The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
DENVER MURDER
ALLEGED AssAILANT OF WARD
JON KILLED.
Former Policeman Lyte Gregory Shot
to Death on the Street at Night
by an Unknown Assaiiant-

to Death on the Street at Night
by an Unknown Assaiiant
Denver. May l5.-An assassin's bull
let ended the life of Former Policeman
iLyte Gregory's n 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 ID. n. @. railway about three
weeks ago. recently returned to this
city, which was his former home.
Last evening. about $3.50. Gregory
went to the saloon OF Edward Cleary
at Third and Santa Fe avenues and re-
manned there until midnight, as far as
tine police are able to learn.
Leaving the saloon Gregory walked
! up Third avenue towards his home Mt
oil 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.' 50
or words to that effect. Then he turned
nnd ran down the alley toward
| Fourth avenue
Gregory died in his tracks. He did
rot uttered a word. One of the bullets
penetrated his brain and produced in
stant death.
| People in the neighborhood rushed
out and soon a small crowd gathered
about the corpse. Gregory lay upon the
Sidewalk at a point seventy-fiye feet
! west of South Water street upon the
north side OF the street.
Physically. Gregory was almost a
Ni.wta. 4.
the polict department he was the
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 e
capable and fearless officer. The po-
lice have been unable to learn that he
engaged in any quarrel in Cleary' sa-
loon. II is claimed, however, that
Gregory was given to expressing his
opinions in too open a manner. About
n year ago. in Fifteenth street saloon.
Gregory engaged in fight with a man
pnd nearly killed him with his fists.
This man will be locked up by the po-
nice.
I IT NdH Itpoiltu lhSl
however, that Gregory undoubtedly
came to his death on account OF his al
! legged connection with the assault upon
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 q
! pockets after his death which showed
| that he had been In constant corre-
| spondence with w II. 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 a 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
I 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 A check for $50 had been
sent in the letter and Gregory had evil
IDENTIFY written that he was short. Reno
ordered him to keep in touch with him
so that n telegram could reach him at
any time
Another letter referred to the COM
,plaint sworn out by De Molli.