The Lamar register., 1904-05-18
DENVER MURDER
ALLEGED AssAILANT OF WARD
JON KILLED.
Former Policeman Lyte Gregory Shot
to Death on the Street at Night
by an Unknown Assailant.

by an Unknown Assatidnt.
! 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. organizer
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 $40, Gregory
went to the saloon of Edward Cleary
al Third and Santa Fe avenues and re
mained there until midnight, as far as
the police are able to learn.
Leaving the saloon Gregory walked
up Third avenue towards his home ut
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 he
shouted, You numbering blackguard."
CT words to that effect. Then he turned
and ran down the alley toward
Fourth avenue
; Gregory died in his tracks. He did
rot uttered word. One of the bullets
penetrated hi> brain and produced in
stant death.
/ People in the neighborhood rushed
cut and soon small crowd gathered
about the corpse. Gregory lay upon the
sidewalk at a point seventy-five feet
west of South Water street upon the
Forth side of the street.
Physically. Gregory was almost n
! giant. When he was connected with
/ the polict department he was tho
| 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 OF
this city and always was regarded as a
capable and fearless officer. The po-
lice have been unable to learn that he
| engaged in any quarrel in Cleary' sa-
loon. 1t is claimed however. that
| Gregory was given to expressing his
| opinions in too open a manner. About
| IA year ago, in a Fifteenth street saloon.
Gregory engaged in fight with man
and nearly killed him with his fists.
| This man will be locked up by the po-
| lice. fr
II was surrently reported last night.
however. that Gregory undoubtedly
came to his death on account of his al
IeReu connection Wltn Ine dSSiult hrDh
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
| spondence with w. H. Reno, promi-
nent in connection with labor troubles
| and the proprietor of n private detec-
tive agency in Denver.
In one Of the letters from Reno ii
| was stated that William Wardjon had
| identified man named Wolf as his as
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 1t 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 check for $50 had been
sent in the letter aud Gregory had evi-
Gently written that he was short. Reno
ordered him TO keep in touch with him
30 that a telegram could reach him at
any time.
Another letter referred to the com
piaint sworn cut by De Molli.