Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-08
DBSBRBf RYBHIHG NEWS.
1HR "DRAD. GAZE 10 LIFE.
AND sAvHD THE NECK OF A sUs-
PDCTED MURDERER From THE
MOOSE.

1ops intsussly iutsrsstine Grim
inAl lhv cases have been solalDd to .
representative % the Onanha Bee
during tho past week.
Judge Baldwin, with . career Of
moro than forty yean ut the Bar,
proved to be one Of the most vAlu-
able contribution.
that - over como to my notice, "
sd judge Baldwin, 'swas thas 81
the two Boorhs, who were convicted
yeass ago In the Supreme Court Of
Vermont, In Bennington County, Of
Tie murder Of Rnnsel Colvin. Il Sd
pears that Colvin, who was . broth
er-in-lAw Of the prisoners, was . per-
son OF weak mind, and was con-
sidered burdensome to the family Of
the prisoners, who were obliged to
support him; that ~ the time Of his
disappearance. he was In q distant
neld where the prisoners were IT
work; and . violent quarrel had
broken out between them, and that
one Of them had struck him Asevere
blow on the back Of the head with
. club. which. fslled him to the
Rrouud. Some suspicious arose at
the time that he was murdered, and
these suspicious were increased by
the finding Ut his hat In the same
field few months afterward. These
suspicious In progress Of time sub
sided, but later, one Of the neighbori
having repeatedly dreamed Of the
murder with great minuteness oil
circumstances, both In regard 70 the
missing mans death and the CON.
ceAlment Of tho remains, the Bsorna
were vehomently accused and gen
orally believed guilty Of the murder
After Q close ssarch, the pocket
knife Of Colvin and . button OF his
clothes were found In An old opeu
cellar In the same field In which hs
had last been seen, and In hollow
stump not many rods from 1t wers
discovered two nails and . numbei
Of bones believed to be those of q
man. T l.l
"yust prior to their trial friends Of
he Boorns far about them said thai
the evidence against them was tot
unmistAlkably plain for them t.
longer hold out and urged them r
make . clean breast Of the entirl
matter, holding that II they did o
they would undoubtedly get theil
sentence Of death-which was sur
TO be the result Of their trial-com
mutsd 10 imprisonment for life.
"The men were tried and sen
tenoed to be hanged. Thei: friend
renewed their request that they
make full confession. One Of then
finally complied with the request
detailing long story Of Just how
tho murder had been committed
The other confessed, butjwith grea
reluctance and doggedness, ant
would not go into details. 1l
"The one who had made the full
confession had the sentence Of dealt
committed, while the sentence o
..c penaity Of the law was or.eret
;Arried out in the case of the other
| Gas the day Of execution ap
preached the doomed man made :,
declaration that he and his brothe
had lied-lied outrageouely-anS
that for his part he would not risi
facing his maker with % awful II,
upon his soul. The declaration va
resolved simply as an act OF supreme
SvwAiui,e In .iie lace W u>sslI, AL,
caused all but two or three Of tn
most intimate friends Of the make
fit to turn against him, 30 plain
20 their minds and the mind Of tn
ntire community-was that boil
,"-n were guilty beyond all possIbl
doubt.
/ ".ne last sunrise but one for tn
doomed man wss just flooding hi
Vermont home when, who shoul
appear at the door but Russel CoIvil
The man for the murder Of WHOM
8oorn was upon the morrow to b
xecuted.
"The explanation Of tho Who'll
natter, " added Judge Baldwin, 81
simple in Its character. -
"The two Boorns had jumped upo
toisin Ia Tie nei,. anu vea.eu AHA,
10 had escaped from them leavin
lis hat behind, and 20 overpowere
vas he with fear that lie continue
lis flight until he found himself 4
New Jersey. At the last momeu
ne had learned that one Of his pei
secutors was about to be hang,,
ss his murderer, aud although b
lad suffered great brutality AZ hi
hands, Colvin Immediately hsstene
back to save the uniucky fellow
neck. AZ for the confessions whic
the Boorns INDEPENDENTLY tn
full and very explicit one-they ver
; made for one purpose-thal oI lryin
TO save their necks.
Il "While addressing the Jury In
criminal case q few years ago, - cor
! unued the Judge, 81 found mysel
at q loss for q suitable story wit
which 10 illustrate the great and su
preme need existing for calm judg
! | ment and a complete iuves.,.a....
particularly when human life is n
stake, and 30 manufactured thl
one:
GA passenger train was pulling In
to the station Of a little New Eng
land town. The engineer had see
many years Of continuous service Of
that particular run and was know
and honored rs reliable man, an
It was known to an inch where b
would stop his engine upon reach
ing the town.
i, "a great celebration was held Il
the town, ono DAY, and when tn
train came In the track for fifty fes
ahead OF the point where the old
time engineer had always stoppe'
his train was crowded with men
women and chil6ren, 90 great . con
ndence did all have In the powe
and rule Of the old enginees to a
ways stop his engine At the one PAL
ticular spot.
"but ON the festal day, when tn
train came irl-horros Of all horron
Instead Of stopping at the usus
spot, IL plowed on through the dezs
mass Of humanity, grinding the lif
iom out vi = scOre of human beings
md stopping only when Its wheel
Iad found no more human blood 3