The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-18

the city jail, and were ordered to leave
the city. The murder of Policeman
Ford was committed on the morning
after they were discharged in the police
court. Sullivan stated last night that
he parted with Owen on the afternoon
Of their release from Jail.
Tells of Past Life.
Concerning his past life. Sullivan
said:
Sullivan is my true name. l am a
sailor, but have never been in the navy.
All of my voyages have been aboard
ships OF the merchant marine. When
/ went TO Portland l had no thought of
shipping to some foreign land. Port
land is not a good port for men who
wish to go TO sea. There are now TO-
600 idle men there. The fact of the
matter is that I had no clear idea of
what l would do when I got to Port
land"
Sullivan explained that the snake tat
toOed upon his left wrist was put there
while he was in the state prison This
tattoo mark puzzled the Portland police
when the ex-convict was captured, be
cause il was not included in the de-
scTiptiOn of the man, although the
mark was apparently not new.
My description was taken when l
entered the penitentiary, but not when
l left" said Sullivan. "One of the
convicts tattooed the snake upon my
arm"
Detectives Are Alert.
Detectives Shannon and Chase start
ed from Portland with Sullivan at
o'clock Thursday morning. rbe trip
to Salt Lake took about thirty-five
hours. Knowing that Sullivan would
seize any opportunity to make his es-
cape, the detectives fastened an Ore
gon boot to his leg and handcuffed
him. One of the detectives was always
at the side of the prisoner keeping a
close watch upon his movements. AS
the handouts forced Sullivan into an
uncomfortable position, the detectives
them so that the man could rest his
hands and arms. During the long trip
Sullivan made no effort to cause trou-
BILE for his guards. On the contrary,
he seemed grateful for the kindness
they showed him. He talked very lit
tie with the detectives while on the
train. When they spoke to him of the
crime with which he is charged, he told
them that he did not think it would be
wise for him to speak Of his move
ments in Salt Lake. He showed a ca.-
strong contrast to his utter reckless
ness while in the state prison and i'm
mediately after his release. Apparent
ly the shadow Of the gallOws had
changed the nature of \he desperate.
In Closed Carriage.
When the train pulled into salt axe
Sullivan was taken TO the rear plat
form and, when the train stopped, hur-
ried TO a carriage which was waiting
some distance north of the Oregon
Short Line depot in Third West street.
The carriage door was hastily slammed
shut and the vehicle made all possible
speed to the city jail.
AS soon as Sullivan disrobed for tie
night, after entering his cell, his gar
ments were taken by the police and
examined. His shoes were badly worn
and showed that the man, while a fugI-
tive from justice, must have walked
many days upon rough roads. The
sOles of the shoes were worn almost to
the thinness of tissue paper, and the
toes were beaten into shapelessness by
long and hard usage. When Sullivan
was in the city Jail a few days before
the murder of Policeman Ford, the
shoes were almost new.
small crowd gathered at he Ore
gon Short Line depot last night to
satch a glimpse of Sullivan. Some of
the more watchful persons caught
sight of the detectives and their pris-
oners and made d rush after them,
crowding about the carriage door.
Recognized the Detectives.
Sullivan's first words on catching
sight of Detectives Shannon ana
Chase when they visited him in the
Portland Jail were confession Of his