The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-24


van he said: we are going to stick up
the Mace What will l do? l asked.
You go back and try to find the ROOM
said Sullivan.
Story of the Murder.
Il went a short distance and stopped TO
look back I saw two men run out OF
the saloon. one ahead of the other, then
yoIvers. After that ] ran Some one
came running behind me. He wore soft
shoes and made little noise. He must
have turned in another direction the
first block away from the Albany, be-
cause the sound OF his steps soon oleo
away
owen stated that Sullivan on the night
of the crime had a blue polka dot hand
kerchief about his neck. Garcia, ne
said. before leaving Belchers room
changed his shoes, putting on pair OF
baseball slippers.
In his cross-examination Mr.. Bailey en-
deavored to compel Owen to make al
missions tending to show that he was one
of the men who held up the saloon. owen
was on his guard against these traps, anu
denied that he went inside the saloon; A.
Mr. RajIey's request he raised his right
hand Three fingers were missing. me
LAWYER endeavored to show that as tne
man who had taken the money from the
cash register had used his left hand that
man must have been Owen
Owen on His Gard.
AT last. irritated by the adroit answers
of me witness. the lawyer SAID:
You wouldn't do such thing as SUCK
IN a saloon Is that what you wish to
have us understand?
a crafty smile spread over Owens face.
Il didn't say wouldn't DO sucn !, d
| thing" he said. Il said that l didn't DO
When Sullivan was brought from the
penitentiary yesterday morning he was
wearing the blue coat and vest and the
overalls of the day before, AS sucI dp-
| pareI seemed thin for winter wear, Law
yer Bailey. at the noon recess, went OUT
| and bought the accused man new suit
! of dark cloth. These he insisted upon
| anneaTance was greatly improved. When
! he had clothed himself. the lawyer found
/ that he had forgotten TO buy his client a
necktie. and gave his own TO the pris-
~ First Witness of the Day.
Tho first witness of the prosecution was
/ Policeman Emil Johnson. lie stated that
| ar 9.s0 o'clock on the morning of Dec. Il
he and Policeman CEngh were near the
| corner of Fifth West and SECOND south
| streets. They had made a tour. of the sa-
| Ioons of that district, examining the
night loungers, and had visited the Al
| bany saloon a few minutes before She
/ hold-up They met Policeman to F uP POI
| Shooting. I'VE were standing in front
| of the National saloon, on the north sidt
/ of Second South street. east OF tlltr
| West when we heard someone can out
| Throw up your hands Almost at the
! same instant a shot was fired Two othei
| shots followed quickly.
! Policeman Johnson then described how
/ Ire and Policeman ClOugh ran tnfVush lht
| National saloon, hoping to get ahead OF
| the fugItives who had fired the shots
/ and head them off. Failing in TINS, thel
| returned to the corner of Fifth West ano
| Second South streets, just in time TO sec
!
/ or caring for their wounded comraue ano
/ notifying police Headquarters OF tht
| shooting. they took up the hunt Tor thS
robbers
.. What the Doctors Know.
Or G q Paul testified that he had at
/ tended Policeman Ford at the emergency
4 hospital after the shooting.
County Physician w r Cald ssrN 3Soe
! toJd of the result of the autopsy after the
| death of the policeman. Ford died on tht
afternoon of Dec a. DR. Calderwood de-
| scribed how the highwayman pui-
| lei had passed through the policeman
body. He said that Policeman FORD wal
1 at the time of the shooting in good healti
and that the wound had caused death.
Tip Belcher, the bartender at the Ole
| Iuhilse saloon in Commercial street, Was
! the nexf witness While he was not dis
| nosed to shield Sullivan in MS testlniouy
| he carefully refrained from making az
missions that would conneet hlil WIN n,, ~ a.
! criYoe He admitted that he had eeen II
faiI many times and that he had beer
| arrested In Denver for hold-up- he san
| that Garcia was arrested with MN d
| that time.
BeIcher Describes the Gun.
Belcher also confessed that he owned
] the revolver found in Sullivan's possession
~ the time Of the arrest of the des
j nerado. He explained that it was N
eaiibre double action Colt He said ina
| he had allowed Mr. Frost, one OF IN,
tthat Frost had returned it long before
the murder. It had been lent TO Gar
1 ella. At the time of the murder Garcia
had not returned II. Belcher stated
! that the porch climber had two othel
| revolvers.
i The bartender admitted that he saw
| s,,lii.,an and Owen ct the Jubilee