The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-14

sworn. and Judge Lewis ordered a
special venire Of so summoned for
this morning.
Joseph M. Silvers. a building con-
tractor. was the only Juror accepted
By both sides after examinations.
which lasted all day. Six of the eight
jurors examined testified that they
had read Of the robbery Of the grocery
store in Fourth South street. between
sixth and Seventh East streets. in The
Herald Republican.
James ID. Pardee, appointed by the
court as counsel for the prisoner. an
nounced at the opening of court that
Riley wished to give his true name of
Thomas Riley, and. on order of the
court, the alias Of James Hays was
changed. Riley sat beside HIS coun-
sci all through the court sessions yes
terday, displaying interest I'm the ex-
animation OF the talesmen and pay
ing close attention TO the questions
and answers. although making COM
ment to his counsel only on rare oc-
casions- He was not handcuffed. al
though Deputy Sheriffs Andrew
Smith. IT., and Richard Eddington
took turns sitting beside him.
Implicated by Riley.
Riley is charged as being one of
the three men who held up the gro
Gerry store at the time George w. Fas-
sell was killed. but the state does not
expect to show that he was the man
who fired the fatal shot Harry
Thorne, who was arrested with Riley,
has confessed that he fired the shot
which killed Fassell. and this con-
fession implicated Riley as the man
who was with him at the time. An
other man known as Curly" who
made up the trio OF robbers. escaped.
and TO date has not been captured.
The confession Of Thorne, which
was made the day after the murder.
will be prominent in the trial. this
confession reading as follows:
salt Lake City. Utah, March %, 1910.
Confession Of Harry Thorne OF the
murder of g. w. Fassell on the night
of March %, 1910.
Hayes and myself and man
named Curly, whom l had not met
before. left the room about 1880 D.
m. intending TO hold up the first
place that looked good. We went into
the store, which you say is FasseTs
Hayes stood about half way along the
counter. facing the butcher We told
them to hold up their hands The
butcher held his up high, but FasseIl
did not hold his up high enough. or
fast enough. and as / was trying to
get them together near the north end
OF the counter. the butcher ran
through the back, and I put the gun
against Fasselrs side to hurry him
up. and IL went off. After shooting
Fassell. took some money out OF the
cash register Curly had taken some
money before I got to #.
The pencil sketch OF the store
signed by me Is about correct
(Signed) HARRY THORNE.
Witnesses:
s. NJ BARLOW.
J. J. ROBERTS.
II. F. WILSON
r. F. GOLDING.
GEORGE CHASE.
The murder Of Fsssell was the
chief topic Of conversation for many
days, because of the general popu-
larity of the young groceryman. who,
at the time Of his death. was secre-
tary Of the Retail Merchants asso-
citation and also prominent in the
Phillips Congregational church. He
was engaged to marry Miss Bessie
Worthen Of $50 East Tenth South
street. and had a wide circle Of
friends and acquaintance
Arrested at the AngeIus.
Riley and Thorne were arrested at
the Angelus rooming house within
half hour after the murder by Detec-
tives George Sheets. Chase and
Schultz and 5. NJ. Barlow. chief of
police. The detectives had been
warned that the gang Of criminals
had come from Ogden to Salt Lake
and were uuartered at the rOomIng
house. and earlier in the evening they
had called there for the purpose Of
taking them in on general principles
and getting them moved out Of town
on floaters.
Not finding their men. the detec-
tives returned TO the police station
with the intention of arresting the
gang later that night. and they had
only reached the station when a tele-