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Show SCOFF AT STORY OF MURDERER Police Declare Morris Yarn Is Nothing bat Dirty Political TricK. as- SLAYERSAID HE HAD BEEN ROBBED Made Affidavit That $4000 Worth of Diamonds and -. Jewelry Were TaKen. EXPRESS COMPACT RECORDS fKOVB BZHIATTOITTALBB (Special to Tba Telegram.) OODEN, Job SO Tha records of tba American Sxpreea company o flics at Ogdan. giro tba Ua to Mnrdarar Morris' (UUment, in a far as raeairtnf stolen Jewelry throagb tha Ogdan afflea If oon-cernsd. oon-cernsd. A tboroagk tnrsstifation of tba exprsss company ' "records prior to and about tba tlma of tha holdup and murdar In Salt Lake, ahow na tranaae-tiott tranaae-tiott of any description In which any Morris figured. - DetectlTes Decree Cleveland and Earl Ripley of tha Bait Laka polic department de-partment came to Ogdan this morning land in conjunction with Detective Pen dor and of Hears of Ogdan a rigid ex-amination ex-amination of tha company's records and books waa made. Tba officers failed to find any semblanoa of sock a transaction aa that described by Morris j in his sensational statement. j j ' Detectives Cleveland and Ripley returned re-turned to Bait Laka thia afternoon. 4 I I I I I I I I H I I I I I II I I I I I I . BY RICHARD L 8HANN0M. Acting Chief ef Felice of Bait Jke Oltj. . ' Morris and Mttrrajr, bis pal, I mrrt searehed hfure at least one doses persona la the rmer- genrv hospital. Many of those present were private ritirens. No diamonds srere fonnd exrerit those stoles from the Uarle 4 Ham loan offl. If Morris MM a knife, as the HeraldRepuhliean quotes him as saving he had, he would have used it .n the rity jailer in attempting t- rape. The whole sforv is a tis- sue- of falsehoods, framed f.ir t politiral purpos ie "cast a slur on the police depsrtment. Wbv would Morris wait nntil ne had been rnnvicteti of murder to spring surh a yarnf Does he think it will help him rseape the death chair or the gallows! Whoever heard of a burglar carrving around $4"0 worth nf stolen property while robbing other peaces f It's preposter- ous And anv officer who would stoop to accept sn.-h a state- ment from a murderer, a con- 4 fessed highwavman and rohlter; 4- and cx-convict has fallen tu low f depths of degradation. lutelli- 4 g.nt people wili se that it is a 4 piece ofjirfy political work. i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 h 1 1 1 in 1 1 1 1 nt J. XTAcn'n. murderer of Joseph Walter Wal-ter Axtell. whom he. shot in his mad (light through Ihe downtown strnets after he and his "pal." John Murray, had robbed the '"ncle-Sam pawnshop on the afternoon of Mav 0, has made an affidavit that when he was arretted by the nnlire.'he had stitched in the lining of his clothing, diamonds valued at about Moot), which disappeared while hia clothing was held hy the police de partment. These diamonds and other articles of jewelry, he says in hia sffl-darit, sffl-darit, were not stolen from the pawnshop, pawn-shop, but were shipped to him from another stafe. He declares thst the gems, and jeweliv and $72.40 in m.tney bav not hcen returned to him, and intimates in-timates that they were rtolen. The affidavit waa made at the state prison yesterday snd was sworn to be fore Adolph Anderson, a nofarv public, who is an employee of the Herald Re publican. In the article following tho'afndavit. published this morning, that paper intimates inti-mates that the diamonds were stolea by the police department, and that aa a remuneration for the gems. Morris was allowed to secrete a large knife oa his person when he was transferred to Ihe county isil. Here's tha Affidavit. The affidavit nlleg-d to have beeu made hv Morris is as follows: t'tan State Prison. June !S. ISM. I I. J. J. Morris, do solemnly swear that upon my arrest on the afternoon of May 1 ', 1911. In connection with ttie lioklur- of I the rnde- Kaio loan office and the lull- t Ing of Joecph .YVnlter Axtell. I hsd In my possession tne following articles which ; were not taken from the t ncle ham Uian I frfflce nor obtained within tlie state of I t'laii: ' ' tine ftl karat straw colored diamond set In ring, vslued at lr.o. One smaller diamond set In ring, val-urd val-urd at . One 11 karat steel blue diamond sat In Uoy's ring, vslued st .Vo. fme steel blue diamond stick pin. valued val-ued at U. One pair of ladles' ear drops with diamond dia-mond Bettings, vslued at I-I0O. Three d'ainondn. two straw colored and one steel blue valued at IISOM. Ona fifteen jewel watch, valued at $1S. (M aquare link gold chain, valued at 114 Also ITS. 40 In money. e 1 solemnly affirm that these articles (1 'oBtiaued oa pare 14.) SCOFF AT STORY (font tnued from page I.) were In my pwkta when I was brought , to iollc headquarter, and were hi m pockets when I waa stripped of my clothea. The diamonds, mur and wat-h and clialn were- shipped to me by express when 1 was at Oa-den. prior to cmln to Salt Lake City and prior to my ar-rent. ar-rent. - .1. J. MOKRH. Huhacrtbed and sworn to before me this Wth day of June. 1911. My commission expires Novemlfr 19H. (Seal) ADOLPH ANMEKHOlW j Notary Publl-. The Herald-Republican said that ; when Morris was delivered to the sher iff a large knife was found in his possession pos-session and that none of the diamonds was given to the sheriff or the court. Bays It's All False. It is the most daatardly, barefaced and unscrupulous piece of dirty mrnal-ism mrnal-ism ever put before the people,' said Acting Chief Kichard h. Shannon, when waa found on his person under peculiar Vlrrumstom-es after he had been plated lit the county .tail. The paper says: When Morris was taken to the roun-tv roun-tv Jail from the city Jell a pocket knife was found under his left armpit. Uo obtained thla knife as he was leavlng-Ibc leavlng-Ibc vltv Jail, hut unlcr Just what clr-t-umstsnces Morris will not discuss. Ho pretended SB he entered the rounty Jail that he hsd hurt his left arm in tho scuffle with the polh-e at police heed quarters after his arrest and could nt raise It. Deputy sheriff Kmery was asslcnM to aive Morris a shower hstlt before he was phu-ed In his cell. Morris Mor-ris would not raise his left arm ami It waa found difficult to removo hla clothing. cloth-ing. "After he had been undressed. Morris was put under the shower balh, and suspertlns; that there was aosnethlng wrong with the arm of the prisoner. IVputy Sheriff Kmery turned on the mid water. With a light nulcry, Morris Mor-ris threw up his arms and the knife which Morris had hidden dropped lo the floor. The knife Is now In the possession posses-sion of the qherlff and promises to form sn important Item in tha Investigation whli-h Is to he made." Odd Way to Search. Acting Chief Shannon denies with Indignation In-dignation that Morris was given a knlfo , while in the oily Jail, and save that the story seems unusually thin, even for a part of a political bugaboo to frighten timid voters In the coming fsll election. "To search a prisoner with a shower bath Is an unusual feature. " lie said. "If the deputy sheriff thought there wss something wrong with Morris' arm why didn't he look there. Instead of turning the water on him to make htm give it up? II looks fishy to me." Sheriff Joe Shsrp Is out of the city, having gone to Bingham this morning, according to report ie from his office. .1. I'srlcy White, chief deputy, said: "Mr-ris "Mr-ris tells his story in the affidHvit. Wa do know, however, that there waa a diamond dia-mond rohbery at Portland, and among the diamonds stolen were some thai answered an-swered the description given by Morria , In his affidavit. 'Morris did say that he had a lot of diamonds dia-monds at the police station. I do not know why he did not mske a formal demand de-mand before thte time. 1 don't know anything any-thing more about it." "I have nothing to say." said Warden--Pratt when he waa asked what he knew snout the matter. Wlththst he quickly hung up the receiver, without giving a chsnce for further questions. Attorney Carl A. Badger, who represented repre-sented Morris. Is out of the city today. asked for a statement as lo the truth or falsity of the Morris affidavit, and as to the veiled insinuations and vague chargea made by the morning publication. publica-tion. "The insinuation lv the Herald Re publican-that Morria was permitted to carry a deadly weapon out of the jail by the connivance of the police department de-partment is silly rot. It is worse than that. I -cannot imagine such a narrow, contracted and bate stntement as coming com-ing from tSheriff elharp or any of his gang. I cannot imagine any peace officer offi-cer making such a charge against another an-other peace officer, or giving it the slightest credit. r'lf Morris hsd that knife, as it is alleged be had. 'bv an astonishing coincidence,' co-incidence,' why did he not use it to kill th iailer in the city jai'l He had inestimably greater opportunities for an escape from the city jail than from the county jail, with trusties going go-ing hark and forth, and with meals coming into tbe iail. Why did he not use the knife ou the city jailer if he bad itl 7 Peculiar Action of Burglar. ' "I cannot understand how anvone ran believe that Morria is telling" the truth in that affidavit. Did any one ever hear before of a holdup going in for the commission of a crime like the T'ncle Pam robbery, with a fortune in loot concealed in his rlothingt It is contrary to all the habits of the criminal. crimi-nal. He would know that if these things were concealed in hia clothing they would be found when the clothing waa searched for saws and files or for poison. It would be the usual thing for such a man to conceal the valuables in a secret hiding place on tbe outside out-side so that they could be converted into money for hia defense, if be wss caught. 'Her is another point. If Morris had those valuables concealed in his clothing, ai he says in the affidavit, whv did he let his case go to trial and wait until a jury had found him guilty before be gave his lawyers an order for the jewelry and diamonds, in order to holster np his defensef Tt is preposterous prepos-terous to believe that the murderer would wait nntiMhis late stage of the game to make his outcrv'if there was any truth whatever in his statement. Slow In Complaining. "Morris never made the cTaim before that there were such gems concealed in his clothina when be was captured. The clothing waa held for days bythe police department and he made no outcry. He never made such a clsim until now. "Any officer that would stoop to recognise rec-ognise such a statement coming from a man of Morris' atampe a known mttr derer, a confessed highwayman and robber, and who would countenance the insinuated charge that peace officers hsd robbed him, has sunk to the lowest depths of degradation. It is too plain a piece of political dirty work for any intelligent person to swallow." Riley M. Berkstead, captain of detectives detec-tives said: "While Morris' cothing was being searched we found diamonds in both his outside coat pockets. A. White of the Cnele 8am I-oao office, was in the desk sergeant ' office looking over the stones and iewelrv. Morria cried out: "Don't let that touch those stones. They are mine. I can prove an alibi." Tells of Search. " Defectives Cleveland and Ripley searched I Morris' clothing, I believe, when it was taken into the detectives room. They searched the clothing with scrupulous care, going over the linings, and feeling carefully in the pocket pads, shoulder pads, and In every part, giving every arrtcle the most minnte examination. examina-tion. The search was mad for concealed con-cealed ssws. files or other tools with which the prisoner might have attempted at-tempted to break jail. No diamonds were found in the lining of the vest, or rn any other part of Morns clothing, or that of Murray, except the iewelrv whkh was found in tbe pockets and taken to th desk sergeant's office. There were no diamonds or other arti rleaof jewelrv concealed In the clothing except that stolen from th I'acle 8am lan office, and the wstch and chain. Tbe 72.4i claimed by Morris waa the money a took from th cash drawer in the pnjgn.hoo. " While Morris and Murrav were being be-ing searched in the emergency hospital, according to the recollection of th po lice. Deputy Sheriff A. A. Butler was in th emergency hospital aad saw the overation. In the Herald-Republican thla morning morn-ing the statement was made that when the clothing worn bv Morris waa finally turned over to him he eamlned II care-fitliy. care-fitliy. and "ai. air of deep dleapootnlnienl wep't over hia eountenawe. He did not. however, at thai time lei It be knewn that more tlma $Ji worth of Jcflrv had been taken Irom the vest of his clothmg. doublies at police headouartera. until yesterday." Story of d Knlfa. The It era Id - Republican article charges that the arlic'es returned by the police to the Cncle Sam loan office are not Included In-cluded In the Uat of diamonds and jewelry wolcii Morria says were .In his clothing when he was arrested, but were not there when hla clothing was turned over to him hy the-Sheriff, after It had been given te that officer by the pottc department. The Herald -Republican charges that Morris secured a large pocket knife Just as a waa leaving in city Jail, which |