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Show Deputy Sheriff of Lay ton , Visits Jail and Identi- j fies Morris and His Pal. Hi EVIDENCE AGAINST I MEN IS PILING UP I Sheriff Harris of Davis I I County Takes No Stock I I in Alibi of the I I Holdups. I II I am positive that James Murray, S now in tho county jail at Salt Lake I II City, charged with tho robbery of I Iff the Uncle Sam pavniEhop, is the I Hff man who shot me on the early MVIA morning of May J., in front of the IN Laytou hardware sore. I also am 1 lljl positive that J. J. Morris, his pal, 1 1 1 charged with murder, is the man Mm who was with him at the timo. 111 Deputy Sheriff William Lavonder of 1 Iff Layton. n 1 Deputy Sheriff "William Lavender of 1 II Layton, who was shot by a holdup in front of the Layt.ou hardware store l on tho early morning of May 4. came to l Salt Lake City yesterday, accompanied lift by Sheriff Harris of Davis county, for the purpose of identifying ,7. J. Morris 18 and Jamos Murray as the men whom ho encountered on that fateful morning. i After seeing the mcu in the county 1 1 iail Deputy Sheriff Lavender said he Mjf was positive that Murray was tho man KjfllJ who shot him and that Morris was with B H him at tho timo. M Ifl "The reports given out at the time- mm of the shooriug were slightly or- BK roucous.'.' said Deputy Sheriff Lavcn- a Iff dcr to The Tribune. It was announced a gl that I onlv encountered oho man, when MM tho fact is that there were two mcu. flit f do not blame anybody for this, how- 111 ever, as 1 was not in a condition to allj talk immediately after the .shootipg, Mil as the shot 'perforated my windpipe and T was in some doubt as to whether fljUl 1 would pull through. Tragedy Kccalled. "Jn making my rounds that mornftig H 1 encountered tw.6 men standing near II the Laytou hardware store. I said to III thorn, ''What aro you doing here?' Ill and without a word in reply the mau I I whom T identified today (James Mur- IB ray) whipped out a gun and fifed, the IK bullet striking me in tho neck. T. fired fill several shots at the men as they fled t Rj from the scene, but T presume that 101 nono of thorn took effect." t II Further discussing his identification IB of the two men, Deputy Sheriff Lavcn- CB dcr said: "Of course I did not seo tho fgljjj men under the same circumstances that 'VfJI(j I saw i.hcm at Lay Ion. At that timo jjW they had on their hats and coats, while WJ today tliov did not. have on these ar- ljgg tides of clothing, and. in addition, they glf knew that they wore being- brought out lljjtj for the purpose of identification. Still, I III I am positive that Murray is the man I H who shot me and that Morris was with g JS View of Sheriff Harris. i Sheriff Fred Harris, who accompa-nied accompa-nied Deputy Sheriff Lavender to Salt Luke, believes firmly iu the identifica- I UK tiou of the holdups by Lavonder, de- IBB spite the alibi, which the men have at- J?IB tempted to prove. Both Morris and JVpjb Mu way allege that they were in an fjljjn Ogden hotel at the time of the shoot- 8h ing of Lavender and a superficial in- B M vestigation of the matter appears to wm bear them out. However, Sheriff Har- wwlr. ris is still of tho opinion that the men tt BD were in Laytou. The landlady of tho m&m Ogden hotel at which Morris was reg- DM istered at the time of the shooting is ln positive that Morris was registered there and that, he w"iisuin his room, fl but' Sheriff Harris is of tho opinion l9ff that Morris registered as a blind and lili that sonic other member, or members, of the gang occupied the room, while gig Morris and Murray went to Laytou for lift the purpose of pulling off a robbery. Ill If "Corbett" Still Mum. fj U Sheriff Harris also believes that tho 1 j man, now in the Farmiugton jail, who II ffi was arrested at Cache Junction two I 1 davs after the Luytou affair, is a mem- I ber of a gang of which Morris and II Rj Murrav were the leaders. This man Wj gave his name an "James Corbett," the J I same name borne by the former heavy- Vjl m weight pugilist of tho world. "Cor- W bett" has refuso'd to talk, but his ap- I to ncarancc and general doincauor since g JN his arrest has convinced the officers j Bj that he is a dangerous man. f IH Sheriff Harris's belief that Morris S 1! and Murray, together with "Corbctt." K aro members of a dangerous gang of Jill yegguicn. is shared by Sheriff Sharp, ttlln who is doing Jiis utmost to obtain tho t BSj record of the men. Sheriff Sharp is S ! now working upon 'some clews which ho believes will result in tho complete ideu llplj tifieation of tho men within a few 1 353 days. I III |