The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-27
SALT LAKE MAN Is SHOT
To Death BY FOOTPAD

- I L UOkk I'LL
was thrown over the PROSTATE form.
growing cold in death.
Scott Harris OF 6l5 East Fourth South
street was in the back part Of the store
when he heard the shot fired. He grabbed
TWO guns and started for the scene. AS
ne came out of his house. he saw Jacob
son come running from the store, his
face CHASTITY white, telling plainly the
story of death.
Harris handed one of the guns to ia
cobson and the others he kept. jumping
over the back fence TO the rear OF the
Fassen store, in the belief that the rob-
oers might come out that way. But it
was too late, Tor the three men had hur-
RED east in Fourth South street and dis
Saw Three Suspects.
Just before the murder A s. vewes
Of 40 South Sixth East street was walk
ing past the Fassell store with some for
maldehyde under his arm, on the way to
his wife, who is quarantined for scarlet
fever
Something about the way the three
fellows acted didn't look good to me-
said Vowes last night, and l thought
they would bear watching. l figured that
had better go home and get my gun
and watch them. 1 had gone only a
short distance with the formaldehyde, in
tending to get the gun and return as
soon as I could, when | heard the shot.
When l passed the three l had a good
look at the man nearest to me. He was
about feet 9 or 10 inches tall. and well
built. They had nothing over their faces,
but their hats were all pulled down over
their eyes, and they looked mean.
couldn't help but Ieel that some thing was
going to happen. 1 looked at them good
when went past, especially the one near
est TO me, and if ever / see that fell
low again I will be able to identify him
1T was right in front Of the store
when l passed them, and / had q good
ook at them, for the light was in their
faces. l would not be so sure OF the other
two, but l certainly would know the
man who was nearest to me. They must
have gone in front of the store once or
twice before going in, for they were
walking past and looking in when
passed them
Fassell was left on the floor where he
had fallen until acting Coroner Stanley
A. Hanks arrived on the scene, called by
the Rev. p. A. Simpkin, who was on the
scene within half hour after the shoot
ing. Coroner Hanks made a quick in
vestigatiOn, and then the body was re-
moved to the Fassell home. S75 South
Sixth East street, by Joseph William Tay-
Tor, undertaken, shortly after 1926 o'clock.
Fassell was "a years old on March 16
He leaves mother, Mrs. Augusta Fas-
sell; Miss Bertha Fassell, a sister, and
Wayne Fassell, a brother. He was sec
rotary Of the Retail Merchants as ocia-
ton.
Widow Is Frustrated.
Mrs. Fassell was in the store soon after
the shot was fired and was almost pros
trated when she saw her son lying dead
upon the floor. She could not be COM
forted by the friends and neighbors, and
only the brave effort of her daughter
Bertha, 16 years old, Gained somewhat
When the police were Informed that
Fassell had been shot in his grocery,
Chief OF Police 8. NJ. Barlow ordered Pa
troll Driver George Brown to rush the
called Lieutenant John Hempel and Duty
Riley NJ. Beckstead to accom-
pany him TO the scene Of the holdup and
murder. Another man in the patrol wagon
was a representative of The Herald-Re-
publican.
Chief Barlow secured a rapid description
of the three highwaymen from A. S.
Jacobson, the butcher, who stood close
TO Fassell when he was shot. The chief
At once argued NNth the three policemen
hat the action of the highwaymen was
such as to indicate that they were experts
and that they would take straight
course for the city proper and go into
hiding. At Third South and Fourth East
and sergeant to return to the city proper
n different directions, while the patrol
wagon followed about e block after the
chief
Returning to police Headquarters with
put results Chief Barlow entered into
brief consultation with Chief of Detec-
lives George A. Sheets. AS Barlow gave
him the description of the trio OF nigh
vaymen, Sheets leaned back in his chair,
liz q cigarette and pulled his brown hat
remained
meditation but minute, when ne sud
denly looked up at the chief.
Time to Get Back.
Lets give them enough time to get
back to the Angelus rooming house., ne
said slowly. Then he called Detectives
George Chase and F. NJ. Shulze. he
asked when the shooting happened, then
consulted his watch, rose and told the
astonished chief and detectives to follow
him. They went directly TO the Angelus
rooming house. Passing the clerks desk,
they walked directly toward Room =.
Chief of Detective Sheets opened the door,
on the bed they found two young men,
who gave their names as George X VIII
son and James Hayes, and near the ped
stood Harry ThOrne. They are about 70
Or 26 years of age. All were persplrihg
and showing the effects OF having
5reathed heavily. The chief and the de-
-eetiyes had been In the room but few
minutes when a young man who had
1aen in another room and says that his
name is Bert Brown, entered.
When the chief ordered the two men
m the bed to get up, they obeyed the
,ommand. They were searched, and on
heir persons was found considerable
eyelry and quantity OF money. IN the
pockets of Thorne. the detectives olscoV-
red 80 silver dollars, half dollars ana
smaller change. As the detectives con-
-inued the search in the bed trontler
model 4-caliber Colt revolver undsr Ine
sheets in the bed where Hayes ana VII,
son had lain down. A sniff at the DaTrel
IF the revolver gave strong eVluehce shsrs
+ had been discharged within an hour OF
-wo.
Rushed to Police headquarters.
All four were taken to police head
quarters and marched into the otIlce
Of chief of Detectives Sheets; L
search continued, developing In tne
discovery of more jewelry- Detective
chase Identified portion or 1t as that
,aTen from the residence of Wallace
cit East South Temple
street. which was burglarized March
%. 1t IS believed that other lewe1fy
will connect them with several otner
recent burglaries.
Al II o'clock last night A. s. Jacob
SON the meat cutter, arrived at ponce
headquarters. He was first asked 10
give another description of the hign-
8avrnen. In every detail 1t conceded
with the one originally given to CHIEF
BARLOW. Then he was brought before
he prisoners. He identified Hayes as
he man who fired the shot that killed
Ia sselI. 1t is his claim that the hand
<erchief mask worn by the highway
nan dropped from his face when he
tired the shot, and that he would al
ways remember the face of the slayer
IF his employer.
The trio of highwaymen was also
Identified by A. S. Vowies. 41O East
sixth South street, who was walking
!, - r.. rro,,rtI South street q few