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1 VOL. LXXX, NO. 7. weather today Fair. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY MOANING, OCTOBER 21, 1909. 14 PAGES FIVE CENTS I
IOF COURSE DRiSKELL
WAS NOTMISTBEATEO
Business Men Confirm Claims
of Police as to Murderer's
Confession.
THEY GIVE THE LIE TO
M SMOOT ORGAN'S CHARGES
H' :
Tribune Representatives Act
'Jjj Properly in Hearing Confes-
I ; sion Before Publishing It.
gj ;v
&S ' (BY MAC.)
J iv It required but a few moments of
p M. the time of six well-known busijioss-
it m men of Salt Lake lo unctuvo t lie lurid
$ jff story of Smooth nioruiug newspaper to
J ' the cll'oet thai. 1 he murderer of Officer
jjj' Hilvy had been forced (o confess by
fcijj olunec, starvation, nervous strain and
Q other mistreatment,
jjj ; When they wont (o the jail and
tf'i . young Driskell was brought into their
! presence, rhey assured him that if he
juts '. liad l)oen mistreated in any way what-
, . .soever, thev wero preparcdo befriend
St :. Iiiin. But with characteristic frankuess
5-f, 'i he declared I hat lie had been kindly
r. treated and had been subjected to no
W t . torture by the police, cither in mind 01
St '- iu body, " ,
5E And when these citizens made public
their statemenls, assuring the people
i that the police had dealt humanely
Sje ' with Ihe man who slew their fcllow-
lM official, it seems that this would forever
PJtfJ ' set at rest the vicious hyenas who have
been nipping at. the heels of the effi-
v ' eient and faithful olHecrs of the law.
J$ When a' couple' of newspaper men
Sv. were drawn into the controversy and li-
Jjj- . belled because" they had used the pre-
It! caution to hoar a confession of the mur-
IL derer before giving it to the public,
Si ; Smoot.'s newspaper sank into the lowest
" dP'hs ol' depravity,
tjj i Why shouldn't the Tribune men seek
(M& L to verify so noteworthy a confession bo-
foro making it public, knowing that ad-
im U vantageN would be taken of any over-i
tferiJt sight, on the part of (he police"? "What
lii1 crime was there in this, that represen-
aafi ' - tativcs of Ihc Tribiiue went, to young
'itf?i ; TJriskell and asked him to verify the
fa statement he had made to f hi police'.'
Any thoughtful person will consider
flUtx that this was an act of prudence as well
lift' as a protection to the. officers who had
roKI:-' woven ihe web of guilt so firmly around
lime fellow-worker's murderer that he
ettf&t- found it necessarv . to mako a clean
S5b breast of his shocking crime.
Itt ' Fortunately l,heie were few of those
SPfit who read the baseless criticism of Ihe
IJIWS Sinoot morning newspaper who believed
jjfeff to be telling the truth. And if the
frte" "JakorH of thai, newspaper have a spark
jicffl of derencj- they will admit their malice
Miiif and not only ;niolnrize to Pliief "Bar-
iiwf ,,MV '"' ,I,B fellpw-oO'iceis. but to the
jtfjjj two representatives of the Tribune
gKc whom they libelled and ur-'';"ned and
jfc who nre completely sustained by County
lilr? 1 . Altnrnev Lon. liis assistant," and six
0 I: of Ihe most reputable business mcu t"
i ' the city.
sjd f rrisk"ll confessed because he was
jj'ofe "inlly nnd not. as was intimated, to re-
SiSp ; beve the police oQ'icials of official em-
fii bnrrassment.
'' ',n barefaced Driskell storv is
hfe ) n np 'v,", others, though prob-
Ujl : i ablv mote conspicuous, that have been
jjijiv coined and yiveu currency during the
'Utl ' l""d ten days, There have been some
raS out niircoiis stories about the protection
jjgjj. of i-riniinals and extorting of monev,
iwi?'1 '1V "'l1' parly committee, from
MM 'he liijuor and i.'auibli.up- interests.
' hainnan Darmer insists that not one
jB dollar has been oaid into the American
onW-i 'amiiaign fund bv eiilicr of these 'in-
'troi': :. I erects, and Ihi-j is known to be a fact
offlti; bv a uuniber of the most reputable
lentj m be rs of t h e na rf y,
!-ri Likewise malicious is Ihc story which
foaga some political workers are Irving to cir-
irtfi Mil)-te to the cTec h1 Ji-ivor Braus-
J! oril scattered the fallen . women
if tliioutrliout the cirv and turned them
vit(p onto dm streets. As a matter of fact.
; tr ''"! ." f''ci well known to the readim:
aniS: inibbc. Mavor Bransfnrd "s le has been
lttJlii '. H-gre..;.te tins class ' info u ,is-
cove,! tricl. Thev were scattered bv the
nelajlj1 ; ' liiirch TtenublicHn sheriff and his den-
,VhJX'- ""'ffi. and thev were oraised by ihe
f.jKi newspaper for their work.,
hi 3 LjVl'" '"nie of these deputies are ac-
3f - Continued- on Page Klevni.
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s,vl "S m':l,0M honora confcirotr upon
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' mil 10 TAKE
HIGHESTHOHQRS
: Supreme Council of Scottish
Rite in Session at Wash
ton Makes Choice.
JAMES HENRY BROWN
OF SALT LAKE HONORED
New Charters Granted for Many
Lodges, u Principally in
the West.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.Thc fifty
fourth biennial session of the supreme
council of Scottish ljtc Masons' for
the Southern jurisdiction resumed its
labors today. At the afternoon session
which was executive, the active, mem
bers considered the report of t!ie com
mittee on nominations for honorarv
thirty-third degree Masous. Among the
knights commander of the court of
honor selected to. the thirty-thi"";! !e-,
grcc were the following:
The Thirty-Third Degree.
Major Charles Henry Barth. U. S. A.
California and Arizona: Robert W.
Allan. San Francisco; Abraham An
drews, San Francisco; William Francis
Dusswell, San Francisco; William Hen
ry Hendricks. San Francisco; William
Kiltner, San Diego; Joseph Kuowland,
Alameda; Lewis Stecnrod McClurc, S'an
Diego; Louis Augustine Murch. But
lingame; .Jeremy Koyes. Los Angeles;
John Rudolph Huckstell. San Francisco;
John Scott, Vance do Coinscy Thomp
son, Los Angeles; John Smith, Oak
land: George Mifflin Dannak, San
Diego.
Idaho. Utah, Wyoming Joseph Wil
liam Bovd, Sherman, Wyoming; Jnmcs,
J.Ionry Brown. Salt Lake City; Mor
gan Alvin Eegan, Boiso City." Idaho;
Jtichard Hamilton Scott, Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
Montana .John, Alexanc'cr Donovan,
Butte; Frederick Lincoln Mclc.hcr,
Butte; F.lmer Josiah Carter, Missoula;
Joseph Albert Hyde. Butte
Nevada Frank Herbert Norcross.
He no.
New Mexico Kdward Augustus ("'a
hoon, Rosswell; James Gordon Fitch,
Socorro.
Oregon .John Wesley Nowkirk. Port
laud; Thomas Clarksoii Taylor, Pendle
ton. t
Many From Texas,
Texas Charles Leslie Aldeiman. Big
springs; George Bannerniari Healy, Dai
lap; John William Ho'werl.h. Dallas:
Fbcn Trelsou, Dallas; Frank Cameron
Jones, Houston; Alvin Valentino Lane,
Dallas; William Browning Loekhart,
Galveston; Donald John McGregor. Gal
veston: James Jackson Ormsbee, 131
Paso: Joseph Rhinsheimer, Galveston;
Charles ftliznh Waldcn, Beaumont;
Louis Blailock, Dallas.
Washington Frank Whitney Baker,
Seattle; tlohn Guy Campbell, "Tacoma;
William Stone McCrea, Spokane; Fred
crick Earl Michaels, Spokane; John
Clinton Watrous, Seattle. s.
New Charters Granted.
The following charters were granted:
Santa Cruz council of Kadosh' No. .1,
Tucson, Ariz.; Arizona consistory No. 1,
Tucson; Aztlan chapter. Rose Croix No.
1. Santa Fe, N. M.; Corona do council
Kadosh No. I, Santa Fe; New Mexico
consistory No. 1. Santa Fe; Bitter
Root lodge of Perfection No. i', Ham
ilton, Moutana; Tacoma coiiislerv No.
3, Tacoma; llaydcn consistory No. 1,
Olvmpin. . Washington; Port Gardner
lodge-ol) Perfection No. ifl, Iivereit,
Washington; Idaho cousi5ory. Wallace,
Idale.
Grand Commander . Richardson an
nounced that the thirty-third degree
honorary would bo conferred upon
those elected at iodaj-'s session on Fri
day evening.
James 31 Brown, mentioned in the
above dispatch, is well known in Salt
Luke business circles He resides at
No. S25 lancblu avejiuo and is treas
urer of the Brnvu, Terry it Woodruff
company.
GENERAL B. S. OTIS
DIES AT HIS HOME
ROCIIESTHU. N. V.. Del. 21. Gen
eral HI well S. Otis, 'U. S. A., retired,
died at 1:20 this morning at his home
in ihe town of Gales, jiifct outside this
city. He had been ill about two weeks,
bui it was not realized until yesterday
that dealh was near. Heart trouble, witb
complications, chief1 of which was an
affection of the kidneys, was the cause
of death,. General Otis's wife, daughter,
brother and sister, were with him at
the end. The. house in which he -died
hud been his home for many years.
DEATH OK BUCHANAN
N FROM NATURAL CAUSES
LONDON. Oct. 1'C The, verdict of tlio
iurpiest Into I lie flentli or William I.
Buchanan. Hie American diplomat, whose
body was found In Hie street late fc'at
tirchiy nlcht. was returned today and is
to the effect that "death wns due to
natural causes.'"
Death. Ii is said, resulted from heart
failure, consequent upon iho condition or
fatty defeneration of the heart and dis
eased blood vessels. There was no evi
dence of apople.w.
A memorial sevviee for lr. Buchanan
was lndd today In All Saints church at
Xorfoll: square.
CORPORATION ORGANIZED
TO PROMOTE AERONAUTICS
C'LF.VKLAND. O.. Oct. 20. At a meet
Inn of capitalists here today It was de
cided to organize the Cleveland Aero
chin. The organization was promoted
by Glenn II. C'urtlfs. the aeroplanlst,
who has been In the city several days.
U Is proposed to purehaxu land and
iret dicds. It Is not proposed to manu
facture ftylnK machines, but only to ex
periment with the machined and promote
the art of ilyln.
Daring Bank Robbery.
MlXOCQl'A. Wis.. Oct. 0. The Uank
of Minocquu was robbed by four masked
men early today. The robbers blew open
the vaults and escaped with several thou
sand dollars. A posse has Ihe robbers
surrounded in the woods between Hazol
hurst and Mlnocqua
l
SALT LAKE CUT OFF FROM HIS VISITING LIST.
The Thug "None of Salt Lake for Mine."
STURDY TEDDY T3EARS
HUNTING HARDSHIPS WELL
NA'IVASIIA, British East Africa.
Oct. 20. Col. Roosevelt, accompanied
by 17. .1, Ciinninghame, the hunter and
guide, armed here today. All the
members of Iho hunting expedition are
doing well.
Edmund Heller, the zoologist of the.
party, returned last night, having as
cended Mount Kenia to a height of
10,000 feet, or within :00 feet of the
timber line. Mr. Heller said that Major
Jidgar A. Mearns was continuing the
ascent hoping to reach a. height, of
lo.OOO i'oct.. .Mount. Ke.nia is an extinct
volcano rising 17,200 feet and Mr. Hel
ler believed it was impossible for Iho
climbers to reach the. peak.
With the exception of Col. Roose
volt, the members of the expedition
have at one time, or another experi
enced slight attacks of fever as the
result of frequent changes of tempera
ture. All are now in good health.
McCARREX APPARENTLY
HAS CONQUERED DEATH
XISW YOP.K. Oct. 20. Slate Senator
Patrick IT. McOarrcn. the Democratic
lender of Brooklyn, whose fipht for life
has supplied the principal element of hu
man interest jn the municipal campalsrn.
rallied to aueh an extent today I hat his
physicians said tonight thai tho ciisis
was pa. (j
Last night Ills dealh appeared Immi
nent, but with the nourishment ho look
today came renewed strength to battle
against the weakness that followed the
operation for appendicitis a week ago
today.
-,KDioK from Injuries'. 5
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. Edward
Donahue, cashier and son of one of the
founders of the Donohne-Kelly Bank
ing comyiany of this city, died today
as the result of injuries received in an
automobile accident last Sunday, wheu
ho was hurled from his machine by (he
breaking of the steering gear. He was
29 3-ears of age.
JUSTICE AND CONSTABLE
TAKE BRIBES. IS CHARGED
I3AKI3RPFIErD. Cat, Oct. 20 Justlc.o
or the Peace II. J2. Coleman and Con
stable John Redd of Mojavc- are in jn II
here, charged with bavins accepted
bribes,
Sheriff Kelly of l'crn county sent de
tectives to lojavu to Investigate lawless
conditions there, several murders and
numerous robberies having occurred re
cently. The detectives, passing aa gam
blers and thugs, reported, to the sheriff
that they were able to purchase immu
nity from the Mojavc officials. The ar
rests follawcdi
Will Aid De Lara.
LOS AXOJ.5L13S, Cal., Oct. 20. A Hind
sufficient to ball L. Gutierrez Do Lara
out of prison, where he is held on a
charge of being an alien anarchist, was
pledged here, today, anil "the Do Lara
Defense League" was organized to aid
him in his effort to escape deportation
to Mexico.
i who is mm m tie American party? 3
x :
j.
X IT (ho American party were, so vile ami incompetent, in its aclminislnition ol' mimic-
t ipal a flairs, as flic "federal bunch, " the ftinoot newspaper and the News are saving, let. Tji
'l someone answer why it. is that practically all ol! the business menol! prominence in Salt 2
T Lake City support the party Unit numbers within its membership eighty per cent' ol! Ihe 'X
V property owners ol! the city' s j;
j "Why is it that the outside districts such as Sugar House and Waterloo want; to be i;
annexed to ihc city, which would bring them under American control? t
'I "Why is if; that thousands and. tens of thousands ol' splendid citizens Irom the cast,
X ivest, north and south are coining- hero to make; their homes and to invest their monies? "Why t
Ms it that everyone who comes here, and who had seen the city six or eight years ago, com-
T merits on the remarkable growth, the extension ol' public improvements, the construction ol y
t substantial buildings and the beautifying- of homes?
V "Why is it that the merchants are so pleased with their business prospects and are
so gratified with present conditions' 'j
j JT Ihc American party were a menace il! it has not made . good would there be k
much praise heard on every hand ol: Ihe good' work of Ihc present administration? j;
X H' the city had been damaged by American rule and injured, iu ..the . eyes oC the
people of Ihe eountry, why did the prominent men of Ihe church organize a , great hotel
company and proceed at once lo the erecting of the most extensive aud best-hotel in the t
X intermountain country? t
J: The answer to all these queries is this: THE I'lSOPLtt ATMS NOT ARRA1D OF ::
ijl AMERICAN RULE IN SALT LAKE! On the contrary, the business and financial inter-
T csts, laborers and professional men, real estate owners and real estate dealers, Know 1
that American party rule has had a tremendous influence in the upbuilding of this city aud v
y in starting the city towards the goal T "WOULD HAVE REACHED TWENTY" YEARS AGO
-f HAD THE AMERICAN SPIRIT BEEN AAYAKENED THEN AND KEPT ALIVE BY THE $
X UNITED FORCES OF THE ENTERPRISING AND PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS. 2
Right uow a most desperate effort is being made to check the onward march. All
'.f. the arts of unscrupulous and tricky politicians under the direction of the selfish apostle- T
senator and his federal official hirelings, arc being employed lo checkmate the Amcricaus X
Ijl at the polls. The dickering and trading between the so-called Democrats and Smoot-Repnb- X
X Means has been going on for more thim"two weeks until THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF ' $
THE OLD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS AND UNTIL NOTHING REMAINS OF PARTY
V PRINCIPLE. The slogan is "Go for anything to beat tho Americans," regardless of how
; disastrous such a thing would be to the material welfare of" Salt Lake and to the peace of
j- the community. '
i; Unless the Gentiles and the liberal-minded and progressive Mormons are awakened t'
I; Ihe situation, Ihe city. is in extreme peril. The Smoolites will meet with ignominious defeat;
j. if the enterprising and intelligent 'men and women of Sail, Lake do t heir duty. W THERE t
IS FAILURE, THE BLAME WILL REST AY 1TH THOSE YllO ARE INDIFFERENT OR :j:
OVERCONFIDENT.
j Next Tuesday is the last registration day. Thousands of names were purposely omit-
j. led from- the registration rolls, and no one can vote unless his or her name is on the roll. 351cc- f
tiou day is but a week from next Tuesday. ' ?
-f WILL YOU, MEN AND WOMEN OF SALT LAKE, SI KG PAEANS OF PRAISE
X ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 2ND, OR WILL YOU R-ETIRFj TO YOUR. HOMES'
X AND FOR YOUR INDIFFERENCE AND NEGLECTED DUTY. DO PENANCE IN SACK-
J CLOTH AND ASHES FOR TWO LONG YEARS? IT IS UP TO YOU! .
x.
FEARS WIFE HAS
MET FMII PIM
f
i
Idaho Woman Strangely Disap
pears, Leaving III Boy at
St. Marks.-
LETTERS WITH CHECKS
STILL AT THE HOTEL
Mrs. Ferney's Silence Brings
Frantic Husband Here Who"
Asks Aid of Police.
iUrs. .7. L. Fcmo.v of St. Antljony,
Idaho, has disappeared from this oity
and it is feaml that she lias been mur
dered. This was the statement of hor
husband when ho went to the politic
'station this (Tuesday) morning at 2:15
oVloek aud reported tho disappearance
of his wife to the police. At the station
Keriipy told the following story:
"ily wife came to this city Tuesday a
a week ago and brought our little S-year-old
pon, Llyon Ferney, to St. Mark's hos
pital to have an opcratiou performed.
She wrote me after arriving .hero and
said that the boy had been taken to the
hospital and that he would undergo the
operation on the. following day.
"On Wednesday she went to the hos
pital and was present, wheu tho bov was
undergoing the operation. She left, her
address at tho hospital, and said that
she could be reached at. the Colonial
hotM. On Saturday she again went
to the hospital and "was to all appear
ances in good health, although she. had
writfeu mo on the. provious Wednesday
that she wa.s afraid of a collapsr-,
'Sineo my arrival J have been un
able to locate her and of -course I uiil
worried. When she came to the city
slu' had moro than if.'JOO and I am afraid
that sho has mot, with foul play of
some sort or other. She. is. not the'kiud
of a woman who would go awav from
Ihc boy aud leave him in (ho hospital
for ho has been the apple of her oyc,
so to speak."
Mrs. Foruey is described as weighing
about M0 pounds, being about live feet
four inches in heitfhl.. well formed, light
completion, blue eyes and blonde hair.
She wa.s very well dised when she left
St. Ant lion v. although her husband
could not describe her clothing.
J. Ii. Fernoy is connected with the
Studobnkur Bros. Implement company
and is the rcprosontativo of thn house
in St. Anthony, Idaho. He stated that
u II of the letters ho had sunt to his
wifo had boon left at tho Colonial ho
tel and alill .ocuituiucd tho checks ho
had sent. A description of tho missing
woman has been loll with the police.
NEW VOftK CAMPAIGN
WHIRLWIND IN STYLE
rCTSW YORK, Oct. 20. This was .'111-otlifM-
night of whirlwind specchmaklns
In tli munlclpnl campaign, hut llio three
candlduti'.s bronchi out nothing new in
(he way of persona attacks.
William rt. JI.;arst, tlio Independent
nomlnoo. delivered four sp.jcchs in New
York: Otto T. Hnnnard. the Republican
nominee, spokf throe times In Brooklyn
and then appeared at Cnrneylo hall. New
York, before a bl fusion a therms-, and
William .r. Oajnor, the Democratic nom
lupf. appeared hi Brooklyn.
Mr. Hearst opened with an attack on
Gaynor and Tammany, reviewing Ills
efforts in behalf of the people thVouIi
Ills newspaper.".
. Mr. fJaynor referred smiling! v to his
first visit to Tammany hall Jast night.
"1 have bearded the tlgor In his den."
he said, "aud have faced that dreaded
animal without a. qualm, and T am now
convim ed nothing on earth can maku me
afraid."
Onynor referred lo Hearst as a "bel
lowing dcm.i cogue" who lias never vet
read the city charter.
: NEW YORK SOCIALIST
ORATOR CAUSES RipT
NEV YORK. Oct. 20. The fin.wial
district saw a lively riot this afternoon,
wheu several hundred office boys and
messengers employed in brokers' offices
tried to howl down a Socialist orator.
Edward R Cnssidy, the Socialist candi
date for mayor, and several others who
tried to speak a I tho corner of Yvall and
Broad streets, near the offices of J. P.
Morgan.
For nearly an hour the crowd drowned
the speaker's voice, an.d it required the
service of thirteen policemen to keep tlio
mob In ehei'k
Mr. Morgan, who had heen at lunch,
arrived In T1I3 automobile In time to
catch one of the most healed periods de
nouncing capital. A companion helped
him to make his way through -the crowd,
but after lie got Inside the building he
stood at the window watching the orator
and those who surged about him.
HOPE ABANDONED FOR
MIDSHIPMAN WILSON
AN.VA POMS, Oct. 20. Tlopo of the re
covery of Midshipman Karl D. Wilson,
quarterback of the Nay football team,
who was Injured In (he Vlllnnovn. amo
lust Saturday, was practically abandoned
this afternoon. A statement Issued from
the Naval hospital said: N
"At a consultation this afternoon, at
which were present Dr. Harvey ensil
ing of JohriB Ilopklj.r university and
Surgoons Frank Anderson, C. Ty. Stokes,
A. II. McCormack. J. II. Idun. E. U.
Woods and G. T. Cottle, all of tho navy,
It was decided that tho benefits of an
operation were so Improbable and ihe
chances of death so great that an opera
lion Is not considered justifiable. Mid
shipman Wilson's condition Is very seri
ous and there is little hope of recovery
In any case."
DEMENTED WOMAN FOUND
WANDERING IN DESERT
RENO. Nov.. Oct. 20. Mrs. J. Fen Ion.
aged about 30 years, and claiming Ueno
as her home, was found wandering on
the desert near Manhattan yesterday
ami is in 11 critical condition. The aged
woman when found was nearly starvcr)
and said she had not en to 11 for three
davs. -Sin: cNhlhltcd signs of dementia
anil nroresscd to be fasting purposely.
She had as a companion a eollic dog.
who refused to leave her and attacked
the men who came to her aid.
' Kills Wifo and Self.
SAN PI EDO. Cal Oct. 20 Henry Hel
ton, a. blacksmith, shot aud killed his
wife this afternoon and thou committed
suicide. Tho shooting' took place In a
parlc and wua witnessed by several chil
dren. 1
W HEMORRHAGE I
IS UPJHIISI IT I
Effort to Discredit, the Police I
Department Falls to the I
(1 round. I
SIX PROMINENT CITIZENS 1
INTERVIEW DRISKELL
All Convinced That Riley's I
Slayer Was Not Forced I
to Make Confession. I
With nothing to hide from the public H
aud safe in the knowledge that tho H
truth had been told iu the published H
statements of The' Tribune rcgnrding H
tho mot hods' used to obtain the con- H
fession of L. . R Driskell 'to the murder H
of Special Policeman C. (;. Riley, Chief fl
Barlow sout invitatious lo tho follow- B
ing prominent, business men early Wod- S
ncsday morning to come to the city jail fl
and interview the prisoner: fl
A. II. Wooley, general munagcr of tho fl
grocery department of the Z. C. M. I ; fl
Ezra Thompson, former mayor of Salt fl
Lake City; George Morgan, proprietor fl
of the Vienna cafe; Tf. W. Jficol, presi- fl
dent of ihe Salt Lake Electric Supply fl
company: C. J. Collins, manager of the fl
Eclipse Grocery company, and A. W. fl
Cowan, president and manager of tho H
Western Arms and0 Sporting Goods com- H
Chief Explains Purpose. fl
Upon their arrival the six men wove fl
told why they had been called upon to fl
leave their business and come to the. H
police station. Chief Barlow said, "T fl
would like 3011 men to talk to the pris- jH
oner. Of course, you must reali7.c that JH
1 ask you this with one purpose in H
view. J wish the people of Salt Lake fl
City to know the truth. jH
"Question this man as you see tit; H
determine if he made the' confession fl
of his own free will, and ask him par- fl
iicularly if lie has received any ill H
treatment while he has boon an inmate JH
of the city prison. In this you are to fl
be the judges of the method vou employ jH
and you will have every latitude." H
With I his statement. Chief Barlow fl
led the way to the private office of H
Chief of Detectives Sheets, and asked fl
Chief Sheets and Detective Chase to fl
bring in thu prisoner. When Driskell Ifl
appeared in the room he was told that !H
the .men present were, representative !H
business men of tho city and that they H
.wanted to get at, tho truth concerning jH
his confession. Tie was also told that Ifl
they particularly wanted to know fl
.whether he had been ill treated in any jfl
respect. He was then informed that in !H
the event that he had been ill treated JH
in any respect, the committee of bus- jH
iuess . men was there to seo lhat he H
got justice. !H
Repeats Story. H
Without the slightest tremor in his fl
voice Driskell looked into the faces of ifl
those present and began the telling of jfl
the same story he told in his confes-
sion. He again related just how the
murder had taken place ' nnd how ho
bad drawn thy gun. Ho repeated sev-
oral times that he was the man who had fl
done the shooting nnd. when questioned
as to certain details of the confes-
sion, he said lhat after he had fired the
first shot he was not suro thai he had
hit the oflieer and then lired again. This
was tho only change noticed between
the first confession and the second one.
In the first, confession be had stated fl
that he hit iho officer the first time and
thai he had fired tho second shot lo
be sure of killing him".
At the conclusion of this second con
fession, tho business men present, be
gan to question Ihe man as to his
treatment since ho had been confined
in Iho city prison. All manner of (pies- jfl
lions was put to him by various mem
hers of the party and everything was
done to arrive at" the truth in Ihe mat
tor. Throughout the. questioning the
man Driskell appeared calm aud ans
worcd iho questions in a low. well mod
ulatcd voice. The only action which
might have denoted nervousness was the
constant twisting of tho ring he wore
on his little finger. H
Nothing But Kindness.
Driskell was told that if ho had any H
statements to mako that the men pree- H
enl stood ready to protect his interests
and thai they' had come to the station fl
to get at the I ruth. In auswor he H
smiled and xaid that he had received H
nothing Out the best of treatment. He fl
answered each question frankly and H
every endeavor to get him lo sa'v that H
he had been put through the ''Third H
De."reo" ended in failure. fl
Immediately following the confession iH
and the rpiestioniug of the prisoner bv IH
ihe committee of business men, Driskell iH
was ushered inlo the presence of the .H
criminal division of ihc city court. jH
Asked by -Midge Bowman if he wished H
I to waive ihe reading of the preliminary
( complaint Driskell answered that hi H
"What is your plea?" asked the jH
judge.
"Not guilty," answered the prisoner. fl
Tfe then waived prelimiunrv examin- H
a lion and was bound over to tlio district H
court, and committed (o tlio custody of fl
the sheritl', without bail. Shortly after fl
H o'clock he was removed to tho county jH
jail and jdaced in the rotary, cell No. 0, H
v.'ith F. Jt Chirk, who is serving four jfl
mouths.
Former Mayor Ezra Thompson gae jfl
out the following interview regarding
the talk Wcduesdnv morning wilh Dri5-
fl
''In our talk with Dnskell this morn
ing he slated absolutely- that he had
had good treatment in every way dur
ing his confinement iu the jail. is H
meals wore furnished regularly three
times a day. his sleep was not inter
fered with in any way. and no force or
punishment was intlicted (0 cause a con
fession lo the murder of Officer K'ilev,
lie continually repeated that his treat-
menr had been good in every way. jl
"He did sny that, he had made a
confession to a man named Ocksreider
who had conie to his cell in (he city jH
jail. When we usked him if he had
made the confession to Ocksreider with
out being coached to do so he answered
that he h;id made it voluntary. I am jl
Continued on Vagc Twu, JM