Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-20

room Nhlink tut proceedings UIlsktll
said that his meals had been served
regularly; that his sleep had not been
interrupted. that no force whatever had
been used IN compelling him TO make
his confession; that he had not been
physically tortured. He said that his
object in making his confession was 10
save himself from execution. I sup
pose that like all Of u.s. he would
rather serve a life sentence than be
hung.
THE examination. however. did bring
out the fact that Drlsken confessed
10 Ocksrcidcr before he confessed T.
the police. OclSsIoider represented him
self as an attorney, and Driskell said
he confessed TO him because he thought
the lawyer might be Of assistance 20
him. chief Of Police Barlow informed
us that Ocksreider was not an attorney.
but a professional collector. Ny opn-
ion IN regard to this matter Is that
ocksrcidcr. facing a charge Of emheg-
element, thought Il would be. feather
IN his cap. and that n he got confess
sion from Driskell FOR the police il
would mitigate his own punishment
"Driskcll appeared ncrvy and COM
posed and self-posscssod when talking
TO us"
NO ILL TREATMENT.
\. w. Cowan said: 'Driskeu repeat
ed his confession. We asked him ques-
tions. He said that no force or m
treatment whatever had been used to
make him confess. lie said that he wa
supplied with everything he wanted To
eat and that his sleep had not been
disturbed He said he was given smok-
ing materials. typewritten confession
was read to him and he said that he
had made and signed Il
"Drisltell told us that he had CON
Cos EHHIH| NN.Iaaa
the police. He said that Ocksreidcr
represented himself as an attorney.
Driskell stated frankly that the CON
tession to the police had been made by
him. He described the shooting of
Riley and said that while Riley WAS
standing he fred the second shot He
reiterated that Kennedy was not con-
nected with the murder Of Riley. ana
said that some negro held Nebeker up
with him"
COLD FLOODED MURDER.
George w. Morgan said: "Driskelrs
statements this morning convinced mo
that he murdered Riley in cold blood
with less feeling than he would kin
a dog. ] knew that Driskell was well
supplied with meals. because the Vienna
care, of which | am proprietor. sent
them over 10 him every day Driskell
said in his first confession. which T
read, that Riley struck him in the
mouth while taking him to the station
But / examined DriskelTs Inns and
teeth and found no marks Of such
blow. Driskell only made one cor
rection in his written confession when
Il was read to us. That was concern
ing the statement In the original con-
fession TO the effect that he shot Rlley
the second time. after the officer had
fallen. DIiskoll said this morning that
tins statement was not made by him
lie said that the first time he shot
Riley he didn't think he had him. and
that he shot him the second time while
Riley was still standing. so as 10 be
sure OF getting him
'Driskeli said that Chief Of De-
tectives Sheets told him that he had
better confess il he wanted TO save his
neck that Sheets explained 20 him
that II be would confess and save the
state the cost Of prosecution and long
trial, Sheets would promise him that
the police would use their influence in
getting him OF, so that he could get
life instead Of being executed,
SAID WAS AN ATTORNEY.
''Driskell said that he had confessed
10 Ocksreider before he confessed to
the police. He said that Ocksreidor
represented himself as an attorney and
that Ocksreider advised him that, since
he admitted the murder, he had better
confess to the police and save his neck.
He sai0 Ocksreider tod MIN ne would
take his case and defend him, but thai
he ought 10 confess and plead guilty"
\. III Wooley said: 'Driskell repeat
ed his confession TO me and other citi-
Gems. chief Barlow told him when we
went in: 'Driskell, I've brought down
several gentlemen 10 see you. They are
men Of different religious creeds and
different political Affiliations, and
want you to tell them whether We
have done anything wrong TO you, or
any thing like that. Driskeil IS nice
looking Young fellow. He didn't look
like a crook or a criminal or murd-
erer 10 me. / felt sorry for him. and
] wished thai 1 could have an oppor-
tunity TO ask him about his family lie
and his history But Driskeil told All
OF us hat he had made the original
confession; that no force had been
used against him, that his sleep had
not been disturbed. that he had gotten
his meals regularly. lie reiterated
these things four different times ana
kept insisting time and again 10 us
that he had not been mistreated by the
detectives In getting his confession lie
told US that tho reason for ms CON
Tossing was that he understood II ne
did confess. and thus saved the eN-
pense of trial. the police would use
their innu2n6e TO save from execution,
and he recoiled at the thought OF death.
He thought life was very sweet, even
II Il had to be lived in the penitentiary'
''Driskell told us that he had made q
prior confession 10 Ooksreider, two
DAYS. 1 think Il was. before he CON
fessed To the police. He said ocks-
reidcr. represe lted himself as an at
torney and advised him TO confess 10
the police"
OCKSREIDER'S DENIAL.
Ooksreider. when seen this afternoon
hv "a representative OF the News ~
his cell at the city prison, emqhatical
Ia denied that he had ever procured a
confession from Driskell he denia
that he had ever represented himself
10 Drisken as an attorney; he denied
that he had told the police that Dris
keil had confessed the murder Of Rlley
10 him; he denied that he told DrsNeh
that he would take his case ana de.
fend him; he denied that be advise
Driskell 90 confess and then plead
guilty: he denied that he told Drlskel
that. If he confessed he would save
hin.saIf from the galloWs