| Show THE OF AUDACITY boldest murder in ill salt lakes history two men force Foree Their way into fred irs apartments anil and St rancle him to lo death while nix cries for are cleard by half a doz lien ilen ahr wit D are too hadly frightened lato either aid or notify officers offic erg walli walk awny away salt lake city feb 26 with his carle for help he p ringing in the baj eais r of 0 half a dozen domn men whom had courage to go to his aid fred butler an urn umbrella maker was war murd murdered ered in hit his apartments at west south temple about 8 lat last evening two men who did the deed were then permitted to wall walk past the group of men attracted by the victims cries and unmolested made their escape about the time mentioned there was a knock on butlers door lie ile opened it and immediately yelled murder and attempted to close it A struggle en sued butler trying to keep the men from entering all the while crying tor for assistance which never came it was war a desperate struggle but th they ey were too strong for him and strangled him to death people on the outside heard the struggle gle going on within followed by a that told of the end and later saw two men emerge and quietly walk away no one thought to notify an officer until the murderers were well out of the way officers shannon and ealing esling er responded to a call and found butler lying on the floor with head toward the door he had been dead several minutes his throat bore marks of his assailants hands and his mouth was forced full of rags the bed was tumbled over and a small trunk ransacked while one or two of the victims pockets were turned inside out A watch owned by the victim was missing yet the presence of a purse containing 12 indicated to the officers that robbery was war not the motive A CLUE butler it appears was war suing his wife for divorce the case was to have been called today should the decree be entered as prayed for mrs butler would have no interest in his property consisting of real estate to the value ot of 2000 2000 or more but if butler were out of the way the property would pass to her control believing this might lead to developments the police about midnight arrested mrs butler who mho has been living apart arom her husband for rome come time she was found at murray with adoth er cr bomin woman occupying the saloon buil building dino formerly belonging to charles harles she denied all knowledge of the der or that divorce proceedings were pending however the officers gleaned enough fro from m her to warrant them in be lieving the murderers would soon be apprehended and at an early hour officers departed for north salt lake on a serret erret mission mft sion |
