The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
NOT GUILTY IS
PLEA Of THUGS
Pawnshop Robbers Who MUIR
dered ANteIl Arraigned
and Remanded.
NEITHER SEEMS ANXIOUS
To HAVE AN ATTORNEY
Sullen Prisoners Heavily Man
acled and Guarded by
Corps of Officers.

The two hghwaymen. j. J. Morris and
John NJ Murray, alias Connors who
killed Walter AXtcll Tuesday afternoon.
were arraigncd before Justice OF the
Peace Harry s. Harper Thursday morn
ing. Morris was charged with murder in
the first degree, but Murray WAS charged
with robbery.
The complaint against Morris was
signed by Deputy sheriff y: a, Butler.
signed by Patrolmsn Edward Mccormick.
Morris pleaded not guilty aud waived
preliminary hearing Murray pleaded not
guilty and his hearing was set for $50
O'Clock Saturday morning. Norris is
ter Axten on May ., 1911. The prisoners
were taken TO the county Jail.
To prevent any possible attempt at eS-
cape and also TO guard the prisoners
should any demonstration he made
against them the authorities had the men
court room in automobiles. Murray was
in the city Jail and Morris In the county
jail
Murray was the first 10 be taken 20
court. He was led ont of the city jail
by Police Lieutenant Hempel Sergeant
Roberts and Patromen Mccormick and
building, where Justice Harper holds
court Patrolmen Fitzgerald, Simpson
and Carlberg were stationed.
Morris had not yet arrived when Muir
der against Murray was quashed and II
charge of robbery was substituted, He
appeared nervous, but wore a sardonic
grin throughout the procedure.
LIS that your true name?' asked Jus
tice Harper Of the prisoner,
Both Plead Not Guilty.
YES sin replied Murray
DO you desire TO plead at this time?'
Yes. sir. l plead not guilty"
The case was then set for Saturday
morning at e:9O o'clock. Murray's bail
was fixed at $4,000, which he was un-
able TO, give.
into the court room. handcuffed and
guarded by Sheriff Sharp. Deputies steele
and Schettler.
After the complaint charging murder
was read 10 him Justice Harper asked
him If he was represented by an attorney,
No" he growed. Asked If he was
ready to plead. he said
Yes; plead not guilty and waive all
rights to a preliminary hearing"
County Attorney F.. / Wiley arrived
later and consented To this arrangement
other, but neither spoke a word. After
the court proceedings and the commit
meRts had been made out both were
hurried l is3. down The, the stairs stairs and into the
the county Jail.
The funeral of Joseph Walter Axten.
who was shot and killed by j. J. Morris
afternoon from the undertaking parlors
OF F.. G. O'Donnel & Co. 2s9 South West
Temple street, at = o'clock. Interment
Will be at Mt. Olvet cemetery. Axten
was the principal support of his father
mother. brothers and sister with whom
he lived at sil East Fifteenth South
street.
F. D. Higginbotham and L. S. Wellman
the two men shot and wounded by Nor
ris, arc recovering, The reports from
st. Marks hospital say that Higgin-
botham is wholly out of danger and there
is only a remote possibility of Wellman's
wounds becoming worse.
Flight of Robbers.
Many persons have asked for correct
statement as 10 which way the robbers
went after the robbery of Uncle Sam's
jewelry store. The official report OF the
police shows that at $50 o'clock Tuesday
evening. May 0, 1911, the jewelry store
First South, was held up and robbed.
The report then adds that the robbers
after leaving the store ran down Com
Ulercial street, separating al Orpheum al
ley. Connors stayed on Commercial street
until he reached Second South, then cut
ting across Second South street ran to-
ward South Main. where he was captured.
cial and Orpheum alley. ran down Or
pheum alley 10 State, then down State
street. and rounding the corner headed
UP Second South toward Main on the
north side OF the street where he shot
Walter AXtell F. d. Higginbotham and T.
e Wellman before he was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff A. 4. Butler and Patrol
man Hinton
Both robbers were asked why they did
not try To reach a less thickly populated
part Of the city, but neither deigned to
answer.