The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-17
ADMITS ENOUGH
TO Be CONVICTED

| 10 BE CONVICTED
Salt Lake, Oct 17.-Link by link
the chain OF evidence is being forged
by which the authorities hope 10 send
julius Szlrmay to the gallows for the
murder of Thomas R Karrick at his
home hst Wednesday noon. One
last effort to wiring from the accused
complete confession that he killed
the yong man will be made TO.
day, but whether successful In this
or not the case against SZirmay will
he sufficiently strong, those in charge
say, tn warrant his being formally
charged with and prosecuted for the
Staying of the 14-yearold boy.
Throughout all OF Sunday after
noon. and until after o'clock at
night, the sweating of Szirmay was
kept up. with the result that every
admission possible has been obtained,
with the single exception that he posi-
lively refuses TO admit that he fred
the shots which resulted in the death
OF young Karrick More Identification,
of the most positive type, and the UNI
earthlnG of volumes of evidence. was
the outcome of Sundays investisa-
tions.
Szlrmay's attempt to throw the
blame for the killing on the shoulders
Of another failed miserably Sunday
afternoon when he was confronted in
the office of Warden Arthur Pratt at
the state prison by Joseph LukumSki,
friend Of his. answering IN every de-
tail the description furnished the
sheriff OF the mysterious Joe" When
brought face to face with Lukumski,
Szirmay, after moment of hesita-
tion, declared he was not the Joe" 10
whom he referred. in spite of the fact
that Lukumski had been feretted out
solely on the description furnished
by the suspect
Positively Identified.
Lukumsli operates a chicken ranch
at Spring Hollow, near the mouth OF
Emigration canyon. Early Sunday af-
ternoon Sheriff Sharp and several
deputies went to the ranch, having
learned at the Kropf home, where
Szirmay boarded. the location Of the
mans (Joc's) residence. Lukumski
was brought to the prison and closely
lnterrogated- He expressed great sur
prise when told that Szirmay had
virtually accused him OF being impli.
Gated in the Karrick murder Lu-
kumski said he had met Szirmay at
Hhe Kropf home but two weeks ago.
and that the only time he had been
in Szirmays company was last sun
day and Monday.
Gyirp,aN uyac In NJordor Drntt'c Of
flee when Lukumsld was brought In
II had been hoped that, when con-
fTonted by the man he had accused
OF being the murderer. the suspect
might break down. but this he failed
to do. SZirmay simply said Luku-
mski was not the Joe" he meant,
and after being detained about an
hour and half, Lukumskl was al
lowed 10 depart
Sunday night three street railway
employees were taken to the prison
and positively identified SzIrmay as
having ridden on their cars on We'd
nesday. w ] Allen. 5GG South Third
East street, conductor on a Murray
car, when confronted with Szirmay,
had no difficulty in Identifying the
suspect as the NAH who, about $50
o'clock Wednesday morning, the
morning OF tho murdcr of Karrick.
boarded his car while it was coming
to Salt Lake Aliens attention was
attracted To the man because he car
ried a hand-saY wrapped in a news
paper under his arm. The man rode
TO the city. received a transfer and
alighted
Seen AGAIN Wednesday.
Conductor L. a. Johnson. j7S East
Tenth South street. and Motorman II.
z. Meyers, 752 Jeremy street. VINO
were on the University run Wednes-
day both stated positively that Sir
may had boarded their car about II
o o'clock on Wednesday and had rid
den on the front vestibule as far as
Thirteenth East and First South
streets, where he alighted and started
to walk up the hill. in the direction
Of the Karricll home Both Johnson
and Myers saw Szirmay with saw,
wrapped In a newspaper under his
arm. Their attention to the saw was
attracted by the fact that Szlrmay
when he paid his fare, had to put the
saw between his knees and reach into
his pocket for a scent piece
On Thursday afternoon. Conductor
Allen stated Szirmay had boarded his J
car uptown and had ridden as tarsouth |
as Fifteenth South street, where he |
aighted All three street car en-
PloyeS we're positive In their identiii- |
cation. The statements OF Conductor
Johnson and Motorman Myers are re-
gardod as conclusive that SziImay |
went alone to the Karrick home, and |
that his story of having an accomplIce |
is false in its entirety.
Further evidence came to light Sun |
day that Szirmay had been upstairs |
In the Karrick home, wnen thee Gil
lette razor blade with which he had |
tried to cut the arteries in his wrist
before drinking Chloroform was found
to answer u description Of several |
similar blades taken from :he third
floor OF the Karrick home on the day
OF the murder
Additional evidence that Szirnay
was not In Provo on Thursday, and /
that he was not the man who tried to
pawn a lady's gold wE-ch there, Is had