Show ERS RS fURNISH ALSE lS CLUE IN R G KilliNG Ii oman Denies MateL Mate L Played Races DE IS cum im Dies Sunday rom Hemorrhage I Hb i r kroner's coroners coroner's jury shortly after returned a verdict to toe e effect ct that J. J H. H Mason came us death eath by a gunshot wound inflicted at the hands persOn n unknown to the juryS jury l S 5 J. J H. H Mason widow of the 1 an was the first witness d at the coroners coroner's inquest as as' to her husbands husband's pation the past few months she Asserted that he was wasI I an but ut had been out of I not know that he was ged in an art unlawful occupation tion with races E. E R. R stensen t er conducting the i loW ioK for the state asked did d not she replied know what A bunco man Christensen asked d do not she retorted S 'S Mason related the story of hooting in in the Kemp garage s sJohn John lohn Owen who Nho resides in a anear 19 near the Kemp garage tes tes- at about 1040 1043 o'clock Sat Sat- a man wearing a dark and dark hat walked through and disappeared in a clump ish near the garage I f few w minutes later she condl con con- d 1 heard a shot and walked n the front porch Then I I nother shot A man ran up Jl Hey Y He was wearing a light l dlight light hat IE e feud fd between bunco bunc and COHe con con- Id e en Is believed responsible 1 scooting Satur- Satur tight ight of a man nam named d Jam Janis James Janisin s lion in 26 6 alias James H. H Mans Mans- Hf lit was Indicated d Monday ev every evy ry effort eUort to to t telegraph le a h cpm corn which which Mason Iason o 1 wAs believed to be oiHi t d da N a gr ms sent to New York City Metropolitan Breeders' Breeders n of America and the In- In tl nal Bonding company with l Mason or Mans- Mans was supposed to be connected only the response that the thern thern rn rn Union company could find ch companies 1 or addresses in r York YorI rk City FATAL ab- ab on was shot through the Saturday night about 1030 k Ic was as he stood In the Kemp Kempe e e. e East Firt South street his wife and W. W H. H Rudolph ast at Sf Broadway night attend attend- khe garage He died Sund Sunday y loon toon fl about o'clock at the cEp Cross foss hospital from the effects ernal hemorrhages The bul- bul pierced his left kidney cers found that the shot had f teed r d through a small window fe st side of the garage al aln alto al- al to n direct line with the stall mason had parked his auto Mason lason declared that her herna na nd she came to Salt Lake Lakert rt o months ago for the for- for ers found nd in Masons Mason's machine tg that he was connected the racing game were Ignored d i gg woman who steadfastly T ed that her husband was with the race horse Ss ss in any way but that he Luto accessory salesman ON PUBLICITY 1 ng g the papers was a purport purport- which Mason as cominer com corn iner r of the Metropolitan frs ers Association of America communicate with his su- su the papers was also alsoe e that Mason had asked to discontinue his ser- ser w th the company on account lue newspaper publicity which cautioned to avoid owing are the letters together cj he purported code and a tele- tele from the secretary M Breeders Breeders' reeders association ames H. H Mansfield 1 m gf Main Office Western on Is IS' Spend Caper Brady Birds Continued on page 5 PAPERS FURNISH FAKE CLUE IN GARAGE MURDER Continued from page 1 Brady Water Vater Spice Spoke Honor Barley Oakwood-Ashwood Oakwood Red America ROBERT L. L MARTMAN MARTl Cipher code code code-A A Brady B Fable C C. C Pacer D Model E B Spend F Lofty G Roger H Other I Spice J Rajah K Baker L L. L Gales 1 M l MHomer Homer N Honor 0 O Spoke P F p. p Caper Q Pique R B Birds S Roses T T. T Water Yater U Couch V RIVer er V. W. Lawes X Texas Y Joyce Z Z Hazel BETTING CODE DISCLOSED Racing men say that assuming the commissioner r had taken up a abet a abet abet bet for a 0 man on a horse named Sunbeam for Instance the code would be as af follows Roses Couch Honor Fable Spend Brady Homer Amount to be wagered wagered wagered-Ashwood Ashwood Dogwood 1000 Oakwood 2000 Elmwood Pinewood Maplewood Beechwood Beechwood Beech Beech- wood Birchwood Cottonwood Sprucewood Pop Pop- larwood Hickory wood The names used here it is said would be fictitious with the asso- asso cis ion knowing the real backers Po lilt on of of horses horses Red Red straight or first White place or second Blue show or third Track conditions conditions America America track last fast ast Canada track slow Cuba uba tr track ck muddy Race to be wagered On Barley On-Barley Barley first race Corn second race Oats third race Wheat fourth race Rye fifth firth race Clover sixth race Rice seventh race 1 P. P S. S S.-If S. If the commissioner should lose Code notify main office at once and we will forward b by regIstered registered regis regIs- mall new Code and key At Atall Atall Atall all times this code is UI strictly con Con- SECRETARY ROBERT I L. L MART MART- MAN B BM I BM Mr James H. H Mansfield Dear Sir Sir Sir- Your letter of ot recent date re receIved received received re- re with reports for thelast the thelast thelast last quarter which I am pleased to state correspond with our auditors auditor's report covering the same period I regret to advise you that at atthe atthe atthe the last meeting of ot the board of directors it was decided to dispense with the services of or several everal of the commissioners for at least six months Your name among inose mentioned on account of your re recent recent recent re- re cent publicity In the newspapers perl the clippings will explain all aU Your term of service will therefore therefore there there- fore tore expire sixty days from date BOND REQUIRED However you will continue to operate until that time and report as usual A A. draft and voucher cOvering covering cov cOy ering your commission will be forwarded forwarded for tor- warded to you within a few days and the renewal of your bond will not be necessary and your bonding company has been notified to that effect I am also Instructed to tell teU you that your bond holds good for tor six 6 months after your term of ot service expires You must avoid publicity take precaution Uon against newspaper newspaper reporters re- re porters poolroom and I will wUl caution you to be extremely careful as any more publicity with newspapers will be detrimental to you as well as to the syndicate I 1 personally am am nm sorry that you were among those suspended and I will do all in my power to have you reinstated but I am ant unable to do anything at the present time as you ou are well aware that the majorIty major major- ity rules r Wishing you success I am sIncerely sin sIn- Yours Jours SECY ROBERT L. L MART MARTMAN IA SECURED FOR There also was a letter purportIng PUrportIng purporting purport- purport Ing to be from E. E S. S Coombs preel dent of the International Bonding company In Inc notifying Mansfield that his bond had been duly ap ap ap- proved and he was was bonded with said Raid company for This letter letter- was on stationery of ot the firm and Is given belo below belo New York N. N Y Jan l I 1925 1926 Mr James II Mansfield New York N N. N Y Dear Sir Sir We We beg to inform you that your bond No has been duly approved and andl same has haa been ee Issued and forwarded to your emAll em em- All AU other papers have been forwarded for for- warded to Mr Col Edward E. E Bradley who furnished the security for your bond We are re pleased to state that all matters have been satisfactorily arranged arranged ar- ar ranged hn bonded to with tl aU all concerned and you are our company for the sum ot of one hundred thousand dollars dollars dol- dol lars Thanking you for your previous business and trusting that our lu- lu U- U ture relations may remain tory we beg 10 o remain yours very truly INTERN INTERNATIONAL A TION AL BO BONDING DING COMPANY Pres E. E s S. S Combs Coombs PROMINENT PERSONS NAMED As shown by the stationery upon which these thee letters were written James R. R Keene is president dent of the breeders' breeders association Robert L. L Martman 1 secretary Al Allred Al Al- fred G. G vice president Clarence R. R Mackey treasurer and Harry Payne Whitney assistant assistant assist assist- ant treasurer The breeders' breeders as assOCiation association association as- as Is supposed to maintain offices at No 42 Broadway New York City No 14 Strand London London London Lon Lon- don England No 2 Rue Rivoli Paris France The company ac according according according ac- ac cording to Its stationery was In Incorporated Incorporated incorporated In- In In 1910 for The stationery of the bonding company shows the following as officers E. E S. S Coombs Coombe president Lawrence Moore treasurer and Henry R R. Lawson cashier This company is supposed to have have offices In New York Turk City London Los Angeles and Toronto Canada It Is believed that the above names of prominent business men some of them closely connected with race horses were used on the stationery without their knowl knowl- edge A card indicated that Mansfield Mansfield Mansfield Mans Mans- field which Mrs Mason said was not her husbands husband's correct name was a member of ot the United Turf Exchange A statement for one weeks week's winning which Mansfield was supposed to have made showed a profit of and ran as follows Cort DOre at Miami l In the sixth race posted 2500 and won Shuffle Along at Tijuana In Inthe Inthe inthe the third race posted and won at the fair lair grounds not Salt Lake ake in the seventh race posted and won 20 Trooper at Miami l in the first race posted and won the Bradley Entry at Miami In fifth race posted and woo won June Fly at Tijuana In the eighth race posted and won I Freez Freezy at Havana In the fourth race posted and won STRANGER GIVES CLUE F. F S. S Taylor of East First South street volunteered the information mation matlon Monday that a man ap approached approached ap- ap his door Saturday prior to o the shooting and asked where he could find tind the Hollywood apart apart- ments Mason and his wife occupied occupied pied No 28 In the Hollywood East First South street Taylor according to Detective Chief R. R M. M I. I Beckstead said that he ho started to tell the stranger he could find the Hollywood about a half halt block west on the same when the stranger ran off th tha 3 porch and got Into an automobile parked at the curb The description of ot the man who Vh applied to Taylor for information five feet seven or eight inches dark complexioned dark suit and of ot heavy stature wearing a straw hat Is vastly different from thui given by Mrs Stella vw Owen uJ East First South street Mrs Owens said her mother was visiting her Saturday nl night ht and they were sitting on the front porch when they heard a sound resembling bling a a. shot They both left their seats and started to walk a narrow alleyway toward the back backof of ot the house when a man rushed out of ot the place She described d the man as about six t feet t tan tall wearing a light suit of ot clothe clotho As Ashe Ashe Ashe he came from the alleyway Into the the light of the street th man pulled his hat over his face Mrs Owens said SHE PARKED MACHINE Wanda Vanda and Geraldine ll Berg rg daughters of oC L. L C. C Berg No 27 7 Hollywood apartments were on their way home when the shooting occurred As they approached the apartment both girls said said they saw a a. machine parked near the curb about where a 0 trail leads Into the middle of the block to the Kemp garage A man was sitting at the wheel of this car and when the girls approached approach d they said he got out and walked to a point where he could glance down the path leading to the garage Masons Mason's slayer it Is believed was wasa wasn a n member of oC a national or International International international bunco gang who had been bilked out Dut of his sh share re of ot the profits of a rich haul Mrs Mason who steadfastly re refused refused re- re fused to talk about her husbands husband affairs or even tell the police bolice where they lived was arrested by Detective Detective Detec Detec- tive C C. W Wk and Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Pa Pa- C. C V. W. Rider at 4 o'clock Sunday morning after the officers officer had repeatedly failed to get a comprehensive com com- story from the woman about her movements or her husbands husband's husbands husband's husbands husband's hus hus- bands band's business She was questioned questioned ques ques- by Chief Beckstead a few hours later and released from jail Jai at Beckstead's request Mrs Mason was released because we had insufficient evidence upon which to hold her In Jail any longer long long- er Chief Beckstead said The woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man told me an apparently straightforward straightforward straightforward straight straight- forward story about where she lived and what at her r hu husbands husband's ba ds bu business was Ime ane t ne claimed ner ncr nus Dana wa was an automobile salesman Mrs Mason Mason Mason Ma Ma- son was vas released at 1030 a. a m. m Sun Suh- day We Ve feel that we can do nothing more on the case at this time ime ant and have asked for tor a coroners coroner inquest to be held The inquest was started Monday afternoon Members of the gang gans which M Mason Mason Ma Ma- son Is believed to have belonged are assumed to have operated by luring a victim into a pool room where telegraph Instruments and other paraphernalia would Indicate connection with a race track CLIPPING DISCUSSED The following newspaper clipping clipping clipping clip clip- ping undated and bearing no marks mark to Identify Identity the p paper per from which I Iwas it was taken was found among Masons Mason's Masons Mason's Masons Mason's Ma Ma- sons son's papers From the local pool poolrooms rooms yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- came a great wave of grief For Fol several years these pool rooms room have reaped a g golden harvest op operating op crating for the benefit of the speculating spec spec- ula tIng public These so c called nal pool ool rooms have been for years a menace to the general public and andIn ant antIn In inmany many states have been legislated out of commission Still by hook hool or crook they manage to continue their operations and generally thrive But should the chain o or of exchanges pool rooms rooms operate through tut nt the country meet with the same as the local branch did yesterday through the speculations of a stranger it is safe to say that It will be 5 EUI SH to legislate against them as It was passed around that this mysterIous mysterious mysterious mys mys- stranger made a killing to the extent of over In the la in t few day day- in no dO much that every deal in which he ventured went ex- ex cUy as he prophesied It was as only a short time until the operators began be began began be- be gan to take his commissions with grave misgivings and apparent fear and when he made his final plunge pa the Whitney entry and cleaned u u. u the managers of ot the several exchanges pool rooms were Vere thrown Into a veritable panic and refused absolutely to take further further further fur fur- ther commissions from this wizard of ot chance Later In the evening he was seen at one ne of the principal hotels by our newspaper reporters depositing a large sum mini of money and was questioned regarding his fortunate deals He seemed a averse verse to going Into the subject simply saying it was all a matter of ot chance With him were Judge Baker Colonel E. E R. R Bradley Harry Payne Whitney J. J K L. L Ross and several other well known horsemen and breeders ot Of Kentucky and other ther famous racing courses They all seem seemed d over pleased to learn that the pool rooms had been I hard hit and did not try to conceal conceal con con- conI conceal I ceal their Joy as all were enjoying a repast de tIe and toasting the thep p plunger unger for his good fortune It Is more than probable that an organized campaign is being leing waged by a syndicate of |