Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
wo Men Deliberately Plan MUIR
der and Robbery Of Junk
Dealers.
VeAT THEM WITH A HAMMER.
Art Bowen and Dick Baker Ar
rested and Confess They
Did the Deed.
rldic Green Lies Dying at II. Mark
Hospital With His Skull Frac-
turcd In Five Places.

one of the most atrocious crimes fro
n, annals OF the salt Lake police de-
/ rsrtmcnt was committed last night
. whom two young men. Art Bowen and
nick Baker made murderous assault
mon Two junk dealers Eddie Green
and Mike Globenfelt. at an isolated Sec
ZION OF the country north of the state
/ Pair grounds
Bowen and Baker are locked in scpa-
rate cells at the city Jail Green Is
slowly dying at St. Marks hospital
from his injuries, while Globenfelt is
% tde emergency hospital at police
headquarters suffering from numerous
scalp wounds. cuts and bruises. clio
benfeIt is painfully though not serious
B hurt but Green is being kept alive
by stimulants and. according to a state
ment made by city Physician stewart
o. the News this morning, has no
chance whatever for recovery. At last
accounts Green was conscious but as
De- has five fractures Of the skull. 10
severe scalp wounds. several broken
b0ucs in the hands and a broken fore
arm. recovery Is pronounced Impossible
Bowen and Baker were arrested with
in O. few hours after the commission OF
,he brutal crime They were seen az
ihe city jail by a News" representa-
tive Baker had not word TO say
ihis mbrning although both THUGS
made "a complete confession TO CHIEF
Pitt and Capt. Burbidge at an earlv
hour his morning. The men are locked
Do different parts OF the jail TO pre-
vent communication between them
Bowen repeated his confession this
morning to the News" and tried TO
shield himself by saying that he got
nio bad company and did not realize
tbe enomity OF his offense
WAS PREMEDITATED.
The crime was premcditatod and
/ murder first and robbery second was
4 tac purpose OF the thugs. They had
planned for days TO get junk dealers
to lonely part Of the city, murder
and then rob them.
Bowen and Baker made an appoint
mont with GlObonfelt and Green 10 ac-
. company them 10 a point north Of no
state fair grounds where a quantity of
copper wire was supposed to be con-
c1a'ed The four met last evening
about o'clock at The Success bar on
east second South street and Green
had provided for a horse and wagon
WIN which 10 make the trip TO the
POINT where tho wire was supposed 10
Doe hidden. Before going the four had
q drink at the Success bar.
During the trip IN the wagon Glob-
enfeit and Green rode on the seat of
The wagon while Bowen and Baker
stood behind thesn. When a certain
point was reached Baker nudged Bow
100 and that was ,he signal for tho
attack. Bowen was armed with
BANNER, while 2aker had % towel rol-
ler which they stole from the base
ment OF Wakes Brothers store yes
to-day morning. Bowen struck Green
q terrible blow on the head with the
hammer while Baker hit GiOheufelt
the first blow from the hammer frac-
iured Greens skull, he tried to defend
himself but blow after blow was
rIn,d upon him ana he was finally
pushed out Of the wagon. Bowen de-
r'ares that hc only struck Green once
With the hammer after which Baker
took the weapon. leaDed 10 tho ground
and began beating Green. Globeufelt
who was assaulted with the roller. fell
o. tho ground and feigned uncon-
scluueness. Baker then left him ana
returned 10 Green, striking hin. sew
cIal blows with the hammer
PLEADED FOR LIFE.
THE latter cried:
For Gods sake man don't kill inc.
Take my horse and wagon and money
hut don't kin me-" According 90 a
statement made at the hospital this
morning by Green. Baker replied.
we intend TO KIN you, you -- --i'
Again he struck the PROSTATE man
and left him for dead.
ln me meantime Globonfclt saw a
'hance TO escape and ran through a
swamp ana concealed himself u "a
bunch OF brush. He saw the two thugs
climb into tho wagon and drive to-
ward the city. Globonfclt then ran
hut fell several times. he tried to
cross am ice pond but tho irr btoAo
anl hc was drcuChcd 90 the ski1 Hc
ram ana crawled Tor several blocks t0
store where he sent word 90 goace
headquarters.
After the men were assaulted and
hnorsed from the wagon they were
Innn.d uf $500. From Glolelfelt the
ihuga secured sos aud from Green g52
When tie report OF the affair was
received az police headquarters the pa
mol wagon with several officers hurried
io me scene. Green was found ln the
ROAD boz pool OF blood and unconscious
nom the terrible beating he had REL
c'iNed Globenfolt was found al tho
'.Nt fiN' % NNNNN" NH.'N NNHN N'IN NH'
police Headquarters. They We're placed
" ihr emergency hospital ana Drs
stewart ana Paul summoned Tho
physicians dressed ihe wounds aud sent
Green to ST. Marks hospital
WILL DIE. SAYS DOCTOR.
This morning Dr stewart operate
on Green ana removed more than "a
aN10n pieces of The fractured skull
nom the brain The skull was fracture
'a in five places, the bones hcin 3
rushed into the brain. Dr. StcWa Z
''ll This morning
The hammer went through Greene
.tlH ln nve places. ln two places two
pieces ~ bone the size of hnlf dol
'HI were oNcrlapped ana ! took ont
lnne after piece. How the man cn1l
possibly live go long a. more than ]
gan say. Tie has no rhance whatever
nl recovery and death De- only quea-
ion oi shoe time. Meningitis on
Nitln fever VIII almost certainly de-
'tlop ana then VIII come death. n VIII
surely be- "A murder case We simply
hgnt tho man alive Win stimulauit.
which have worn on ana the shock
over with. I do NOT thinN the man
mas chance 40 1--we"
FOUND on SCENE.
While the injuries suttained by dlo-
Drnfelt were serious and painful pr
as able 10 accompany officers in ine
shtfQl wagon this mOIlnE 90 the scene