Show NO GUN IN THE salt lake police confused over failure to find the weapon used in killing hay tho which has been suspected of the gun with which james K hay was killed is vindicated ita waters have been drained the soft mud underneath hag been carefully worked over and not a scrap of evidence found that would ia any way tend to throw more light on the great murder mystery while the search of the slough was in progress the 38 calibro revolver found in the mud at the corner of state and thirteenth south streets was identified as the property of a small cowboy who lost it a day or two before it was found by the man who afterward turned it over td the police thus alio detectives are at sea again in regard to the weapon chih look hays life it appeared that half the population of salt lake was on the ground the connection waa made between alio ditch and the big pond and the waters began pouring out there was a general belief bield by the public as well as by alio officers that alio gun biad been thrown into the swamp and alic publication of the fact that the final search would be made yesterday explained tho presence of the crowd eager eyes followed every movement of the men engaged in the task as aliey waded into the mire and shoveled the slimy mud out onto the lank to be raked over pieced of wood rocks and bones were found but no gun and no clothing the work was not in vain however in the first place the owner of the pasture lias had his land drained by a ditch 1200 feet long a fine lively spring haa been opened up and the demonstrated fact that tho pistol is not in the slough will encourage tho officers and hundreds of other people to keep a more active lookout lor the desired piece of evidence the last day of the old year passed and tho new year came in without a sign of weakness on ho part of the prisoner peter and without any discoveries worth mentioning by alia olli cers working on the case has become a great reader atio magazines given him by the jailer at hiis advent in tho jail have been read through even to alie and he has replenished his library from among alio periodicals that are always floating about among the yesterday he had but ono visitor u friend choso whoso name was not ascertained ail who called in alio morning ilia atlo ncy durnard stuwart wart in tle afternoon but did not call in person is still anlin and apparently at case yesterday he waa less talka tive and more devoted to reading usual the time for the preliminary of cn will probably remain unsettled until alie day after tomor twy some time friday deputy county attorney loofbourow and li arnard stew art will get together and agree on a i day for the hearing mr I 1 aho vho has been ono of tho most active collectors of evidence in this case said i last night eliat hia office had been careful to run down every rumor and sift ever story received therit promised 0 o help or Injure tho case 0 the I 1 jm t i afa L t mm |