The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-20
CHAS. OLSEN
ELLIS OF
MURDER
STORY OF MAN IN OMAHA JAIL is
FULL OF FLAWS.
Olsen Says He Shot CLARK From a
Wagon-Sheriff Barlow Wilson
Departs for Omaha.

! An Omaha dispatch, with more de-
| tails OF the confession OF Chas. Olsen.
who claims to be the murderer OF
Deputy Sheriff Seymour Clark. says:
Charles Olsen, arrested last night on
the charge of being drunk. upon be-
coming sober made a confession In
, which he claims that last November
he and another party, whose name he
refuses to divulge murdered Deputy
Shcrlff Clark at Uintah. eight miles
east of Ogden. Olsen's statement fol-
lows.
The night OF the murder, my pal
whom ] will not give away, hired a
team from man whose name | will
not give. and drove TO a siding Just
outside of Ulntah. We broke into a
box car and were piling boxes OF shoes
and merchandise into the wagon when
suddenly the deputy came along and
called 10 us We both opened fire and
he fell. ! don't know who hit him
The team was left at the car and we
went into ogden, where We stayed for
several days Then We went to Salt
Lake and remained week, returning
to Ogden and staying there two
months. From Ogden ] went to Sc
ilNlt WI htu bl tht 'AptoItiOh
buildings Leaving there | went TO
Denver and worked there until two
months ago when | came TO Omaha
while | was in Denver MY partner
came there. but ! don't know where he
Is now. | came TO Omaha to visit some
cousins and after being here a short
time the murder weighed on my mind
so that ] took TO drink, trying TO for
get it, When sober. day and night. 7
kept thinking of the killing of the
deputy and could not work or sleep.
am glad that the truth is known. for
my mind IS relieved | am ready to go
back 10 Utah am time the officers
come after me. ! have no defense 10
make"
Sheriff Wilson departed this morn
Ing for Omaha TO obtain first-handcd
from Chas, Olsen his confession
Sheriff Wilson last evening said
that it would not take long after see
ing and oonversing with Olsen TO de-
termine whether or not he knows any
thing about the murder of his chief
deputy. Mr.. Clark The published
statement made by Olsen that the
murder OF Clark occurred in October
is confusing and Olsen probably has
his dates mixed.
II is probable that there is some
thing In the confession made by Oh.
sen. says Sheriff Wilson. and he IS
going to Omaha TO make thorough In
vestigation.
ITO think we have the murderer of
Seymour Clark" said the Sheriff, us
almost too good 10 be true, but We
never can tell just how the criminal
element may be captured, nor just
how the chain OF evidence against
crooks is sometimes woven around
them. Nothing In the world would
please our office more than To get
hold OF the man who committed thai
crime. and | am not going TO leave
any stone unturned in an endeavor 20
bring the guilty parties TO Justice
Il know YOU cannot convict Il man
on his own confession. There must
always be corroborative testimony OF
the strongest nature, but Olsen or any
other man, for that matter. who might
be known TO havo committed that
murder will surely get his just de-
serts in this country" said Deputy
Sheriff Murphy last evening. 81 don't
think for moment that can be mis-
taken in the voice of the man who did
the shooting ut Uintah last fall | be
lieve If | ever hear it again, | will
recognize It,"