Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-20
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killed BY Howard French, turnkey
Of the idaho peniten,isry. Hatton
had been in close confinement since
August 22A for infraction Of prison
rules. The Sunday previous he was
taken to the barber to be shaved.
and furiousIy ssssaltin9 the tonsorial
artist he was ordered placed on
bread snd water diet. On Fsiday
morning French and : cook went 10
Hstton's cell with regulation break
fast. He refused To- eat anything
and called the turnkey all the vile
epitheis he could think Of. The
breakfast was taken away, hut
French, remembering that : cup of
coffee had been left, went back, and
as he came out Of the cell Hatton
sprang on his back, struck him several
:iines and tried to throw him over the
railing to the stone floor thirty feet
below. The cook then ran up and
pulled Hatton back. The latter then
turned on the cook, but not catching
him again made for French, trying,
as he came, to secure paddock, and
failing, grabbed for case knife lying
on the floor, which the cook had
dropped. He missed the knife, now
ever, and struck at French with his
right hand, at the same time trying
TO catch hold of him. French stepped
hack and struck Hatton in the left
side with a knife. Hatton cried,
am CUT" and turned and ran to the
head of the stairs, where he fell dead.
Deceased was a powerful man, six
feet three inches in height. His
record was so bad that most OF the
time he was kept ip dark cell, and
placed on bread and water dir t.
He had treaiened to kill number oi
prison officials. 1t was frequent
occurrence for him to heat other
prisoners withou, provocation, and
at one time he nearly killed con,
vict with horseshoe, '.just for luck.
The Coroner's jury rendered YER
dict of jnstifabIe homicide.
Hatton was native OF England
81 years of age, and painter nv oc-
cupaton. His parents reside il
Shoshone. He was sent up in Altu
ras county in 1885, for grand larceny
Tn giving his life of CRIME the States
man saws:
Hatton's life had been one o
crime. In 1888 Aaron Morris,
prominent business man OF Haley
; was shot through tho head and kilIee
= at Trail creek while going from
Ketchum to Haley during the night
Hatton was arrested, charged witt
having murdered Morris, but was ac
> quilted. Members Of the jury SAT-
afterwards that thev were satisfied o
his guilt, but the evidence did no
: fully establish it.
Hatton was afterwards arrested an,
: convicted of robbing a till at Sho
shone, and Judge Broderick, VIII
presided at the Morris murder tria
: in sentencing Hatton to IA wears i'm
prisonment for tapping the till, re
= marked that he was sorry he coul
'' no, give him more.
After Hatton was placed in tn
" penitentiary, a former partner of hi
Informed the authorities of murde
. he (Hatton) had committed shor
while before he was sent up, the off
y GERS never being able, until the part
" ner's expose, to locate the murdere
Hatton and his partner were wslkin
along one day at some point OIL tn
: Wood river, in Altpras county, an
; thew saw a sheep herder sitting on
!" rock watching his focks. Hatto
- said: 81 wonder how far that fello
would fall if shot him." and blaze
~ awav with his revolver, killing II
poor man on the spot. HIS body WI
= afterwards found, but no clue to II
:" murderer was had until Hatton
= partner "peached."
y Last summer Hatton's mother wi
. in the city for some time, trying
p secure a pardon for her son. H
;" efforts were unavailing, however, ar
ie il IS stated that when the poor, hear
re broken woman went to the penite
he ,iarv and informed hm that her e
A. forts to secure executive clemen,
,.s had failed, he cursed her fearful
=, APPLYING TO her all the vulgar nam
y" his evil mind could conceive"
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