Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-27

we found in the grave digger's hut
perhaps you can partly comprehend 1t
DiscovEHY AND CONFESSION.
There were with me three or four
ffionds and together we proceeded Il
tho cemetery whore Baptiste was al
WORK. In my breast ranked the un'
oonqusrable determination TO kill him
thefc and then should my suspicious
be confirmed. at once charged him
with robbing tho dead and he fell upon
MS kneos calling God to witness that
no was innocent. The evidence was
700 strong and 1 choked the wretch
into = confession whom he begged for
MS life ~ human being never plead
before. 1 dragged him TO grave near
my daughters and pointing - IL in-
quiredi ibid you rob that grave?'
HIS reply was 'Yes.' Then directing
MS attention ~ tho mound OF earth
which covered my ohilI's remains I
4 repeated Tho quo,tion with bated
breath anu with the hrm resolve ~
XII him should no answer In the NJ.
nfmsuve. mo, no, not that one; not
mat ONE That snswcr saved the
miserable towards lite.
"rhe news Of our discovery and
baptiste's confession spread like Wild
nfe and twas with difficulty that we
Eos him to the county jail In safety.
me citizens were 90 enrsged that
u seemsd probable they would have
lynohed him outright. When he was
placed bohiad tue bars out OF harms
way ne was very profuse In his thanks
iot the service We had rendered him
In saving his life.
THE CARPENTER KILLING.
About the time OF Baptiste,s can.
turo he was detected wearing broad.
cloth Prince Albert suit In which n
saioonkeoper named Carpenter had
oeen buried somo time before. Car
penter NJ that time was keeping q
saloon and shoe shop little south OF
tne Clock corner on East Temple
street. One night his place Of business
was robbed and no accused an ON.
pioye named Fersuson OF knowing
more about the affair than he would
teiI. The latterreeenlei the accusation
~ Instantly drawing his revolver anu
sbooting Carpenter dead,
helped TO take care of Baptiste
uuflng the three weeks time he wa,
confined In the county Jail. Steel nor
iron shackles were never put on his
limbs and thore 10 absolutely no truth
IN the statement that ho was turned
loose on the leland with n ball
anu chain on. shall never forget the
sionizing scenes OF Krief.strIcksn
parentr,ospecially mothers-w ,sist,rs
700, Tor Inc matter Of that, NJ they
came into the big hall way In the
county court house through which OK.
tenled u broad tabls nifty feet In length.
covered with several hundred funeral
suits, from that which had cncased the
liieless form Of tiny infant to that
which had been wrapped about the
BODY OF some aged man or woman.
Yes, IL was a sorfo v hi spectacle 70 see
mother Identify and weep over
an article Of clothing which belonged
TO q darling child long since deaf. or n
husband or wife recoguizs the funeral
apparel OF tho life partner who had
preceded them into the unseen world,D
ALBEIT DEwEY's STORY.
~ also remember that awfuldsy AND
Incident" said Albert Dewey. an
well know veteran Halt
Laksr, who had quietly li.tencu 10
anu corroboraied the remarks OF Mr..
Heath. ~ VIII toll the story from this |
on TO the end OF the chapter. 1 had
ust returned from M Indian hunt ana |
remember that public feeling was AT |
a feverish state OF excitement. There |
was some doubt In the minds OF the |
officers OF the law IA 10 what should |
DO done with all tho clothing, and in.
ally II was decided 10 bury IL in one
big grave In the city cemetery, which |
was done. IL was q painful task nnd /
was keeniy remembered by those 10 |
whom the work was assigned.
"Another revolving feature Of Ban.
tistes ghoulish work was the practice
he had OF using his victims coffi IA for |
kindling wood. He was the most
singular human being l ever knew |
In my life. He appeared 10 be-
cnt!fel y consclenoeless. Ho boarded
the clothes OF tho dead about his
premises m miser would his gold,
IL 10 not true that he sold his plum.
der to secondhand dealers az was
published Ia q morning paper. He
seldom disposed OF any and kept care.
full watch over bis ill.got,en gains. He
had no fear OF the dead, though he
greatly feared death himself. He
would prowl about among the graves
Df the dead at night and divest them
Of their apparel with no more concern
han II no were eating his dinner. AL
he was freak OF human ma.
lure that could not understsnd.
Robbing tbs dead was mania with
him anu he made 1t . business. He
seemed to be In his element when
worming about among lifsl,ss bodies
when the darkness OF night was
wrapped about him anu when all was
'ilent In the city ana the cemetery. |
DAprIsrI's BANIsHMENT.
CAS- 10 what was done with him, 1
Will now tell you. 1t meant death to
aim to turn him loose IN the COM
shat he deserved, and
u any country would have lreceivsd.
But be was such hateful object that
he sooner and farther he got away
rom sight without being put under
'he ground himself, the better every
body would feel. 30, to give him
,hance for his life, to save him In re-
'lity from an exasperated public, IL
vas decided TO Danish him and we'll
'tocked island In the Great Salt Lake
was chosen for his future home. He
vas conveyed there but there was no
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