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Show Che Cimes-Independent ae A CONSOLIDATION OF THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES AND THE INDEPENDENT LOO Pe GLASS MURDER CAS BITTERLY CONTESTED VOLUME 47. eee tere MOAB, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1921 ‘ Tentative ee Was Result of Attempt of Sheepmen to Invade Rights of | | patrick, a Colorado j J. A. Scorup, an officer of the state A tentative organization of a stock- | growers’ association for eastern Utah| livestock association, was present, and evening at a, he invited and urged the organization was perfected Sunday meeting held in the office of Attorney | to send at least one member to the oy owes 7, SLES ——eowae : C. sheepman, | There were no eyewitnesses to the shooting. The shooting | took place two or three miles ‘from the Turner ranch. Jusui | was armed with a Winchester |rifle and an automatic pistol. | State's witnesses also. testified Lynn S. Pace, Castle Valley. Nate B. Knight, Moab. Andrew A. Taylor, Castleton. A. W. Morse, Cisco. H. H. Turner,. Moab. R. D. Westwood, Moab. GRADING WORK {\ PIONEER WOMAN AB CALLED HOME NEARLY. COMPLETED ‘had threatened the Basque not showed that Glass being present; | ed Felix Jusui, a Basque sheep- him the lines of the Turner range and 'Mrs. Sarah Holyoak, wife of Herry as a result of alleged | directed him to keep his sheep outside | Holyoak, died following a long illness. herder, troubles between cattle- | of them. The witness said he saw | Mrs. Holyoak was 79 years of age, range ‘Glass again on the 22nd, at which will sheepmen, transient and mo be decided by the twelve | was ‘and for sixteen weeks had been conto her bed, suffering from ailall right and passed the time of day ifined Again on February ‘ments brought on by her extreme age. with the herder. Mrs. Holyoak was one of the earliest 23 Astegaraga saw Glass, he testified, and this time Glass said he would pioneers of Moab valley and with her husband had resided here for 387 years. herd the sheep for him as the Basque names are given) whose men case has been un-; The above. der w ai | Frid: | er way since last Fr day, and Few Seka ch. ceicemes the that ease on both sides, by all who knew her munity. Funeral services were held Tuesday sheep in the direction The opening J. P. Larsen, that 'was pistol; automatic .25 a of| him a ranch, and had with prayer was after which rendered by the offered by a selection choir. J. H. Johnson was the first speaker, his reap- marks dealing with the life of Mrs. ‘Holyoak. The major portidn of her has been _garaga) heard four shots, coming from behind a hill about capacity. parently life, he said, was devoted to pioneer he that away; a mile ot was impressed by the shots by reason | work, and her record of service to her of his talk with Glass the day before, | community had endeared her to all. He praised her kind and gentle naput that he remained in camp about an ture. D. A. Johnson spoke of his achour or an hour and a half and then ‘quaintance with Mrs. Holyoak and he wert toward a nearby mountain to get also eulogized her life, which had been for dinner; that at the devoted to the service of her family. snow. some /mountain he saw Alve Field, who told and her church W. R. McConkie jim Felix was shot. stated that he had known Mrs. HolyTestimony of Alve Field. oak all his life and had on many occaHe hightestified sions. lived with the family. Alve Field, a sheepman, i three-qurters fought and frequent coun- opposing between clashes the and Yifle beloved the trial shout twenty minutes later he (Aste- warmly being is with os tne 4.1.) . Since started, the courtroom crowded almost to its The , out was |afternoon at the L. D. S. church, preOn the morning of the witness said Felix went, side over by Bishop W. D. Hammond. Glass. with interest the Glass upon murder _, CAE. testified he told Felix of his meetings an-. the He of Glass. afraid not he was have at-. ! killing,1 the widespread is centered said . in county Grand tracted de cases criminal of nals week. the of / She ‘and her death is sincerely mourned in Spaniard practically every home in the com- The it. and was swinging before Friday evening or Saturdav line. had his rope down He. said Charley to the jury for its deliberation outside the them wouldn't keep submitted be not probably will his camp him told Charley | time sel have featured the hearings.) The state is represented byvay Dise trict Attorney B. ty Attorney 0. A. Tangren. Dalton ~ W. C, Dalby, who has been entered as special prosecutor, and CounThe is in the hands of Atdefense torneys Knox Patterson, C. A. Robertson and George J. Constantine. the time of the shooting; at ranch the Turner that he was.at that ly praised her character, stating that and| she was always kind and gentle, and he grade is ready for terial. On project R. C. Clark has A They have about 60 men on the job, and it is hoped that they will be allowed to shale the road while they have their camps established and their crews on the ground. On October 28, Contractors Black and Young submitted bids for shaling on project No. 6, as surfacing | motion that that it was plans to give tion, It was its) hands of the government engi- neers, and it is expected that they will approve the contracts. Authorization to commence shaling operations is expected at any time, and may be received by the end of the week. If the take will their men represent them in the off the road, After committee of the meeting association be some of five men discussion, a was selected to prepare and submit a plan for the or- of ganization of a stockmen’s association, and the following were named as such a committee: George J. Constantine, Charles Redd, Max B. Taylor, R. Lee Kirk and J. E. Snyder. A motion was unanimously passed that D. L. Goude- a considerable event their bids loss are to later nat nounced . that jury, the iff, after they had The jury was mesa joining the with stayed Field while body; with the body about went over on an ad- that he remained an hour and then satioft satisfied vee they reached the scene; that an- attornevs state’s the ing and Turner even- Glass went to Cisco to notify the sher- Saturday five o’clock fore be- Shortly sides, were secured. Mr. just as arriving homicide, to both acceptable Jurors, up the round to sheep. Mrs. Sarah Holyoak Nauvoo, Ulinois, on daughter 1842, the Alice from Robison. England, was born at December 22, R. and of John Her parents came married at and were New Orleans, La., shortly after their During her arrival in this country. early life she followed the occupation with used some six peremptory chal- Field testified that he saw a_ bullet Felix’s right temple, and a spinner and weaver, making thread The defense challenged | hole in the crotch of his arm, but that offrom the raw cotton. When ten years lenges. | rifle . ; only one juror. . evening, Saturday sworn and taken then A Mr. Matlock he saw no other gun. A short time ad- | was with him, he said. he the next morning, before daylight until was r Mons Peterson, Sheriff morning at ten o’clock. | said, Corone Monday ms, Deand Tues- | J. B. Skewes, Dr. J. W. Willia Monday Two davs. | puty Ed Herbert, County Attorney 0. “" ; . eg !'4. Tangren, Knox Patterson and Os- iournment day, were required for the intro- duction of the state’s testimony. | car of Several prosecution the speak could winesses men nce . Engli° sh,| ‘evide little very and arrived tracks amine Basques who were Turner sheep the for and old, Mrs. Holyoak came married Henry 29, for some ten or fifteen investigate other country, the Holyoaks Officials Testify. next testified Dr. J. W. Williams and for this reason interpreters , were required. This delayed the | yelative to his examination of Felix’s body in company with the other offiproceedings somewhat. ciats. He said the body showed evi‘soem. : Makes Da January on resided the couple and 1865, Holyoak years. L. D. the the authorities of the to colonize of- decided a large number at the scene to ex- to Utah with her parents, who settled in Iron counAt Paragoonah, Iron county, she ty. were there When S. church San Juan called as members of the party, and in 1879 the colonists, consisting of several hunired people, left Iron county for Bluff. party—the many this he trip of hardships sufferings and passed, they which through seemingly the which obstacles in- and traffic in that direction is almost at a standstill. If the ceptractors are now civen authority to Attend to the| shaling, the road verted into a would splendid soon be con-| highway, as bettering were that they must not cross over and ‘ain had been fired by Glass who threatened them with cer-/ eyidently to him a 82 ie pisdelivered | disrethey if consequences: two ound said he Skewes garded hj his The e brought rs * earning. evidence out that Mr. ‘tol. ; of : the Charley state Glass, euns | other | a on the .» 95 search he one body, automatic also rifle a and After pistol. found one the 25 shell Glass working for Oscar | about fifteen feet from the body. cowpuncher fave himself up to th testified, Turner, shot and killed. Felix Ju-| he cheriff the night of the shooting soon Teer 223 » or Spaniard sheepa Basque ‘ui, herder working g for James Fitz- (Continued on page eight) The children are: Mrs. Mary Young of Monticello; Mrs. Alice Jane John Henry Canada; of Thomison® Holvoak of Moab; Mrs. Eliza McConAlbert Dankie of Maesar, Utah; and All of the Moab. ef Holyoak ie) exception of Mrs. children with the MeCor kie were at the bedside mother when the end came. Mr. and Mrs. Holyoak took nart in the settling and act ive of eur a penalty on their most devel per cent committee which organization, will draft a plan long hon December 2] will be asold Moab valley, and they have the most highiy been among i tive { > wi and give hearty conditions to the efforts now for existing. the following: D. L. Goudelock, J. A. Scorup, Charles Kirk, Henry Wilcox, Os eridge, Joseph C. Donnelly, George Constantine and Don Taylor. of } meeting Ata The board of county commissioners met Monday and Tuesday, Commissioners Heber Murphy, J. G. McBride and Mel Stewart being in attendance. A committee of Wilson mesa resi- road com of the state struction, trols, would It county is to establish planned road charge be agent of a definite dents met with the board and asked that an allowance of $200 be made to repair portions of the Sand Flats road, now impassable. The request was granted, and the money will be pa- to have each place a stretch man satisfactory most and maintenance in of road expended ter ‘vault is to repair small ruts be the Blanding forty-yard The the The Moab shoot TURKEY Rifle on turkey from 2? to 5 p. m vited to turn out the rifle nlace shoot. rance which above FEvervbody A and will the held Amasa at a_ resolution A. . WILL harvest PRESENT HARVEST PAGEANT pageant INCREASE will soon be pre FORCE. The Keystone Metal Reduction com pany has put ten mere men to work at their mines on Polar mesa near Castieton. This gives the company & force of over twenty men and their mine developments have received quite as impetus within the last few is in Armstrong M. H. months. a in- participate be at Mutual Improvement association, under the direction of Mrs. Mae Ham mond and Mrs. West Hammond. Costumes representing the gorgeous col orings of the season will be a feature, and there will be aesthetie dancing, group solo singing, and a fult and pageant chorus. The date of presentation © l} be announced next week. day, is the operations. of NOTICE held Thanksgiving which sented in Moab by the members of the line for will enlarging office, passed SHOOT. club to meeting. charge HAVE clerk’s board M.1. Blanding varde. twenty first | the for the ball, but ‘fought desperately be them Jeft the local fullback soon hind, Ned Moab’s lineup was as follows and J ‘hnson Don center; Snyder, guards: Lester Taylor Cord Hinton. Wen tackles; n, Winbour Merle and and Orris Newell, ends; Allred dell Winford Hector, quarter-hack; ParkTangren, half er Titus and Marven Frank Clark, fullback hacks; TO relative in the adopting «a cooperative agreement with the state road commission, which provides for the appropriation of $2500 of Grand county state road funds for the repair of the Green Riv er bridge, and $3500 for maintenance work on state roads in the county. A number of claims were allowed. Commissioner Murphy, who attend ed the tax convention of county officers held in Salt Lake last week, re ported to the board on the results of ' ond touchdown was made by the fullThis was a great back, Frank Clark. | play for Moab, Frank making it witha carried the ball He right-end plunge. \from of Ches wired to Mr. Browning, giving the total mileage of federal aid, state and county roads in the county, aggregat ing some 284 niles. sec The play. direction to the mileage of roads in Grand county. A statement was prepared and MOAB FOOT BALL TEAM WINS IS FIRST GAME interference the present is Totally inadequate: in size for the storing of the eounty records. A telegram was received from Ira R. Browning, member of the state road commission, asking for data as fore they develop into something ser- | straight under Wright. The clerk was instructed to seek in formation of system J. COUNTY COMMISSION NV MONTHLY MEETING STATE DECIDES UN PATROL FOR ROADS addi- on paid opment H of three tional. This means that on every $100 of taxes, there will be a penalty of $3 if allowed to become delinquent. Propwhich taxes have not been erty their Somerville, Redd, R, L. it see a halia a | tracks, about rey will join the CG. A. Robertson, Max B. Taylor, W. G. (By Hank Snyder) shaling with the large crews now em- | On Saturday afternoon, the Blandployed on the work. Juan | ing foot ball team met the team of the San of commssioners The on the Moab gridcounty are making a strenuous effort 'Moab hich school to have the post road work continued ‘iron, where a hard battle was fought. late getting rather was game from La Sal junetion to Monticello, | The team did not this section being known as post road | started, as the Blanding project No, 7. Commissioner J. H. arrive until late in the afternoon. The a good line all the Wood was in Moab Saturday on his) Moab men showed to smash return from a trip to Salt Lake where 'way through, and were able line right from the first he conferred with the state authori- ‘the enemy the Blandthat the prospects | down to the last, although ties, and stated team was far heavier and older for having the pro- ling were favorable score was The ‘than the Moab team. ject approved. made the first two Moab to 6 (12 | touchdowns. The first one was carried GOOD PROGRESS BEING |over the line by Moab’s quarterback, MADE AT LOCAL WELL | Winford Hector, and was made by a they of organization will: be Those present at the initial meeting would take only a short time to do the been in progress for Drilling has several days at the Big Six well three crossing the Colorado in overcame t deceden The . struggle a of dence state Opening river—forms one of the most remark- . miles from Moab, and good progress Makes alton in the right tenmple, the ment. was struck chapters in the history of the is heing made. The drill has been able toward the center of g rangin builet ; the The San Juan pioneer party eorried of well bevond the 1500-fest g ent west. The openin statem Dr. Williams testified that arrived at Bluff in April, 1880, hav-, merk ond jis still in the shale formahead, the the’ to made pro j , found) were three .32 caliber shells : was proseca son Af- tion. According to Manazer F. W. ing spent the winter on the trail. where Glass’s horse had stood, ter spending four years near Bluff, Strong. evervthine is operating Monday morning by Dis- | near Jury some twenty-five feet from the body. The Dalton. Attorney rict the on farm substantial footare their and 2 which time smoothly former sheriff, testi- during Skewes, B. J. by and. away brief. ‘cs being made with each day’s work washed rather was was river nt Juan stateme the tracks and other San to a claim | fied regarding floods, the Holyoaks moved to Moab principally related He body. the around found evidence Jefe in 1884, and have resided here since TAXES WILL BECOME that Char said that he found boot tracks going that time. Charley Glass, the deten30 ‘hat DELINQUENT NOVEMBER feet of the body, several within Holyoak to Mrs. of and Mr. of number a The union told had dant, back toward some horse by the birth of soven blessed was French or Basque sheepherders | then turning State and county taxes will become children, five of whom, together with on November 30. talinquent at noon up three .d¢ shells He said24 hefeetpicked Mrs. Holyoak. survive a4! I certain line with their_ | sheep, “ahout from the body, which the husband, ‘ertain \fter that date, unpaid taxes will inLuella surmountable all kinds, association Oscar Turner had just returned to the always ready and anxious to serve her accepted as they would be compelled ious, under the theory that “a stitch 'in time saves nine.” ranch from a trip up Nash wash when friends and neighbors during sickness to secure new crews and re-establish| There can be no doubt that the sysmisfortune. Bishop Hammond they heard some shots; that Turner or their camps. ' tem proposed is the best that can po-that somewhat talked briefly, his remarks being con- , went to investigate; Jury Secured in Two Days. new grade from Moab south to 'sibly be devised for the maintenance The later Charley Glass rode in rapidly fined largely to L, D. S. doctrines and the head of the valley is now being ‘of the state roads, and will keep the had had trouble with a the future life. The choir sang “Oh used for traffic, ag it-has been imposand said he Two days.were taken up In the highways in constant repair at a miniField to go Vy Father,” after which the benedicasked and , Frenchman account practicon and detours jury, a establish to selection of | mum cost. guns on the body of tion was pronounced by Earl G, Har- sible of the sandy character of soil. The i ally the entire venire of thirty- and see thatnotthedisturbed; that he and ris. Imterment was at the Moab cem- newly constructed grade, without any| was used up before | Felix were five--men Glass then rode to the scene of the etery. is practically impassable, surfacing, . Turner twelve meet 11;-at which lock and C. A. Robertson continue as president and secretary, respectively, and J. E. Snyder. ear Turner, J. E. Snyder, J. T. Leam.of the association ing, W. E. Gordon, Othet Patterson, was elected as vice president. The officers will serve as members of the Joseph Titus, H. G. Green, C. A. Lov to ‘est which a second The association will be broad in its scope, and it is the plan of the live stock men to work unitedly on all ‘matters that will tend to improve the livestock industry throughout eastern It is hoped that every stock| Utah. man and rancher, in fact, producers carried with the duty of keeping it constantly in repair. The road commission has is further ‘come to the conclusion that the cheap- approval of the government delayed, the contractors will have that fected, was not included in their original road ‘mission | held Friday, it was decided contractors. Their bids were approv- that the most practical way of mained by the state road commission and taining the state highways through were forwarded to the bureau of pubUtah, especially those on which heavy lie roads at Ogden for the government’s approval. The bids are now in expenditures have been made for conthe decided of taxation. | ing be held on December unanimously be the sense stockgrowers’ a organized. given a shaling ing the grading operations and by the end ot this week will have completed work. teams state meeting soon to be held. man of the meeting, and C. A; Robert- | son was elected temporary secretary. contract, and he expects to commence surfacing within a week or two. On project No. 6, however, no shaling contract has as yet been let, and it is feared that there will be some delay in completing that section of the road. D. P. Black and 'W. L. Young, the contractors on No. 6, have been rush- the and attended further meeting will problems affecting the stock industry. | be held December 27, ana at.this time D. L. Goudelock was named chair- | the organization will be definitely per- the surfacing maNo. 5, Contractor been was grazing fees, dipping regulations and | time the plan A as well as all other| decided on. range matters, ' ; which attention to the questions sheepherders working for Fitz| parick, if they passed over cerMrs. Henry Holyoak Dies Mon-| New Road South of Moab Badly tain lines with their stock. In Need of Shale; AuthorThe first witness called by the state !| day Morning at Age of 79; 'was Eusebis Astegaraga, a Basque | ity to Surface Road Was Resident of Moab 'sheepherder in the employ of William Held Up. Nearly 40 Years. | Fitzpatrick, who with Felix Jusui, the of bunch a herding was decedent, | neGlass, The fate of Charley | sheep at the time of the shooting. The| _ One of Moab’s most highly revered The work of grading the uncompletgro cowpuncher who on Febru- witness said he had a “jangle” with 'pioneer women passed to her reward ed sections of post road projects 5 Felix 20, February and 6 is practically finished, and the on Glass ary 24 of this year shot and kill- , Charley | Monday morning at four o’clock, when ; Robertson, country. association The { ‘that Glass on’ several occasions Mart R. Fish, Castleton. William Brock, Elgin. W. D. Hinton, Moab. W. A. Shafer, Moab. R. L. Diefendorf, Mesa. A. A motion was passed instructing by a large number of livestock men.| Much enthusiasm was manifested and | George J. Constantine to write to the the spirit shown by the stockmen indi- | livestock associations at Grand Junecated that the association will beceme | tion and Delta as to the formation of a strong factor in the improvement the local association, and Secretary was instructed to notify of conditions in the livestock indus-| Robertson try, which is the principal source of | Thomas Redmond, secretary of the revenue for this entire section of the. Utah Cattle and Horsemen’s associa- | On the morning of February 24. H. S. Rutledge, Moab. Perfected, Interest Is Shown. Cattlemen. THE JURY. Organization and Further Meetings Will Be Held in December; Much & Defense Seeks to Show That Killing B 61. STOCKMEN OF EASTERN UTAH MEET AND ORM ASSOCIATION I The End of a Perfect Day . NUMBER the Larsen November 30 is the last day for the After that date s payment of taxes. 3% penalty of now avoid and be added. will this Pay penalty. CHARLES County KELLEY, Treasurer. |