Show FIRST TEST IN r UTAH OF THIS II N D FAILURE Old Theory That Victim of Assassin Pictures Slayer Not o Proved rove by Careful Work or Today Today No No Clue to o Man an Who Wh Killed Aged e Scrubwoman I Thwarted at cyer every turn in the search for a tau tangible ble clue that might lead to the identity identity- of the murderer of Mrs Olivia Cooper in J J. H. H R R. Franklins Franklin's store early earb y yesterday morning Inspector of Police C. C A. A Carlson this afternoon had photographed with high powered lenses the retina of each eye of the murdered woman The rhe p possibility y of the image of her assailant being transferred into a u. u photograph and thus uncovering the identity of the murderer prompted Inspector Carlson to have the eyes photographed C. C E. E Johnson expert t photographer who has hns done dono consi considerable erable work for surgeons and physicians was jo to o oni om- om r l l' l fo inspector tor b by bf f leading ng d doctors doc doc- tors making makin making u a specialty of ray X-ray photo pho pho- to Tho rha he test to tl try the tho ho practicability bi ity of the tho theory that tho last imago image seen by a a. p person on l lu foro Iea death teath th remains in tho the retina of the eyo and can cau bo La taken by photograph raph was YRS was made shortly after 1230 o o'clock lock this thiR afternoon in the morgue of Joseph William Taylors Taylor's undertaking un un- undertaking establishment ishmonL t- t It was the first instance of ot such an experiment in the tho hi history tory of criminal work in Salt Lake and und one of tho fo few over o tried in tho the United States Test as Last Resort Inspector Carlson said he lie mt made mado o tho test as ho be was willing to pass no opportunity opportunity tunit that mi might ht lead to tho the arrest of tho man who 1 killed Mrs rg Cooper in Franklins Franklin's store Ho said ho bo had heard that tho the test hail had been successful jl in is Europe and had been tried in tho the East Enst This first trial ever made in Utah was as done dono under unfavorable conditions declared de do- dared Mr Johnson and Inspector Carl Carl- eon The body had been cm embalmed and anil chemical fluids injected into the tho tissues tie While Whilo it is not known knon kno sown n it is believed that this would spoil tho imago Image supposed supposed sup sup- posed to bo be held beld in the tho eye of ot the tho last thing seen seon before eforo death The Tho ima image Mrs Cooper would have havo held beld after death tho the police declare would be that tha of her murderer as she shet ho was t s evidently facin facing and aud struggling with him whoa hen the death blow was struck Still Shrouded In Mystery To tako take the photograph of the tho retinas of tho the eyes o or of the murdered woman roman Mr Johnson had a specially prepared hi high b powered lenz leuz A strong light 3 1 was thrown into the eyes eye and aud an exposure of several minutes was made Three separate pictures were taken The murder is la still shrouded In mystery nn and no clues that might lead to o othe the tho arrest of ot the perpetrator of ot the early morning mur murder er havo been found by the police Charles llado Janitor In the Mo- Mo hesy theatre next to Franklins Franklin's store and who turned In tho the alarm at M police headquarters Is still held heM In the city Jail under suspicion In connection with th the murder Inspector Carlson declare declares that cir clr- I point moro more strongly to Ra lovich lo- lo vich Ich being the te guilty man than nn any other clue due that has hOR as been beau followed lie Ile said theman the tho thoman man was In front of the at the time of or the murder for twenty five min mIn- utes ulea lie He was supposed to bo be polishing tho the brass In front of tho the ticket office but tho the inspector this morning said rold nn an examination examination ex of ot th the brass showed no signs slena of It having been polished at all Ho lie teas waa also in front of ot tho the theatre during tho the time when tIle the robber Is IB believed to have killed Mrs Coo Cooper tr Circumstances Look Damning Other things thing that are against arc are toe prints in the hardwood railings around the cashiers cashier's office where tho struggle during which the scrubwoman was Idl killed ed took place The too toe marks In tho the wood were ma made e by a heavy shoe Police Pollee declare the mark marks could coul not have havo been made mado except with shoes having steel caps at the tho toes or ordinary leather being unable mable to tear Into the hard wood has steel plates on the toe WeN toes of tho the soles eoles of ot his shoes and the they fit tit minutely the impression In the wood After Arter un n Investigation this morning Inspector Carlson said the robber had 1 killed Mrs Cooper before taking the mone money front from the ct cash h register Bloody mood finger prints on the register show that the man had taken the tho money after striking the woman in the head he A suit guU suitor or hta heavy steel bludgeon Is believed belle to have 6 been used in striking tr the scrubwoman's scrubwoman's scrub scrub- womans woman's head hend and the blood bespattered the hand of ot the assailant Blood was waa also found on a cash sh register In the rear part of tho the store but was wiped or off b by an employee before beCore the police po po- po- po lice were notified Thinks Robber Bobber Was Inexperienced Inspector Carlson Canaan Is of or the opinion that of ot the crime was not nosh a the perpetrator keen robber Instead of oC opening the tho c cash ash register by pressing the tho keys the rob robber Continued on page 12 1 I FIRST TEST Continued from page c 1 1 1 first attempted to pry It open and bent benta a side of ot the steel dr drawer C. C E. E i. i Cooper Coper stepson stepon o of Mrs lr Cooper was arrested L by the police polee yesterday afternoon as 35 a suspect but was turned loose lose In the evening I Police olce declare decaro he Is 1 Innocent of or any participation In the tho crime crime me The duplicate key believed c to have been missing was wa found In the thc store storo hanging on a nail nai Scot Harris Emery Emer street et brought a ke key this afternoon to police ten Ho lie had found It on time the th northeast corner corer of Third South and Veu est Temple streets It I was wan Ut believed to b bo the missIng miss miss- ing pass pais key but failed falc- falc to open tie the front door of oC Franklins Franklin's store Members I of or Mrs Irs Coopers Cooper's family a m this morning queried th the s police pollee an as Il to whether 11 or not the murderer had hal known knon Mrs Irs Cooper Coper and asked her to open the thc door killing her and robbing tho time store etore after gaining admission The They Inferred rd that tha t r. r possibly it I might have been a n supposed friend of of hers ter They said sai she he had great trust In all nih al her acquaintances and would not hesitate to open the door I If she knew knocked on the tho outside and andu u asked ked her to do zo o. o The Time police polee however howe discredited this theory being beng Inclined to the time opinion that robben robbery ta wax was the time motive of ot tho lie murder mUNe |