Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-18
The JURY WILL SAY
vb,,bu Tho KiysYllIs Murderer Was
Insane and Irresponsible.
,,prry HlSKES IN COURT TO-DAY.


~, tho opening Of the Third district
.,,,bl. morning, Judge King pre-
rn, Martin Hayken pleaded not
M 10 i've charges OF Bribery In
ssnn,c,lOn with the city and county
t,,I,dIng scandal. On behalf Of the
Ss,sodspi, Judge c. c. Dey said that
I,,bur Brown and Judge Henderson
".,s associated with him In the case,
no asked that tho hearing be post
God ill tho Hague case, In which
p,ovn aud Henderson were engaged,
-, finished. At that time the de-
,,rd,nt would make an application for
aon,Inuaucr. Assistant District At
,,,p,y HowAt wanted the application
~, continuance dlsposed Of nj once.
csunty Attorney whiitsmoro objected
!, the continuance, rs the prosecution
~,s,o the expense OF thousand dol
,,,to get witnesses here. Judge King
"a ~ would postpone the calling OF
,sa Uayken case until counsel were
~, ,u,jsvs.l by the close OF the Hague case.
io.eph IL. Morris was directed TO
..ns,t iomorrow, Tuesday, a. 10 am,
"a plead, II be was In me city.
The Gaze loi Frank Mcdonald, the
,,.policeman charged with assault to
~uflef Emil 5aokefson, was next
s.Isd. but Judge Pow0t,, counsel for
Ss,snaani, Insisted that he could not 90
~ Wltbout the presence Of Mra. =. X.
10. IA witness: The lady 10 III.
p.nJ,nv the securing VI information M
!, Whetber she could be present, the
ycD,nald case was deferred anu the
Glsmifes rasv taken up.
Nspbi BlamiIcs, the defendant, IL
sceu,si Of numbering his etepiather,
rnomu Boynlon, at kapsyille, Davis
r5uniy, ON the 10Th OF July last. The
nntJ.f was committed with an AK,
apd wa most fatal affair.
The defense wss conducted by al
tofpeys II. >. McCallum and Elmer
nj Jones. The plea set up In behalf OF
he prisoner Is insanity. ~ has been
sessfally recognized that he was pSrti-
slly dementod, his appearance brsring
ami this view, To-day he snt beside his
sttofneys, apparently an uncOncerned
,p.clatsf Of the proceedings of the
liial, The chief question to be tested
viii be whether or not Blamifes was
In such a condition OF insanity ne 10
make him irresponsible at tbs time the
lime the murder was committed. In
the impAneling OF n Jury today, tue
views Of the jurors a. TO whether in-
,nlly was a good defense were care
fully AsceTtaincd, each juror saying
tbai II the insanity were Iully proven
be should regard II ~ u sufficient de-
Tense.
Judge Howht stated 10 tho court that
A defendant could not be placed on
trial. The defense was that the prison.
81 was insane ut the time the crime
was committed, that ne was Insane
nov, aud had been 80 for years.
Upon this statement being cOrrbo-
rated by the deiendanps attorney,
Judge King ordered that the question
Of thelptlsoDef'a insanity be tried be-
fore Jury, tue hearing on the charge
Of murder being deferred until the
other question was settled.
The jury impaneled TO determine
whether OF not tho defendant Bla-
mlfss was insane was rs followt: Joe.
Wiley. ThoS. A. Ball, J. Il. Ellison,
VIM. Prescott, Jonas Anderson, John
II. Barlow, Henry Bal, George Proc
tor, Henry L.. Dodd, David Bsfke',
Samuel +. Undorhill and II, \.
L0ugy.
Tbs case was opened by II. Is. Jones
Tor the defendant, who stated to the
jury that counsel hal come prepared
TO show that Nephi Blamires was an
iitesponslblo person, aud mad been 30
Tor yeaT1, Blamires came from Eng
land when about l3. aud settled at
kaysyille. Asa boy nc was unusually
bright He developed great musical
ability, ana was n favoTito In tho 20.
ciely circles Of the young people. This
condition existed until about 1859 or
1858. At thAt time there WAS some
difficulty with parties who tried to
jump his land, One OF these parties,
NAmAn, struck him over tha head with
shovel. This wound was not con-
tldefed dangerous, and he seemed TO
recover. But within n year there was n
N'shhNN hNhNNNous w n
morose, despOndent disposition, which
'hepeople commented upon. In few
years he became rtcluse, avoiding 20.
elely. About two years after the Injury
hebecAme violently inlOve with a young
Ady, who did not favor his suit, aud
10 became depressed more than ever.
a September, 1874, his mother uied,
NJ he worked about for his board ana
clhts. Year by year he had become
t'fe moT0se, and wanted no associa.
ueh even with his brothers aud sls.
Wr His actions were so peculiar that
slSho knew OF him recognized his
ih'niIy. Mr.. Jonas pfOmised To put
blultts on the stand to detail the noT-
~ circumstances VI the murdel; and
No'd also show that there was no
piopcallon TOT the murder, as there
rfal the slightest oiiense given by
mt BOynton, the stepialher. The
N.Y. before the killing, Boy nton told
nhltes TO turn IN the iItigRting
Mq Ia the morning, and Bisnlres
u ne would not do H.. Thea
nlllon told BlamiTes he would
uarlo leave. Next morning ElG-
m'qlgot the nix, WOKE Boy nton up,
tkeu hun II he meant what he
looui blamires going away. Upon
meoWhg an Affirmative reply, he beat
W. Dynlon's head 10 pieces with the
then told the murdered mAn's
ou, Mr' Jones further said the de.
,pould show that Blamires was
Nv 70 authorizations; at ono time
So,AiHng n his mind the town OF
aSahe, changing Its streets, etc.
W was 40 dlsOrdered that all
~" 10 recognized his irrespon,ibll-
~ regarded him as harmless.
No.. ~ said he did not bslieve
aaw Tue defense OF emotional ia.
STyht that II there was insAnity
Val, iould be shown by the general