The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
Police Officers Reiterate
Affidavit of Murderer
"Frame-Up.
CLAIMS NOT SUPPORTER
BY ANY FACTS IN
Prisoner at No Time Ref
to Property Other TIN
Stolen Goods.

The story Of j. j. Morris, CO
murderer and proved perjhrer, n
to the effect that while his
were held at the city Jail, di
and jewlery valued at almost
were taken from them, is a
up" being an afterthought|
criminal, is the view taken a,
phaslzcd by those Officers of A
Lake police department who W.
Morris at the time he was arree
searched. and upon whose inte0
Election has been cast by an III
made by Morris and by certa'
lIshcd comments thereon.
"let us take the statement
ris himself for it, said Car
Detectives Il. NJ. Beckstead IA
CIT has been proved beyond d
that when Morris was being 4
nj the police station he sever
repeated the statement: rDu|
that -- - - touch any
stuff. II is mine and | can. p|
abb. Morris was then refer
the articles which the Searching
was taking from his pocKets.
articles bore the cards aad fac.
robbed shop. Morris at tha|
said nothing at all about any \
being concealed in his clothes.
Description Fits Stolen Art
''The next day Morris Wa
ferred to the county Jail, WI
mand he made on his way 10
| have no knowledge of, but XVI
written order was sent up on th
day, the description of the
that he claimed TO have been
responded with those that "a
Identified as being taken fro
shop he robbed. I understand <
deputy sheriff who presented N
was told by Chief Barlow th
clothing and articles taken fro
ris We're TO be held as evidcnce
him.
When Morris was arraioI
the court appointed Carl Badge
attorney, Mr.. Badger appeared
order which again described q
cles that he claimed as being
from his pockets, and which al
ing of anything boiug concc
other portions of his clothing.
Lieutenant George Chase. u
taken an active part in the cas-
roboratcd all that Captain De
said. and added:
- understand from the repo'
have been published by one i
paper that there has been son
found with our turning the
goods back To the Uncle Sam J.
flee. | want TO say that at Il
Morris was searched an aceuI
ventory was made Of eYery
taken from him, and this, 4
with the articles. was locked
safe at the station, Not a thi
returned TO the robbed shop
moved from the safe until a
charge of murder in the firsI
had been filed against Morris.
| myself asked the county All
office {the conversation was
phone and | cannot swear
deputy informed mel if il ~
necessary longer TO hold Tho
as evidence. / was a
it would not. Mr.. White, na1
the loan office, represented to-
he required the stolen goods n
on his business. Most OF the
needed no Identification. as tn|
the tags of the store. Those
not were fully identified and
turned the goods stolen by NJ
Evidence Against MUIR
fThat is ali there is 10 II
OF the case. We took only on
from. John Murray, the paI|
in the holdup. He' W
man who held the gun. and 4
this watch from Leo Friedman
the robbers were leaving Che
MS NdiCU udS DctH iututLA4<||/
is still held by us to be used
lence against Murray, when
comes TO trial.
"We had fhe clothes Of ~
our custody only four days.
as ] can recoIlect, they were
to him May l3 or IA. No 90
hat anything which Morris ein|
his property was made TO Us
time, or at any other time ~
ris caused his affidavit to
.ishcd.
eff Morris had lost nearI
worth of .icwelry, which he
he police had stolen, would
Kept silent for five weeksf
''You can judge for yourself