The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-08
CORONER'S JURY
HEARS EVIDENCE
Murder of Negro in Plum
Alley Investigated by
Justice Hanks.

r. II. Latimer John +. Duncan and J.
s. Donelson comprise the cOroner's jury
which is investigating the death of VIII
liam Smith. the colOred man VINO was
killed in the rear of Candy BIZ Ackeh-
zie's resort in Commercial street at ABOUT
z o'clock Tuesday morning
Thomas Anderson. another colored man.
with whom Smith IS said TO have hac
some words. is believed TO be the HluI-
dcrer. and was captured about an n3ur
after the shooting. in his room III Sli lllu
boarding house on Third West, between
Second and Third South streets lie as
serts he fired the fatal shot III SeiI-ue-
Tense
roroncr's Jury Yesterday afternoon. Henry
Hrogan. colCrcd testified he ndd gone INTO
the saloon where the shoOuns occur go
lust prior TO the time the shot was lileu-
Tfe had q drink with q friend and then
started for his room IN the AHiStiCdll
TOomiuE house, intending 10 leaNe tii4
uiace by the rear door About liils lllile'
f}ocau stated. Anderson entered lie sd
loon and accosted Smith. inviting nm 10
stem outside. The men had barely crOsseu
tie threshold when BrOgan heard shot,
and. stepping to the door. was nofIlilgu
10 find Smith lying in pool OF blood lie
looked down the alley and saw Anderson
running south Smiths body was lying
i'm the allev with the head resting upon
She curb. Brogan says he re-enlered me
restaurant at the rear of the saloon, pro
cured a spoon and tried To force wafer
down Smiths throat. but the man dled
before he could be Of any assistance TO
Brosan stated that when ne found the
body he noticed a bloody knife living be-
side Smith. and picked 1t uD and exam
ined it. The apparent Si9HIlCdhCe Oh Sucu
a statement Is qualified by the Eact tIldt-
although d careful examination was haue
of Anderson person yesterday lile Do
lice were unable To- discover any WOUNDS
which might account Tor the piooQ
ssrnH - s.
lips to prove the statement ne MADE llat
Smith had struck him a heavy blow I'D the
mouth before the shooting
Grace Meyers cOiOFed- roJuilug at lhr
American roomiug house. was the second
witness heard. Her story OF the dIldlf
was ratified off I'm a hdp-hdzaId ldShloil
and was somewhat conflicting Sie stated
she had gone to the saloon restaurant 10
GET 2 lunch aoOut four hours before the
murder. and that her attention was Caiieu
TO the front of the place by LOUD talking
She pecred through crack between Two
swinging doors and saw a cioWG Oh toI-
oreG men standing bout In the saloon.
and thought sine recognized the voice OF
Anderson talking. After this she went lu
her room. she said. and did not appear
again until aroused by noise IN the ailel
after the shooting She said she heard
someone call out. why 1t smith olle
did not recognize the voice. She SAID she
believed Smith to be good fellow, and
had never known uNthlnS pao Oh MN
After these witnesses were examined
tie Jury went TO the scene Of the murder
and BTogan showed them through the
risre and out into the alley. where Smith 5
body had been found. The jury then ad-
ieurned until 10 clock this morning
A unique incident I'm connection with the
killing of Smith happened YESTERDAY MOI d.
ms Anderson was being taken from the
desk serEeauts office TO the jail when
lc was halted BY the officers carrying tht
body OF the murdered man from tht
emergency hospital TO the dead wagon
The man saw Smiths body. covered Wit
sheets. placed iu the wagon and driver
away without displaying any emotion