Salt Lake Herald | 1890-10-19 | Page 1 | John Jennings Makes a Full Confession

John Jennings Makes a Full Confession BOISE Idaho Oct ISSpecial tela gram to THE HERALD The examination of John Jennings accused of the murder of Ross Hutchin was concluded today The evidence against defendant was most damaging Soon after his arrest ho made full confession to the sheriff without any solicitation corroborating the statements of I the principal witness for the state who was an eyewitness to the tragedy The court held the defendant without bail There has been considerable excitement for several days past in reference to the discovery of lodes between Idaho City and 7 this town at a place known as the HalfWay Way house One of the city editors has left his paper in the hands of his workmen and named gone on a prospecting tour at the place