Show STATE NEWS CARD FROM SHERIFF KELLY Denies Harsh Treatment of Prisoners Mrs Harper Corroborates Flllmorc May 31 Virgil M Kelly Sheriff of Millard county Utah In Justice I to myself tho people of this countY and Mr and Mrs AVIlllnm Harper who are now in my custody charged with the murder mur-der of thc PonneyB desire to repudiate the charge published In The Salt Lake Tribiino under date of May end and a portion of which was copied by the Dead ret News of tho sumo date which stated that the above named prisoners were being be-ing mistreated Mrs Harper staled in the presence of her attorney It A McLJrlde and County Attorney Melville that Mr Kelly had treated her Rood and she thought that ho had done Ills duty JIB an officer and had granted her every prlvelege that she le ijucstird except tIle nun mado that she desired lo remain with her husband She d nled the report that Kelly had treated hei os a dog and alter tIll luar Jag who would give tho reporter ill She further stated l that she did noi desire to be Interviewed by any reporter and never had had any deslro lo be Interviewed Tho correspondent for Tho Tribune makes a special point In his mention that I assume to be the whole thing Mr Editor as Sheriff of Mlllard county I claim lo bo the whole thing and do not ProPose that any ono whose soul can rest beneath thc shadow of a rye stray for twontyfour hours unobserved can dictate to me as rcgirds my duty In office My purpose la and has been to bring to justice Jus-tice thc guilty parties In this most mysterious mys-terious and evidently dastardly affair that over eame lo public notice In our fair Stale and nol to punish Innocent parties for the actions of others I only desire to mention that any Information concerning concern-Ing my official actions nw well as treatment treat-ment of thc prisoners can be obtained from tho honorable men and women of Mlllard county Yours respectfully VIRGIL KELLY Sheriff Millard County Utah Death of Sirs Ellen S Keim Logan May I Mrs Ellen S Kelm died In this city todav after a lingering lllness caused by nsumpllon Thc death occurred I oc-curred nt the home of HIM deceased wo mans daughter Mrs James Drvden One other daughter Mrs Dennis O Ulehnor oC Salt Lake survives Mrs Kcim She was a native of Salisbury Pa The funeral services occur on Sunday nt 230 p m In the M B church Chief Devine at Manti Mantl May lChicf Devlno of Salt Lake mot with fho Manll City Council last evening and exchanged Ideas with them In regard to the best means of lighting fires in Manll This city has a good sys tem of waterworks and it will bo no difficult task to light any blaze In the main part of town If proper appliances are on hand and men taught to work them Mr Dovlno Is carefully Canvassing Canvass-ing conditions today and when he returns re-turns to Salt Lake he will make a report of what In his opinion would be best suited to Mantl Breach of Promise Damage 760 Provo May iln 1 the 10000 breach of promise suit of Jane Smith vs Ilyrum Smith both of Lchl the Jury this oven Ing returned a verdict for 750 Thc young lady was conspicuous In an attempted rape case about a year ago In which two voting men both from Lehl Marlon Brown and George Wnnloss weie sent up for three nnd live years respectively It divclored In lie testimony thai she has filgncd a petition for their pardon However How-ever defendant gave an his reason for refusing to marry her that his children objected |