The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
DAILY HEMORRHAGE
IS UP AGAINST It
Effort to DiScredit the Police
Department Falls to the
Ground.
SIN PROMINENT CITIZENS
INTERVIEW DRISKELL
All Convinced That Riley's
Slayer Was Not Forced
to Make Confession.

With nothing to hide from the public
and safe in the knowledge that the
truth had been told in the published
statements of The Tribune regarding
the methods used TO obtain the CON
fession OF l.. +. Driskcll TO the murder
of Special Policeman c. G. Riley, Chief
Barlow seut invitations TO the follow
ing prominent business men early We'd
nesday morning TO como TO The city jail
and interview the prisoner:
A. FL. Wooley. general manager of the
grocery department of the Il. G.. NJ l.;
Ezra Thompson, former mayor of Salt
Lake City, George Morgan, proprietor
of tho Vienna cafe; r. W Ncol, presi-
dent of The Salt Lake Electric Supply
company; c. j. Collins. manager OF the
Eclipse Grocery company. and a. W.
Cowan, president and manager of the
Western Arms and Sporting Goods com
pany.
Chief Explains Purpose.
Upon their arrival the six mon were
told why they had been called upon 10
leave their business and come 10 the
police station. Chief Barlow said, 81
! would like YOU men 10 talk 10 the pris-
oncr, Of course, YOU must realize that
ask you this with one purpose in
view. J wish the people Of Salt Lake
City no know the truth
| Question this man as yOu see fit;
| determine If he made the confession
of his own free viii. and ask him par
| iicularlY if he has received any I'LL
| treatment while he has been an inmate
n tIt 1,
he the Judges of the method YOU employ
and YOU will have every latitude.
! With this statement. Chief Barlow
/ led the way TO the private Office of
Chief of Detectives Sheets. and asked
Chief Sheets and Detective Chase TO
bring In the prisoner, When Driskell
appeared In the room he was told that
tho men present were representative
! business men Of the city and that they
wanted TO get at tho truth concerning
his confession He was slso told that
they particularly wanted 10 know
whether he had been i'll treated in any
respect. lie was then informed that in
the event that he had been iii treated
IN any respect tho committee Of bus
mess men WAS there to see that he
got Justice.
Repeats Story,
Without the slightest tremcr in his
those present and began the telling Of
the same story he told in his confes-
sion. He again related Just how the
murder had taken place and bow he
bad drawn the gun, He repea ted sew
cral times that he was the man who had
done the shooting and. when questioned
as 10 certain details Of the confes-
sion, he said that after he bad fired the
first shot he was not sure that he had
hit the officer and then fired again. This
was the only change noticed between
the first confession and the second one.
In the first confession he had stated
that he bit the officer the FIRST time and
that he had fred the second shot 10
be sure of killing him.
At the conclusion of this second con
fcsslon, the business men present be
gan 10 question the man as To his
treatment since he had been confined
IN the city prison. All manner Of gnes
tlons was put 10 him by various mem
bers of the party and everything was
done 10 arrive at the truth in the mat.
ter. Throughout the questioning the
man Driskcll appeared calm and ans.
wcrcd the questions in low, we'll mod
ulated voice. The only action which
might have denoted nervousness was the
constant twisting Of the ring he wore
on his little finger.
Nothing But Kindness.
DriSkell was told that If he had anv
statements 10 mako that the men pres.
ent stood ready 10 protect his interests
and thai they had come 10 the station
TO cot mt the truth. In answer he
smiled and SAID that he had received
nothing put the best nf treatment. He
each question frankly and
every cndeavor 10 get him to say that
he had been put through the 'fThird
Degree ended in failure,
Immediately following the confession
lud the questioning Of The prisoner by
was Ushered into the presence of tho
criminal division of the city court.
Asked by Judge Bowman if he wished
% waive The reading of the preliminary
complaint Driskcll answered that he
lid.
,'What is your pIea?' asked the
udgc.
Not guilty, answered the prisoner,
lie then waived preliminary examiu.
iion and was bound over to the district
ourt; and committed TO the custody OF
he sheriff, without bail. Shortly after
o clock he was removed to the county
nl and placed in the rotary, cell No 6,
Nth +. l.. Clark, who is serving four
nouths.
Former Mayor Ezra Thompson gave
M the following interview regarding
be talk Wednesday morning with Drs.
ell.
In oar talk with Drisbell this morn.
rc he stated absolutely that he had
ad good treatment lin every way dur
~ his confinement in the Jail His
reals were furnished regularly three
mes n day, his sleep was not inter
,red with in any way, and no force OF
unishment was inflicted TO cause Il con-
,ssion to the murder of Officer Riley,
@ continually repeated that his treat
eut bad been good in every way,
" He did say that he had made q
,nfcssion 20 man named Ocksreider
Ito had como 10 his cell IN the city
H. When VIC asked him it he had
ado The confession 10 Ocksrcidcr with
1t being coached TO do so he answered
Int he had made i, voluntary. l am