The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-11

/ NAidL ne Sdlu last night M. Iooy lLvil
/ replied that he did, and so, said
! BIdmires, Il killed him. I didn't want
/ Efm to suffer. SO I hit him three or
I four times, until 1 was sure he was
dead"
He made the statement as coolly az
! though he were speaking of having
killed an animal One would not have
/ thought he was speaking of such a
! brutal and atrocious murder.
/ When he was arrested Blamires had
blood-stains on his hands and clothing.
! He spoke freely of the crime and will
| lingly answered any questions put to
/ him.
Expressed No Regret.
Asked if he felt sorry for his act ne
replied, mo; oh, no; that's all right"
He was asked if he would have
killed Mr.. Boynton if the latter had
/ been asleep when he entered the room.
] and he thought a moment before re-
plying. Finally he said. Yes, 1 think
1 would. I went in there intending to
kill him"
When Constable Galley reached the
county jail with the prisoner, Sheriff
Sanders asked what charge was made
against him, and GIley replied that he
had killed his father. BlamiTes spoke
up quickly and corrected the constable.
NO" said he. the was my step
father"
These sharp and apparently sane re-
plies have made some think that
Blamires is more rational than has
been supposed. 1t is true that since
the murder no one could have told but
what he was perfectly sound mentally,
unless, perhaps. his stolid Indifference
TO such a foul assassination is indica-
tive of mental alteration.
The Coroner investigates
Croropo,. TK-o,-,,,o,, 1,-,- II
with and came up this morning A
jury was impannelled. consisting
of z. W. Layton, William H
Blood and John @ Lnforc, and
testimony was taken from Dr.
Rich, Alfred Boynton. Chris Boyn-
ton, Constable Willard Galley and
Deputy John H. Blood. The testimony
was very closely in line with the fore
going facts. 1t all tended to show
that while it was known that Blamires
was not just right in his mind, still
he was not considered dangerous prior
to this occurrence. From the nature
of the dispositions there was no room
for doubt as to how the deceased came
to his death, and a verdict was re-
turned which states that he died from
the effects of blows from an ax in the
hands of Nephi Blamires, delivered
with felonious intent
Will Have Il Hearing Today.
The murderer is now in the county
jail at Pennington. He will be
brought before Justice J. w. Galley to-
morrow, when he will be given a pre-
liminary examination.
The question OF the prisoners sanity
will be the pivotal point when the case
comes to trial. There is a diversity of
opinion regarding the matter among
the citizens of Kdysvilie. Some there
are who contend q CIIob taT
pre-arranged plans could not emanate
from diseased brain, and certainly
the cool, calculating manner in which
the deed was done gives color to the
theory that Blamires is sane Others.
however, point to his very GOODNESS and
the unfeeling manner with which he
talks of the crime, as certain evidence
that he is insane; for. they argue, no
sane man could contemplate having
done such deed without feelings of
horror and remorse.
The outcome will be watched with
the greatest interest Never in the his
tory of Kaysville has crime of such
revolving nature been committed in
our vicinity, and a feeling of horror
swept over the entire community when
the news spread this morning.
The Victim of the Crime.
Thomas Boynton, the murdered man
August a. 1926, at Bempton, in York
shire. In 1S49 he Joined the Mormon
church, and in 1868 immigrated to
Utah. Since then he has resided al
most constantly in Kaysville. He met
and married Mrs. Mary Blamires. the
mother of his slayer, after he came to
Utah, and she died year or so ago.
Mr. Boynton has been living since
then with his two sons and Blamires
at the old home. He was a quiet, in
offensive man, who has made for him
self a wide circle of fast friends
The Murderer.
Nephi Blamires is a small, dark |
compleXioned man, about 50 years of /
age. He has always been of a very
nervous temperament. His early life |
gave promise of great usefulness. He /
was at one time leader of the church /
choir, and later he taught music |
class for years. His abilities seemed /
to run in the line Of music, and had /
he retained his mental equilibrium, /
he would without doubt have become I
prominent in musical circles as a COM |
poser. About ten years ago he be- /
came enamored of young lady. but |
she failed to reciprocate his affections. |
He brooded continually over the mat /
ter for time, then rallied and went |
north into southern Idaho. He soon |
became mixed up in another affair of |
the heart, which also resulted unfor-
tunatety, and since then he has not |
been as he was before.
A RecIuse,
He became a recluse from society,
Stunned all his former associates, and
seemed to desire no pleasures outside
of his musical studies. Finally his
mind began to fail him, and he was
subject to spasmodic fits. These con-
ditions have existed for years, but no
one has thought him really dangerous.
Even his own relatives have said he
was harmless, and has never until
this morning shown any malicious
spirit.
The Funeral.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Mr.. Boynton will be held
next Friday. The relatives of the
family have been plunged into an
abyss of gloom over the sad occur
renee, and they have the heartfelt
of a community of friends
in their terrible trial.
KILLING OF TRIBOLET.