORKING ON
STREET CAR MURDERS


/ y the Mecca for crooks Of ali kinds >
/ y The prospects are that the regime =
, OF W j. Lynch as chief OF police =
> is 70 be marked with a reign Of y
crime and lawlessness.
J. N. Reynolds was held up at =
= Sixth and d streets at o'clock >
y last eVening-an hour when people =
> are passing along nearly every =
= street in the city-by a tail slim =
= man answering the description Of y
> the robber who murdered COnduc-
/ = tor Thomas II. Brighton and Mo =
> tOrman Amasa /. Gleason. II. J. =
I = Hayden was held up and robbed a =
= short time afte-ward at Seventh ?
= South and Fourth West streets. ,
The crooks operated with a bold =
= ness indicating absolute contempt >
/ = for Chief Lynch and his depart >
/ = ment-this in spite Of the public =
= excitement still existing over the >
street car murder
/ z HE admission was made last even
! ing by the authorities that they
have practically abandoned the
| theory that PTothero had anything 70
do with the Gleason Brighton murder.
They are now trying to secure sufficient
! evidence to hold ShockIey in Jail should
/ he suddenly get tired of remaining fin
the Utah state penitenu7ry. The sus-
/ pect has the right TO demand a trial at
any time The police are afraid that
] he may make such a demand now. IN
1 that case they would be thrown upon
/ the defensive-Would be compelled to
IprOduce evidence against him sufficient
Is strong TO warrant their holding him
lin custody indefinitely.
tdence is not now at hand. Prothero can
be more easily. taken care of. He can
be detained as d witness and placed
under such heavy bonds that he could
not furnish it.
Not Present at Inquest
Neither Of the men was produced at
the inquest yesterday. The police give
as the reason that they We're afraid or
mob violence They called attention to
the fact that Justice Clarks Of
fee is on the fourth floor of
/ the Mccormick building. and that it
would be much easier for a mob To
Il throw the two men out Of d window into
the street below than TO carry them
downstairs, place d rope around their
necks and string them up to conven-
liert pole.
T Another theory advanced for the non
appearance of the suspects at the in
quest is that the police do not want
/ Protbero TO give to the public the al
tleged admissions which he has made.
One or two things are very patent TO
lpeopIe who are experienced in handling
cases Of mystery PrOtheTO has either
tgiven the notice clues which viii fastcR
1.-THE crime upon ShOckley, which they do
not dare to let become public at this
time for fear of blocking their game.
or else the alleged admissions Of the
liz f1r-Gr O.
gerated, and in reality sEe Of no real
value
shockIey and His Hat.
In spite Of the deniaIs of the police.
it is known positively that on Thursday
/ ShockIey did admit that he owned
light hat like the one found in the car
after the murder. and that he was the
pOSsessOr Of q revolver prior to the
shooting. i is also a fact in the face
of the denial of the officials that Shock
ley said he gave the hat and revolver
to man named Murphy ShoCkley
described him to the police as a man
Of slim build. and about six feet and one
inch in height. The suspect did not tell
when he gave the hat and gun to Muir
ply. He admitted. however, that Muir
ply made h0ld-Ups regular bust
ness.
Prothero was visited at the peniten-
] flGFK Yesterday AFTERNOON U+ AJEAEf-A-
ives Chase and Raleigh. The took four
letters from him. One was mailed in
Chicago, and addressed TO salt Lake
CITY direct The other three were re-
! addressed from Idaho Falls. Ida. What
they contained or who they were from
ia not known After a snort Interview
; with the two detectives. ProtherO was
, returned to his cell in the south cell
house.
Trying to Trace Hat.
J The police hope to secure much EVIL
dence against Shockley by tracing the
light hat. They have thrown ont
their drag net To all the eastern cities,
2 where hats are made. From one Of
T them they hope to learn who manu-
I / featured il. through what jobbinS
r house it passed. and to what retailer.
{ When the retailer is found then they
F, / hope to get a description of the man
J it was sold to-
The manufacturer can be learned in
e time By the numbers and other marks
I on a paper tag seved or the inside
: j under the sweat band. In the mean
, ; time work IS being done a Idaho Falls
s The hat is such an odd size, eff such an
1 old style and judging from its. appear
. ance, was inS-oCk go long that the man
e who sold it viii probably have some
y recollection who the purchaser was.
If he should answer me description
Of. ShockIeY. or the seller can identify
+, Shockley, then the police claim they
I viii have evidence against the suspect
which viii be very damaging The DO
e lice are also working on the theory that
I ShocSley is but one of gang Of hold
I ups who are working in the city, and
T are trying TO locate his pals, e any
= really exist.
Z Coroner Holds Inquest.
+ The coroHer's jury tha5 net yeste-s'ay
a morning to hold an inquest over the -
r mains of Amasa /. Gleason and Thorn
;. as b Brighton adjourned rather unceT-
= enormously after a two hours session
y none the wiser as 10 who did the shoot
= ing The police authorities offered
: nothing in evidence and after the Jur-
: ors had listened patiently 10 the stoF5
y of the shooting, the same story that Ia.
y been published in every daily paper Il
: this city. County Attorney Westervel
- Informed them that there would be *
I, more evidence. The jurors looked sur
= prised. Judge Clark was astorashed
= and said
.Et seems to me that if there are an
more facts 80 he brought ont in con
!, inection with this case. this is the plae
I --F.