The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-12
County Releases Notorious Wo-
man Who Should Be Accused
of Murder.
RAY WOODS CASE ONE OF
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Positive Evidence to Connect
Her With Fatal Shooting
by Paramour.

Released from the county Jail TO prey
upon an unsuspecting public. Ray WOODS.
the notorious white mistress OF the ne
gro maquereau, Roy Armstrong. Is rais-
inG money TO defray his attorneys fees'
Armstrong is charged with the inurder
OF John p. Brennan and Ray Woods was
made a ,co-defendant. Upon the motion
OF Assistant County Attorney Bowman.
the complaint aaginst her was dismissed
in police court by Judge j, j. Whitaker.
Tuesday, September 6. She was then
released from the county jail and has
ocen raising money by her ne'1rions
methods since that time.
Brennan and Armstrong engaged In n
revolver duel on the night OF August 20
The duel took place a few feet south or
intersection OF West Temple street and
Postoffice place. Ray Woods, who was
n short distance away at tho time. ran
20 tho scene. after Patrolman Patterson
ing to each other. Both she and Arm :
strong we're Immediately arrested. Bren-
nan died Mt ST. Marks hospita! on the
morning Of August %.
Accessory to Crime.
According TO the evidence gathered by
Patrolinan Patterson on the night or the
shooting. the Woods woman should have
been charged with being a principal TO
the crime. Under chapter 3, section aOI3
OF the Compiled Laws of utoh. l9oi'
principals 20 a crime are defined as:
"All persons concerned In the coniinls-
sion of n crime, whether II be n felony
or misdemesnor and whether they d.
rectly commit tie act constituting tHc
offense. or aid or abct In It's commis,
sion, or not being present. have advised
and encouraged Its commission. and All
persons counselng. advising, OF eacour-
aging children under the age OF fourteen
years. lunatics, or idiots, 10 commit any
crime. and all persons who by fraud, con
trivance or force. occasion the drtnkeu-
ness OF another for the purpose OF caus-
ing him TO commit any crime. or VINO by
threats. menaces, command or coercion
compel another TO commit any crime. are
principals In any crime 50 committed.
Story Of Patrolman.
Questioned as to his knowledge OF what
led to the shooting Of Brennan, futro,-
man Patterson said.
~ was standing in front OF the Rex
drug store at the intersection of West
Temple and Third South streets waiting
for Motorcycle Patrolman Grundvig. who
was In the store buying some medicine.
The Woods woman stepped up TO me;
Roy Armstrong was standing about eight
feet from her. The Woods woman asked
mc 10 go into the Sun drug store. at the
Intersection OF West Temple and Post
office place and bring out Brennan. She
said that she had had trouble with him,
told her that as | had not seen the
trouble / was unablc to arrest the man,
and that she would have TO swear out
n complaint against him Monday and
that then worlld arrest him on the war
'nni. Just then Armstrong stepped up
rad asked me TO bring out Brennan any
wny. as Armstrong said chat he would
nix him. Then the Woods woman again
asked me 10 bring him out and | again
refused They both started toward the
sun drug store and ] supposed that II
was settled, a few moments later and
while ! was talking with Motorcycle Pa
trolman Grundvig, ! heard the shooting
and we both ran down the street. When
| reached Brennan and Armstrong they
were clinched and with the aid of George
/. S,onard. former fireman, we parted
Them ! disarmed Brennan and Stoffard
picked up Armstrongs gun. While ! was
parting the men the Woods woman ran
up. end l took them all to jail"
County Dismisses Case.
The preliminary hearing OF Ray Woods.
Who was in the county jail, was set for
Friday. September .. before Judge Whita-
ker When the case was called. Assistant
County Attorney Bowman said that he
had investigated tile evidence against
Ray Woods and moved the court TO dis
miss tic complai int against her. Judge
Whitaker took the motion under advise
mcnt. and on Tuesday September G. dis
missed the complaint against the woman.
=. Ray Woods has been known 10 the po-
Nee for years as lcwd character OF the
lowest type. She has been the mistress
of Roy Armstrong for a number OF years,
tho police say. On the night OF her ar
rest. she told the police that she had
been beaten by Brennan. and said that
she had tecphoucd 10 the police for pro-
lection. She was told to swear out a
complaint against the man md said that
she would do So Roy Armstrong was
employed, it is said. playing the piano,
on tho night of the shooting, and the
police have been unable 10 determine
how he was Informed -of the trouble be-
tween Ray Woods and Brennan. or who
located Brennan in the drug store aud
sent for Armstrong