The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-27

In a confession made last night to a
reporter for The Tribune, and in the
presence Of a deputy sheriff in the
county Jail, Mrs. Minnie Ekman repu-
dated other stories which she has told
and said that c. L. Anderson. her for
mer husband, had killed little Frances
Williams. The girl was choked to death
Tuesday night, June "a, by Anderson,
said Mrs, Ekman.
In 3 confession which Mrs. Ekman
made to her husband yesterday after
noon in the Finnish tongue practically
the same story was told by the woman
and later related to the police by Elk
man.
Chief Grant and Inspector Carlson,
when last night Informed Of the con-
fession, said that they put little cre-
dence in what the woman said and ex-
pressed the belief that her story was
only for the purpose OF winning sympa
thy for herself and to throw the blame
on man who the police now acknowl-
edge has left the state. The officials
admitted last night that the man had
left Utah and intimated that their
present information indicated that he
was in Nevada.
"Even if the story is true" said
Chief Grant, when asked if the man
would be arrested, "the police would
do nothing The man is out Of our
jurisdiction and it is up to the sheriff.
Smith Will Act.
Sheriff Smith said last night that he
would begin search for Anderson to-
day and, if possible, would have him
apprehended and brought back to Salt
Lake. The deputy sheriff, who was
witness to the confession, and who
has made a study Of Mrs. Ekman while
she has been in Jail, said that he was
convinced that the latest story Of the
woman was true.
According to the officials the ques-
ton Of Anderson's guilt or innocence
now seems to depend entirely upon the
time of his arrival in Salt Lake. Here
tofore the police have believed from
the Investigations made by Inspector
Carlson that Anderson did not reach
this city until some time Wednesday,
the day after the crime was commit"
ted. Last night, however, Inspector
Carlson said that he did not know ex-
actly what time Anderson arrived, but
that the time was computed from
letter which Anderson wrote to Mrs.
Ekman from q point near Los Angeles.
The letter in question was received
by Mrs. Eklnan on Tuesday after her
return from Kemmerer, Wyo., where
she had visited Ekman, who was en-
pIoyed there at that time. 1t had
reached Salt Lake on Monday, and in
the letter Anderson is alleged to have
written that Mrs. Ekman could expect
him any day. that he was going to
come TO her.
Dates Were Mixed.
1t is now recalled by the police that
Anderson 3 first statement was that he
arrived in Salt Lake on Tuesday. This
was after Mrs. Ekman had confessed
that the murder was committed by her
on Monday night. Later when the two
were confronted with evidence secured
from hotel registers and they were
asked to account for Tuesday night,
Mrs Ekmap fixed the date of the crime
at Tuesday night and Anderson said
that he had not arrived until Wednes
day.
The last time the little girl was seen,
according to neighbors, was Tuesday,
June "a. 1t has been established that
Mrs, Ekman did not reach Salt Lake
from Kemmerer until Tuesday morn.
ing, and the first time that Anderson
was actually seen in the city was short.
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