The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-26
Appeared Dazed.

I MY father-no. somebody put them In
| my coat / never had them and he re-
lapsed Into silence again.
Appeared Dazed.
Comments we're freely made IN his pres
ence at the county jail that IT was too
bad one of the bullets didn't wound him
fatally Despite the fact that he evident
ly heard and understood every remark
made he paid no attention 70 anyone.
Although he did not appear to be particu-
to be dazed from the excitement OF the
day, and acted so until he was helped TO
Il cell for the night
At the police station nothing was dis
cussed during the evening but the capture.
Gloom and happiness were curiously in
termingled In the discussion. Officers,
detectives and patromen discussed the
capture and their qualification over the
fact that the police had captured the
slayer of their comrade. But the gloom
was apply expressed by one patrolman
who, after the exciting events OF the
evening had been fully recounted, re-
marked:
But, boys, all this doesn't bring little
Griffiths back. does it,
Scene at Police Station.
And at this remark the men who, a
short time before had bravely rlsked
their lives TO catch the murderer became
silent, dropped their eyes and shook their
heads sadly.
Commanding officers expressed their
appreciation OF the seB-control exercised
by the policemen and detectives who cap
tured Anselmo. - Feeling ran high, and
many Of the men confessed that II they
ended the life OF the slayer. But they
remembered their duty, and stood by 1t.
1t was another demonstration OF the de-
termined manhood which brought about
"It was a great night. said Captain
Emil Johnson. who headed the posse.
Not a man In the posse thought of per-
sonal safety. They were after their man,
We separated at the corner OF
Fourth South and Fifth West. APP
preaching the place, the first thing 1
heard was the sound OF a pan or
washtnb. inside the shanty. I made
up my mind that our man was get
ting ready 10 move. We waited un-
Ill the other men. coming up from
the front. closed In, Billings turned
came Immediately after, It was fol-
lowed by scream OF pain, and knew
we had wounded the fugitive. Other
shots followed. but / Immediately or
cause knew we had our man. and
was afraid that one of our own party
might get in the way Of a stray bull
let, hghting In the dark as we were.
Every man was on the job II was
case of Anselmo killing all of them
or being captured I hate to think
what the, result might have been had
IT been In daylight, where he could
portunity to fire. 1t would proba bly,
have meant that one or two more
men, might have been killed But 1t
wouldn't have changed their brav-
cry any. They were after the Ttal-
ian, and they would have gotten
him.-although don't believe he
would have been taken alive.
. She went to the home of her
huSban DIS IA ther to stay last nihgt after
the excitement was all over. D. l.. Cook,
her husband, is blacksmith in the Den
ing night shift and had not been told np
to late hour last night of what had
happened
The chase began centering round the
o clock. when Patrolman Richard Beynon
brother OF Mrs. Griffths. the widow, tele-
phoned to headquarters that he suspected
mat the man was hiding there. Mr. Rey-
went home at the order of Chief Grant
roel Htter saiaG Siiashing g, Peter Mas In the sham
rfrast rGcx sa1I9h' T,ph 2lg West Second South
o'clock yesterday morning. Anselmo ran
out the rear door and into the Milwau ukee
cafe at 2i7 West Second south
sannd s5ree1' ,bsrs by the nd rear 0a way He was
man Grffiths. Mast was afraid Of An
selmo and tried TO get the patroman to
secure him with handouts
Italian Broke Away.
II guess ne Will come along all right"
said the good -natured policeman Within
six feet OF the alarm box where the DO
liceman headed TO send in wagon call
the Italian broke away. He ran south OH
First West street for short distance and
then across vacant lot to the rear yard
OF the Sweet candy factory. pursued bv
Patrolman Griffths and Mast
ates Near the sar, rear OF the factory building.
fleeing man. raised his club and said,
Hands up. The italian broke away and
f fired as he backed off With deadly ef-
his revolver, The first bullet struck the
patrolman In the right side between the
seventh and eighth ribs, just back OF the
arm. and ranged upward through the
The second shot inflicted a superficial
wound in the left shoulder.
Third Shot Fired.
The patrolman had fallen forward on
hands and knees. The third shot was
aimed at the fallen mans head and the
bullet entered at the top and left. shat
tered the left side Of the skull and lodged
below the left ear, The stricken man
collapsed to the ground on his face and
rolled partly over.
Harry Rawlings. shipping clerk of the
sweet Candy company. had witnessed the
killing from the rear doorway OF the fac
tory. He loaned over the patronan and
spoke to him. but only a groan answered.
A Touring Salt Lake car was rcquIsi-
toned by the quickly gathered crowd and
the dying man was taken to the cmer-
gency hospital at police headquarters.
Drs. III. B. Sprague and r. w, Ashley
were in waiting. but the patient died as
he was being lifted from the auto. The
body was removed shortly afterward TO
the undertaking rooms OF Eber w. Hall
Word Of the tragedy had been taken to
Mrs, Griffiths. and she reached the emer-
gency hospital before the body had been
removed. She tainted, but revived with
in few minutes, and was taken home
Several Eyewitnesses.
There were several eyewitnesses to the
shooting, Dolly Jackson, waitress In the
Milwaukee cafe. was at the rear door
of that place Mary Blanchard was in
the rear yard. two doors south. Both
saw the shooting and their testimony as