The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-02
WILL ACCUSE
HIM OF MURDER
Partner of John F. Larsen Will
Swear Out Warrant for His
Slayer.
WIFE is GRIEF STRICKEN
MAN WHO FIRED SHOT STANDS
BY HIS FIRST STORY.

a j. coleman, cOlOred, slayer Of
John F. Larsen, will be held on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
Edward Q. Henderson, the dead mans
partner in the c. o. D. Commission
company 324 South State street. will
swear out warrant for him this
morning before Judge c. b DiehI.
Coleman is in custody al the city Jail
An inquest viii be held at 10 o'clock
IhlS morning over the remains Of ther
dead man by Justice Dana T. smith
An autopsy was held yesterday aft
ernoon at 5. y. Evans mOrgue by City
Physician NJ. r. Stewart and his as
siSJant, DR.. Samuel G. Paul The hui
let which entered Larsen's breast sew
cred two large arteries near the heart
and death resulted from a hem
orrhage.
The ball took a downward and back
ward course, going through the left
lunS and coming out under the shOuI-
der blade. A search for the bullet was
made but it could not be found. From
the result Of the autopsy il is believed
that Larsen was in a STOPPING position
when Coleman fired the bullet into the
dead mans body
Wife Is Frustrated
The news of Mr.. Larsen's death was
not carried to the family until yester-
day morning. Mr. Henderson teIe-
phOned to Mrs. Larsen at her home
624 Fifth East street The wife was
almost Frustrated with grief and con-
fined to her bed.
I can hardly believe that John Is
dead, Mrs Larsen said yesterday aft
ernoon- The thought of his being
taken for a hoId-up and shot down
while he was on his way home to his
family is sending me insane. The chill
dren called for their father as soon a.
they got I'D this morning. He was a
good husband. and a father who yvOr-
Sl1DC0
married for seventeen years and dur
ing all that time he has been regular
in his habits. He did not drink 10
amount t0-anEthing- and 7 never knew
him TO be under the influence of liquor
He was often late coming home
Saturday nights, for he works on the
books with Mr. Henderson. When he
left Saturday morning TO so TO his
store he said he would not he home
until late. for he had considerable
work to do. I thought that it was
strange that he did not come home at
all, for he never did that before in his
life without teIephoning to me. I felt
that something had happened to him
His Partners Story.
Mr.. Henderson said yesterday that
he and Larsen closed the store shortly
after 10 o'clock Saturday night They
worked on some of their books and
checked up some shipments that were
to arrive this week. From the store
they went TO Olsen's barber shoD. S23
South State street, just opposite their.
place of business.
When I got out of the barber chair
it was about 1890" Mr.. Henderson,
said Larsen was waiting on me and
took the chair I got out Of. l said
good night to him and left the shop.
He was not a drinking man and was
always honest and upright in his bus
mess methods For eight years we
had been partners in the commission.
business, and I always found him OF.
regular habits and good man to his
family.
I think that his death should be-
thoroughly Investigated. and I WIFI
swear out a warrant charging Cole
man with murder in the first degree
want to see him tried, so that all
the evidence viii be brought out be-
fore a fair-minded jury. 10 see if he;
was justified in shooting a man down
whom he happened to meet on his way
home"
Stands by First Story.
Coleman told the same story last
night when seen in his cell in the city
Jail He told how the man was stoop-
ing behind small pine tree on the
northwest corner of the city and coun-
~ building. He said that he did not
see Larsen until he stepped out in front
of him Not far from this tree which
Coleman pointed out to the police off,
GERS the morning Of the tragedy, Lar
sens hat was found by Sergeant John
Hempel. Coleman said:
"Once or twice before had been ac-
Costed by suspicious looking men on
the city and county building grounds
while going home. I did not like the
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