The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-03
|Ds WOMEN
For ROBBERY
Lewis and Catherine
Connor Must Face a
Jury.
|FfONAL TESTIMONY
is GIVEN IN THE CASE
ANTS Appear in Court,
fired in Height of
Fashion.
The Tribune.

ID The Tribune.
In MAY 2.-Marked by testimony
most sensational character. the
.orv hearing OF Mime Lewis and
1e O'Connor. the two women ar
|of the alleged robbery Of Samuel
nc Kenworthy. April .. was taken
rc Judge j. D. Murphy OF the city
|1ay. At the conclusion of the eX-
cu Of the states witnesses. the
ooud over both defendants on
of grand larceny TO await the
"a the district court. Bonds were
z750 for each defendant.
1ftby. the star witness for the
lated his story in an embarrassed
os II desirous of escaping the
\ connected with the alleged theft
-1 OF nearly $500. as we'll as the
cllarges OF traffickiDg in white
referred by the two women
ronen appeared in court dressed
.nieht OF fashion. Miss O'Connor.
nEer presented a striking appear
q gown of blue with big picture
match. The Lewis woman. the
flfe defendants. and who, the
III attempt TO show at the trial.
ed the plaE 10 rob kenworthy.
Ia her counsel with whom she
constant communication during
OF the states Wit
ently the elder woman would dis
oil OF newspaper clippings 10 her
! from which line OF questions
Kenworthy forced him TO admit
|rfion OF a wife and two children
'er and the elopement with an
oUian known as Rose Miller. to
Washington.
Admissions Made.
>rthy also admitted under cross
Lion that he had at one time gone
name of Samuel Melbourne. He
that the woman with whom he
nducted q disreputable house in
california, and that he was the
4 IN civil action to recover from
|Ify half interest in certain prop
" for immoral purposes: Ken
Iestified that ne is a rauChers and
oWns a large farm near Fresno,
,rIl he testified he left Fresno.
( 10 go 10 Denver. He stopped
an Francisco. where he called at
Ie OF the two women. During
he told them that he had S2250
/. and they persuaded him TO wait
afternoon so they could accom-
n TO Denver. he testified. Ken
aid he had met the Lewis woman
e was conducting an immoral re-
Leaving San Fran
th the two women. kenworthy
IN Ogden and all three registered
ealy hotel. Kenworihy registered
three as Mr. and Mrs. Bruce and
n. After remaining IN ogden for
lys al the Hcaly hotel, the two
and Kenworthy occupying the
Ite, kenworthy and the O'Connor
took Union Pacific train for
Bays He Missed Money.
dng today, kenworthy declared
awoke from q ''jumpy" sleep near
Wyoming, and found that he
u Touched FOR $500 and his
on had taken another train hacl;
D. He reported the matter TO the
official who In turn notified the
Ogden and Salt Lake, resulting
We women being arrested in the
:lty the following day.
p Lewis. special agent for the
'acific railroad company. testified
lyersation with the two women.
clr arrest. hin which the O'Connor
said that she left the train In
3 because kenworthy had sug-
hat she go TO Denver and there
house. Prompted by
n OF the defendants. the attorney
defense compelled kenworthy to
hat he had secured woman
Milan Culver with whom he lived
hile. Fl position as "housekeeper"
rf of shady reputation in Fresno,
witness denied that he had acted
ocurer for the place.
Nantker, cashier OF the Wells
'kpress company at Ogden. testj-
~ The Lewis woman on Apri >
ed six 500 money orders and three