The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-01
COUNTY OFFICERS
WILL INVESTIGATE
Woman Who First De-
Tended and Later Ac-
cused Him Receives
News of Return With
out Making Comment;
Refuses Interview.

Charles L. Anderson, first husband OF
| Mrs. Minnie Ekman, returned to Salt
Lake yesterday and gave himself up
| to Police Inspector Carl A. Carlson, aft
or being absent from the city since the
night of July 10, according to his own
| statement.
| Assistant County Attorney y. G.
Morgan, who conducted the states
case against Mrs. Ellman at her pre-
liminary hearing for the murder Of her
daughter, Frances Violet Williams,
said last night that thorough investi
| cation of Anderson s status with re-
gard to the murder would he started
| today.
Upon his own request Anderson was
locked in the city Jail. He told In
spector Carlson that he wished TO re-
main there until proof had been found
that he had no connection with OF
knowledge of the murder before the
arrest Of Mrs. Ekman and himself in
Ogden at the time of the finding of
the body, Saturday, June %,
Makes No Comment.
When told last night by a .iailer
that Anderson had returned to Salt
Lake and given himself up, Mrs. Elk
man, in her cell at the county jail,
received the news without comment.
Not by a word or look did she be-
tray the slightest interest in the situa-
ton Earlier in the day, when asked. .
if she would stand by her story that
she did not commit the murder and
that Anderson was with her Tuesday
night, she said that she had been told
by her lawyers to say nothing.
Together, Inspector Carlson and An
derson called at the Offices Of the Salt
Lake Route TO make inquiries about
the ticket used by Anderson when he
came here from Los Angeles. Ander-
son claims that he bought the ticket
in Los Angeles at noon on Tuesday,
June "a, and left there for Salt
Lake the same day. 1t is expected
that through the ticket, when it is
found In the company's files, the ques'
tiou as to when Anderson arrived
here will be finally established.
The point is considered as crucial
by Inspector Carlson, as the murder
occurred Tuesday night, according to
the stories Of Mrs. Ekmsn and the
best evidence that the police have
been able to secure. Anderson last
night repeated his former statement
that he did not arrive here until noon
Wednesday, June 20.
Talked to Jailer.
That Mrs. Ekman had made up her
mind to tell new story concerning
The murder was suspected last Satur-
day morning by Jailer Joseph Bur
bidpc. HI did not murder Frances"
She said to Lailer Burbidge "I gave
her some sleeping powders, but they
would not have killed her. | did not
give my child the medicine that killed
her,
Jailer Burhidge suggested that she
ought to tell the whole story TO Sheriff
Andrew Smith, Jr.. If she had been
,olding anything back. He told the
sheriff that he thought the woman was
-eady TO tell something more about
he murder. but Sheriff Smith was i'll
It the time, and not able to visit the
woman in the Jail. The night of the
amc day Mrs. Ekman told her story
lenying her first confession of murder
md declaring that Anderson appeared
1t her house on the night of the
murder, which was counter to her
irst story that she first saw him on
Wednesday, about noon, in front of
he place where she lived
August Ekman, when seen last night, :
aid "I have no witnesses to prove
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