Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-15

Cross hospital. and as no ono claimed
his body. 1t was sent to the University
OF Utah, for the purpose of scientific
work" Chief Barlow, II is said, learned
that Murties body WAS at the school,
and on Identifying the body, Prof John
Sundwall of the department of anatomy
promised Chief Barlow that he should
be given Murtle's skull and bones Tho
dissection of the head and arms, after
long period OF what the medical stu
dents call ''pickling." was finished last
week, and the bones were prepared"
and taken down to Chief Barlow. 1t Is
said that the remainder OF MurtIe's
skeleton Will be turned over to Chief
Barlow at the close OF the year.
Murtle's skull and arm-bones arc
stuck up In the office OF the chief OF
police. and form one of the most re-
calling spectaclcs OF that chamber. Pos
sibly IT is hoped by Barlow and Chief of
Detectives George Sheets that this now
addition will prove effective in increos-
Ing the fear OF suspected criminals.
thus causing them to come across"
during the third degree" after other
portions OF the Sweat box" process
have failed TO deliver the goods" Poor
Murtie's skull and bones, like an cnor-
nous poison label, are SO much the
real thing" that they eclipse oil other
choice fear generators" In the chIef' q
section at headquarters. The other ex-
hibits include such gay memcntoes
and fond remcmbrances dear to the
detectives heart, as pieces of rope with
which notorious murderers have hecn
hanged, handouts used on celebrated
criminals, daggers. knives. "blllies." re-
volvers and weapons of every descriD-
tion which have been taken from dos
perate crooks. Oregon boots" and other
instruments of exquisite torture.
The grade OF intelligence which rev.
els In the delight of the ghoul and
graye-robber might be expected to find
humor In such a ghastly Joke"
But the people who knew Murtie are
enra8ed at the horrible farce. and de-
mand that the old mans bones be given
shelter In decent place. Why Chief
of Police Barlow should be given Muir
ties bones to make a Roman holiday.
no one knows.
Edward Murtie was an inofrcnsiyc old
man, who never harmed any one Just
because he happened to be unfortunate
enough to die pauper Is the apparent
reason why his bones and skull should
be employed as a fun making machine
at the police station. Murtie in his
younger manhood was a man of educa .
tion and refinement, and had been pre-
pared for the Catholic ministry in Ire
land. He led his flock for about IL
years, and then fell from grace because
of liquor. having fallen a victim of its
lure after a disheartening love affair
wrecked his happiness. Whisky ruined
his career and ended his life at the last
He was a we'll known character about
town md n regular visitor at police
headquarters
Homeless, fr1endless and alone. with
out a helping hand to save, Edward
Drurtie went to drunkard's death But
instead of arousing pity In the hard
hearts of tho police station contingent.
the awful tragedy OF the mans closing
years and pathetic death only became
distorted into n horrible Jest, and his
skull, decapitated from the body, Is
stuck Up in order that visitors at Chief
Barlow's office may gaze at It's grin
ming jaws.