Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-21
D.,.eI Repeats Statement That
' ooksreider Approached
Him in Jail.
my TIRED OF BEING BILKEO'
s,v. Ne win Fight for His Life 1t
'S'' he Can Get a Good
Lawyer.
lie Was Denied Privilege OF writ
inc 20 His Father or OF inter-
viewing Counsel.

at, n lawyer / want to fight"
ian get lawyer ! VIII Eight for
$50 me- from now on.
." .p,, have got 20 know that he Is a
.,..,sb, lawyer and that he will stay
NJ me to The end
~ nave no money. or course. money
IN. want good lawyer--one that
j can trust
% est a good lawyer II I had a law
~ 70 take nv case today, / would tell
him everything that has happened. But
nevar win talk to anybody else Who
Al know It Is that / talk 20 when diff
tsrept men come TO see me? How do
know they aren't trying to trick me?
I've had enough.
But ] have almost lost hope. ]
have only been In Utah two months,
80 have no strong personal friends
10 70 to the front for me, Without
money have been helpless, and
. am helpless now. II a good, straight
LAWYER would take my case, / would be
Ell right. I know. But no good lawyer
4 would take my case Because | con-
! iss.ed and an thai, everybody thinks
/ IN. guilty.
l. +. DrIskell q years old, made
4 this staetment 10 a representative Of
i me News this morning before three
4 Witnesses al the county Jail. where he
u ~ INfs. .IaaaH hos I 40
Il re8ded rot guilty TO murder in the
f inst degree before Judge Bowman Ia
4 police court when arraigned on the
4 charge OF having murdered Special on
Ger c. G.. Riley on the night OF Oct 5
Drskell was brought out Of his cell,
through the Jan Office, TO the gravel
covered yard az the side door. He
was closely guarded by Jailer Joseph
Bur, dse and Deputy Sheriffs Andrew
Smith and Richard Eddngton Dfiskell
vas seated on stool, with his back
70 the Jail wall and a photographer
TOOK tan-iace and profile pictures of
hm
81 DRisKELL VERY NERVOUS
Driskell sat quite still and willingly
followed the Instructions Of the
Photographer In posing him. But his
thin face was very pale, and as he
seid bis hat In his hands. his fingers
rembled and scratched al the hat.
he was nervous and acted like a man
fho was doing an in his power to sup
4 pess his emotions
After being photographed. Driskell
Nil
VIII you make a statement for
ltneaions' h. was asked.
don't want % talk vet. I'm not
NAay' / don't want TO say anything
pa. ] would rather not replied
Nakeh. lie stopped walking and stood
'lil m the same place for a long
une, while he was being questioned
a no time during the Interview did
ne iaise his hands or make a gesture.
pc spoke in a monotone. He looked
wv aeleu IKE man who was very.
very tired and worn out lie said thar
was sick and that he had been
Hek while ne was IN the CITY rn.ison.
.aa mat during the time he was jn
y, ciP Prison he had little sleeU
IRON me time they locked me an in
laH until the time ] was taken
h'pI asking them to let me get
80. lhey wouldn't let me get a
80 was not allowed to write a
80 " my lalner 4 never was al
communicate with anybody
so, N.e OUTSIDE ! never knew what was
yh outside Of the detectives Of
9'u me jail said Driskeu.
os,,., wv yen those men ON the citi-
80. .9laHitee Yesterday that Ocks-
rsss,t ,.S you ne was an attorney" he
les b. replied.
,.,5 pa you tel them that Ocksreider
roa,3 3Ve he would take your case and
les said Duskeu
ct you Ten them that you had con.
w % Ocksreldorg"
-. D9 You iell them that you had con.
/ al " l"leFs murder 20 ocksreld-
40. J did not"
1 rsp,,s... y. hsfeider come 20 you and
w. nlmselt as an attorney"
ghai elso ala be- saygp
s sala that be was a GOOD criminal
AK, lal criminal law was mis- sno.
M 1i1 mat be- would take INV cas-,
m 'uin defend me"
ayo o N confess 10 Ocksreidor?"
a., S@ you talk TO him about Won,
le talked 10 him.
chH ,0I mink that Ocksrolder tol,
you IA DetsciNes George Sheets ma
. o hIr5r 'Vileasod the murder OF Riie,
roa CONT wan, to talk about tina
m. ma you know ocksreider before 40,
aNo MN in the city lain here 3"
'D6 'fsi saw Ocksreider before
who one't u'iecuFea or any one ele
tGn or n ''hed you In the police STA
}m iaaa, Guy prison tell YOU befor
that n sNui confession 20 the polio
efontbi,,pN aid make "a confession
agalnst gsu you said would be use
Noe
have M ,HfI tell you that you ooul,
Punishment or reward or fear o
No 20 making the confession?
WHY HE CONFESSED
WAT 4 va You make the confession
yoa conis,sea . ,. you anything befor
ftfsei I WY ,s,,.' loiq me that unless I con
| gulhy re4ia hang They SAID "a
on me- r,,al ana they had the eood
u chem. me- aAla that " ! oonfesse
g. save me would use their lniiuenc
You ~, 'Nln execution"
endeutandlms tse' then. with IN
"em esecutlon 5ss you would be save
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