The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-07
WE'RE SEEN BY FEW.
Young Outlaws Are Having n Quiet
Time at the County Jail.

very quiet day in the county Jail yes
! terday. In the morning Judge Powers
and d. n. Straup, their attorneys,
came to see them and consulted with
them regarding the case. Otherwise
there were but few visitors and none
! OF them were allowed to see the pris-
! oners without the presence of the
Jaifor or one of the deputy sheriffs as
! a measure of precaution.
When Judge Powers came down in
/ the morning he found the boys clean
as regards their skin, but still very
unkempt and at his suggestion they
combed their hair and Coughlin was
shaved by Day Jailor Nicely. After
that they presented a somewhat
respectable appearance and bore lit
tie resemblance to the pair of tough
characters who had been hustled in
the day before.
stopped Talking.
After consulting their lawyers
neither boy talked as much as be-
fore George had never proved com
municative, but he shut up entirely,
Coughlin shut off his constant stream
! Of ribald jest and nonsense about his
adventures and could scarcely be
persuaded to make any Statement
whatever.
During the day Georges brother
came to see him and said that he was
not in position to afford him any
! financial aid at this time, but he
would do whatever he could. He said
he hoped that if the boy ever sue
ceeded in getting out of the danger
he stood in at the time he would see
the error of his ways and reform.
George, however. exhibited few signs
of penitence, though he was evil
IDENTIFY very much afraid of what was
coming and dreaded it a great deal
more than Coughlin.
CoughIin Openly Lied.
During the day several attempts
were made to get the true story of
his adventures from Coughlin. But
he seems to be an uncOnScionable
liar. He openly boasted in the Jail
that he told lies to the newspaper
men and that he did not want to tell
them anything straight. Once or
twice he insisted that his account of
his actions towards Dawes was cor
rect, but afterwards he practically
admitted that he had been lying. This
was simply another Of his fairy tales.
The Herald man had not talked with
him a minute before he recognized the
character he had to deal with and
gave absolutely no credence or
prominence to any of his statements,
quoting only enough of his constant
stream of talk TO show what
creature the public has been wasting
its sympathy on for sometime.
Their Route.
What serious statements could be
gotten from the boys indicate that
they Immediately crossed the noun
tains after the encounter with the
officers in City Creek canyon. One
account given by the boys is that
they came down from the hills early,
came into the city and onto Seventh
East, where they hailed a little girl
and had her go to one of Georges
sisters and secure something TO eat
1t is said they then set off for the
vicinity of Mount Olivet cemetery
and afterwards wandered on towards
Mill Creek.
Additional information from the
boys only tends to confirm the idea
that they were in Mill Creek in the
brush as The Herald stated at the
time On this both boys agree. On
other things their statements are
often at variance and it is difficult to
tell just what to believe.
CoughIin's Mother.
Jim Kavanaugh. stepfather to
Coughlin and Jim Quinn, both OF Park
City. have been in town recently, eVi-
IDENTIFY on this business. II IS said That
Coughlin's mother came down last
evening. although she has not yet
called at the Jail 1t is on her that
Coughlin relies for the money to save
him from the hangman. Her fortune
is estimated to be from $4,000 to Si0,oOo;
1t is said that she spent hundreds of
dollars 10 help him when Coughlin was
sent to the penitentiary on the charge
of burglary. It is believed now that
she will advance the lawyers fees.
No Easy Task.
The lawyers will have no easy task.
Against each of the boys are two
charges of murder and one of horse
stealing. In reserve are other charges
of Understanding, two charges of at
tempted murder on Sheriff Harrington
and Deputy Williams. a charge of
highway robbery on Bruce, and other
charges that may be brought to the
front The only possible hope Cor them
ATTORNEYS for the boys is to save them
from the hangman. 1t is scarcely to
be hoped that they will get less than
life sentence They will plead self-de-
fence in the murder cases, on account
of an alleged firing first On the part
of the officers, but in connection with
this there will be the Harrington incid-
emf and the testimony of the two sur
viying officers, whose story Will be
very different from that told by the
bows.
In connection with this, a queer re-
mark came from the county Jail. One
OF the TRUSTEES. WHO IL dllONSu III TIE
corridor on which the boys cell fronts,
and who has heard the stories told by
them and the talk of Coughlin, said to
the jailor yesterday:
well, if these fellows amt hung,
what's the use of having a law?"
Public Sentiment Turning.
There has been a remarkable change
of public sentiment in the last forty
eight hours. Men who were sympathiz-
ing with the boys ere they were captur-
ed have come to a realization of what
really are the objects of their SYM
pathy and have turned around. The
actions OF the boys have convinced the
men that they were wrong and now
gradually the tide of public opinion is
turning on the side of the officers who
have worked to enforce the law. The
knowledge that Sheriff Hardy has paid
fer everything out of his own pocket
has helped this feeling. The knowledge
that he has sent wor l to Tooele coun-
ty that he will pay the expenses there
knowledge that the marshal has taken
no part in the chase and that the only
deputy who went out and worked in
the chase. Alb Dyer, had his expenses
paid by Sheriff Hardy, will do some
thing more in this direction. Again,
the knowledge that all the men who
have pursued the outlaws in the in
terest of outraged justice have received
no pay for taking their lives into their
hands and enduring terrible hard
ships, will be of great avail.
The Case Today.