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Show Partner of His Victim Swore: Out Complaint Monday I Morning. HAT OF DEAD MAN FOUND ON THE LAWN Larsen Had Been Drinking With Friends at O'Reil-ley's O'Reil-ley's Saloon. Anthony Juston Coleman, who on Sunday Sun-day morning: shot and killed John F. Larsen In the grounds where the city and county billdlng ia located, will face a chargo of murder. Monday morning E. C. Henderson, who was a partner of the dead man, swore out a complaint against Coleman, formally for-mally charging him with murder. Negro Unnecessarily Frightened. 1 Further investigation into the tragedy shows that heyond doubt, the negro, Cole-man, Cole-man, the man who tired the fatal shot, was unnecessarily frightened about Lur-sen's Lur-sen's actions, and that had he stopped to reason that a man acting as Larsen probably did, was not out to hold people up. and that if Coleman, when he became alarmed at Larson's actions on the north-west north-west corner of the building, had gone out of the south entrance, Instead of con-tinulng con-tinulng toward the southunst corner of the grounds, the sad a flair would not have happened Hat Is Found. What throws moro light on the qucs-tlon qucs-tlon than any other one thing Is the tlnd-1 tlnd-1 lug of JLarsen's hat Sunday morning. The hat lay In about the middle of the lawn on the northwest corner of the grounds, or nbout twenty yards north of tho fouu- Had Been Lying Down. This Is very close to the spot whero Coleman stated to the olllccrs that ho had tlrst seen Larsen standing behind a tree Right where the hat laid can be plainly seen the marks on tho grass where Larsen had undoubtedly been ly- , ing down. Tho grass was beaten and looked as though some one had been roll-lag roll-lag about on it. Drank During Evening. Larsen had been drinking during the evening with friends. Those who were with him at the O'Reilly saloon at 327 South Stato street, say that Larsen was not intoxicated, as he had been drinking nothing but beer and not enough of that to render him unable to take care of himself. They say, however, that he had spent considerable time at the saloon and that the friends ho was with had each bought several rounds of drinks. Usual Route Home. M From the marks on the lawn and the fact that ho was without his hat when Coleman first met him. It is evident that he was taking his usual route homo through the city and county building grounds and that ho cither became sick or stupefied from the beer that he had drunk and lay down on the lawn. Left Hat on Lawn. Judging from the time ho left the sa-loon sa-loon he must have been lying tliero an hour or more, and when his stupor wore off to Fome extent he got up and started for homo, without noticing that he had left his hat on tho lawn. According fo the statement of Coleman B he received no reply from Larsen when he asked him, after they met again at the southwest corner of the building, what it was ho wanted, showing that Larson was probably still In a dazed condition, and unable to think or act In a rational manner. Larsen Native of Utah. Larsen bears a good reputation in this city, where he was born and had lived all his life. For tho past six years he has been associated with E, C. Henderson H in the commission business. Mr. Hcndcr- son states that In all the time that he H has been associated with Larsen he has H never known him to become Intoxicated, 1 though he was In the habit of drinking 1 a glass of beer occasionally. No Desire to Quarrel. H Mr Henderson says that Larsen was 1 of an unusuallj sunny disposition, never 1 allowing himself to lose his temper, and H that he was always inclined to got out H of. his way to avoid a quarrel rather than 1 to mix up In one. Adopted by John Larsen. Larsen, whose name originally wan H Frederlckson. was adopted when ho was 1 quite young by John Larsen, who Is still living at 272 East Seventh South street. H and took the name of his adopted par- H cnU He was known among his friends as being a -ery Industrious and hard-working hard-working man. His family life is said to H have been a model one. Wife Is Prostrated, The sad news was broken to the wifo and family at A o'clock Sunday morning 1 by Mr. Henderson, his partner, and his 1 wife. 'The news was a eevcre blow to 31 rs Larsen, who Is In Very delicate 1 health, and she swooned when her hus- H band's death was announced. Was Happily Married. Mrs. LarBen Is a Ulahn, having been B born In Manti, and mot Larsen scven- B teen years ago while on a visit In this city They were married a short time after they mat, and Mrs. Larson stated I today that she doubted If there wero I many women who had had as happy a I married life as theirs had been. She says H that In all the seventeen years of mar- H rled life her husband never once spoko a cross word to her and that he seemed H to think first of his wife and the chll- H drcn in everything. Had Presentiment. Mrs. Larsen says that she has often had a presentiment that something of H this kind would happen, and often begged H her husband to stay at the ofllcc all H night when he was detained up town to H a late hour, and that he often times did I do H Saturday morning when Larsen left H homo he rold his wife that he would bo H (it the office pretty late, and for her not v worry. Mrs. uarscn says that slv Supposed when he did not return that he had been detained later than usual and had decided to stay at tho office. Usually Bode Home. H The Larsens formerly lived on Eighth South, near State, and Mr. Larsen was BVH always In the habit of taking the car at night, as Mrs. Larsen felt much safer Since moving to Fifth East street he had given up riding homo, but often made tho remark that he would like to sec W some one try to hold him up, aa ho I would try to lay the fellow out. Larsen was a member of the Fraternal Urllon and had Insurance for $1000 in that order, besides a policy for J1C0D in tho New York Life. J Autopsy on Remains. ,An, autopsy on the remains shows hat the bullet, which entered the left breast 1 passed Just above the heart, piercing- the H artery, and passed through the body H coming out Just below the shouldT H Coroner Dana T. Smith viewed tho re- Hl mains Sunday and ordered them prepared toy burial. It is not probable that an ln-B ln-B quest will bo held. Coroner Smith la of H tjic opinion that as .Coleman has given H himself up and admitted that ho did the H shooting, aa inquest will be unnecessary. l |