The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-29
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
THE aAvERsrICk AFFAIR
A RymDathIzIug Newspaper.

n S$mRAEMlAtuS N0WsR0POE.
New York, 28.-TrIbMne editorial:
For the sake Of the reputation of New
York City we regret that the ConkliEg
homicide case is not TO be submitted to q
jury Of twelve relisble and sensible men.
There would then be thorough investi-
CATION of the killing in Vienna fats, and
we should know positively whether or
not murder was committed there, At
present the point is by NO means clear.
The coroDer sent Ccnkling, the slayer Of
HaYeYstick to the Tombs, and Judge Of
the supreme court, on reviewing the evil
denee, only saw fit 70 release him On
bail. He did not let the prisoner 90 Free
bat yesterday, Police Justice Saith, on
precisely the same evidence, decided that
it was q case of justiasble hOmicide;
There has been altogether too much fool
ish sentiment in this matter. Although
there has not been an occurrence in the
city for long time that needed eslmer
investigation, the community now stands
committed to Nevada methods Of sVeng-
ing injuries In s way that does it no
credit. The opinion Of twelve men, not of
one, should have settled this serious
matter. Is it too late for the grand jury
to look into il?
In searching Haverstick's rooms, in
Vienna fats, were found papers which
Mrs. Uhler had looked for Unsuccess-
fully. Police Captain McElwain dis
covered package of receipts, showing
that the furniture and carpets had been
paid for by Mrs. Uhler. He also found
a will dated San Francisco, October 2S,
1875, and signed by VIM. b. Hsverstick.
n laaTya, all L.
In California. Captain AcEiwain says
Joseph B. HsVers!ick informed him that
IN view of the will be sbandons his claim
to the property.
The Times says e3itorially: The dis
charge of young ConklIng by Justice
Smith was generally expected and will
doubtless be still more generally ep-
proved, The feeling OF the public is
almost completely Cd thu side Of the man
who, so far as the evidence goes, acted in
self defense y hen he killed tbs paramour
Of his sister, and this feeling WIS rendered
still stronger when the etimony before
the coroner brought out the fact that the
man who was killed had added brutality
to bis other bad qualities by striking the
woman with wnem he was living in
criminal relations. The case was one Of
peculiarly aggravated bestislity and dis
gust Of decent people over the life
Of Hsverstick and the wonsp. Uhler WAS
readily charged into sympathy with
COnkling; but it mutt be noted after all,
that the killing, which Oonkling can
never cease TO regret, would have been
avoided if he had gone unarmed to g
sisters rooms. The law, virtue and
right Of respectable society would have
heen just as surely and completely vindi-
Gated, and besides avoiding the stain of
blood, Conkling would have saved his
sister from the horrible scandal Of the
publicity of her evil life,
The Post: We have not had for long
time more disgraceful failure Of justice
in this city than occurred yesterday in
the discharge of Conking, the slayer of
Hsverstick, by Police Justice Sol smith.
He tried the case and usurped the func-
ton of the jury. The only thing he had
to find from the evidence was
whether Conkling killed Haverstick with
deadly weapon. What makes the de-
cision more reprehensive is the encour-
agemenl it gives to the shameful and mis-
chievous practice of carrying pistols.
The Commercial says the discharge
of ConklinE for the numbering Haver-
stick is simply disgraoeful. The case
should have gone to q jury, and that II
| did not is q public scandal.
The Graphic: It is very easy to talk,
but this young man, Conkling, has done
precisely what any live man in his place
would have done, and what live men
who love there women and respect them.
selves VIII do as long as the world goel
round.
The will Of Haverstick was fled TO-
day. The teststor bequeathed all hi
property to his mother, and appointed
her the e1ecutrix.