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Show SWEARS 0DEK1RK AIMING Police Sergeant Roberts Gives Testimony at Inquest Into Deatb of Barnes. OTHER WITNESSES EXAMINED KNOW LITTLE OF TRAGEDY Accused Man Is Released on Bond, With Charge Against Him Still Open. Direct testimony that .1. II. Odcdirk hud ' admitted firing the shot which on New Year's morn killed Edward Barnes In front of the Wilson hotel was given Tuesday by Sergeant John- Roberts of the Salt Lake police forcu at the inquest begun be-gun before Acting Coroner H. S. Harper. Only three other witnesses had testified when a recess was taken until Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon, but a half dozen or more for whom subpoenaes are Issued are yet (o be heard. Previous to the opening of the inquest Odeklrk. who had remained In Jail since his arrest early Sunday morning, was taken before Judge Whitaker and without with-out any definite charge being placed against lilin was liberated under a bond of ?50U. his sureties being E. S. Carter, his father-in-law, and John Condron, proprietor of the Cullen hotel.' Coroner's Jury Sworn. A coroner's Jury composed of W. R. Graham, ,T. A. Herrlnger and L. O. White was sworn to listen to' the evidence evi-dence that may fasten' upon Odeklrk a charge of Involuntary manslaughter. William Black, a chauffeur for tho Salt Lake Taxlcab company, was tho ilrst witness sworn. Black said that at the time the fatal shot w.os tired ho was. with his car. In front of the Rathskeller, Second South and Main streets, hnlf a block from the Wilson. As the crowd was gathering In front of the hotel where, young Barnes fell he was driving to Second Sec-ond South and Staio streets. He did not know Barnes, but knew some of the boys who were with him and had seen them earlier In the evening In front of the Wilson. Wil-son. The remainder of his evidence was Immaterial. C. R. Wilcox, a chauffeur in the employ em-ploy of the Wilson, said he was standing In front of tho hotel at the time of the shooting. He fixed the lime as shortly after midnight. Just before tho shooting shoot-ing he was talking lo Odeklrk, who said: "Did you hear us shooting?" Witness replied "No." and asked, "Why don't you shoot some more?" "I looked to sec if he was going to shoot, but he did not do so at once, and I started Into tho. hotel. Just as I entered I heard a shot and looking out saw Barnes lying by tho outer front wheel of my cab. I saw no smoke and saw no gun tired. There were many people there, but there was no quarreling and no one was drunk." Continuing Wilcox said that he talked with Odeklrk afterwards, but denied that they discussed the shooting. shoot-ing. Tells of Admission. Sergeant John Roberts, in response to questions by Assistant County Attorney Moses Davis, who examined all the witnesses, wit-nesses, sold: "I did not see Bernes alive, but saw the body In the hospital at the Jail shortly after ho died .1 talked to Odeklrk at the police station, a little after I o'clock, after he had been brought there by two of my men. Officers Botz and Egbert. At first Odeklrk denied the shooting, but finally in so many words admitted to me that, he fired the shot which Killed Barnes, I was told that some one had said, 'Let her go, Jack,' Just before he tired the shot. This gavo mo the clue to work on, and the patrolmen patrol-men had been hunting for Odeklrk from a few minutes after the shooting until he was located In a room at the Rex hotel." Patrolmen Henry Betr. and J. A. Egbert, Eg-bert, who arrested Odeklrk In a room at the Rex hotel. South State street, said that when they found him he was sealed on a chair or the bed, they could not remember re-member which. When Betz said, "Jack. 1 want you," Odeklrk stood up and said, "All right." offering no resistance. Searching him they found no gun. Both testified that Odeklrk. denied having any gun or knowing anything about the shooting. After the prisoner was taken to the station Sergeant Roberts did the questioning. After these witnesses had been heard the jury was Instructed to view the remains re-mains of Barnes at the undertaking parlors par-lors of S. M. Taylor & Co., where the body was taken shortly after death. Ode-kirk Ode-kirk was not present at the Inquest, but was represented by his attorney, E. A. Wedgwood, who took notes, but asked no questions. The inquest will be resumed at 2 o'clock this afternoon. |