The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-27
MURDER IS CHARGE
AGAINST ANSELMO
Slayer of Patrolman Grimths
Must Face Highest
Accusation.
EARLY TRIAL is SOUGHT
Mrs. Alice Cook Will Receive
$500 Reward for
Capture.

A formal charge Of murder in the
first degree was made yesterday
morning against Giovanni Anzemero,
known as John Anselmo. for the kill.
ing of Patrolman Thomas Griffiths,
shot to death Wednesday morning in
the rear of the Sweet candy factory.
The complaint was sworn to by De.
tective Moroni Gillespie, of the police
department.. 1t was Immediately filed
in Justice Harry S. Harpers court and
warrant for the arrest of the SLAYER
was issued and turned over to Sheriff
Smith. 1t is understood that the pre-
limlnary hearing will be held as soon as
the slayer is sufficiently recovered
from the wound in his hip, received at
the time of his capture Wednesday,
night, to be in court.
AS a result of police investigation
into aid rendered the Italian in his
efforts to escape, his uncle and aunt,
Mike and Mary Anzemero were arrest
ed yesterday morning by Detectives W.
G. Geese and Herbert Leichter, as was
also an Italian named Giovanni Put
rovanlo. All three were released sew
eral hours later.
Reward to Be Paid.
The sentiment at police headquarters
generally is that Mrs. Alice Cook, who
revealed the hiding place of the slayer
in the shanty at the rear Of No 4
Love s court, to the police and led the
posse to it, ought to receive the $500
reward offered by Mayor Park for the
capture Of the man. Mayor Park said
yesterday that the reward will be paid
from the contingency fund, if advis
able, or from his own pocket if neces-
sary.
Members of the police department
are eminently satisfied with having
the man in custody. The opinion has
been expressed by several that the re-
ward ought to be paid to Mrs. Cook
as matter Of good faith and source
of encouragement TO citizens to aid in
the capture of lawbreakers.
The police are resting secure that
the man whom they hunted so many
miles over to capture will be convicted
of the charge against him. Even while
the chase was going on, preparations
for the legal fight for his conviction
were being thoroughly made. The eye
witnesses Of the killing Of Patrolnan
Griffiths were all taken to police head
quarters by Detectives Hugh L. Glen
and Moroni Billings and their state
ments taken in writing. The agree
ment of the several stories, it is be.
heved, will lead to quick trial and
conviction Of the slayer.
Collecting Benefit Fund.
The work of collecting a benefit fund
for the widow and family of the mur~
dered man has been we'll begun. Charles
Lammersdorf, a mining man living at
the Brapsford apartments, Thursday
afternoon handed check to Chief of
Police B. T.. Grant, to be applied to-
ward the fund. To this was added
$500 appropriated by the Mutual Aid
association of the police department.
A check of So was received yesterday
from Emil Klank. former manager Of
Frank Gotch. worlds champion heavy
weight wrestler.
Mrs. Alice Cook explained vest erday
that should she receive the reward of
$500 she would apply it toward the
education of her children, Alice and
Chloe, who watched that the slayer
should not leave his hiding place un.
seen while their mother had gone to
the home Of her father-in-law. David
Fl. Cook, 577 West Fourth South street,
to telephone the. word Of finding the
Italian to the police.
Funeral services for Patrolman Grif
fiths will be held at the Masonic
temple. under the auspices of Mt. Mo
riah lodge. Sunday afternoon at 2.30
o clock Interment will be in the City
cemetery