The record-union., 1895-04-22
SpeciaI to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
SALT LAKE, April 21.-The mystery
surrounding the absence of three young
men who disappeared in the vicinity of
Utah Lake near Lehi is gradually being
cleared up. Albert Hays, Andrew john
son and Alfred Nelson had been living at
Pelican Point for some time. but were
elected about two months ago on suit
brought by Oliver a. Slade. The men
were missed some time ago. and on Mon
day last the body of Hayes was found
near the lake shore. Death had been
caused by two gunshot wounds. Late
yesterday afternoon the bodies of John
son and Nelson were found. The bodies
were found in the lake, and were tied
down with ropes. The bodies presented
a sickening appearance. The murders
probably occurred in February.
The murdered men were all cousins,
and were running a stock business on
the ranch. The theory is that the men
were murdered in the cabin during the
night, and then thrown into the lake, as
the bodies were partly undressed when
found. The gunshot wounds appear to
have been made with 4f-calIDer rifle.
Suspicion it is said points to II. Hayes,
the stepfatner of one of the murdered
men, and son Of his, who is missing.
Other theories are advanced, but have no
motive to support them.
The country surrounding the lake is
wild and uuDroken, and has been the
scene OF many tragedies between the In
dams and early settlers.
The CoroDer's jury examined the bod
les to-day, and viii continue the exam
inatiOn at Lehi tomorrow. The eX-
element runs high, especially among
ranchmen in the vicinity of the muir
ders. Some arrests are expected to-
night.
EMMANUEL CHURCH MURDERS.
The Preliminary Examination of Dur
rant to Take Place To-day.
SAN Francisco, April 2I.-Public in
terest in the Emmanuel Baptist Church
murders is again at high pitch. due to the
fact that W. II. T. Durrant. the young
medical student, formally accused of one
murder and suspected of the other, will
have his preliminary examination to-
morrow. 1t was a week ago Friday that
the outraged and mutilaLed body OF
Marian Williams was found III the book
room of the library of the church, and
while yet the people were thrilling with
the horror OF it the body OF Blanche La
mont, a young woman who had been
missing since April Sd, was found in the
belfry of the same church, stark naked
and with the marks of the murderer's
fingers on her throat.
Ihe police have been busy in picking
up the threads and weaving their net OF
CIrcumstantal evidence, so as to leave no
weak mesh through which the accused
can escape, for they believe they have the
murderer in the person Of the prisoner.
That they have more evidence than they
haN-a GO IA aF DlftHH hn al lrpCGt
certain. But ii is said now that they will
make an endeavor TO try Durrant first on
the charge OF numbering Miss Lamont, as
the evidence IN that case is said to be
much stronger against the prisoner than
in the case OF the killing OF Miss Williams.
Chief of Police Crowley says that he be-
lieves Durraut is guilty, and that he had
no accomplice. 1t is also said that the
prosecution has some sensational evidence
IN store in this case.
Referring TO a rumor that Blanche La
mont was lured to the church by Dur
rants promise TO perform criminal
operation on her to save her from dis
grace, anu that when she shrieked n
agony he grasped her by the throat to
stiHe her cries and cnoked her to death,
DR.. Bardett, the city's autopsy physician,
stated that the rumor was without
foundation. lie says he took especial
care in the matter OF the autopsy and be
is satisfied that no criminal operation was
performed. He also states that both
young women died of strangulation, and
that the knife wounds in Marian Will
iams' body were not the cause of her
death.
Rev, Gibson, through his Private Sec
retary, whom he has employed as a
buffer between himself and the reporters,
has Issued an explanation of the reasons
why he has not visited Durrant IN
prison. The prisoner and his friends
complained of this neglect Of the pastor
to visit one of the pillars of the church in
such deep trouble, but the preacher says
the utterances of the accused man and the
latter's mother contained such a covert
insinuation that he (GibsonJ might be the
murderer, that he did not feel justified in
calling and offering spiritual consolation.
The police this evening are still search
ing the church in an effort to find the
clothing worn by the murderer when he
killed Miss Williams. They are delving
and probing in the cellar and church
yard and an old well on the premises;
they are crawling through the interstices
between the ceiling and room and climb
ing up through the beltry. They worked
until late last night, also, but without sue
cess.