Show HAD BET BEFORE conr reporter interviews DENIES mcpherson never played a confidence game atlanta quine quin E s orgin on wednesday avenins in man in company with afa s albean dl Bean called at the sevier county jau to have an interview with aun who shot deputy barahal palmer on approaching the jail we heard the impatient tramp of the prisoner within and in a moment the key was turned and the marshal passed eona supper in and asked him to light his lamp which he did and to the surprise of the paper mache met familiar features and in a moment recognized mc pherson as a man whom he met bt afan in the latter part of january the circumstances at mrs Stick neye hotel are about as follows the house was crowded and among the guests was McP hereon who interested the company for several hours by tell stories about early life in montana and other exciting stories which naturally become men of his profession fes sion he professed to have authority from the anaconda mining company in montana to buy and deal in ore under which pretense he induced an unwary citizen of yan to drive about with him one day ho went to payson for the purpose of depositing money in jhb bank to seccie him in a contract he bad made with mcpherson for hauling iron ore from to be the U P railroad at santaquin San r was set for going to gintic tintic to inspect the road etc and before starting mcpherson asked mrs stick oey what his bill ws she lold him and he ande the excuse that hd could not pay her until he got some big money changed he lett the hotel and the man anaw no more of him at the depot some men saw mcpherson hitting the ties toward nephi walking into the jail the paper man bought to renew the acquaintance and recall the incidents of that evening at rian when the following took place hello mad your features look familiar I 1 meet you a while ago mac astonished no I 1 have never met you before and dont ehnow you dont you remember telling us those big stories at yan no sir your mistaken in the man well it must have been your brother then yes it was he was there about that time dona you remember getting that man to take you to payson and promising to deposit 1000 to seccie him in hauling contract aadot telline mrs stickney that you had a hundred dollar bill a few days ago and spent it and that you SARI you would deposit a thousand dollars with bishop openshaw on the ore contract and pay your board oil when vou gut your thousand dollar bill back no I 1 cant remember any thing about t for ic was my brother how old is your brother twenty two years uld pas how old are you 1 I am the same aie as my brother we are twin chere is your brother ie got the la grippe in manti a little philp i i bu montana io you know where he W yes I 1 can reach him by telegraph any time Is your father living yes lie is president of a national bank and I 1 dout danl hain to know I 1 am in this trouble Is bour home in montana yes Is your father in montana Y B he had told the marshal lna father was in scotland how came you up here uli im a bit of a foot racer and came up her to get a little game did vou know palmer was here no mcpherson aon then stated he had shot palmer because he was afraid of him he was not excited when the fatal ahoff was fired but he was acting in self defense when palmer ell he did not try to fire a second shot much mure was said but mac to eat his supper and brood over the inquiry A partial examination was held but nothing definite has been alcum accum 3 et most of the day wis occupied yesterday in taking raleigh jones deposition he has been in a drunken swoon ever tince the shooting and acts very strange ay iy throughout the whole affair it will be proven that palmer was shot with his pistol a 44 calabra colts revolver accompanied by the mard lial we went to see air palmer who is very low aad will probably not live longer than morning hia aulee and hopes grow dimmer every moment it is generally believed that mcpherson is an agent in the killing of palmer and everything points to the complicated conspiracy mcpherson has friends bome where in this country he says he first came to utah in november last and came in from beanston Bv anston wyoming to park city on horseback thence to north of salt lake city hs stories are very porous and bespeak complication |