Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-02

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ualn "a mystery. Brown ls the man
Wio arrested Steve Adams for his
crimes Boo Idaho and FOR the past six
months has been engaged in detective
work FOR he state OF Idaho. He was
witness against Steve Adams and exc
urosse his fear or taking the stand
FOR % b. alleged he said be knew he
never would escape alive ~ he did
BROWNS STATEMENT
Rovn made statement iu which be
said that ON his way home from up
town last night he met 70 man boz front
OF residence 90 block from his own
home. and spoke. but the man made no
response. he described the man as
being about feet 10 inches tail, weight
lG5 pounds wearing brown suit aud
celluluid collar and hc was smooth
shaven. Brown said that hc was con-
scious ho had been Swallowed for the
past three weeks and that he was
marked for death ON account ~ his
connection with the Steuuenborg and
steve Adams cases Chief OF Police
jackson believes from what he has
learned that three mon are connected
with the planning and executing OF the
crime
Brown has been very gloomy and
dowucast for several DAYS past and
when asked concerning his troubles
10y IiitHu ne requiem
"a DOOMED MAN"
'T am a doomed man Those people
Doc Idaho win get me yet"
Tie went ON to tell that he had no
ticcd on several occasions that hc was
being watched and followed every place
Doe went No matter what out OF the
way place he would 60 there was ale
ways some one around keeping him un-
ID 4.
tions very closely, that he had an idea
OF the Identity ~ the people who tried
90 murder him is shown by the only
words De uttered before he became
unconscious last night. only one or
two uelghbors had arrived on the scene
when they heard him exclaim They
have laid for me and they got me az
last"
70 Is also said that Brown received
an anonymous letter through the mail,
warning him 20 leave the country or
that his life would be taken. IL is Inn
possible at this time to confirm this rue
NOR but credencc Is given the story by
the fact that he had promised his wife
that be would leave Baker city this fan
and go TO California 30 live.
one OF the nelghhors or Mr. Brown
said that last night. a short time be-
fore the explosion occurred, they mo-
ticed a tail woman walking back and
forth IN front Of the Brown house. Al
though the person was dressed In wom-
ans clothes. he looked very much Ike a
man, and Il Is supposed that the Grim
inal wore the female garb TO divert sus-
picion.
BOMB WAS OF DYNAMITE
The bomb was made OF dynamite and
was placed just inside the gate. on the
south side Of the walk, From the bomb
a wire was run across the walk. then
up TO the top OF the picket fence, about
% feet along the fence 90 the corner
and then about 80 or 40 feet west, to-
ward the middle OF the road
chief " Police Jackson and some OF
his mon were on the scene OF the crime
within "A few minutes after the explo-
sion and did an they could 20 find
some clue to the perpetrator. The only
evidence 20 show where the criminal
had concealed himself was wire,
which could be traced from the gate
north along the fence, and thence west
into the middle Of the road.
The assassin was at the end ~ the
wire and was ln complete darkness
where ne could not be seen by any one
coming along the sidewalk. while he
would have fun view Of the gate and
the walk along the front Of the house.
HAD AN ACCoMPLICE.
Mr. Brown had just returned yester-
day forenoon from his mining claims In
Slices Gulch and was going home
when the bomb was exploded. II
would appear that the assassin must
have had an accomplish, who had been
keeping watch on Browns movements
then notified the men az the house that
Brown wis coming, Whereupon the
bomb was put in place.
Mrs Brown dud her daughter Ethel
were at home at the time OF the cX-
uIoelou A few minutes before 20 oc-
err,d Mrs Brown went Co the front
door. Wafaad out ON 90 the porch aud
looked down the street 10 see n Mr.
Brown was coming She dld not see
Mr Brown but noticed man walking
slowly along the sidewalk near the
house.
She went inside and closed the front
door but did not lock g. A few min
uias later the explosion occurred. and
/ when she rushed to the front door 90
..p what the trouble was the door was
/ locked aud she could not get out. The
/ porch Irht had been put QUE by the
/ lomh. hut she heard some one sroan-
/ ne and knew insuuCtlFcly that her
/ husband had been dynsmited.
/ Mrs Brown knew that her husbands
/ I.fe had been threatened The author
ffIaH HrH hard uf work ON The case ana