The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-11

ka gsville, Utah, July 10.-"Alfred,
I've killed your father
/ These were the startling words that
Stane from the lips of Nephi Blamires
as he passed from the front door of
the Boynton residence on to the YER
anda. where Mr.. Alfred Boynton was
in bed. at $50 o'clock this, morning.
AS he uttered these words he threw
out his hands in a wild gesture. His
eyes appeared as if starting from
.heir sockets. and shone with that pc
culiar lustre that betokens a demented
mental condition
Mr.. Boynton was struck with ter
Tor. He rushed to the sleeping room Of
his father. and stood for a moment
on the threshold appalled, at the aw-
full spectacle before him.
An Awful Spectacle.
There on the bed. just as he had
been lying when asleep, lay the hor-
ribly mangled corpse of Thomas Boyn-
ton. Blotches and spots of blood,
ranging in size from two inches across
to mere specks, covered the whole
:lorth wall of the room, and brain
posts and clothing.
Without waiting to take a second
glance, Mr.. Boynton ran across the
st1feet and summoned County Clerk
EhIEps, and together they returned to
scene OF the tragedy.
rs the meantime the murderer,
Bl3Gaires, went back in the house,
picked up the ak with which he had
done the killing, and, taking it out
side OF the house at the back. he care
fully washed it, and rubbed all, or
nearly all. traces of blood off the ak
and handle with weeds. Then he came
back in the house. took up a pair of
scissors. and commenced trimming his
whiskers as carefully and uncon-
cernedly as if nothing unusual had oc-
Cured.
BIamires Arrested.
He was occupied thus when Consta-
BILE Galley and a deputy arrived and
took him into custody. He willingly
allowed handouts to be placed upon
him, and a little later asked for some
1tobacco. He was not in the least eX-
cited or alarmed. but seemed to take
it all as a matter of course, and as
something of little consequence.
Crowds visit the House.
News of the murder spread very
rapidly. and large numbers visited the
house, which is located just a block
east Ct Main street, across the road
from the Presbyterian chapel The
Herald representative was permitted
TO enter the room and see the body.
The sight was sickening. The dead
man lay on his back with one arm
across his breast, and the other by his
side, in a natural position for sleep
ing. His head had been beaten and cut
with the ak until the features were
absolutely unrecognizable. The entire
fright side OF his face and head, from
ar the end Of the nose TO the crown
o4 The head was literally mashed into
"a pulp. The pillows were saturated
with gore, and a pool of blood had col /
Iected under the shoulders of the vic
tim.
One of the murdered mans feet was
out on the floor, in a position which
might indicate that he had attempted
the AK. The blows must have been of
terrific force for the walls on three /
sides OF the room were spattered and /
blood-stained There were crimson !
patches on the ceiling, too. and on a
chair near the bed a little clot of /
brains, that would weigh probably half /
an ounce, was lying.
The position of the body and the
condition OF the bed-clothes would |
indicate that there was no struggle, |
and it is very evident that the first !
blow the murderer dealt his victim was
fatal. In his terrible frenzy he had
stool there and rained blow after
blow upon the head of the old gentle
man after life was extinct.
story of the Crime.
AS nearly as can be learned the cir
cumstances that led up to the tragedy
are as follows: Nephi Biamires, the
murderer, has been half demented for
years, and has been living with
the murdered man. his stepfather.
doing chores about the place. He has
had kind treatment always, but of
lare he has objected t. liking the
COWS. Once recently when Mr. Boyn-
ton suggested buying another COW
Blamires threatened to kill him and
the animal if he did so. When re-
monstrated with he said he meant
nothing and no more was thought of
st.
Last evening he and Mr. Boynton
had some words about milking and
the latter told him he need not milk
this morning, and added: You may
stay in bed in the morning. for you
don't seem willing 20 do anything"
Took 1t as RebuIe.
Those words had evidently ranked
~ the crazy mans heart all night, and
sni<sss morning. according TO his own
~, told while he was under errest.