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Show ANDERSON DENIES ALL Refutes the Alleged Charges of Mrs, Ekman Ek-man that He Had Anything Any-thing to Do With the Murder of Her Child-Wants Child-Wants to Stay at Police Headquarters Salt Lake, Aug 1 Charles L An derson, first husband of Mrs Minnie Ekman, returned to Salt Lake yesterday yes-terday and gave himself up to Police Inspector Car! A Carlson, after being be-ing absent from the city since the night of July 19 according to his own statement. Assistant County Attorney N G Morgan who conducted the states case against Mrs Ekman at her pre llmlnan hearing for the murder of her daughter. Frances Violet Willi ams, said last night that a thorough investigation of Andersons Status with regard to the murder would be started today. Upon his own request Anderson as locked In the citj Jail He told Inspector Carlson that he wished to remain there until proof had been found that he had no connection with or knowledge of the murder before the arrest of Mrs Kkman and himseit In Ogdcn at the time of the finding of the body, Saturday, June 28. Makes No Comment. When told last night by a Jailer that Anderson had returned to Salt Lake and given himself up, Mrs Ek i man. in her cell at the county Jail, received the news without comment Not by a word or a look did she betray be-tray the slightest interest in the BltUS tlon Earlier In the day. when asked If she would stand by her story thai she did not commit the murder and that Anderson was with her Tuesday nlsht. she said that she had been told by her law vers to say nothing Together. Inspector Carlson and Anderson called at the offices of the Salt Lake Route to make inquiries about the ticket I1S d In Vnilero.n when he came here from Los Angeles Ange-les Anderson laims that he bough; the ticket In Los Angeles Ht noon on T uesday June 24, and left there for Sait Lake the same day It Is ex pected that through the ticket, when It is found In the company a files, the question as to when Anderson arrived ar-rived here slll be finally established The point is considered as crucial bj Inspector Carlson, as the murder occurred Tuesday night, according to the stories of Mrs Ekman and the besl evidence that the police have been able to secure Anderson In.t night repeated his former statement that he did not arrive here until noon Wednesday. Juno 25. Talked to Jailer. That Mrs. Ekman had made up her mind to tell a new story concerning the murder was suspected last Salur day morning b Jailer Joseph Burbidge. Bur-bidge. "I did not murder Frances." she said to Jailer Burbidge. gave her some sleeping powders, but the would not have killed her I did no' give my child the medicine that killed her." Jailer Burbidge suggested that she ought to tell the whole story to Sher .Iff Andrew Smith, Jr. if she had been I holding anything back He told the sheriff that he thought the woman 'was ready to tell something morfl i about the murder but Sheriff Smith was ill at the time, and not able to I visit the woman in the Jail The night of the same day. Mrs Ekman told I her story denying her first confession of murder and declaring that Andor-j son appeared at her house on the night of the murder which was counter to her first story that she first saw htm j Ion Wednesday, about noon, in front of the place where she lived oo |