The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
tsYcs, / shot Police O(ncer Riley.

"Hc had searched ms when he ar
rested me, but ] had s.'pPod my gun
down in front Of my pLu's under the
vaistbaDd and he overlooked A.
when VIC were goitg toward the
stationhousc ] stepped ~ the curbiug
and accidcn,ly pulled loose from Riley,
which caused him to mosc ms if reach
ing for his gun, which / believed TO bc
in his ovcrcoat pocket. | then went
for my gun, which wa. in front of
ms pants, and beat hin To IL, shoot
ing Immediately as ] Erew the gun
from my pants.
AZ knew ! got him With this shot,
but | shot again before he fell, max
ing sure ] had him bcfor, loft
The foregoing Is 81 nmary of the
graphic story Of the tugcdy ON the
evening Of October ., w. en- Police Of
fcer G. c. Riley lost hs life in the
discharge of his duty
The man who confessed to tho killing
is Il 9I-yearold California boy. who
gives his name as l.. L. Driskcll.
Driskell WIS arrested oT suspicion al
Ogden few days ago, but maintained
his innocence until tho salt Lake police
confronted MIN with so many cjrcUm-
stances Of his guilt that lc made a con
fcssiOn in the presence of Chief Barlow,
Chief of Detective Sheets, Lieutenant
Shannon and Detective Burt.
His confession was made lato Mon
day afternoon and il was repeated later
in the presence or Frank |. Scfrit and
Arthur c. White general manager and
managing editor, respectively, of The
Tribune.
Driskell's Recital
Driskcll rccitcd that on the evening
of the shooting of officer Riley he and
negro. whom he had only met once
before and did not know his name,
had talk al the head CT Commercial
street, when the negro said TO him.
"Lct' ; 90 out and stick some ono up"
We went about a blocl. or two
east of The police station" said
Driskcll, "and held up "a young mau.
81 searched him, but found nothing. and
then took his overcoat. Then the niger
and ! went south 10 Second South
street, then west 10 State. the niger
going on the south side When / got 10
state street Riley arrested me aud
searched my hip pockets for a guu. but
didn Z mud one, for had slipped it
down IN front of my pants. under the
walsthdnd. For somo reason Riley
ihcn struck me in the mouth with his
revolver, and said afterwards You
treat me right aud N treat YOU right.
} said' ! mm treating you right.
haven Z said a word.
I've walked up the street and a.
We reached the alley where Riley WAS
shot. Riley made move as if reoeb.
ing for his gun. which he had put back
In hIs pocket, ] believe in his ovcrcoot
pocket. as he did not reach for his
hip pocket.
then went for my gun. which
was in the front of my pants. aud beat
h'm 10 II, shooting Immediately os I
u'vw inc gun from NV pants waist.
i knew | got him with this shot
ou' shot again before he fell. max.
'uH sure | had him before | left. r
uiopped the overcoat taken frc,u ,bc
Noona man ! had held up before and
,noa ran through the alley bv La,
VIZ. building and climbed over fbe
H. a'n't' whore ! lost my b,t
rcs' "'nt north block OF so tbcn
aho,,. NV room, whore | stayej ut,ii
s's ~ h' m. when I capgbt +, tr,ir
SLp.h l stayed in OpdG1 MI n;,,i,t
morn avLuIned 10 Salt Lake tbc nST.
h.nl hoLlning tor, my suit casc. and uc,,,
'" 10 Ogden the same day.''
lndentihes Hat and Gun.
ha, ,S'eE aud he said: .sTbat T. ~. ,r
sal. he H.. also was shown ,,,r .,,1 @
Titb ~ hat Is the gun / kiuSJ R;Icr ;;ir
leu leu Ihat's my gun, and - H, MI,
~ sho' or cleaned since. ana :, ,ro.
N 0rdsIn m !, 2 bureau drawer al NV nv room, "HS in
keII pII''SGell n is tho son of Gcorc. M
the live, Is how understood fo bc in
saws 'hhSly hS business in santa Crnz II""|
and ~, o was born In Io. H,pcs al
when "pned pd with his parents :" FrC,r,", F,'',,,
with pHt small boy. IIc si.o l;,"J
MS parents at Waisonyine for