The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-07
Heroically Grapples With
Armed Bandit and Is
Shot Through Heart
POLICE QUICKLY CAPTURE
ALLEGED SLAYER AND PAL
Woman's Screams Bring Aid and
Tragedy Follows; Bloodstains
on One Suspect

mounted the seat beside the butcher.
As he did this he was observed by OIL
gisser, who had emerged from the
Studebaker garage after calling the po-
lice
There's the man who did the shoot
ing: get him. cried Oisisscr as he ran
for the butcher wagon. The butcher
stopped and UIsiss"r took the hstless
man by the arm, and a short argument
cnsucd. in which the hatless man, who
gave his name Us McwhlnneY. Insisted
that somebody had run out OF the Rs-
mona sonming house and struck him In
the face with Il revolver. Detective
schulz came mp at that moment and
arrested Mcwninncy.
Dying Man Prays.
In the meantime Ur H. B. Sprague
who lives a few doors cast OF Second
East street. on First South street, saw
that something had happened block
away and he rushed 10 The scene OF tho
shooting He was led Ia the room which
Erickson occupied and into which Erck-
son had staggered after he was shot
Erickson lay, face down; in q corner az
the room. DR.. SpraeUc drew him TO the
center Of the room and turned him on his
back.
What's your Nance asked the doc
tor.
"I don't know replied Erickson
Where arc you shot?''
u don't know again replied the in
DR.. spraeue told hin, that ho had but
. few minutes 10 live and that Il would
he well for him to tell him what his
name was and who his people were.
Erickson said that he did not know and
died. DR. Spraguc said that Erickson
Was shot squarely through the heart.
blood from tho wound
Shot in Heart, Runs IL Feet.
After receiving the bullet through bis
heart Erickson ran about twelve feet.
The body WAS removed 10 tie % Donnell
undertaking establishment.
Erickson is survived by mother and
a number Of brothers and sisters in
Sweden. lie had Travelled in many lands
among which arc Alaska and Canada.
He had followed his profession in Ne
vada and before coming to Salt Lake last
May he worked In Gold Spring. Utah
Although he was assayer and min
ing engineer he had not worked since his
arrival here, jn told The landlsdy OF
roomed since May. that he was. living
from his savings. She said that nc was
a STEADY a young man Of stTd'ous nature
friends at Garfield. but as their names
are not known they could not be Informed
of his death, He was about 80 years old
While examining the scene OF the kill
ing Patrolman Radke found on the stairs
leading TO the Ramona piece or leather
recently detached from the heel OF A
shoe.
In The alleyway north Of Tho Ramona
through which the desperadoes had at
tempted TO escape. was found cap and
fully loaded with the exception OF one
cartridge. which had been discha rged
CaUpht Red Handad
As the rol,ber pounded Brown on tha
head with the revolver Brown jerked the
red handkerchief from the holdup's face.
After the escape of the robbers he used
this handkerchief 10 mop the blood from
his own wounds.
AS soon MS Wewhlnncy arrived at police
headquarters he WAS asked where hs
lived He said in room No. Il. Model
roominG house. liS East Second South
street.
Patrolman Horace Heath and Detective
Wheeling were at once dispatched -
dress to make an investigation with the
end in view Of locating the alleged part
per of Mewhinney.
The officers Knocked gently on the door
the laDdady. the man In the room opened
the door. but when he saw the officers
he turned deathly white.
In his hand was bloody towel and
on the washstapd was wash basin 1llcd
with bloody water. He MAS engaged In
washing the Stains OF blood from his
clothing.
Evidence Accumulates.
Whats that?" asked Heath.
That's red paint" replied the man.
who said his nana was Samuel KirEpat-
rick He was questioned. bur declared
that for the last hour hc had been walk
ing the streets and had not been In the
direction of Second South aud Second
East streets. Heath took up one OF his
shoes and the heel was missing.
Swcated at police headquarters. both
men denied any knowledge Of the crime.
On Mewhnney's coat and shirt were
blotches OF blood DR.. SpraGue asked him
where he had come by these marks. He
said that his nose had boon bleeding, but
the doctor looked at his nose and told
him that that was not the case. Then
Mewhnney attempted 10 pick his lip and
said that probably his lip had been bleed
Ing but Or. SpraSuc examined his lip
and told him that that had not been
bleeding. He could not account for tho
stains of blood which were upon his
person.
Mewhinney said that he had been In
Salt Lake about week and that he
canvassine for the Northwestern HoIne
stead a farm ma agaZinc, He added that
he Was IS years old and that he was born
in Indiana. He said that he came TO Salt
Lake from Ogden and that recently he
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