Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-17
The Slayer Of Police Officer
Ford May Have Left
The State.
THE THIRD MAN is KNOWN.
Prisoners say lie IS q Bad Man from
olorado-Workcd as Porch
Climber in salt Lake.

Last evening some articles OF jewolry
stolen during the recent porch climb
ing episodes uoro located by the po-
lice. and the recovery of the property
led 20 further statements from owens,
who with Sullivan and another man,
planned the robbery OF the Albany sa-
loon. and was also the means Il secur-
ing q statement from tho bartender,
Tip Belchcr throwing light on the
identity OF the mysterious third man In
the hold-up and subsequent shooting Of
Police Officer Charles S. Ford.
THIRD MAN KNOWN
According TO the statement made by
Beicher the man who accompanied
sullivan 10 The Albany bar was a
Mexican Chinese known as Garcia,
notorious porch climber footpad and
burglar who served seven years in the
Colorado state prison. Garcia operat-
ed in salt Lake from early November
until the night OF the hOld-up ana muir
der He rOOmed at the Belcher az
the old Kimbau house. which was raid
ed by the police. bclcner ana his wi.o,
Sadie who are still being held by the
ponce, say that Garcia secured rooms
az their place and that he never went
on the streets In the day time but
spent most Of The daylight hours either
sleeping or reading. AT night he would
go outreturning curing the early hours
Of the morning. The BelChcrs say they
were afraid OF the man. as he was al
ways armed and even slept with re-
Volvers at his side. The police Iearnea
that he met sullivan on the Gay tho
latter was released from the Titan state
PRISON, ana that the PAIR. with owens,
planned the saloon hold Up. owens
did not know tho name Of the "swarthy
man." Dut the description he gave Of
Sulllven's companion leaves no doubt
I'm the minds OF the police That he WAS
Garcia. Chief Pitt has sent 70 Cannon
city, Colorado, for a description and
photographs OF the croCk and upon
their arrival they will De sent TO vari-
Gus points in the hope that officers will
capture she man.
ASSAULT on PETERSON.
II also developed last evening that
Sullivan was the man who brutally as
saulted Peter Peterson at the rear Of
the Continental bar on Monday night
last. sullivan and a pal supposed to
be Garcia, found Peterson ia an in
tixocated condition at the rear Of the
saloon. Sullivan seized the man by
the throat and then struck him blow
on the head with a revolver. The gun
was discharged and the blow, which
cut Peterson's head. accounts for the
blood on the weapon. When Sullivan
and owens were arrested on Monday
night they refused to talk and as moth
ing Was known at the time Of the as
sault on Peterson the men we're re-
leased. The police found Peterson but
as he was intoxica ted they thought he
had sustained the injury TO his head by
a fall Before a coherent statement
could be secured from the man, Sulli-
van and owens had been released. Then
came the saloon robbery and the muir
der Of officer Ford. The explanation
given by Owens and the Belchers clear
ed Up the mystery Of the bloody gun
and the assault upon Peterson.
OFFICERS HARD AT WORK.
While the police have run down every
rumor and have had many wild
goose chase q is reported they have
q clue as 90 the whereabouts OF Sullivan
and detectives are now on the tran out
OF the state Chief Pitt stated this
morning that officers were following
up clues received last night but he
declined 20 say where the detectives
were who are out OF the state.
Every outgoing train, In fact every
exit from the city has been carefully
watched. ana Tolice officers and deputy
sherins an over the surrounding couu
Try have been furnished with descrip-
lions and photographs said the chief
this morning.
While an this takes time and The
ugitives have a good start. assumins
they have left the city, the authorities
saw they do not see how the murderOus
thugs can possibly escape.