The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-21
The Pelican Point rlystery Being
Cleared Up.
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND.
REMAINS OF NIELSEN AND JOHNSON
DISCOVERED YESTERDAY.
Sheriff Brown, Deputy Marshal
Fowler and the Coroner's Jury
Are Now Investigating and Some
Sensational Developments Are
Expected Today.

Gradually the Pelican Point murder
mystery is being unraveled and the indi-
cations are that all of the facts connect
ed with this most horrible crime will soon
be laid bare.
The bodies of all three of the victims
have now been recovered, and the officers
are following up the clues which 1t is be-
lieved will shortly lead to the discovery
of the guilty parties.
Albert E. Hansen, aged 20 years, An
drew Johnson aged 20. and Alfred Neil
sen, aged IS, had been living at Pelican
Point for some time, but a couple of
months ago were elected on the suit Of
Oliver Slade. Recently the three boys
We're missed, and on Monday last the
body of Hansen was found on the shore
of Utah lake, three miles south Of Pel-
can Point. Death had been caused by
two gunShot wounds.
Coroner Berg, of Provo, was at once
summoned and a jury composed of Geo.
Hammer, James Brown and NJ. Ryan has
since been working on the case
It was at first supposed that only one
person had been murdered. but subse-
quent developments indicated that the
three boys had met the same fate, and
such proves to be the fact.
On Friday. number Of fishermen, I'M
der the direction of Sheriff Brown,
dragged Utah lake, but yesterday after
water, they were compelled to return to
the shore. Another party composed OF
Mr.. Hayes, John Hansen, uncle to one of
Searie said they would take a walk
about the shore. After being gone some
time, they returned with the report that
Nelson about a mile and a half south
CT the spot where Hansen's body was
found, near what is known as THE
Mounds" They first found the body Of
there was what. appeared to be gun
shot wound in the top of the head. The
body was found in the water, but near
the shore. The other body had been
washed ashore.
The news was at once communicated to
Sheriff Brown and then TO City Marshal
Coroner Berg and Deputy Marshal Fow-
ler Those officials left for Lehi last
night and will proceed at once to the
place where the bodies were found and
make a searching investigation. Drs-
Seabright and Thorp, of Leli, and the
jury, will accompany them.
special to The Herald via the Dereret
telegraph, received last night, gives the
following:
American Fork, April 20-Word comes
by courier from Lehi tonight to the effect
Alfred Nielsen, the two missing young
men, of Lake Shore, who were supposed
to have been murdered in connection with
near Pelican Point last Monday, were
found this afternoon by the searching
party, headed by Sheriff Brown and Dep
with ropes to the wagon that was sup
posed to have been with them. Their bod
les were in a sickening condition, and
presented the appearance of having been
there since February, from the time all
three were missed. There was no evil |
dence of any harness or horses. Both !
bodies were pierced with bullet-holes 1t /
is supposed that the men We're all shot in |
cabin and then placed in the !
wagon and driven out in the lake ana |
sunk. The bodies were taken to Lehi, |
where they will be prepared for burial. |
1t is rumored that one arrest has been |
made and others will follow.
An inquest will be held over the bodies !
tomorrow morning, at which time more /
light will be thrown upon the crime.
The officers have a strong suspicion as
to at least one of the persons connected
with the crime and sensational develop
ments are expected tomorrow.