Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-13 | Page 16 | Caldart Slayer Suspect Freed after Hearing

GAl DART SlAYER SUSPECT FREED AfTER JG Judge Jude Pratt Holds Evidence Evidence Evi Evi- J dence Bence Is Insufficient to Hold Lewis Olson n r Woman Wo man Denies Statement nt Failure of state witnesses to supply supply supply sup sup- ply the fife necessary evidence to connect connect connect con con- Lew LewIs Levels is Olson alias Lo Le Roy noy Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams Hams with the murder of Carl Caldart Caldart Cal Cal- dart at 2 4 West Vest South Temple street Juno June 23 1922 resulted inthe In Inthe inthe the release of the defendant ye yes yesterday afternoon iJ la fu l City Judge Noel NoelS S S. S Pratt Pratts Pratts s court follow following fol fol- low owing lowing Ing a motion for dismissal by Henry C C. Allen attorney for the accused Olson who was released from the tate state prison June 19 last was arrested ar arrested rested in n Colorado and brought back here for trial on the alleged confession con con- confession con conI I of Ma ime Williams who I pleaded guilty to stealing a pistol which the state said was used to kill Caldart I Yesterday the Williams woman was brought from the state prison to testify testily for the state bu but t proved a better witness for the defense i ithan than she did for the prosecution She repudiated a former statement made in the presence of Warden Harden James lames Devine in which she said that she had stolen the pistol for Olson She also said yesterday that when she pleaded guilty to the theft of the gun she had done so while under the influence of narcotics H H. another witness for foi the state said that he saw Olson run from the scene of the murder Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Allen brought out the fact that the man man Merrick saw was feet from the scene when the officer officer officer observed him It was night and the accuracy of his vision was questioned questioned questioned ques ques- by the court