The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-06
MURDERER KNOWN;
CANNOT Be FOUND
harlow Demands Efficiency.
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hands has caused Chief Barlow to criti-
else his officers.


else his officers.
barlow Demands Efficiency.
There may have been some excuse
for not getting Speedy, said the chief
last night. but l certainly do not con-
slider that Patterson and Sleater were
showing required efficiency in letting
the murderer go. after he practically
ran into them. L am going to have
talk with both policemen in my private
office and find out just how IL hap
pened. The facts that 1 have been
able 10 accumulate have mostly devel-
Oped from hearsay sources.
After he had killed Patten in the
Heidelberg saloon at 1:50 o'clock yes
terday morning, Speedy dashed out OF
the front door and, in zigzag fashion
ran flush into Patrolman Patterson.
Realizing that h chad run into the
hands of the law, Speedy" told the pa
trOlman- that there was a fight in the
alley near the Heidelberg. The ruse
worked to perfection on Patterson, who
dashed into the saloon while Speedy
was making his escape.
The fugitive met. PatrOlman Sleater
Is minutes later. Collapsing over a
thought he would be captured, and in
a confession moaned, Il killed him!
killed him"
Asleep TO the opportunity of cap
turing a real murderer. PatrOlman
Sleater gave the cries of SPEEDY" lit
tie attention. AS he was about TO take
him TO the city jail and charge him
with drunkenness Stella Kelly, wo-
man OF the underworld, appeared.
That's my man. I'll take him home,
she cried. and the policeman relin-
quiShed the hold on the murderer. The
Kelly woman is said TO have been in
love with both Patten and SPEEDY"
She was locked up in the city Jail hours
after the tragedy and later released.
II is believed that she was 10 large
extent responsible for the murder, be-
cause Of the rivalry for her affections
COnfeEses 10 Bartender.
After he had slipped away from Pa
trOlman Sleater the murderer ran 10
the Bank saloon, in West Second South
street, and asked Clarence Drake, the
all-night bartender for pint OF whls-
ky. AS he was putting the bottle IN
his pocket. Speedy" shouted, I have
killed my friend. Tim" and dashed out
of the door, He has not been seen
since, and members OF the detective de-
partment seemed positive last night
that he left salt Lake Immediately.
A year ago Patten was arrested by
the local police for Butte. Mont. where
he was wanted on d charge OF being
pickpOcket. Local friends OF Patten
raised money for his relase. They
were unsuccessful, and he was held in
the Butte jail ten months. When Pat
ten was in jail, the Kelly woman went
to live with SPEEDY" Patten came
to Salt Lake from Denver, where he
his aliases was Churchill.
Two murders in Salt Lakes all-night
saloons within a week and both COM
mitted within few minutes OF a. M,
when the saloons are supposed TO be
closed, Is a record which Is likely to
cause Chief OF Police ;. NJ. Barlow his
official head.
Just how far the responsibility of
the city administration extends for
the blood of these victims is likely 10
be a matter for discussion at the next
meeting OF the city council In the
meantime, however, the chief of police
has been instructed to enforce the mid
night closing ordinance until public IN
terest in the murders blows over.
A resolution by J. w. Mckinney. call
ing on James TedescO to appear before
the council and explain why his saloon
was open al a. m, when his bartender
was murdered, was referred 10 the IL
cense committee, the police committee
and the chief of police at the last regu-
lar meeting OF the council. At that
time Councilman l.. +. Hall wanted the
order directed against the chief OF po-
lice who he said, was responsible for
] the saloon being open at that hour.
[ This proposition was voted down in
short order and the council refused at
/ that time to instruct the chief of police
/ TO see that the saloons were closed at
/ midnight.
In speaking on Mr.. McKinney's reso-
/ lation. Councilman NJ. r. Mulvey said
/ there were violations of the city Ordi-
| nances every hour of the day by hun
| dreds of men besides the saloon keep
ers and he was against a strict en-
| fOrcement of the liquor ordinance.
MulVey's Easy Philosophy.
Those men might have been shot
| in any other business house" said Mr.
/ MulVey last night. The man who killed
| Patten was crazy with cocaine and
I such men are likely to kill anyone al
any time whether they happen TO be in
| a saloon or grocery store"
Councilman L. +. Hall says he will
| make a determined effort 10 bring
about an enforcement of the liquor or
dinance. Il don't believe anyone should
jump on TedescO simply because he
had the misfortune TO lose a bartender,
! he said, for 1 am informed that there
! are so saloons open after midnight In
Salt Lake every night. 1t don't look like
| good business to pick out the saloons
| where murders are committed after
closing hours and let the others viO-
late the law with impunity. In fact
l can't see the use in the members OF
the council passing a few new Ordi-
/ nances every week unless they are
. enforced.
F. s Fernstrom said yesterday that
he would join in any movement that
looked towards forcing the chief of pO-
lice 10 enforce the city ordinances.
Walter c. Lyme, a member of the IL
! cense committee, also favored the en-
forcement Of the midnight closing ordi-
nance, although ne said he had no per-