Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
LANDERS MYSTERY.
Death of Salt Lake Man Has Not Yet
Been Cleared Up.

The cause Of the death Of Prof James
Landers, the healer who died at Ne
vada City, Cal, coon after arriving
there from this city, is still being IN
vestigated, with a view Of clearing up
the mystery connected with the case.
While staying at the Treloar apartment
house, Landers formed partnership
with Mrs. German, or Gerrnaine an
other healer, and they were TO take
rooms at the Auditorium building on
Third South. But the day before the
removal was 10 be made, Il quarrel
arose between the two, and they sep
arated the woman soon after leaving
the city Then trouble began between
the professor and one Julius Fred
Holm, his assistant and understudy,
and they ceased to occupy the same
rooms On Jan. ID Holm left for Ne
yada city, being sent there by Banders,
but the former now claims that he
left this city three or four days earlier
than the date named. About the same
time Landere wrote TO his wife that
Holm had murdered him. The profess
sor left Salt Lake Jan. n. In explana-
tion of wound in his groin he told
conflicting stories, one being 10 the ef-
feet that he had been injured in a
street car accident, He died on Jan.
2S, Of blood poison. Mrs. Landers be-
lieves that her husband was sta bbed
by Holm The following concerning
the case is from the Nevada City
Transcript:
INQUEST AT NEVADA CITY.
I'VE find the deceased was named
James Landers was native OF New
York, aged 81 years that he came to
his death on the 2Sth day Of January,
1905, In this county; that the cause OF
his death was a wound inflicted by
a party or parties unknown TO the ju-
ry"
Such was the verdict resulting from
the inquest held at Nevada City Tues
day morning In the matter OF DR.. James
Landers, who died at the county hos
pital Saturday morning OF blood pols-
oning.
The inquiry was conducted by Depu-
" County Coroner Gray. The jurymen
were j. j. Snyder ed Sheath, Isaac
Gamble, Thomas Burke, G, w. Denny
and X, j, Peterson.
DR.. 4. II. Tickell, county physician,
was the first witness. He testified that
on the Gath instant he was called to
Round mountain to treat DIR. Landers
and found him In septic condition.
The patient said he had been hurt In
q street car accident at Salt Lake City
ten days before There was In the
lower puortlon Of his body wound
some six inches deep and evidently
made with blunt instrument. He was
told he was In bad condition. He was,
at the physicians suggestion, removed
to the National hotel and then to the
county hospital, at which latter place
he died Of blood poisoning.
HOLM TELLS HIS STORY.
Julius Fred Holm was the next wit
ness. District Attorney Jones submit
ted him to searching examination
lie said his home was in San Francis
co. where he was a driver Of laundry
wagons, He came TO Nevada city for
an outing and after being with the
Landers family for a time took Dr.
Landers TO Salt Lake city, putting up
the expenses and acting as business
manager The doctor was TO do heal
ing, the two men sharing the receipts
after the expenses were paid. They
left Nov rs. At the city of the Saints
they We're quartered at me Wilson hotel
first, then at 1853 north Main street, and
finally at 25S south Main, Business
was BoOu ana ItlHtlOls were Pheasant,
Landers formed partnership with Il
Mrs. Germaine, a healer whose hus-
band Is a dentist al Butte, Mont, but
It did not last Witness left Jan, 10
TO return TO Nevada city, coming at
the doctors suggestion, because the
mine had shut down and Mrs Landers
was out OF wood The doctor was 10
come home two weeks later, He wrote
on the 18th 20 witness, but said moth
Ing about being hurt. on Jan. e the
doctor started home, When he ar
rived he said he had been hurt In a
street car accident, but gave no par
tlculars. Witness said the doctor did
not drink while IN Salt Lake city and
had no trouble Of any kind so far as
he knew. The doctor used 10 go out
on the street cars from ~ to 2 ana from
4 TO 8, saying he was visiting patients.