Show HORACE HORA E II HI VOSS MURDERED BY t AI A FI F. DAY ON FRANKLIN AVE AVEI gt 1 1 I L Leader der of Colored People in 11 Salt Lake Shot Down Without 1 I. I Warning and and Without ut Provocation by a Worthless Character c MURDERER ARRESTED SOON AFTER SHOOTING Crime Follows Quarrel Over Days Day's Action in Attacking Matt Edwards an Older Colored Man Two Man Two EyeWitnesses Wit Eye-Wit- nesses esses detain detained ed at City Cily Jail I Horace II n. vc s one OC of the Hie most J i prominent colored clord men of Salt Lake was murd in cold blood by b A. A 1 T. T Day a In Matt Edwards Edwards' ro rooming house hom III In Franklin avenue at r 11 0 o'clock afternoon Da Day was sas arrested ten minutes later b by b Chief of or Dete Detectives the Geor George e Raleigh on Main Mali street in n front o of Lyric theatre At the time of oC his arrest riI F L L 0 LC HORACE II 11 VOSS Da Day was still stilt c In his hh hand bond the gunS Bun the v and barrel of or which were still sUII wann from It Its recent nt use Later Joe Ware Vurl urt and Sal Saute SalUe tie Yarber locked up to be 10 detained as wit wll- nesses It Is lt that others will willbo willbo bo lo placed I in custody for the same same- purpose as the facts In the case are arc obtained by b the police department The murder wa was committed by Da Day in the room of f Sallie Yarber in Edwards Edwards' rooming house and was wa the outcome of oC If a fight which Da Day had 1 with Edwards night c According to ta the stories as told on on Frankli II ave i tic yesterday Edwards I. I k at that tin time cd Da Day of or having maintained relations with Day I unon the thi old d' d I man J U and auti f crashed cr J I his head through h the Ia g-Ia glass gIas pare IaN In li the door to Edwards Edwards' house The was stopped b by t V friends frIend in time to tJ prevent nt further InJuries In InI Injuries In- In I juries to Ed E and arid it is 15 said In hi time to Ea savo tI anh life for fol the that Day was carrying car car- statement made I is the tho gun Sun with which he h killed r Voss when he hail had this earlier trouble II From this tight light Indirectly came caine 1 f the murder of f r a Prom From the from those concerned con con- best stories obtainable con j r In the tho aTaIr It that Day went Into Iho tiu El Edwards house to settie settle set set- i tie tic with Edwards While While- there thero he het with hi hit his back to tor toward to- to Voss titling t 1 w OSS r w ward rd him an and he deliberately shot und and killed him 1 J s o s lel cl Day u returning to his home It As Voss was k 1 63 Franklin avenue from the Atlas Alias fl block k c he lic has been heen employed 4 S ns s-J s janitor l for fOl several years he ho met andr and Da Day at ut the head o of the avenue him for the light tight A Afew Afew AJ r reprimanded few hot words Ia eel between tho the J two and then Voss passed I Se on down toward hl his home lie liei the lie street l for rot a stood In front of Edwards Edwards' place i moment talking with a u negro when he ho was asked into Into the house by Joo Joe L Warp Vare roomer loomer a Voss Vos-s Day stood tood silently looking at when ho lie pa passed ted on then thou pulled a revolver rc- rc I and broke it volver from groin his hl pocket was aS hued It with cartridges This Marl Mart a a. white man Marshall cn by Mart Martt 10 to Franklin avenue living at the started down clown then say ays that Day Diy t the avenue following VO 8 carrying loaded revolver in his hand hanl Warning Gave Gu No o moment after Voss had harl entered entered en en- Only tho the a house Day also threw lire open tercel strode In tn Voss OS wan U and und the the- thedoor door talking back to Day IiII hll sitting with the then with Ware are He lie turned just have as ns timeto time timeto but did not n negro glO entered latter raised the to speak when whon the through the tile therl shot him ol H and rl right ir H ht temple h the hall hull t to osa UN LubO 5 I u. u then fell 1011 bet ct a awaY waY ten back room II a floor dead nt at full upon the tho in ILl the people There were several do but the they could coul at the time house wounded mall lie He for the reached him 1 W dead when whon they the r with rho Flie and turned still smoking smoking- a the house wall walked ed rom from slOWlY down walked cigar lie He Third South street Franklin avenue to street A crowd of or ormen then we west t to Main followed him men women and boys boys' momentarilY out of the alley IlOt Li oS l. l house he hc As Day left lel the to the end endt endE endot Mrs VO by br followed have was lo to said 0 F alleyway allay all ay lie Is oC ot t tho the mind to have ha bald Id d. d E d upon her hel turn turned dont don't follow S back and nl You keep kill OU too Ill I'll you or following him me following meMS Mrs Voss Vos he hesitated In j- j J I then for fOI a moment but bul took up tho time chase and was nearly neaily to Main Mam street as a the the patrol wagon arrived cd in front of oC the I Lyric theatre with the officers aboard who arrested Day Mrs In vo Voss Vos said last night that at the time she was as following following- Day Da she hc did not know that Da Day had shot her husband husband hus bus band but that in seeing seeing- the man running running running run run- ning ning- down own tho the street past her hou house e with the gun un in his hand still mok-j mok lit log ing at the tho muzzle she was as impelled to follow him I A As she slopped from flom exhaustion when near Main street Mrs l Voss was tal taken en in charge chan e by friends friend who advised ad advised ad- ad her of the shooting shooting- of or her hel husband hus bus band Arrest of Day nar I As Da Day turned into Main street the patrol wagon as as at hand with soy hev- cral officers aboard Detective I Hall Raleigh h Jumped from tho the wagon waJon and pulled his gun un walking toward the negro I Hand I that he lie said over O gun co covering the murderer There was no I attempt at e escape capE the negro handing over over o hl his gun guns with tho muzzle pointing I at the detectives detective's breast He was then put Into the patrol wagon and j taken talen to the eft city jail I lint Had Made Threats i IDa Day has hns been seen on U Franklin avenue a and about town for fOl five fi or six months but was wa known as a worthless worthless worth worth- less character II He lie has hns engaged in several eral lights fights with others on the I avenue und and was ua generally believed to tobe tobe tobe be a dan dangerous rous man In his light with tu day 11 rd tl i 41 H h r o 1 ll arni hero 8 sc ern oral belIeve c tHal ho hud bud tit th the 1 gun on his per perron for that purpose C wild when he was Irritated by tho the reprimand i 1 I from rom romo Voss Vos The police were not notified of oC the fight Saturday night or 01 of or subsequent threats from what could be learned at the station last Jast night ht and thus the thed d desperate man manas was as allowed free Cree rein on Oil the street Mrs Edwards and others others oth oth- ers ors went vent In in iii search earch of or officers but found none ilone and let the matter drift rift without reporting It it Croud Hl Gun dun When hen arrested Joe Ware Vare had a aI agun agun I gun hun but hut the killing of oC Voss had taken his nerve he ho told the police and he he could not take a step toward the tile murderer Many lan on the avenue also saw tho the mur murderer come couie from the hou house e after aCtor committing the deed but bul did not nol have the nerve o to accost him The gun in hl his hand kept all persons person back Day Claims Self Day admitted the l killing of or Voss but maintained that he had done so as aK he thought in self claimIng claim claim- Ing In that at the time Lime ho Ito shot Voss he lie thou thought ht that he vo Voss was vas In tho the act actor of or pulling a gun Jun on him He Slid said that when he lie went into tho the house h he thought Edwards was in iii there ther and that he went vent in to lix up tho the trouble that they had hind had Saturday night when ho lie charges Edwards with having accused him of having some improper relations with Mrs Sallie Saute Yarber He says say that thal Saturday night Voss rosa remonstrated with him hint because e eor of or the tight that he had with Edwards und and that he thought ht that Voss was still sore soro ln Ha Having himself himself him him- self of oC this explanation It Is said that he attempted to have to-have have his story carried to Ware VaIe that thai ho lie might tell the same sanie story olal Un Sll Says Ware ure Va re Ware are refused to say fray a much except that time the entire affair was done bile In cold blood by hy Da Day and that the deadly assault as us- sault ulL was unprovoked He lie said that Day entered the tIme r 1 of Jf Mrs l Yarber Yar Yar- ber bel close behind Voss and that without with- with out aLit warning he aimed at ut Voss Toss head and tired from the rear tho bullet hitting hitting hit hit- ting Voss Vo just to tho rear of tho the temple toni tem JI on Oh the rl might light ht side of or hl his head Vo Voss then lien staggered t. about ten feet into another room and amid fell Cell on Oil the floor Hoor stone stolle dead lead Jorl Friends rushed to the aid aidor of or VO Voss S but lut by hy the tine time the they reached him he lie was beyond the power of or man Ware said hl that a at the time time Voss Vos was shot hot he lie heale Ware ale had a revolver In Iii his rocket pocket but hUl that the shock of the af affair at- at fair talt so unnerved hint him that he ho did not have ha the pret presence of or mind to shoot him bin A peculiar act on Wares Ware's part Inc in iii c connection with the affair and the one ono particular tact facts that perhaps more than any other has lias resulted In his beIng being heIng be he- ing detained by tIme the police is this At Atthe Atthe Atthe the time lime the approached him him to place lace him under arrest ho hu is said to have havo made an attempt to pass pas tho the gun un to his son sou o Examined Ex II 1111 It H Is also 10 said that at tho the time Day had hi his trouble with Edwards ho was drunk und anti his hit assault u on Edwards was Mas as unprovoked ed In his drunken condition con COIl dillon It la is said Day mumbled sonic Home me- me timing thing about killing Edwards It Is believed be be- he Day Da had the time gun on his person p r on at the time tulle but that he was In tile the habit of or carrying it IL and ami did not have ha time to load It before friends of o both parties came upon them and made tho the loading of Jr the gun sun almost an impossibility Yesterday afternoon Willard Hans Hanon Han Han- assistants in tho Limo s SUIT on and Job P. P Lyon Lon county attorneys attorney's ollice summon summoned t tall all allo o of the tIme witnesses e to police tc There they gave testimony which WItS was recorded by h a stenographer Continued on Two HORACE H. H VOSS MURDERED MURDERED MURDERED MUR MUR- DERED BY A. A F. F DAY DAYON ON FRANKLIN AVE 1 Continued from Page Pago One an and upon which the prosecution will willbe be bt based When Mr Ir Hanson was aRl asked to some of the facts brought out by his examination of or the tho witnesses be refused to sa say further than that the statements made mae to him hini showed showell clearly clearl that the murder was deliberate malicious premeditated and unprovoked Came Caine on im Tennessee Horace H II Vess was born in Mur- Mur ro Tennessee see November 9 1864 1 fh There re ne mie engaged in iii various kinds of bu business He was looked upon b by those who knew him as a valuable citizen Where er Mr Mt Voss took tool up his home ho ma made a host of or friends who I regretted his leaving leavinS' It has hns been so In 11 Salt Lake Mr Ir Voss was without without without with with- out exception the mos most highly respected respect respect- ed nan man amon e tIe e colored people people- In Inthis Inthis inthis this city He n has s been known as a'S a prominent In th the tho political lifo of or not only thiS elt city and count county but butof butof of the state at large Throughout the state wherever where there are arc colored people peo- peo pie he lie Is known 11 as a 3 powerful Influence Influence ence once for Cor the betterment of the conditions conditions condi condi- before the tue race As a a. worker In hit the church of which he was a a. member he wa iva known as one of ot the foremost and most energetic in the flock In the A. A M. M K Eo church In this city he was one of the trustees and also a steward He lie labored hard for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the moral welfare o of his people and his loss Joss to the church will be a gre great t tone one an and one that cannot be replaced Prominent LocI Lodge e Man Iau Mr MiS Voss Vos s was prominent In all colored fraternal organizations being a n member In good standing of the tho Grand United Order of Odd Od Fellows Household rf of Ruth l St. St Marks Mark's lodge Jode of or Colored l Ia Masons ons and of the Colored Color Elks lodge loge In Iii all of these he lie held high rank rani and was an earnest worker work work- I er el along fraternal lines All of or these I lodges will be represented at the I funeral Mr 11 Voss came to lo this city eighteen years e us u's ago and anti luring during that thaL time has been a conspicuous figure in the tIme colored color color- ed population of oi tIme the city A nn m n of ot commanding appearance and po possessed possess possess- sess- sess ed with a remarkable mind ho soon became l known a at as a a. leader His following following fol- fol lowing lowIng- was a n power in all lines While he lie He nc cr cr exerted this Influence ence as a bos boss either In politics re religion re- re ligion or socially his advocacy was to Insure support support sup sup- port in Iii any undertaking It is re remarked ye- ye marked among all his friends that his plans for or advancement have always met with an and that his work worl In ill colored society in hi this city has elevated ele dc- vate It until today it stands far Car above the plane usually obtaining In other cities II UK IlLs I- I Domestic Life Lire Mr Mi- Voss was marli married July Jub 27 1901 1001 to Lizzie To 10 her the thc loss of ot other her hu husband band has lias been a calamity Mrs 18 Voss Vos when seen been last night was prostrated with grief brier nn and was hardly hardly hardly hard hard- ly able ahle to lo speak By a former mar mar- Mrs s. Toss has two daughters Ethel and Clara aged 16 and 13 re ro- ro The love 10 they had for fOl their foster fosler father Cathel was wat as great as us that the they bore for their own parent and the grief of or these oung oun girls Is pathetic to behold The rime only child I issuing from the marriage of or Mr 11 and Mrs Voss a little daughter died last January January Janu Janu- ary at the ago of or a few months Funeral ral In defor jice J to the thc pleadings of oC the stricken grief widow and anti the thc foster Coster children of Voss Vors his hlf body boy was wa vai taken to hi his hia late home where It was waH prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for b by Undertaker S. S D. D Evans There it Jl was waH viewed 3 jester ester esterday day a by hy a gre gre-at number of his IrIs friends an and relatives e Tho The funeral will bo be held Tuesday at an h hour ur to be announced lat later hater r. r The TIme services s IiI vili be bc In charge of the theman man many fraternal orders of ot which ho lie was a member an and of or the A. A jr M. E E. church After being fully advised ed of or the tho facts as obtained by hy the tho police pollee department department de lie- de- de awl anti the county attorneys attorney's office Justice Dana T T. Smith acting coroner tI that thai an would be unnecessary |