The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-03
IS ATTEMPTING TO
Run BIG BLUFF
Either That or Else Butte
Police Fear the Utah
Officers.
MRS. GLADNEY DECLARES
HER CONFESSION A FAKE
Says She JOllied the Police
of Ogden by Telling
Story.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BUTTE, Mont Feb Butte police
are trying to run a big biuff on Utah Of
hcials probably TO shut them out from
the reward offered OF 500 for the capture
OF the hold-ups who looted Hcnnesscy's
store at Centcrville a suburb OF this city
1t Will be remembered that both Paisley
ard Gladney. who arc accused of the
crime. were captured in Utah. one In Sal,
Lake and one in Ogden The captures
were clever ones and Butte officials cut
but little figure in them, except to go
atter the prisoners. Tonight queer
story was told here on it's face IL dis
closes the onimosity OF Butte police
Here Is the Narrative.
Confessions regarding a confession" OF
How | Jollied the Mormon policemen"
is an appropriate title for II story related
TO Tribune representative at the county
jail this evening by Florence Hall. alias
Mrs. j d. Gladney, the alleged wife and
accomplice of the man now in Jail ac.
cused Of robbIng Hennessey's Ccntervne
store January @
Explodcs a Theory.
In less than thirty minutes the girl. for
shc Is scarcely beyond her teens at
tempted to explode the theory OF Utah Of
ncers and blast their hopes OF securing
portion of the 5000 reward.
May Be She Prevaricated.
If Florence Hall is telling the truth,
Detective Pender OF Ogden and Odicer
james Taylor OF Salt Lake were handed
a large-sizcd gold brick in the shane OF n
confession The eagle-cyed mInIons of
the land of the Great Salt Sea appear TO
nave peen duped by mere girl who
pi iopapiy never saw a rogues' gallery and
would not know stalking shoe from an
Oregon boot
Likely to Be Released.
In all probability until the Utah officers
present some more tangible and aIiurIn0
evidence than the much-heralded confes.
sion, Gladney and Florence Hall Will be
released
What McGarvey Says.
Detective Charles McGarvey and other
ocaI police ofhcials who have inYcstI-
Sated the AFFAIR are fully convinced that
rhey Insist that they Will have to he
shown something stronger than the pur-
ported confession to make them change
heir minds Here is what Mrs Gladney
says:
Declares Confession Fake.
Tired of being shadowed night and
lay by detectives and wearicd by a thou
'and fool questions. ] made a confession I'm
he Office OF the Chief OF Police at Ogden
Confession did | say Well. that's
'aTdiy the word. FOR the story I told was
| fairy tale, pure and simple They
lounded me for the confession OF n crime
'bout which / knew nothing. until finally
desperation gave them fictitious ac- |
ouht OF how the robbery was planned.
Was Dead Easy.
Really, Il was so easy was ashamed
o DO IL The three policemen looked aw-
uliy scared as they proDoundcd the oues-
IONS aho studied me hard as | answered
INC OF thtm TOOK down my answers in |
vrltlng. Every few minutes they would |
END me out OF the room so they could |
'old consultation. Then | would he !
~ T5ousht oack and questioned further !
answered Yes 'i'o 1
Others / answered any old wav iuet
elling them the first thing that came into |
ny head
It Was Funny.
t. t was SO funny to see the policemen
lifting there with such a serious look |
king down everything / said without |
'esitsncy or doubt. that | came near |
anshing ! did not think you could |
s srlng detectives so easily. told them
'atsley and Gladney I'm room at our |
ouse stated that / heard all OF the |
onyersatlon and saw the guns used
yearly all of their questions suggested |
hsWers' so IL was not bit hard to reply |
Jollied the Officers.
The Utah officers have nv sconfao
ion and still believe It was genuine II
iill be easy for me to show that thoy
iere up against strong jolly Gladney
no myself were at our home on South
Nyomlng street the night OF the robbery !
nd j can easily prove an alibL"
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