Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-23
SOMETHING MORE
ABOUT STACKPOLE
Believed That He Attempted to
BIaCkmalI Senator
Clark.
SENT TO THE PENlTENTIARY
In san Quentin and served a Term
There for Robbcrl-llON Muir
der Wa Committed.

Ernest staekpole. the man who Is I'M
der arrest Zoo LJs Angeles for the muir
der of bis rammours husband. joai
schesk. is believed Go be the same Er-
nest s,ackpole who, 10 or y years ago.
attempted to blackmail Senator Clarks
family, and who afterward served a
term iu san quentin penitenilary f1f
robbsp. The Butte stackpols has
lived ln Los Angeles for some time. and
only a tew weeks ago he met and M
PRODUCED himself 90 several Butte men
who were visiting 60 that city People
ln Butte who knew Stackpole and WAC
have seen the picture Of the murderer
printed in TIE Los Angeles papers said
last night that the picture was a suili-
giantly good likeness Of the man they
bad known 10 years ago 90 leave lltile
d0ub, that be Is the man under arrest
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR.
The press dispatches from Loo Angeles
have for three or four days devoted
much attention 10 the sensational nur,
DER Il appears that Stackpole, who is
man about IS years Of age, and Mrs
ArIlia Scheck. a married woman 10
years Old. had been intimate for SOM,
time and planned the murder OF he
womans husband The crime was COM
mitted last Thursday, June "a, but The
pair was not arrested uutll saturday
After the inquest and the burial Of the
murdered man. the woman made
complete confession, claiming that
Stackpole had a hypnotic influence over
her. The murder vas committed be-
fore Scheck had LETT his bed. The
woman says that with Stackpole. she
planned the murder Of her husband,
and that she was In the kitchen VIII
the FIRST shot was fired, but saw Stack
pole place Ga revolver 10 Schccks head
and fire the second shot
THE PLOT.
Stackpolc is believed to have first
conceived the plan % murder Scheck,
and IL was easy 10 influence The woman
10 Join him in the plan as both were
anxious 10 get rid ot her husband and
to secure his life Insurance money. At
the appointed time she Jet Stackp0ie
into the house through The kitchen
door aud remained in the back room,
while he entered the bedroom and shot
him in the breast. The woman con.
ftssed that she stood in the kitchen
with her fingers IN her ears SO she
would not hear the death cry Of her
husband.
A COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
when the first shot was fired she
entered the bedroom and at that iu.
stan, Scheck raised ~ and looked his
murderer full I'm the face. Seeing that
his work had not been finished, Stack.
pole placed the revolver against
Schecks head aud fired killing him in
stantly. Tho sight OF her husband after
BE- was dead. and the realization that
she had assisted in his murder. com.
pletely unneryed the woman and she
became hyseriCal II was the original
intention Of the murderers 10 tell
the police that Schcck had committed
suicide. when the second shot was
fired however they saw that this story
would have 20 be changed. and 80
StackpOle invented the burglar story.
II is stated that Stackpole has be-
come defiant. and denies all statements
previously made by himself.
About - years ago a letter was re-
celyed by the officials Of the Clark
bank demanding $4,000 and directing
the money 10 b. delivered az a GER
tain place. The threat was made that
u the money was not sent the bank
would be blown up and a member ~
the clark family kidnapped.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
The police soon found evidence 10
connect StaCkpolr with the letter and
Doe vas arrested. but never prosecuted.
II is stated that he was released be-
cause Of the Influence Of his father
WhI was then "a resident o. Butte
From Butte young Stackpole went 10
California and committed "A highway
robbery there -Four years ago party
of Butte people on AN excursion 10 the
coast and 10 Honolulu saw SiackpO'e
iu san Quntin peu.tcnuary Two
weeks go stackpolc was seen .U Los
Angeles hy ono OF the men who had
seen him boz the California peUuen.
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