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Show LETTER f ROM THE JAP MURDERERS -?RFrr': Written to Francis Tribe, Who Was Held Up Following the Mission House Robbery, Informing Him Where He Can Find His Keys Two Men Under Arrest in Brigham. i I , killed, and funeral services over his remains Hre being held at the Episcopal Epis-copal church this afternoon. The olllcer8 are following every cluo which might lead to the discovery discov-ery and identity of tho guilty parties. If something definite is not unearthed unearth-ed within the next twenty-four hours, Detective Pender will start west to follow a clue that comes from the State of Nevada. Last evening Joshua Mlddleton, one of the young men who was held up Immediately after the murder nt the Mission House, supposedly by th. men who did the killing, visited the city Jail and met the two youns men Kberhart and Kennedy who arc being held uud"r suspicion of having had something to do with the affair. He stated that he Is certain that Kennedy, Ken-nedy, the tall, light complexloned one, Is the man that held him ip He Is so po&itlve that he says he can swear Today there are several new developments devel-opments in the hunt for the desperadoes despera-does who robbed and murdered the Japanese Mission House Saturday night. Another due was brought to light today that may lead to something tan elide. Francis Tribe of tho First National bank, who was held up by two men, supposed to be the parties that turned the trick at the Mission House, received a lette-r written on the back of an envelope and postmarked post-marked Ogden, June 13th, which read: "Mr F. Tribe, First National Bank You can t'nd your keys, all except one. back of the Becker Brewery. Sorry Sor-ry to kill Jap, but had to do it. (Signed) "HARRY and TOM." When the fellows held un Mr. Tribe und bis friend. In front of the Trib residence, immediately after the killing kill-ing at the Japanese place. Mr. Tribe asked them not to lake his keys, which they then bad in their hands. Thtv said all right and that they wouid leave them there on the ground, but when he looked for them the next morning they were not there. The premise? back of the brewery have been searched toduy but no trace ot the keys have been found. It Is thought that the letter has been writ teti by confederates of the robber for the purpose of dlscone-vrting tha officers. Chief Browning recehed a message from Sheriff Josephs u Box EKie'i county that be ha.3two men In custody, cus-tody, answering the' descriptions Riven Riv-en of the men supposed to have committed com-mitted the robberv and murder ami that be is holding them in jail at Brigham City The chief and Detective Detec-tive Pender will vIMt the Brigham Jail this afternoon and. If there Is anything any-thing to justify holding "the men In question, they will be brougW to this city this evening. I Both Kennedy and Eberhart are being be-ing held, but thev aie reticent and have nothing to say. They now fully realize the fact that they are being j held for the murder of Saturday niht. The wounded Japs nre getting along nicelv and will be aide to attend to business affairs within the next lew J days. The Japanese merchants are j raising a subacrlptlon for the widow ,;- t .(..,.., .i - - - - to It. He states, however, that he does not recognize the features of Eb-, Eb-, erhart. An important "tip" that led to the nrre?t of young Kennedy and Eberhart Eber-hart in connection with the Mission House robbery was given by a young man by the name of Conroy who Is being held at the city jail pending au in ventilation under the accusation of burglary. He said to some one at the Jail Saturday night that there was "going to be something doing with the Japs tonight." Conroy Is a former Inmate of the State Industrial school and, the otil-cers otil-cers knowing that young Elorhart was also from the school, and a member mem-ber of Conroy's gang, they started out In search of the youngsters. It Is supposed sup-posed that In some way Eberhart communicated com-municated with Conroy that a trick with the Japanese people was to be put on the boards Saturday night. There 13 a negro trusty in the city Jail who. also. In a former Inmate of the Industrial school and it is thought that he may be the medium through which Conroy has been communicating communicat-ing with outside parl!et. |