The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03
IDENTIFY BOWMAN AS
SLAYER OF RAINBOW
Man and Woman Declare Pos
itively Ex-Convict IS Man
Who Fired Shot.
GOOD WORK OF OFFICER
Patrolman Sutton IS Given
Credit for Clever Detective
Skill in Case.
GOOD WORK OF OFFICER

Joe Douivan, Il Young man recenViH
released from the Utah state pcnlteh'
tiary. was positively idcut,hed Testcr'
day BIZ two persons rs the slayer OF
Joseph Rainbow. who was shot ana "a
tally wounded last Sunday night pN
hoIdup man. Andrew Batros- Greek
who lives mt Garfield. and Agnes Mel
sen. residing at 227 West North lem-
ple street, both identified Donivau as
the man who held them up ut the POM
Of a revolver, auJ when Rainbow. VINO
was passing, failed TO heed a commann
10 halt. fired the shot which proved
fatal two days later.
Donivan vas arrested carly Frlday
morning by Patrolman George Ii, Sut'
ton who has done some remarbapiy
clever work on this ease. The suspect
with two others, was gathered ~ ny
thc alert officer when their acbons
aroused his suspicious. DoniNan MAS
booked as a suspicious character
and an investigation iuto the case was
benun by Officer Sutton, Suspect
bow ease. Miss Nielsen was taken
10 The police station Yesterday after
noon. 4 picture of Donlvan IN tue
"ropucs' gallery was shown the
ymnn woman, who promptly identified
IL as that Of the man who had held
her ur Eleven prisoners IN he city
iail including Douivan were bronTnI
out. and Miss Nelson at once pointed
out the former convict. The ideptlhca-
tion WAS prompt and nnhcsitatIng,
Identification Speedily Made,
Officer Sutton took an afternoon train
Tor Garfield and returned carly last
Nfn1S ne
unniou on the night of the killing.
Batros was taken into tho city JAN
and eight prisoners in the compart
mcnt IN which DonIvan was confined
were told to come out into the corri-
dor. As Doniyan stepped to the door
Batros exclaimed: "That's him.
As the light at this end Of the cor
ri,lor was poor. the prisoners were mar
shalcd in group under n light while
Batros was told to turn his back. lie
then walked no to the group and again
pointed out Donivan without mo-
ment's hesitation. "That's him he
said again and Donivan growlcd The
question:: 'What did | do?''
know that yoice-J'll never forget it, >
exclaimed Batros and the identification
was complete. DonIvan 5 Jaw dropped
and he turned pale, but said nothing
further.
A charge of murder will be filed Mon
day morning against Donivan and ne
will be oivep an early trial. Patrol
man Sutton is given the entire credit
by members of the police department..
! He not only made the arrest. but II was
also through his efforts that the eye
witnesses to the tragedy were located.
Has Criminal Record.
Donvan has q police record aud has
served two terms in the Utah peniton-
! tiary for burglary, LII was d member
/ of what was known as the 50 Demlng
gang" -Four men, Dcming, Donivan,
! Lynch and Olson were arrested Nov;
! rooms at the Angelus roomlng house
| in this city. Dcmlng was identified rs
n participant in a holdup and received
4 sentence of ten years. He escaped
! from hospital but was rccaptured and
! is now serving his sentence.
Donivan was convicted Of burglary
and served a SIN months peultentiary
sentence Upou his release, he went
| to Ogden and shortly afterwarl was
I Dyen of another burglary and sen
! fenced to three years in the peniton'
tiarv. He served this sentence aud has
been Il free man only three or four
months.
Rainbow Fatally Shot.
Joseph Rainbow. a car checker GIN.
plovcd bv the Denver q Rio Grandc
railroad was shot and fatally wounded
last Sunday night by bighwayman on
West Third South street between First
and Second West Just prior to the
shooting, Andrew Batros and Miss Ag
nes Nielsen, who had dined at y west
side restaurant, were walking towards
Main street when they were confronted
by a highwaynan. who, with levclcd
revolver, ordered them TO bold up their
hands. They complied and Balros /
pockets were searched, the highway man
obtaining $3.50.
AT this moment. Rainbow approached
from the direction of the Rio Grando
station apl as he passed the group. the
highwayman ordered him to throw W
his hands, Rainbow did not hear the
low-voiccd command and continued his
walk. As he passed. the holdup man
fired shot which penetrated Rain.
bow s body, The stricken man ran for
. short distance and fell. He was taken
20 Il hospital. where ne died later from
the effects of the wound. Observing
the effects OF his shot. the highwaymau
ran south on Second West street aud
! ma lo his rSrapp