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Show MURDERER OF SALT LAKEWAN TAKEN STREET CAR CONDUCTOR AND MAID OF FAUS HOUSEHOLD CHARGED WITH MURDER Frank Miller Is Oelng Sought By The Police and It is Believed That He Is the Man Who Fired the Fatal Shot Salt Lako Gilbert L. Brighton, 211 years of ago, street car conductor, Is tho murderer of Charles A. Faus. This Is the belief expressed by Chief of Police Joseph K. Burbhlgo and Chlof of Detectives Ililey M. Bockstead. The police believe that Brighton will con foss to the murder as he did to par tlclpatlou In the nttemptod robbery. A search Is holng mndo for the revolver with which Mr. Fans was killed. Brighton Brigh-ton is hold In (ho state prison nnd a nationwide search is being mndo for Frank Miller, ."5 yours of age, who Brighton says was the man who tired tho shot. Chief Boekstoad, who-brought about Brighton's arrest, said that Angolene Wacaster, tho muld who planned the robbery, had confessed that when Brighton came to tho back door on the night of tho trngody he wore his army overcoat. Tho uiuii who shot -Mr. Funs had on nn army overcoat. The police say Hint thoro was no reason rea-son why tho men should change coats while going from tho hack to the front. Mrs. Fans Mated that tho tailor of the (wo bandits shot hor husband. Brighton Is almost six feet In height. Hrlghtou said that his companion wns taller than ho. The police say that this is highly Improbable and that Brighton is tho man Who firod tho shot, necording to their belief. Tiie maid admitted tlint she recognized recog-nized Brighton's volco when ho answered an-swered Mrs. Faus, although both men were masked. Miss Wacaster wild that the man who spoko was the man who fired tho fatal shot. Although the girl, asserted that she did not think Brighton was tho guilty mnn, tho police po-lice say that thoy bellevo that sho knows that he is the murderer and that she merely desires to shield him as much as possible. When Chlof Bockstead asked tho girl why slie had arranged the robbery rob-bery she said : "I needed fifty dollars." Brighton was arrested by Chief of Detectives Itlley M. Boekstoad and Dctoctivcs Bert Seager, Dick Eddlng-ton, Eddlng-ton, Lester Wire and Jack Egbert. He confessed at onco to participation in the holdup Friday night at tho Fmif home. He placed all the blame on tho Wn castor girl. He said that lie bad talked talk-ed to her on the st roe tears and that she had suggested that he got a companion com-panion and rob tho Faus homo. He declared that the girl had said that Mrs. Faus kopt a large quantity of Jowelry anil money In the houso. He said that he found n man who agreed to take part In the holdup. He declared that this companion, whoso naino ho. gavo as Frank Miller, wns the one who lost Ills norve and tired at Mr. Fans. He asserted that ho know this man onv Bllghtly and that ho had fled from tho town. Following his confession, Brighton was rushoil to tho Btuto prison for safe keeping, as' threats of a lynching bad reached the ears of thd pollco. Remarks made by Brighton the day precodlng bis arrest camo to the oars of Chlof Bcckstead and lod to lilt, nrrest. |