Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1902-05-06 | Page 3 | Mr. Eichnor Misquoted

MR MB MISQUOTED Knew of Alleged AlI Confession But Did Not Credit It The Deseret News save san that the story published by The Herald on OR y regarding tag an alleged confession aJon by Peter was false e In sup support support port ef or its Ita allegation aI It publishes hes pur purported purported purported ported statements from II a couple of or friends of that paper who are re now in inthe inthe the county Jail and misquotes District Attorney The Heralds Herald story was wall based en entirely upon f seemed secured from Samuel Dowse Down and Mr bin as the following statements indicate Mr Lr last lut evening authorized the be publication of tile the following statement My attention was called o to the mat matter matter ter of the alleged n confession of Peter Pete en as u purported to hove have been heen related through Kelley K ney and aDd Grice Once In Inmates Inmates mates of the county jail jan but I 1 have at atno atno no DO time attached any aay importance to it it and from something which occurred to toI I 1 day I am m more than thea ever convinced ced that a trap was 11 laid hi In which to catch the prosecution n through the admissions of as to where the gun was as u secreted I i I did not go IO to the place where as u uI I shown bown t by b what I 1 am told is the sketch I I I prepared by Grice where the gun gua was wag lauded hurled but I 1 am Informed that Chief Hilton and nd Detective De UVE Chase e edid did view the place The rite alleged aJl confession lon of or Hortens n is 18 absolute rot TOt Wh Wb When n I j refer to the term rot T I mean the tb admissions al at to t ha her hay been n made by him and anti andas antias as rotated related l by Keley and ami Once I T have hare ba e enot not cast east any by reflections on em The Herald and anti I did not discredit dJ Its story Detective Samuel Dowse Do also so author authorized med I th publication of e the following tat ment by him Th h a rr nf diagram was a drawn b by Sam Grice at the county jail m in I n my presence presen OB OR Monday April 33 28 It x