Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-24
The Death or YOUNG HARPER.
ofGeal Inquiry Results 10 Aunt Of
Dead Boy Relating Tale that
Reads Like Fclios.
A 100000 ESTATE INVOLVED.
lods Mother slaln by His Father
Years Acs--Aunt Now Suspects
Him Of Removing Son,

In Justice Dana \ Smiih'B court his
afternoon, a remarkable story concern.
Ing tho death of soyentoon-yoar.old
George NJ, nm, alias Harper whose
dead body was found IN u room AT tho
Fields clearinghouse on Friday morning
By the police, II being unfoldod,
At nrst the young nuns death wag
thought 10 have been caused by his
own hand, II was believed that death
resulted from an overdose OF morphine,
sclf.Ndmlnistcrcd with suicidal intent,
but later, Mrs \, NJ, NJ Harper an
aunt Of the boy, told a Nory that, for
time, created senspNon IN oincial
circles She profcsacd/to believe that
the young man was ebully murdered,
al the ins,igation OF Jho boys father,
who IL In Indiana, Na,ut upon further
investigation and careful consideration
Of all the known facts, her story IN
dIscrcdltod by the county attorney, An
inquest " being held nevertheless, but
for the purpose, II ~ given out, Of hay.
wv WV l"'N w wv YUM luN' NAV
Ter " record,
MURDERED BOYS MOTHER
Following II The story told to Coun-
" Attorney Christensen by Mrs. Iiar.
per, the boys aunt, She said that
about sixteen aud u half yonrs ago,
when I'M was only nix months Of age,
there was considerable trouble In the
I'M family, and that the father shot
ana Killed his wife, mother OF young
lllll l'o ihcn shot Mrs, Harper IN
Tho breast and caused serious wound
ana threatened to kin the baby and OK.
terminate the entire household. For
hls oiensc I'm was arrested, she SAID,
ana was convicted OF murder but by AN
agreement Of the attorneys WAS given
. sentence of HE imprisonment In the
indiana state prison, from which insti.
'u'lon ne waS narolcd recently -,
Bld ESTATE INVOLVED
According TO Mrs Harper there
Wa quite an estate lcft by
nlls mother and friend Of the fam-
ny IN the small town whore they lived,
m,dS appointed guardian over the boy,
nH Guardian, y IN claimed, turned tho
poS out To rustic for himself until ho
became Of age ana could inherit tho
money some 100000, II is understood
mat IN the event OF the boys Meath,
n' money would go 10 the fathoh and
,hat the father was anxious 10 remove
.nV BOY 80 That he might get the
money
IN JAIL HERE,
shortly after young nm came to salt
u''No, he got into trouble for carrying
concealed weapon ana was given IL
1aFH on the rock pile by Judge DIohl.
in took the name OF his aunt, Harper,
Nnllo IN jall he became addicted To tho
we OF morphine ana was very sick A
Jew days before his term expired and
W hNo quite III when released from
Tll lle zen IN with u man named 4, H.
Iyon VINO took him TO the Fields ana
nlooured n room for him II was Tryon
VIZ Iouhd lho dead body on Friday
we Burt and other officers concluded
lnul me young man died from an over,
uum ol morphine, but they were not
,',N,lod nat was either n case of
"urdor or suicide,
''Nh blNt STORD,
,,Mler tho yong mans death, Mrs
Harper who had been AT RIcbnon
cane here and told her story, ana sui,
w. thal she believed that the boys fam.
nhd employed someone here 10 mur.
"eI the boy so that he (IllD would 70,
,nV money belonging TO the boy, She
,o "muu on tapt, Burbldgo yesterday az
wv, lale ana told him that she ala
,lllltd w loldo, ana that she had reason
w suspect foul play Her story ia mo-,
,ieullcd by county Atty Christensen,
H. says thero are many phases az il
mat arc wholly improbable.
RECORD NOT THE BEST
Young I'M did not have tho best rec.
nrq since coming 10 Utah, lc was sent
80 we reform school from Rlchnod,a and
SS,,er getting out Of that Institution he
W. sent q jail NJ bingham for
,olh,a,vF When no came 10 Salt Lake
rf'v'lg no was arrested on suspicion
WIS given ~ days for carrying n no.
ef Rogers, '' WV "'''V
OFFICERS IN DOUBT,
Ms ne case stands At the present
sne, Mrs. llnrpers story ana theory
W. 70 tho boys death being unused by
w ialheh who ia stlIl IN IndIann, il ii
t,p, " unsupported by any facts that
~ 9lnclhln have been able 20 net hold
nu me officers believe that the youny
on 1,od from severe illness aud REV,
nWps mo ihludloious use Of the dondiy
nnhW morphine, lie was very sick
T,uel no was taken 10 the Fields by
,,gtolL MIS- Mollor who runa tho
n,oorm,lnghoose, confirmed that fact this
-, nad Nc not been very sick" abe said
would not have taken him i'm, This
,s,N, about him being murdered IL ali
INQUEST NOW ON.
IN INQUEST IL now being held before
Ehl,Ne smllh and u fury composed OF
Iowhrd Pickering Il, Mcdonald ana
W. Reed, County Atty Christenscn
conductlns the hearing, and tho fol.
tbIs Witnesses are being examined
nnM., u, rryon, Mrs Mollor, Detective
"N Mrs. Harper, w. Thomas, Dr.