Show THE DEATH OF ELZA G MARSHALL some lion la citizens aro are bcd with the rost mortem and our story bearing on oil the article we published in last weeks reaper about the death of elza G marshall ot of loa we are in receipt of the following statement signed by B T van dyble and jos C peterson coroners jury scott L goft goff jesse jease C taylor S W mulberry and henry robison the richfield reaper on oil date of september IS 18 published a sensational story of a mysterious death w which aich occurred at the little town of loa utah on date of september I 1 11 I 1 and gave out some very erroneous ind and sensational news which they purport to be facts in connection with the death of mr marshall which occurred on the morning of the alth a few minutes before 7 a m we tile the undersigned undersigner under signed wish to give a plain statement of facts in regards to this matter to the public press and thereby remove from the minds of people any wrong impression that may been made by the article alluded to the facts are as according to all reliable evidence of which there is plenty aplenty a to establish the affair as a plain case of suicide I 1 mr marshall has been ill for some time and had become despondent and made threats leading up to the rash act which ended his life on oil the morning of the mr marshall came down the stairs from the loom he was war occupying in the upper tipper story of the house hous ennd and walking out in ill the yard north pt tile the house deliberately shot himself this did not happen as reported by the reaper in ill his room and he be was not found lying on the floor of tills this room or in the house but north of tile the house a distance of about ten yards the chain of circumstances are so complete that there are no doubts in the minds of anyone acquainted with the evidence which is beyond refute what we ask and desire is that the matter may be investigated thoroughly and without delay by the proper authorities and that the reaper withhold the sensational stuff until they are better informed we cannot resist to say that thi this s statement s tat ement seems to us entirely out of place its conclusions wrong its in ill hect vec ives tives mis addressed and the entire I 1 concoction of words and ideas somewhat humorous and humor seems not lot to be the proper thing in ill such serious a case first of all it is funny that the signers of the statement see fit to address an att attack ack to the reaper we published what officers vested by tile the laws of the state with the authority aund to act aud a nd speak had found out and pronounced as their findings endings these authorities are the district attorney torn ey two physicians of the highest reau reputation and ancl integrity and a licensed wider taker it there is anything wrong in the their IT conclusions conclusion well they tricy may have bave errel and to err is human Sur supposed posed now mow t they h ey have erred eed supposed tint but not mot admitted is it the ru fu alt of the reaper we printed no sensational stuff but tile the views 0 of r authorities and this is our journalistic duties which to nobody can compel us ins no authority in the world and least of all i a few signers ol of a statement without any authority a at t all and furthermore what are the s signers 1 g ners of the petition do they say anything in cefere reference ace to the thea facts no burns bums or po ader marks marka were found on the corpse that it is well nirh impossible to for the fractured skull that a 1 38 8 caliber bullet does not fit the holes left in the skull by the traversing projectile oh ob no they dont they contest only the irrelevant circumstance 0 o ot finding the body in the ea a mans mails room instead d of in ill the y yard rd want some more of the pt peculiarities of your statement tiit enumerated gentlemen you say that Mur marshall shall came down from his room and walking out in the yard deliberately shot himself well well did anybody see him at the act walking out t in ill the yard he shot himself you siy say it peculiar pec lillar that lip hp shot himsel lf walking out and deliberately he shot himself you say did you sec cc him doing it deliberately or did tie he tell you so anil and it if you saw sav it or he h e told you yen so why in all the world did you not withhold him from doin doing 9 this sensational there is something which is no said fraid in the statement but which vc ie are i e informed d was said by at leat lea t ono one ot 01 tile the signers of the statement it vas as to the effect that as a consequence of tile the post mortem and the report about it in our paper the di district attorney will be chased out of ills his office the I 1 physicians ay I 1 hilll fosef lose I 1 their diplomas for incompetency and I 1 the reaper will be put out or of busl busi 1 ness now gentlemen if you desire a i thorough investigation without delay we are arc with you heart and soul it if you desire those tho se certain other things we C can only tell lyou go on try it |