The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-18
Murder Suspect Sticks TO First
Confession, but Evidence
Ovcrwhelms Him.
OFFICERS PRONOUNCE THE
PROOF QUITE SUFFICIENT
Complaint Charging Prisoner
With. Capital Crime Will
Be Filed Today.

| Julius Szirmay. the Young Hungarian.
arrested Saturday morning after he had
twice tried 10 commit suicide on the
preceding DAY. and who has confessed
to everything in connection with the
murder Of Thomas r. Karrick excepting
That he Killed tho boy. Will he formally
In complaint TO be sworn to on Tues
day. The accused VIII be arraigned
later in the day. ard the dntc for his
preliminary fixed at that time.
Jcwclcr Josiah Beck of Provo went to
the state prison Monday afternoon and
positively identified Szlrmay as inc man
who tried To sell him gold watch. an
swcrInc tho description OF the ono stolen
from the Karr'cl home on tho day Of
the murder. MIR. Beck notified the Of
fcers by telephone Sunday night that the
picture OF Szirmay in Sunday mornings y
Tribune boro u striking resemblance TO
tie man, who on Thursday had tried to
raise So on ii Iadics gold watch. and
Monday, when the jcwc1cr saw Szii'may
In the Office OF Warden Arthur Pratt at
the state prison. he stated he was alb
solutcly convinced that he had made no
mistake. lie felt sure Szirmay WIS the
man.
Szirmay's Movements Traced
Sxirr,nys movements on Thursday had
been pretty well traced. and the officers
al loss Ia understand how lie could
have been in Provo. This Identification,
however. Is not regarded important.
as IL is felt there is sufficient other
evidence against Szirmay.
The reason officers foc sure that Sir
mBy had no accomplIcn is that there
WAS but ono mans footprint under the
cellar window Of the Karrick home.
where entrance was effected also that
there was only ono mans footprints In
the back OF tho yard; that two street
railway employees SUNDAY night stated
Karricls home from their car, carrying
n. hands3w wrapped in newspaper Un-
dr. his arm. and tho further fact that
the clothing worn BY Szirmay. on the
day OF the murder Is bloodstained
These facts. In addition 10 his aduljs-
sion that hc entered the Karrick home
for the purpose OF robbery and that he
Tried to end his life because he feared
hc would be suspected of the murder. is
regarded as pretty conclusive evidence,
and sufficient To insnrc a conviction
Several moro aucmnts were made on
Monday To induce SzirD,ay 10 make
clean breast Of the entire aHrir. but he
sticks To his original story and will
positively noi admit that he shot young
I<arrick Several times Monday IT.
looked as though the suspect was
tho verge Of breaking down under The
ordeal and making a complete confession
but he did not do 80.
ETldenCe Is Su1nClent.
81 couldn't face my mother If I
told you that story" said Szirmay amid
tears. when pressed by his luquisitors
10 confess that he had killed Karrick
Szr;nny's ono tender spot is the memory
Of his mother and whenever her name
Is mentioned hn breaks Into tears
II H. the opinion of the officers that II
all OF the Witnesses so far examined
testify the same at tho trial TO the
facts as they have been recently related
them, there IS sufficient evidence tc
convict SZrmay OF murder. Whether he
confcsscs to The actual killing or not,
IL is confidently believed. win make little
difference.
When taken 10 the state prison Satur-
day night Szirmay was dressed in the
regulation prison uniSorm. excepting that
he woHrs no number. I1c is simply held
for the county authos-lties until such
time as 1T Is ready 10 bring him to
trial.
II Is not certain i'm which court SIR
may VIII he arraigncd. but the complaint
will be sworn 10 on Tuesday and his
arraisnment VIII follow at once.