The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-15
DEAD ROBBER
IS IDENTIFIED
Man Shot by Oscar EIIsmore Is
John Gardner of 0rdway,
Colorado.
CAME FROM ROCKY FORD
FollE0 IN ANOTHER PROBABLE
ATTEMPT AT HoLDUP.
CAME FROM ROCKY FORD

Oscar Elsmores victim, whom he
shot and killed about 1915 O'Clock
Saturday night in his grocery store at
100 West Third South street, was iden-
tined as John Gardner of Ordway,
colo., yesterday afternoon. The iden-
u1lcation was made by John Welsh
John Redfield and c. A Scott with
whom the dead man came to Salt Lake
from Rocky Ford, Colo. two weeks
ego. They were ali employed at Rocky
Ford gathering cantaloupes on b. Y.
pioyed as a crater and made good
wages. After the crop was gathered
and shipped all four of the men were
discharged. They went to Pueblo
Colo, and from there came to Salt
Lake. Gardner stopped with the other
three men In the American house, Is
Commercial street. They came here
for work, and all but Gardner secured
employment
Gardner was seen Saturday evening
by John Welsh at the American house
He went to his room. changed his hat
and coat and then went out. He was
not seen by any of the men again
until yesterday afternoon, when he
was identified by Welsh and Redfield
al the morgue. Gardner is said to be
single. He has an uncle, J. w. Gard
ner, living at Colorado Springs, who is
proprietor of a livery and transfer
company.
Robbery Theory Confirmed.
There is no question in the minds of
the officers now that Gardner went
into Elsmore's store with the intention
of robbing him. He evidently thought
that the place would be easy to hold
UP and took a chance without a gun.
He endeavored to make his bluff good
without a gun, but was caught with
out il.
Elsmore will be released this after
noon after an autopsy is held at
O'Donnell's morgue by Drs. Z. w.
Whitney and W. r. Calderwood
In searching Gardeners clothes yes
terday it was found that he had
double pockets in his trousers, such
as are used by thieves and crooks.
The seam of the original pocket was
cut. A second and larger pocket,
hanging half way down the leg of The
trousers. was sewed around the origi-
nal pocket. "Swag' can be dropped
into the big pocket through the false
pocket. In this way the crook can con-
ceal it upon his person, and unless
carefully searched they ofttimes get
away with their booty.
Tells of Dead Man.
Welsh, who is II years Of age, said
yesterday that he had known Card
ner but a month.
II net him in Rocky Ford working
on Burrows farm. He said he came
from Ordway and that he had an uncle
in Colorado Springs in the livery BUSH
ness. When we were thrown out of a
job in Rocky Ford we started for
Pueblo and then came on to Salt Lake.
Scott and Gardner and myself came
here together about two wekes ago.
Redfield arrived here last Wednesday.
Three of us secured work on p. j.
Moran's contracting work, but Gard
ner got in with a soldier and some
other fellow.
THE last time I saw Gardner was
when he left the room where we were
all sleeping on Saturday evening. ]
saw nor heard nothing of him until
identified him at the morgue-"
Attempt on other Store.
Edward Siebert, proprietor of a gro
Gerry store at Sc West Third South