The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-02

- GORGE X. MCNC4 made his first
II dictated statement Thursday. at
tempting to throw the entire bur
Gen on Rice, Hunter and Alvin Mitch
ell. This was demonstrated to be fuli
OF falsehOods. Sunday afternoon ne
made another statement which Sheriff
Emery believes TO be true. The last
three cues tons and answers were sub
Joined yesterday afternoon. when the
transcript was taken 20 him FOR sigma
turc. The statement in fun is as fol-
lows.
o.-Whas is your full namc@
A.-CTsorEe ".
Q.-How do you gpen Muncy?
A.-M-u-n~C-y.
Q.-I understand Dir. Muncy, YOU
want to make a statement, voluntarily.
OF your own motion, in respect to the
murder of old man Beuti81-, that &C
CURED on the 25th of February, 1897.
here in this city. JUST begin right where
you wish yourself. and make the state
ment 50 the reporter can hear it all.
A.-You going to write It down in
shorthand?
Q.-Yes?
A.-That won't do me any good; copy
of it.
Oft viii be transcribed.
A-On Feb. %, g.. Abe Hunter. Jack
Rice and myself. we met at Abe Hunt
er's house, and he put this job up. TO go
up and rob old man Beutler. We went
up there I had been drinking consid-
cradle; didn't know what I was doing
at the time J went UP. 7 tell you 7 had
| a pretty good jag on for about q month.
and went in ana Catched the old man.
I throwed him on his bed. and then Rice
l took ana showed some rags in his
! mouth To keep him from bollering. and
. Abe Hunter turned down light and
/ hunted for the money: could not find
/ it; il had been moved; and some one
| came TO the door. ard everything was
| quiet then. and didn't stay there long,
and We went out. / went out back and
| went to / street. 324. and the two fei-
! lows. ] don't know where they did go
/ About 10 O'Clock ] came down here
! where was rooming.
/ Q.-Where was that
! Ascend West-Io1ya house.
/ Q-Had you met these fellows be-
/ fore?
A.-Yes. and talked about it before.
Q.-How many times?
A.-Oh. three or four different times
Q.-Where would y0H meet?
Alt Abe Hunters. That is abou
all Of it.
/ Q.-Do you remember what they said
! either Of them?
No. rot exactly, as Abe was plan
ming 10 go up there all the time 10 rol
him. is about al.
! Q.-Why did they XIII the old man?
A.-They didn't intend to-only in
tended to stuff things IN his mouth Z
keep him from hOllering. is all: neye
/ intended 10 Kill him at al
o.-Hov long were YOU in the room
| A.-Not over three OF four minutes.
F! Q.-What did you do when you frs
went in the room?
4 Ave grabbed the old fellow am
throwed him on the bed, as ] stated
O.-Who locked the door, il anybody
; A-Abe Hunter.
Q.-Who turned the light down?
A.-Abe Hunter.
Q-wbo did you say held the oil
Al held him and Rice stuned IN
rag in his mouth.
Q.-why did you stick the rag b
his mOutn3
40 keep him from hoIlering.
O.-Where did you get the rags?
A.-Pieked them up on the foor ther
on his work bench, rags around sue
IS that and clothes.
0.-There was q work bench in III
. room. was there?
A.-Kind Of q little work table.
Q.-That held umbrellas on IL?
Ayes
Q.-You say some one came to tn
door
A-Yes
Q.-Tried the door,
&.-Trisd the door; II was locked
Il Q.-Was you making any noise
there?
A.--Not much. very little.
Q.-That frightened you, did III
A.-kind Of frightened, yes though
Z IL was time 10 get away.
Q.-Who unlocked the door when 70
. went QUIZ
Abe Hunter.
Q.-Now when you went out VII
, didn't you go with them?
Al wanted TO 90 home-I didn
) think it was safe.
o.-You left them 81 the door, d
: you?
Ayes