The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-02
Another Woman Named.

Another Woman Named.
AS she lay ON her cot yesterday the
wonan's eyes narrowed, the right to a
cleaning slit, as she told OF her on
counter on the night of the murder with
woman whom Mrs Ekmsn said had re-
ceived a letter from Ekman after he had
gone to Wyoming
Mrs. Ekman save the womans name.
She said that the woman lived on Paxton
avenue and had often visited the Elk
man home. paying attention to Ekman.
She said that she met her on the night
Of the murder at the Rekola home
In talking of her little girl yesterday.
Mrs. Ekman denied that she had ever
abused the child or been in the habit
OF losing her temper toward her daugh-
ter. She acknowledged. however. that
she had occasionally whipped her, usually
for remaining away from home after dark
at night. She repeated several times yes
terday that she had been irresponsible
on the night OF the murder but denied
that she was drunk or had been drinking.
Asked II the reports were true that she
was drinking woman, she acknowledged
that she occasionally drank wine, but
denied addiction TO anything stronger
Paul Expresses Doubt.
Dr.. Samuel G. Paul, city health COM
missioner, expressed a doubt last night
that the body had been put in the trunk
many hours after death. He said:
Had the body been left on the bed
at full length for as long after death
as the woman's story indicates. 1t
would have been so stiff as TO make
the work OF doubling 1t into the trunk
almost impossible, To place it in the
trunk while yet warm; on the other
hand would have been an easy mat
ter.
II can't tell you how l felt before l
did IL and while | was doing It,, said
Mrs Ekman. There are no words made
TO tell how I felt. The next morning
felt like I had had bad dream.
shook Frances before / could realize
had killed her
This outburst was addressed TO DR.. Jo-
seph Peterson, professor OF psychology
at the state university, who visited the
woman in her cell yesterday out OF pro-
fesslonal interest.
did you sleep after you had Killed
mo, l did not. just lay there hardly
knowing where l was, but unable TO
Sleep
Had you intended to Kill yourself as
you first said when you were arrested
Not Enough Chloroform.
"Yes but there was only enough
cbloroform for her. 1 had bought It to
I
pavs away. I thought OF the chloroform
after I had given Frances four sleeping
powders and she was sleeping auieuy'
Now she IS asleep forever.
The last remark was made WITHOUT Do
travail of emotion. as were all tho others,
"Did YOU think OF some other way oi
killing yourself after you saw that all t'e
ehIoroform had been used for her?
NO"
..wouldn't the sleeping powders have
killed her and couldn't .I,2?. yo1 nave used
mo: the powders "o''' 'i''
enough. ,,,or. c,,oro,orm
10. 54idn'i think OF il. / was confused.
crazy and Just lay down beside her on
the bed a -, tu,ne
Yourself next morningg ,
no, I felt different about II then.
srst washed the body and then hid It In
"Werc you ever taught that murder
is an unforgivable sin in the sight OF
"Yes. | know all about that ] have
road the I3ible q lot and used to go to
church when I was little girl l nave
zone to church some since / came to
Salt Lake TO i've.
Father Not Minister.
rs IT true that your father was min
ister?' ,,. T.,
mo, He sometimes TOOK part In
hnrch AFFAIRS but he was not n minis |
ter" 49,, A.,
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