The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-06
BODY FOUND IN
WESTERN WEBER
Enoch Jenkins, Late of California, Is
Foully Murdered.
ATTACKED FROM BEHIND
CRIME WAS COMMITTED ABOUT
THREE WEEKS AGO.
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Especial TO The Heraidl
OGDEN. Feb. 5.-The dead body Of a
II man. supposed to be Enoch Jenkins
OF Colorado and later OF California
was found near Little mountain i'm the
western part of Weber county near the
line of the Southern Pacific Saturday
night by an Italian VINO was out hunt
ing. The man had been murdered evil
IDENTIFY while shaving himself, as the
back of his head was crushed in by a
rock, and part OF his face had been
shaver while the rest had about "A
weeks growth of beard. The razor and
Iather mug were under the body, which
had been piled over with stones. The
pockets had been turned inside out and
the trousers unbuttoned as though in
search for a money belt
Saw Feet Sticking Out
The Italian who found the body late
Saturday night saw only the Pile of
stones with pair of booted feet pro
truding. He went at once 10 warren
precinct. where he notified the justice
of the peace. +. T BarrOws, who went
to the place this morning with "A cor
oner'S jury The cairn was found near
the big rock cut south of Little noun
tain and not far from the Southern
Pacific track It was almost entirely
covered over with stones. although one
hand and one ear which had been par
TALLY exposed were eaten away as
though by coyotes or rats. On remoN-
ing the stones the body was found 70
be lying on it's face. Underneath il was
found a razor and a shaving soap box
Near by We're the remains Of camp
fire and evidences that water had been
heated.
Skull Crushed.
The back of the head had been
crushed in and battered TO PUPPY
mass. evidently by stone or some
other blunt weapon. The right side or
the face was shaver while the other
had about a weeks growth OF beard
Evidently the murderer had come up
behind the man while he was shaving
and had dealt the murderOus blow with
out warning
In the pockets were found various
articles \ purse contained SILVER
dollar and an English shilling, also two
pieces of gold. apparently portions of
gold teeth. The man. by the way, hao
a lot Of expensive dental work of n
similar character in his mouth, and a
receipt indicated that il had been done
i'm Denver March 3, 1903, by G. l. stone,
whose office was in the ernest q
Cranmer building, Seventeenth and
Curtis streets.
Came From California.
7, the vest rockets We're some uatur-
alization papers taken out i'm the name
of Enoch D. Jenkins at Clear creek
Colo, in 1900 \ poll tax receipt from
Sacramento county. California. bore
date of June 4. 1904 and was IN the
name of jenkins.
An envelope. evidently from the
Southern Pacific company, was az
dressed TO E jenkins Folsom, Cal-- ana
was pOStmarked in San Francisco some
date in May last. puzzle glass MdS
also found in one Of his pockets rms
glass is a sort of puzzle. shaped IKE Il
pocket mirror and under glass aP
[ pears the representation Of a man Win
A
side the case and the puzzle Is 10 so
+ilt the case that the shot VIII enter
the mouth A series of mirrors INSIDE
the case confuse the vision and make
the performance dIfncull AllSLilgL .1 a..
similar puzzle was found IN the pochSt
of a pafr of trousers found near the
place.
Had Been Dead Three Weeks.
The trousers were evidently not such
as would have been worn by the oeao
man. and probably belonged 10 the
murderer. The body Is that OF d MAJ ma.
about 35 or maybe 20 years Of age. ana
according to the judgment or T. A
| Torl-iy the undertaken TO whom 1t was
! delivered. it had been dead proDaoly
! three weeks The man was Wen anu
| compactly built, with dark mar anu
/ tII1e-grav ewes There was a dark
,'-'l-+scbe rather thin The height
! If the man was about five feet ten
| inches. The body was dressed IN a daIIN
checked suit with a pair Of oVeralls
over the trousers. 1t had on two vests
| and a dark cap.
There was a pair of good shoes on
the feet and the underclOthing was or
| ratI,er fine texture. Near the camp
| fire was a pair of old felt boots Win
| the tops cut off and the ols 5cSdIIl'.
| +-o,,eers with the glass in one pocket
| The coroner's jury brought in a verdict
! of murder by some person or persons
unknown
Body Taken to Ogden
The body was brought TO Ogden by
( Justice Barrows and turned over TO
! the undertaken. the effects being De
Iivered TO the Sheriff. Railroad men ana
| ranchmen from the vicinity " lleLe LllO
bo5v- Vas found say they do not re-
| member TO have seen the man, nor any
men camping in that vicinity.