Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-05
SHOT DOWN At
THE HEIDELBERG
Tim Patten. Pickpooket, Killed in
Quarrel by Man Known
As SPEEDY"
1:5o O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
Both Men Infested Underworld
Woman Believed To Have Aided
speedy tn Escape.

At i.5O o'clock this morning IN TIE
heidelberg saloon, Tim Patten. a
gambler who had been known az
Churchill, was shot ana instantly killed
by one Speedy" Tor whom the poI.e
are now searching
According 10 the story ~ tho affair Il
was not as hrst believed matter NJ
men lighting over a woman. Patten' -
reputation was not altogether slyory
and the entire matter seems TO hay.
been purely one " violent antagouism
existing between citizens and dcniz n
OF the underworld. Pstteu has been
mixed up In several unsavory affairs.
among them that OF being arrested In
salt Lake last August during the q a
r. encampment on the charge OF being
a ptckpocket. Later be went to Butte
where he turned several tricks for
which he was arrested and later
escaped Friends iu Salt Lake il Is
stated members Of the underworld, had
been passing around a petition as<ins
for funds To aid Patton in his efforts
10 escape Justice. Approximately So
had been subscribed for his benc0t
The quarrel ana murder of last night,
It Is now believed by the police. was
not in any manner connected with tue
past history Of the men, az least az Car
as jealousy over woman was con-
cerned.
According to the story furnished O.
the police, and as demonstrated by i'm
vesttgations today. patten, Speedy
and three companions had entered IN.
Heidelberg early this morning, and be-
gan drinking heavily.
PATTEN SHOT DOWN
Harry Gilmore. the bartender, was
behind the bar mixing drinks, and
heard nothing Of the previous quar-
rel and only saw the fatal outcome. As
he heard the shot fired ne turned and
saw Patten fail 10 the floor Earl
Mayer one OF the PROJECTORS, who was
In the basement at the time imme-
diately rushed upstairs and he and Gil
more went to the murdered man, who
was lying In q pool Of blood on tho
floor In the meanwhile the compan-
ions OF Patton and tho murderer had
run quickly out the front door and
rushed OFF in the darkness In different
directions
As Speedy" went out. and across tho
street he met Patrolman Patterson.
who. having heard the shot was ma
king his way 10 the scene of tho affair
SPEEDY" although more or less drunk.
when seized by the officer told Patter-
son that some one had been in a shoot
ing scrape across the street, and he did
not wish TO be involved I'm the affair,
and was making his getaway" as fast
as he could
MURDERER ESCAPES
Patterson released speedy" and
rushed into the Heidelberg and when
he had found out his mistake and that
the murderer had slipped through his
fingers. rushed out again But he was
too late, as the murderer had dlsap-
peared into the mists of tho night
In the meanwhile some unknown per-
son had phoned to Stella Kelley. a
woman Of the town. who rushed imme-
diately 10 the Heidelberg In taNicab
She became more or less hysterical over
the form Of the murdered man, but
while claiming to be able TO throw
some light on the murder 80 far has
failed to give the slightest clue At
O'Clock this morning. while Patrolman
Sleater was walking his beat at First
south and West Temple streets, he no.
tlced man lying across one Of the
mail package boxes. He was about to
accost him. but a companion Of Slca-
ter's who was with him pulled him
along, saying, THAT stiff is too drunk |
to know anything At this time |
general alarm for the murderer had not |
been sent out hence Patrolman Sleater
dld not inquire too closely into the man |
or his condition. shortly after. 1t Is |
said, taXicab dew up to the curb and |
stella Kelley alighted and took the man !
with her and drove rapidly of. Where |
they went Is not known.
The gun was found later In a base
ment OF a nearby building, and il being |
held by the police.