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Show I" mm GHARGE IDE .. 01 EKMAN Woman Received Announcement Announce-ment of Filing of Complaint Without Emotion. A complaint charging -Mrs. Minnie Ekman vs-ith mnrder in tho first degree or the killing of tfer 10-year-old daughter, whoso body was found in a trunk nt tho Ogden union depot Inst Saturday, was issued yesterday from the county attorney 's office. Police 'Inspector Carl A. Carlson sworo to the complaint. "When told that she had been formally charged with the murder of her child, Mrs. Ek man received the news without show of emotion. She had previously understood under-stood that such would bo the case. Convinced that, Anderson know nothing noth-ing of tho murder before ho was arrested arrest-ed in Ogden in company with Mrs. Ekman, Ek-man, Inspector Carlson ordered the ro-leaso ro-leaso of Anderson at -1:30 o'clock yesterday yes-terday afternoon. "When informed by the inspector that Anderson had beep released,- Mrs. Ekman assured tho officer offi-cer that the right thing had been done. Anderson was asked by the inspector to romain in tho city until after the preliminary heariug of Mrs. Ekman should bo "held, which he promised to do. Attorneys Claud T. Barnes and Gtaorgo B. Hancock called upou Mrs. Ekman yesterday and will probably represent her in 'her coming trial. They counseled her to havo no more to say to anyone about the killing. Those who knew Ekman here say that thoy believe Mrs. Ekman 's statements state-ments concerning him are unjust. Others Oth-ers say that Mrs. Ekman was addicted I to alcoholic drinks. Tho woman acknowledged ac-knowledged to a Tribune reporter that she occasionally drank wine, but denied de-nied the use of anything stronger. George W. Ebert. for -whom Ekman worked aB a paporhanger while here in the city, said that Ekman was a steady, sober man. He scouted the idea that Mrs. Ekman had any just complaint against her husband. |