Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-13
MURDER CHARGED
IN GOR|NG DEATH
Son OF Dead Man Demands Coro-
ner to Investigate Fathers
Death.
ARE POLICE LAX IN DUTY2
Edmund A. Goring Alleged "a Have
Been Done To Death in Dis.
reputable House.

An Investigation Of the cxtraordin-
orlly peculiar circumstances surround
ms the death OF Ernest T. Goring. which
occurred in the Crescent roomiug house,
5-s south state street. admittedly q
place OF ln fame, shows that the police
either lied outrghtly concerning this
mysterious case, or that they we're the
victims OF the falsehoods narrated by
tho iludlady Of the place
Justice of the Peace and Acting Coro-
ncr Hanks has taken up a rigid inves-
tgati3n OF the case
Following the false story given by
the landlady the police gave out tor
publication details In the case which
have been proven 90 be absolutely
false.
Edmund r. Goung son Of the de-
cc1sed. declares that his father was
rolled robbed of $50. and foully
murdered
The known facts IN the case are
these. Last Monday night. lon response
20 a telephone can from the Crescent
rooming house, the patrol wagon. with
Patrolmen Brown and Patterson, re-
sponded 10 a can sent in by the land
lady OF the place. On the arrival OF
the police. she said that the dead man
had registered there three days before
under the name Of Judge Harper" In
room TO- She claimed that he had been
intoxicated and thet she saw him
drunk for three days prior TO the trou-
Bile, and that Monday night she heard
a crash. and on rushing out, she saw
him lying face downward on the stairs.
The police took the woman's story
for granted. and placed the dying man
ln the emergency hospital. DR. +. B.
Steele. the police surgeon, arrived
shortly afterward and attended the
case. DIR. Steele signed the death cer-
tidcate TO the effect that the man had
died from fracture at the base Of the
skull.
The following day. Acting Coroner
Hanks stated that he could not take
action In the matter. as DIR. NJ. r..
Stewart, city head Of the health de-
partment, had officially notified him
that he had Investigated the case and
that the cause OF death was accidental,
and that no inquest was necessary.
Ii developed this morning that DR..
Stewart, in making such a report.
had deliberately falsihed. DR.. Stewart
made no official investigation. He
simply read Dr. Steele's certificate.
Investigation by a representative OF
The News this morning disclosed the
lied 10 the police, shout the case. that
the police had swallowed her story
about Goring's death and had made no
investigation whatsoever. that the po-
lice had given out the landladys' story
10 the police reporters, and that the
true facts In the case had never been
stated at all.
Ia the first place, it was shown by the
investigation, according to the land
lady's own admissions. that Goring had
not registered under the name of Judge
Harper" as was falsely stated by the
police. The name OF IT. Harper was
on the register for the date OF Nov. s.
but Goring never registered under that
or any other name. IT. Harper" was
assigned to room 10. while II Is known
that Goring occupied room 9.
The landlady refused TO give her
correct name this morning. A trunk
IN her room bore the initials "A. B. g."
and the painted habitues of the place
called her Ida"
The landlady swore that she knew
nothing Of this case. She said that
she was not in the house when Goring
was killed She said that a girl by the
name OF Maudie Dark. her assistant,
assigned Goring To room about
O'Clock Monday night: that at o'clock
she heard a crash on the stairs and on
running out she discovered Goring ly-
ing face downward on the stairs be-
tween the second and third stories.
The landlady refused TO disclose her
own Identity. She az first said that
one Of the patrolmen who first arrived
was the policeman who walked that
beat, but later declined 10 give his
name. She denied that she paid
tribute 20 the police.
Chief OF Police Barlow was acquaint-
ed with the facts that false reports
had been given out on this case by
the police, and after taking notes on
the salient points, he stated emphatic
ally that he would make strict In
Neatigation.
II appears that his men have lied
outright 90 chief OF Police Barlow tn
this matter A false written report
was turned la 10 the chief. and he was
advised as 70 the facts for the FIRST
time this morning.
"'rhis whole thing win De- cleared be-
fore / get through with g. said Chief
Barlow.
II was proved beyond peradventure "a
doubt that the landlady had He'd TO
the police wien they made their first
Investigation. She admits that she told
the police that Goring registered under
the name Of Judge Harper, that ~
stayed I'm the place three days; that h.
was drunk all OF the time. ana that
he occupied room 10.
This morning she admitted 20 a rep
resentitiye OF The News that she had
lied 20 the police. that she had "made
mistake" that she was not present
when Goring came IN that a girl
named ''Maiduie DARK gave GOrlng
room 8; and that Goung did not rcgis-
ter as Judge Harper
Edmund r. Going. son OF The dead
man, declares that be win never rest
until he has unearthed every detail
surrounding his fathers tragic death
n appears that the landlady ana the
police got on wrong when they de-
clared that Goring had been INA the
place IN an intoxicated condition for
three whole days prior 10 his death
Inoontroyertlble evidence shows that