| Show ML WILL ACCUSE HIM OF er of John Fohn F P Larsen Will Swear Ses Out Warrant for His R s Slayer WIFE IS S GRIEF STRICKEN MAN WHO FIRED SHOT STANDS BY HIS FIRST FJ STORY A J Coleman COlemn colored slayer of or orTe John Te ehn hn F Larsen L will be held on the tha charge of murder in the first degree Edward C Henderson the dead mans partner in the C O 0 D Commission company 34 3 4 South State street will swear swea out a warrant warrent for him this thi morning before Judge C B DIehl 1 Coleman is in custody at the city jail Au An inquest will be held at 10 this th morning over oyer the remains of thee th dead man by Justice Dana DUll T Smith An Au autopsy au tops was held yesterday aft afternoon afternoon afternoon at S D Evans morgue by City Physician M lI R Stewart and his as assistant assistant Dr DI Samuel G Paul Pa l The bul let which entered ente ed breast sev severed SE SEred red ered two large arteries art ries near the heart heartt and alid death resulted from a hem hemorrhage hemorrhage The ball bali took a downward and back backward backward backward ward course going through the left Ifft lung lunS and coming out under the der blade A search for the bullet was wa made but It could not noC be found From Front the result of the autopsy it is believed that Larsen was In a stooping position when Coleman fired the bullet into the tha th dead mans body bod Wife Is Prostrated The rhe news of Mr Air Larsons death was wag not carried to the family until yester day da morning Mr l fr Henderson tele telephoned telephoned phoned phon d to Mrs Larsen at her home 64 Fifth East street The wife was wa almost prostrated with grief and con confined confined fined to her bed bedI I can hardly believe that John 19 l i dead Mrs Larsen Lassen said yesterday aft afternoon afternoon afternoon The thought of his being taken for a holdup and shot down donn while he was Wag on err his way home to his family i is sending bending me insane The chil children children dren called for their father rathel as soon a athey as athey they got up this morning He was a good husband and lid a father who wh wor worshiped worshIped his children We re had been b n married for seventeen years and during dur Ur ing all that time be he has been bei regular in his hia He Hii H did not drink to toA amount A t i and ard M I never Te knew w hut hirr to be under the Influence of liquor He was waa often late kite Jat corning coming home Saturday nights nl for he works on the books with Mr Henderson When he h left Saturday morning mom In to go to hi his store he be said he would not be he home bome until late for he be had considerable work to do I thought that tRat it was wa strange that be he did not come home borne at atall ataU atall all aU for he be never did that before in his life without telephoning to me I felt that something had happened to him His Partners Story Mr 1 Henderson said yesterday that he and Larsen dOSed closed the store shortly after 10 Saturday night They worked on some of their and checked up some shipments that were to t arrive this week From the store they went to Olsons barber shop South State street just opposite their thel thE l place of business When I got out of or the barber chair chairit it was was about 1030 Mr Henderson said Larsen was waiting on me and took the chair I got out of I said good night to him and left the shop He was not a 8 drinking man and wag always honest and upright in his bus business business iness mess methods For eight years ye rs we WA had been partners in the commission business and I always found him of or regular habits and a good man to his lii family f mily I think that his death should sho ld bei be thoroughly investigated and I will swear out a warrant arr nt charging Cole Coleman Coleman Coleman man with ith murder in the first degree degreer r want to see him tried so that all the evidence will be brought out be before bEfore before fore a jury to see if he lie was justified justi ed In shooting a man down whom he happened to meet on his way home Stands by First Story Coleman told the same story stan last night when seen in his cell in the tle city jail He told how the man was stoop stooping ing behind a small pine tree on the northwest corner of the city cit and coun county ty building He said that he did not see Larsen until he stepped out in front of him Not far from this tree which Coleman Colem n pointed out to the police officers officers cers the tho morning of the tragedy tra edy Lar sens hat was found by Sergeant John Hempel Coleman C leman said sakI Once or twice before I had been ae ac accosted by suspicious looking mon men ors ore the city Cit and county building grounds while going home I did not like the Continued on Page 2 u c John lohn F Larsen Lanien A Ia J Ji Coleman I WILL ACCUSE HIM OF MURDER Continued d from page 1 idea of being held up and for some sometime sometime sometime time I have been carrying a gun The Theman Theman Theman man acted suspiciously when I first saw him and then when he came to toward toward toward ward me again on the southeast corner of the building without a hat on his hi head I suspected that he was trying to hold me up I shouted to him asking him what he wanted but he would not answer me When he kept on oncoming coming toward me I pulled my gun and fired Was Born in Zion John F Larsen was born in Salt Sal t Lake City and was 40 yer yes s of age His parents died when hen he was a child and he was adopted by John M lL Lar Larsen Larsen Larsen sen who Is still living at Seventh East street About fifteen years ago Larsen Lars n became interested in the Utah Bedding Manufacturing company com an A year or two later the factory burned down and Mr Larsen lost considerable money Later he lie started in business for himself and was manager of the Waterloo mattress factory About eight years ago he and Mr Hendersen organized the C O 0 D Commission com corn company company pany and had been engaged in that business since Mr Larsen married Miss Louise Mad Madsen Madsen sen of Manti seventeen years ago Shortly after their marriage Larsen made his home in Salt Lake He leaves leav s sa a amily of five children They are Martin 14 years of age Jennie 9 years ears of age Douglas 7 years of age Leona 4 years of age and Calvin 18 months old Mr lIr Larsen Llrsen has a brother N A and a sister Mrs John Inch living in Salt Lake Larsen was a member r of the Fra Fraternal Fraternal Fraternal Union of o America and carried 2000 insurance In the order He also had a policy with the New York Life Insurance company for 1000 Coleman has been employed at the Wilson cafe for over a year ear He came here from Wichita Kan Ivan where he lived for a number of years He has been engaged as a waiter for several years Coleman is a married man and has one child hild a boy about 2 years of age a |
