The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-27
BANK THEFT;
IS MURDER SUSPECT
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stand what's coming TO me WITHOUT
turning a hair or handing anybody
Until the arrest Of Bringhurst and
Thompson there had been no plausible
clue 10 the Sorenson murder mystery;
Shortly after the murder IL was lear ned
that Bringhurst and Thompson mad
been seen at the Lovendahl corners on
the night that Sorenson was discov-
cred upon the point Of death IN his
cabin. No one knew them tC be bad
characters then, and whatever suspt-
ciOn developed against them was
brushed aside.
OF old Sorenson were personally traced
and measured by Sheriff sharp. The
track OF one corresponds to traction
OF an inch with the shoe worn by
Bringhurst. The other track was that
OF the size worn by Thompson. The
trail became blOtted out within SUI
yards Of ThompsOn's home.
Two weeks after the mysterious m ur-
der Of SOrensOn. when the tragedy had
nearly been forgotten. Thompson disap-
pearcd. A month later II was learned
that he had gone into kennett Cat. and
was there employed In a smelter. BRING
hurst is also said TO have left the city
after the murder.
They had both been drinking I'm a
saloon near Lovendahl corners on the
night that SOrensOn was robbed and
had little money. During the week that
followed. however. they had an album
dance OF money and spent Il freely. As
about $500.
Fence Post Weapon.
The fence post that fractured Soren-
sons skull and the tin box are still
in the possession Of Sheriff Sharp.
Thompson IS big and powerful man
and in bringing him from Butte to salt
Lake Sheriff Sharp took utmost pre-
caution in preventing an escape The
prisoner constantly wore a shackle har-
ness and an oregon boot" He tried
to NtnfnN
Of Police J. J. Quinn Of Butte to Sheriff
sharp. bat the latter reminded him OF
the S0rens0n murder, and Thompson
nearly turned into nervous wreck
So complete was his confession 10 the
Butte police that he even pointed TO a
revolver found on his person as the one
he used in the Layton bank roiHery
and the holdup OF the Gift House
gambling rooms.
on his way to salt Lake he told
Sheriff sharp about his dash in the
western country. after the arrest OF
Bringhurst. II is his claim that he went
from ogden. where Bringhurst was cap
tured. to Ely. New. with an old salt
Lake sweetheart and had proposed to
marry her when peril Of being captured
became imminent Deserving her, he
went direct to Oregon and then down
to keunett. CAL where he worked IN
a smelter shortly after the Sorenson
Upon his arrival at the county Jail.
Thompson refused supper, still broOding
over the thought or being connected
with the murder Of old man SOrcnSon
! At $50 o'clock he was led into the
office OF the county Jail to be identi-
| fled by the gamblers Of the Gift House
poker rooms. whom he held up on the
| morning Of May "a. Five prisoners Of
/ similar appearance. including Thomas
| Riley. found guilty Of the murder OF
! Grocer George ". Fassell. were lined
up beside him
Victims OF the Gift House robbery
I were then ushored into the office 20
| pick out their aesailant. They all point
! ed out Thompson and were as positive
| as though they had known him all his
/ life. The delegation from the cliff
l House gambling rooms included J. ~
/ Kcate. the mana ger; F. l. Drumm. from
| whom Thompson obtained a $500 dia-
! mond and James Leatham and A IT,
I pirnot. A little later Thompson told
I Sheriff sharp that he would be able "a
I let Drumm know where HIS diamond
/ was pawned and how much 70 would
/ cost to redeem g..