Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-20
E oriskeI So Answers Charge
Of Numbering Officer
C. C. Riley.
r.pfArs HIS CONFESSION.
v,isoOsr is Ushered Before Num-
her Of Citizens to Tell OF
The Crime.
.a.oe.,r George sheets Conducts Him
To Dctccll,es' ONCE and to
Court Room.

within Eve minutes after making
,,ste and detailed confession OF the
's. .,,r Of special officer c. C. Riley
.,o,ession being repeated in the
80 az A. u. Wooley Ezra Thomp-
George Morgan. c. }. Collins
49,, Nicol. County Atty, job p
,roo Asst County Atty. Aaron Myers
49, n pollce Barlow and Detectives
ss..,s chase and Burt H. +. Driske'i
.. ,.b.red into the criminal division
y, ,bs city court and before Judge Bow
nm entered the plea to a charge OF
,-or5or m the first degree Of
oNot guilty
psskeu waived the reading Of the
,omplaint and in a low. but distinct
tone Of voice. pleaded not guilty to the
Charge and waived preliminary hearing
~ was ordered held TO await the ac-
non Of the district court without ball.
ana committed TO the county jail.
The complaiut charging the man with
marler in the first degree was filed this
morning and It Is sworn to by Detee-
live J. W. Burt It is couched in the
usual terms OF such complaints.
some time before the arraignment
NE citizens named above made THEN
appearance at police headquarters and
4 acre Immediately ushered into the pri-
,ats Office Of Detective Sheets. sheets
and Chase then went to the cell occu-
piea bv Drisken on the first floor. chase
remaining outside. while sheets went
10 TO &C., the prisoner The elongated
sleuth was with the prisoner much
longer than IS generally required 10
take a prisoner from a cell to the Of
-. fci and what passed between them
remains a mystery for the reason that
shsen win not tell and the prisoner had
no chance to do so.
REPEATS CONFESSION.
When Dnskcll was taken into the
eiice to confront the audience, chief
Barlow stood al the door and when the
wsoner had entered Barlow politely
Slammed the door ia the face of re-
9fler Then the gruelllng was on
ssaln and IL was learned that Drisken
aesied the confession he made Mon
tg night.
Following the meeting, which had
ess we'll arranged. the prisoner at
Hed In a light coat and black trousers
ga an undenhlrt was marched by
Electives Chase and Burt and Lieut..
Mlpti 10 the courtroom where pro-
,aainss were Interrupted long enough
~ lns iormalities mentioned above.
~ was then taken back 10 the jail 10
e.ai transfer 20 the county jail.
from Assistant County ATTY. Myers
was learned that Driskell probably
ptaled not guilty with the hope. or
lahaps with the understanding. that
ehl Do permitted 10 plead guilty
y 'ae district c0ur 10 charge Of
Il.ler 10 a lesser degree than charged
he complaint and take a sentence
p" worse than life Imprisonment.
KNOWS NOTHING OF IT.
y DO not know OF any arrangement"
1 aI, Myers, u suppose that II was
UlsAefs mind 10 6lead as he did
sN., repeating bis confession that hc
pl1 pc able % save himself from the
~ sentence in the district court
Ease IS now entirely out OF our
No., al lhe prisoner has waived pre.
~ .'y nearing and transcript Of
Js s ,P,...1seaiaes win go directly 10 tho
IlTekan an
q, ' tta iid not appear at an nervous
wa, eull lfoom and spoke calmly
sst.5 y" words he uttered. When
M ~ were true that he desired
feriie5 riehnlnary examination ne
Wv ~ me affirmative.
Isaso' y wen 10 do that. dc youg" asked
W ! do,' replied Drlskeu
% voas' understand what that means.
-sIed ne prisoler I'M
10 ~. N.l committing the prisoner
mi,r. county iaii without bau was
N M ntae and Drisken hustled nut
N IN. '7llloom and back 10 iail un.
out commitment papers are made
sl"Hf or CONFESSION
| Dnskoll mado a confession If
lls,t+, or special officer al a.
ass,s. !. D orksreideg. q professional
4 g ehs.' hta arrested last Friday
u ps.s. Ni emhezzling g., 400 from
i ~. furniture company. Two da,s
A idf, ''4N' his confession 10 Inc
fm r'l44ei' h procuring thu c,nfes-
. atl.l KY i2 DHskelrs cen ana go,
D-,s','" '..if'h as au attor1ov ond taf4
eld dsfeed he would tako his case
uearadc- h'li Drskoll was told by
hleys n,,.. ,lal hr had better confess
That undfr ,t.' 10 The detectives. ana
ouy tbln,. y, 'feunstanccs u was ~
nfik' "' 'oHid do 20 "sivo hls
a. Wo.9ro tne staten. nts msao ~,
rasIds",l nl z. A. "A. T.. Az Co.. -
. < a. VT llr Western Arms a So.
uanar.r .'nlpanys Charles i Coiii,s
any ~ the Eclipse Grooer,, 80,
Cor o. ~ george W. Morgan. nranrie.
Hlih 49,. vienna cafe. u-ho ,a..,,'r..
iobaTi N, Mayor Pm Thon,,,s,,, ~
romnsn, lois of the Electric sm,.,i,,
e gia, 'Anmlned ndskol IA ~. ~
| aaof 1, 'NlH morning from IA 49, 4,
laroq 'e request uf Chitf ~ p,t,,e
| liizen. VINO HesIroi oonn,,,it,,.. ~, y.
'ah rhether ~ NJ hf peraonai inNestiea-
ad been 49,, Aafsea that Drsskeil
fre no. er sN.n The third degree
TREATED KNpLy.~
:. Asl les j. Collins ..t.