The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06
WILLIAM HOWELL
|. MAKES CONFESSION
uo Was Driver of Automobile
That Caused Death of
Parker Faut.
TESTIMONY IS GIVEN
BEFORE C0R0NER'S JURY
Elliott Kennedy Finds Hat of
Faut and Throws 1t
Away.
.c,sl TO The Tribune.

sr.osl TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Jan. 5.-That William How
.us White Steamer automobile. which
Gas occupied by Councilman John H.
rsrson. his brother, George Larson. and
Eljlott Kennedy with Howell al the
xheel. ran into and killed Parker Faut,
horseman, at the corner Of Washington
,ysrue and Twenty third street last Sat
urjay evening, between and $50
Sslock, was amply proven at the cor
o1ers Inquest Whlcn WAS peSun mere
That Elliott Kennedy. ono OF the oc-
,noants OF the automobile, found the
fat OF the dead man on the fender OF the
automobile when II was returned TO the
ssrage. tossed IL into a White Steamer
ssr belonging 10 Hugh Wood. an Idaho
estleman. and afterward returned 10 the
rafage and threw the hat into an alley.
sas admitted by one OF his attorneys be-
fore the Inquest was begun. and later
was testified TO by Kennedy himself. The
rtason for this action, he said, hc could
no, explain, unless II was that he was
unnerved and excited after being told by
Pstrolman Oren Hadlock that the ma
him.
That none of the occupants of the au-
,onobe was drunk, but that several
drinks had been taken at different sa-
loOns where they had stopped before the
accident. was sworn to by Howell the
lso Larsons and Kennedy.
Howell on Stand
william Howell. the driver and owner
Of the automobile was called TO the wit
ness stand late this afternoon. lie said
,lha, he took his machine out OF the
gsTage about 3 o'clock and that the
other occupants were his guests. After
stopping at the Falstaff, Crystal, Grill
!.
+ aIternoon, at which time, the witness
said, he either took mineral water or IL
agar when each round OF drinks was
9Ucd the members OF the party started
ssst on Twenty fourth street until they
reached Washington avenue, when they
turned north. Mr.. Howell says that his
machine was going along the street at
from eight to twelve miles an hour, and
Shen Twenty third street was reached
ibe automobile suddenly skidded onto
ths cast streetcar track The speed was
then slachened 10 six to eight miles an
hour. Immediate IN front OF the auto
mobile were several poles. which the
Witness said he was compelled to avoid
oy turning upon the left side Of the street,
After proceeding few feet further there
Vas perceptibe jar felt by some Of
The occupants Of the automobile, and
Councilman John Larson said, Didn't
ne hit something" Howell says he re-
Piled, DID we?'' lie then declares that
oe siaChtH'u lIt speed OF ms antoulhlle
until ne cainc almost 10 a fun stop. the
automobile running along slowly under
rs own momentum with the power shut
oI. Looking through the back OF the
,Hschlne. Larson said, NO. don't think
ge have and the witness declared that
hey continued on from that spot. which
ss about $50 feet from the intersection
o. the streets.
The witness denied that he had any
knowledge OF having run. over a man IN
rply 10 questions from II. Ii. Hender-
on. who Is representing Faut's widow.
ne didn notice that his automooil lamp
q The right side had been smashed until
ne next day, he said, and couldn't say
Why ne told Kennedy TO go back TO the
nragc and get the hat which had been
lound in his machine,
Pertinent Questions.
:. Is IL not a fact that you went down
pashlngton avenue. ran into a. man and
nled him; that you knew at the time
lat you irad killed him: that you de-
Died TO keep it quiet until you found
n4t the, evidence was too strong, then
7Ou employed attorneys to represent
.0ug asked Attorney EcDToruop ,rbo