The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-21

ty Jail. Belcher is there, awaiting trial
on the charge Of receiving stolen prop
erty. Belcher is the man who -hel-
tered Garcia while the half-breed was
robbing Salt Lake residences. 1t is
believed that Mrs. Belcher knows more
about the operations of Garcia. Sulh-
van and other crooks than she has
told.
Like Deming, Belcher has been
placed in a cell at the county Jail
from which it would be impossible for
him to communicate with Sullivan.
Investigate Buckley Story.
The story of A. j. Buckley. the bar
tender at the Albany saloon. which
makes il appear that John Owen, the
railroad switchman, now serving a
twenty-year sentence in the state peni-
tertiary, killed Ford, is being care
fully in, estigated by the police The
result may be the return of Owen from
the state penitentiary TO face trial for
murder with Sullivan.
Sullivan did not appear in the po-
lice court yesterday morning to plead
TO the charge of murder. He sent
word from the county jail that he had
been unable to find a lawyer and
wished the case continued until
Wednesday. On motion of Assistant
granted the continuance.
Long before the police court opened
a crowd of spectators filled the seats.
When the courtroom became damned.
the doors were closed. A crowd of be-
lated persons sWarmed in the hallway
and choked the stairway. When it was
announced that Sullivan would not
plead that day. the spectators were in
eredulous, probably thinking that the
away before bringing the desperate in.
After while, however, the crowd be-
came convinced that Sullivan would
not appear and drifted away
Mrs. Ford, wife of the murdered DO
liceman, and her two daughters were
in the courtroom, accompanied by sew
eral friends. The widow and daughters
were in deep mourning. When they
learned that Sullivan would not be in
court they at once departed.
Evidence Seems Conclusive.
After Deputy Sheriff Corliss discov-
cred that Sullivan was saving the
bars of his cell, and before the cell
was searched, Deputy Sheriff Sharp
assembled to the upper floor to Il pOiT,j
from which he could catch glimpse
OF what was going on within the cell.
He could see a man clad in a white
shlrt working at the bars. This leaves
no doubt that Sullivan was doing the
saving. for Elliott, Sullivan's cellinatc.
wore a black shirt. Elliott has refused
to tell what he knows of the manner liz
which Sullivan obtained the tools.
y general search of the prisoners
followed the departure of sullivan to
the state penitentiary. Two saws
similar to those used by Sullivan.
were found I'm the possession uf Rich
ard Deming. Deming denied that he
had given saws to Sullivan, but It is
believed that he was the prisoner to
whom the saws were srnugglcd from
the outside so that they could after
ward be transferred to Sullivans
Tip" Belcher, the bartender. who
was taken out to the penitentiary so
that he could be used in an effort to
force d confession from john owen,
who is now believed to have been al
Sullivans side when Policeman Ford
was shot, was brought back to the
county jail yesterday afternoon by the
deputy sheriffs who took Sullivan out
to the prison.
1t is said that considerable addition
al information concerning the move
ments OF Joe Garcia. the porch climb
er. was obtained fror. Owen and
Belcher. Owen. it is said still denies
that he entered the Albany saloon at
the time of the holdup, and insists
that he cannot tell anything addition
al about the killing of Policeman Ford.