The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-09
4 Dramatic Scene.

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4 Dramatic Scene.
Kobler, the county clerk, asked
in tremulOus voice whether the jury
had agreed upon q verdict and Neil
Mcneil, the foreman stood up. His
face was CHASTITY in its color. and
there was not a. man on the jury IN
affected by the intense gravity of the
situation. Undertakes dark eyes
shone like sloes from his ashen visage
and even the frrner members we're
yisibly Mortified with the stern duty
devolving upon them.
I'VE have agreed" said Mcneil. in a
voice that was scarcely audible, and
the folded piece of paper that meant
life or death to the accused was handed
TO the clerk. Judge Smith looked over
the document first and returned it TO
Deputy Clerk Kobler.
We, the jury, find the prisoner
guilty he read. Every eye was
turned toward the condemned man.
There was nothing in his face to in
dictate that he had heard a word Of it.
He threw his head back as the word
guilty was pronounced but it was
only to adjust his collar band. He
did not change color by single shade.
Twice he coushed-that strange, hard
| metallic cough that has been heard so
often in the last two weeks. Then.
looking around at the crowd, he raised
his eyebrows inquiringly, as though
| to ash, What next?"
Simply Indignant.
| During the polling Of the jury he
| listened with evident interest to the
/ answers, though what they might be
! could signify nothing to him. The eX-
! preston in his face was one Of indigna-
/ ton rather than any other sentiment
! Judge Smith then voiced his thanks
| to the jury for his labors in connection
with the case. When the court an
! nounced that sentence would be de-
ferred until Monday morning Hayward
was evidently pleased. He expressed
! the opinion while being removed from
! the courtroom that the verdict was
an outrage and that ne was q, IonS
/ way from the hangman yet
The ruling passion in Harry Hay
ward was strong in the presence of
| death. He placed a bet of $40 this
morning that verdict of aequittal
would be reached inside Of two hours.
.'H Knew tt"
Albert Hall, the assistant county at.
torney received the verdict in a man.
ner that said as plainly as words y
I knew It," When he rose to move ar
| immediate sentence Hayward hall
laughed and then gloWered at tht
I states lawyer in an enra9ad manner
He feels a keen dislike for Hall on &C.
count of certain early incidents IL 1ht
case and has lost no opportunity Il
make this plain.
! At 2:45 p. m. Hayward was taket
down stairs and led back to Jail under
strong police guard. IN the belle
that trouble might occur il the verde
exonera'ted Hayward. force OF deter
! mined officers had been detailed tC
duty at the court room and vicinity
An immense crowd awaited the priS
! oner's coming. He srinned at the mol
as it pushed forward over the pave
! ment toward him and it is doubtful
! whether Harry Hayward would have
regretted an opportunity to mix mat
I tiers with some of the noi5is5t. H
was taken across the strAnt OH a dos
trot with the yelling multitude at hi
heels.
/ GOOD bye, Harry. old boy" criet
one Of the men at the top Of his 70lce
you're dead duck"
mot yet" said Hayward lou
enough to be heard in a radius o
twenty feet. mot quite dead duel
1 yet"
Looked Thre=tening-
Matters looked threatening for
time. The officers .massed aroun'
their prisoner determinedly, and Their
would have been serious trouble hat
any effort been made to attack. Tn
entrance to the jail was at last reached
I. and a side dodge sent dozen mem
bers of the crowd flying in dIneren
directions. Whatever the demonstra
ton may have meant, it resulted il
! nothing. Hayward was safely lodSe
, in his cell.
In the court room after the juror
We're discharged dozens of friend
crowded around the men and there wa
ton remained on he jury ana the
alterations from the moment of ret1r
Ing. 1t was learned that on the frs
vote taken an unanimous verdict O
guilty was reached. This vote Wa
not taken until after dinner. Their
was not the shadow Of dispute as t
what the verdict should be-
It took but moment TO clear TN
court room. After announcing tina
sentence would be deferred until Mon
, day morning Judge Smith at once set
: the bench The jurymen we're cor
Quoted to the clerk Office where the
) We're paid their fees for seVen weeks
, service and then returned to the hote
Samuel Dyer, whose illness came nea
compelling a new trial of the case. Wi
not be taken home until tomorrow
morning. During the last few days h
,, has taken a turn for the better and hi
condition is not as serious as it wa
! thought it would be. On the advice c
his physicians, however. he will
! compelled to remain in bed for at !eaS
a month
AT the request of the attorneys nc
the defense, none Of the prisoners rele
tfyeg we're in the room when the vel
! dict was read. Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward
the prisoners parents. we're both pro!
! trated at She end of the morning sc;
sion. All through the progress of til
case they have stood the strain vel