The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-25

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The foregoing confession maze D!
Thomas Riley. alias John Hays, at 'he
police station on sunday. March "a the
day following the killing of Mr. Fassei
In the presence of Mayor John S- Brahs-
ford, his son. Wallace Bransford' Chiet
If Police Samuel NJ. Barlow. Chict oil
Detectives George s.. Sheets, Detectives
Golden and Wilson, and Sergeant koo-
,rts, but which lie (Riley) refused TO
SIGN when informed by the police oth-
cials that by so doing he would not DC
given immunity from death, as he had
requested, was introduced as evidence al
the afternoon session of Riley's trlal Tor
the murder of George w. Fasscll on the
night OF March 26.
The confession was introduced as a
part OF the testimony OF Chief OF Police
Barlow, whose testimony was perhaps
the most damaging for the defense oi
any which was taken at the hrst day oil
the trial which is being held in Judge
T D. Lewiss division of the Third dls'
.rict court. The chiefs testimony, M
Guiding the confession. was suostanlinLed
by the testimony of County Sheriit Jo-
seph c. Sharp. to whom Riley made al
most similar confession Ten VII
uesses for the state were examined Fri
day. and the state expects 10 conciuoe
It's case by saturday night
After an order had been made by Judge
iewls citing She MoTn,ms I'M nnrs ID Glmlst Rnpub
lican. for contempt OF court Tor publish. !.
ing the confession at time when II
made il extremely difficult to obtain
Jurors for the murder trial. the taking
II testimony In the case WAS begun
Riley Appears Nervous.
At numerous times during the days
proceedings Riley gave evidence OF nerN-
business and when the confession was
face turned a deep scarlet and he beat
his fingers ncrvousy upon the table.
When the gun was displayed which was
found in the room In the Angclus room
captured, Riley was extremely nervous,
end kept his eyes upon the weapon. lie
was seen 10 bite his lips when Or. T. O..
odel exhibited the bullet which was cN1
iractcd from Mr., Fassell's body and
which was the cause OF the young man
death.
District Attorney Fred c. Loofbourow
made the opening statement for the state,
in which he reviewed the circumstance
connected with the killing of Fassell. He
told how Riley, Thorne and third man.
"Curley Morgan, had gone out on the
night of March 20 intending to hold up
Troy laundry wagons, according to their
own confessions. He then told of the
killing at FassclIs store and how the
TWO men had been later captured at the
Angelus rooming house. Several wit
nesses were sworn at the morning ses-
sion. among them being John W. Maclley
OF the county surveyors office, who made
the maps OF the store where the mur-
der occurred and the room where the
two men were captured. and A. +. Jacob
son. the butcher at FasscllS store when
the holdup and shooting occurred.
Tells of the Holdup.
Jacobson told how the three men, Riley.
Thornc and Morgan. entered the store
and commanded Fassel and himself to
throw up their hands. Thorne wore a
OF his face, while Riley wore a red hand
kerchief covering Il part of his face.
In vivid manner he told OF the circum-
stances connected with the killing OF Mr..
Fassel. Jacobson told how, when Thorne
left him and grabbed hold of Fassell' $
arms he rushed for the back door just
then went TO the home of neighbor
named Harris and secured a gun. and
going back TO the store, met Vern NJ.
Boyd, a solicitor for Fassell, who had
help the dying man, while Jacobson tcle-
phoned the police. The highwaymen by
IHlS Llulc ndQ CSC9UEu, dIlSf 1DOrnc had
rIfied the cash register following The
shooting Of Mr. Fassell.
The first witness called in The after
noon was Mr.. Boyd. who testified that
while al the barn in the rear of the store
ne heard the shot and the call for helr
from Fasseli. which appears 10 be the
only sound uttered by the man after
he had been shot. Rushing into the store
he found Fassell lying on the floor In an
unconscious condition. Mr. Boyd testi-
fed that FasselI lived only about ter
,i1ty yt..S fl,c -t,r
Mother OH the Stand.
The dead mans mother, Mrs, George
l.. fassell. testified that the last time
she saw her son alive was in the store
about o'clock. Asked by District At
i0Iney Lo9foourow II Mr.; FasseIl was
that ne was. Tho next time she saw him
she testified. was just as he was dying
ai.er ai., me & shooting Here Mrs. Fassell
some damaging evidence insofar as the
deience is concerned was given by Will
lam Bowen, a gasiittcr. VINO was I'm tho
vicinity OF the Fassell store on the night
Of the tragedy. Mr., Bowen testified That
nc passed the store twice on tho evening
Of the shooting before the holdup tool;
around, one OF whom he positively iden-
tlaed g the defendant. Thomas Rilcy
Mr. Bowen said that he saw one OF the
three mems faces clearly. Did you see
that man again?' asked the prosecuting
attorney, Yes" came the answer. as
that man in the courtroom at the present
timer asked Mr.. Loofbourow THAT
Is he" declared Bowen, pointing at Riley
Siley was very nervous at this point,
Arthur Bowers an employc OF the
American Linen Supply company, who
passed the store before the shooting. told
much the same kind of story as did
Bowen concerning the three men who
aad been hanging about in the vicinity
OF .the store. Mr.. Bowers testified that
he also passed the store few seconds
after he heard the reDort of the gun IIe
said that he saw two men run from the
store before he reached IL, Upon en-
terlng the place he told how he saw
J Faeselrs feet and legs as he was lying