The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-15
HORACE H. V0SS
is. MURDERED
Continued from Page I


Day and Edwards engaged in a fight
yesterday morning early over Il trivial
matter. Day struck Edwards in the
face and knocked him through win
dow in front of his place. He was
drunk, and then started out on A ram
page all during the morning. He and
Weir were together drinking Weir
had talked to Day about Voss "butting
in" to his affairs and threatened 70
do him up" Shortly after noon Weir
went TO his room and Day went UP
town. When he returned to Weir's
room he had his gun. Voss was out
in the rear, talking TO Mrs. Yarber
about Day striking Edwards in the
face and knocking him through a Win
dow. 1t was st this time that Voss
was called into the room by Weir and
shot down by Day.
Day was seen at police headquarters
shortly afterward. He told the police
that he intended to kill Voss for
''bulIdozin' him around about his con-
duct" When seen in his cell Day said:
"Voss had threatened me late Satur-
day night for beating old man Ed
wards 1t worried me and / wanted
to get it off my mind. 1 did not intend
to kill him when he came in the room.
I was afraid that he was going TO
pull a gun and shoot me, so l beat him
to it."
Weir Denies Completely.
Weir denies that he was in any way
a party to the crime. He said yester-
day afternoon that he was trying to
keep the men apart, SO there would nos
be any trouble.
Day deliberately murdered VoSS, ("
Weir said. II wanted TO talk with Voss
about the matter and called him into
my room. Day had gone out, but evil
IDENTIFY stepped right up to him and
shot him down. / was standing right
beside him when it happened, and he
fell right down at Days feet"
Day has been in Salt Lake about
six months. He was formerly en-
ployed as dining room porter in the
Pullman service. He was discharged
and later worked a few days at the
Elks' club rooms. He was employed at
the Alta club for a short time, but
was also discharged from there. Day
is single and little is known of him
here His home is in Tennessee.
Voss was the most prominent colored
man in Salt Lake. He was active among
the better class of his people in poll
tics and was good citizen. He was
Knight Templar in the colored Ma
sonic order and commander Of the Odd
Fellows colored lodge in Salt Lake.
For years Voss had been janitor OF
the Atlas block. He was employed there
several years before the Atlas block
fire and was employed as custodian of
the new building. Voss owns several
pieces of real estate ON Franklin ave-
nue., and was we'll 10 do. He was door,
keeper of the house of representatives
in the session of 1901. He was also
carriage man at the Keith-O' Brien
store for q time. He leaves wife,
Mrs Eliza Voss, and two children.
They are Ethel, II years Of age, and
Clara, II years of age.
VOSS' body was removed to Evans
undertaking establishment to be pre-
pared for burial. Justice Dana T.
Smith examined the body before it was
removed and decided that an inquest
was not necessary.
Mrs. Sarah Yarber was arrested later
in the afternoon and detained at the
city Jail pending an investigation. II
is believed that she knows more about
the trouble between Voss and Day than
has come to light.
The statements of Day. Weir and
Mrs. Yarber were taken yesterday
afternoon by Assistant County Attor-
ney Willard Hanson. 1t is stated that
Day pleaded self-defense and that
Weir denied being an accomplice. Mrs
Yarber's story was confused and on
several points she was not clear. On
account of the nature of her state
ment Hanson and Chief Sheets decided
that it would probably be best TO de-
tain her at the city Jail.