The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-12
W0U[D-BE SLAYER
APPEARS IN COURT
W. }. Gaskell, Alias Wilson,
Makes Coherent Talks to
Two Judges.
HE DEMANDS COUNSEL,
TO REPRESENT HIM
viii Be Given Examination as
to His Sanity Before Judge
Lewis on July %.

w. j. Gaskell, alias W, ! Wilson ev-
convict and slayer of four men, whose
threats to kill J. H. McChrvsteI and
John ., Packard are responsible for bis
incarceration in the county Jail on n
charge OF insanity, was before two diff
ierent Judges in the District court on
Thursday and to both of them he made
'aiks which were apparently the utter
ances of a rational man. His exa,,ipa-
tion finally was set before Judge Lewis
Tor July 23, at 10 O'Clock a m. ATTORNEY
stephen H. Richards was appointed to de-
fend him.
Gaskell is tall and angular He is
G.l, GlGd In q corduroy suit Dress Senator
Wesley K. Walton OF Rich county In
wonlS y~g sane ga: garments and he and Gaskell
street The resemblance of GaskeI TO
me Utah legislator is most remarkable
ana a. striking one, The facial appearance
OF the TWO men IS similar Gaskell has
a a. pair OF piercing eyes that look right
through one: His eyes, In fact, are the
remarkable feature about him.
Demands a Delay.
SaskeH was to have had his insanity
examination before Judge Armstrong at
l:3o O'Clock Thursday afternoon, When
mat hour arrived. however he demand
ca ga delay He told the court that he
NV even DecIl nOllueQ lnat he was
short time before he was brought into
court nonrt. and that he had had no time 10
Attorney r. C: schulder of Dickson, Ellis,
Ellis Schulder to defend him
Mr. Schulder was. sent for. and the
Goa court waited until he and the prisoner
mad consulted together. The upshot Of
the consultation was that Mr.. Schulder
declined to take the case. II was plain
" impossible To go ahead. inasmuch as
nnf led al
Armstrong, who is going TO Summit coun-
~ next week to hold court, transferred
lhe case bag and baggage to Judge
Makes Talk to Lewis.
Gaskell made another talk 10 Judge
Lewis. he asked that an early date be
set for his examination, and exhibited
a letter from the British consul at San
francisco, to whom he wrote when he
threatening TO kill. This letter advised
Gasken. who claims TO be British sub
1ect. TO retain a lawyer, and stated that:
could do nothing officially Gaskell stated
that the consul did not know OF the
charge OF Insanity against him and ex-
pressed wish TO communicate that fact
TO him.
The man went on to deny that he
came TO Salt Lake TO murder anybody
Just having been released from the
Colorado penitentIary-w a view Of go
ing to British Columbia, He said he had
So when he arrived, but that he had
spent 1t all since his arrival He there
fore asked the court TO appoint counsel
for him
'I don't want a lawyer wha has just
been admitted for three weeks or So
he told the court. ''I want q good law
yer. like Farley Williams or Judge Hen
derson,
Kicks on County Jail.
Gaske also complained TO the court
concerning his treatment in the county
jail. He said the food was not good. and
declared that. inasmuch as he Is suffer
Ing from innammatory rheumatism, he
should have better food. He also had
kick coming because his jailers insist
on opening his letters before they per-
nit him TO read them.
Judge Lewis Issued an order directing
the jailers not TO molest Caskell's mail.
tion on july 23. and appointed Mr.. Rich
ards counsel for the prisoner The
court assured the accused that Mr.. Rich
ards was good lawyer, who would guard
his interests faithfully and Gaskell then
seemed satisfied
Wants Others Arrested
While waiting in Judge Armstrong
court for the arrival Of Mr.. Schulder,
Gaskel demanded of Deputy Sheriff
Sharp that Mr.. McChrystal and several
other persons be arrested for murder
and for taking his property away from
him He seemed irrational then, but In
his talks TO the cout he appeared per-
tectly clear headed
Among the witnesses who have been
called upon to testify against the man
are J. RI. and Jasper McChrystal, Dr.
w. Brown Ewing. Sheriff Gus j Hen
roid OF Juab county. and ex-Sherh Dan
ters written by Gaskcll will also be in
troduced in evidence. and local officers |
Will testify to threats which he has made |
since mis- confinement In the county jail.