Show SUSPECT CONFESSES SLAYING COMPANION IN ROOMING HOUSE I Notes Indicating Suicide Planted by Corpse of 4 Murdered Man Ian Fa Fail iI to Throw Police s. s V UJ on Oil Wrong long Scent B E. E CARPENTER one of the three suspects held in connection with the H HB HE tala I shooting which occurred early carly Monday on ny morning at nL E. E First that he fired the shot which cn ended the last night S South street confessed of oi the man found foun dead in in the lie house The dead ead man juan according to Car- Car is Joe Clifton or Clifford formerly of Seattle at the city jail by A Sio signed confession was as obtained from Carpenter detectives who have been investigating the case The statement was sworn to before Capt II 11 C. C Taggart Tag of the police department who is a notary 1 u Police investigation In during the day Carpenter whom had centered about convinced was wag va re- re th the thc police were for the killing The confession con con- however s disposes of or attempts which had be been n made to give the killing kill kill- ing ng the appearance of ot a suicide Suicide Notes f Suicide notes note hastily penned were found In n th the room with the bod body and the thc revolver with one chamber empty r slain manThe man maii May y across the wrist of ot the thc planted was wa I The evidence e the killer however In that there found faulty tault found were no powder marks on the corpse and lId the pen with wilh which tho the counterfeit t not nol written was is-as notes nute were let dl dry when the detectives entered thc thc room They were certain that sufficient iad the tho killing been suicide the would have hac elapsed between writing of or the notes and the tho firing of or orthe the shot for the the- Ink to have have o Carpenters Carpenter's r confession conCession came canie after ho he had been grilled several hours b by the detectives es Admissions came caine reluctantly antly Advantage A was taken of or conflicting con con- stat statements which he m made ade and finall ho ho- gave up and told his story First Fist First he lie tol told tod all that la Is known of or ift t slain mans malls Identity and the tho off orl- he Is 18 honest in hi saying that cr think lic he knows no more than tho the mans man's mans man s probable name and former address 4 on rf lon Made Inh 1 lJj Ilia Ji I confession crudely In- In l It by br him follows j 4 I 1 1 H H. J K Carpenter HI i-i I years cars of oC age made nade the thc following statement of lr m ray Iown o free ree will and without any promises prom prom- ses Ies haviar haill l been cen made mado me mc and for forthe the thc sole purpose of oC Keeping Innocent I uteri men out of or trouble On Sunday evening February 16 16 1 11 No Xo 8 8 at 1 iO 1 U. U First Finn I Wa was in m my room South buth Salt Lake CIl City Utah There were verc present nt Ir in the thc room besides m my- my Joe Clif- Clif self cIr a man that 1 I knew as ton or Clifford who had been rooming with with m me a a. few t e da days I a man roan by hy the name nanie o of Koy Hoy Thompson Jim Con 10 another lI light ht man iian anI and whose T.-hoso name 1 do not kno know Joe m my roommate got ot In an art argument with Thompson and I told Joo Joe that that was Invited Thomp- Thomp my room and that I J had eon on there and that he ho could coul not ahu abuse e emy my guest in my riy own room I ordered Joe to leave Joe was inclined to be I opened the sasS sassy and to talk back bacle trunk and took out the revolver rc and ani ordered him him to leave Joe went to the closet and nd got his hat and overcoat and left tho the room Shot Upon n turn In uIn about an hour he returned and began to abuse abue us and I 1 took the thc gun out cut o of the dresser drawer where I IP Io 4 P o had md placed It raid and nd fired Ired the shot that killed him None of the other parties that I have named above had anything to do with the killing kUHnI and I do not want to have them brought ht Into this affair as the they had no connection with it After the i hooting Jim Conroy Conro and nd tho the lIght man left en the room I have ha not seen them since after aHer thc they left I went out nd re returned urn d about 1230 1210 a. a m m. on the morning of or the the- and I 1 found Officer Off orri- cers cera C C. V. W. Blair L. L L. L L Larsen and Clifford ClIHord Patton Patten in the room I was arrested and brought to the tho station This statement was made at nt the de detectives detectives' detectives detectives' de- de headquarters In th th Public Haret building at B a. a m m. February F IS 18 1919 1919 in the presence of Joseph C C. Sharp C. C V. tv Blair F F. N. N Glenn B. B H. H Heager and Charles Williams This statement Is true so help me rae God and 81 signed In the presence of or the above e nain d officers in addition to toC C Capt pt Henry Hem C. C Taggart faggart an and William m Bt it John II H F E E. CARPENTER J |