The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-12

Kaysville, L. T, July 1.-THE ter
ribly brutal murder of Thomas Boyn-
ton, who was slain yesterday morning
Ably his stepson, Nephi Blamires con-
tinues to be the one topic of converse
ton wherever crowns congresate n
Kaysville. The cold-blooded manner
IN which the deed was done has sent a
chill Of horror through every heart.
The seif-confessed murderer seems the
least concerned of anyone, and if, as
some assert, he is not insane. he must
be in possession OF a set of iron nerves
and heart of adamant.
Blamires was brought up from the
county Jail at Pennington shortly after
noon today, to be given a preliminary
hearing before Justice Galley. The
prisoner spent most of yesterday re-
clining on couch in his narrow cell,
or moving restlessly about his small
Enclosure. He ate a hearty dinner and
was ready for d good, square meal
when supper time arrived.
Immediately on the arrival of Sheriff
Sanders and his charge in Kaysville,
The Herald representative sought an
interview with the prisoner, which
was granted.
The Murderer Interviewed.
Blamires greeted his visitor pleas
antly and seemed perfectly willing to
answer any interrogatiOns He was
dressed in 0veralls and a cheviot
&Sirt, and had on q vest but no coat.
looked pale and haggard and there
WsBs a vacant, almost wild stare in his
eyi;s when he reused himself from
kind of lethargy to answer a question.
A nervousness made itself apparent by
twitchings of the muscles in his hands.
and his right foot tapped the floor
continuously as though he were i'm
patient.
Aside from these conditions he was
apparently cool and collected. In an
swer to a question he said: Yes. [
slept well and had a good bed. am a
little weak this morning though"
DO you feel sorry that you killed
Mr.. Boynton?' asked the reporter
mo, certainly not" he replied. 'I
had TO do it. He said I would have
to leave and that was a serious matter
DO you realize the consequences Of
your act?''
Thinks He Was Justified.
well yes. 1 guess so. think it will
Je found that I was justified in do
ing it,"
He was asked to give his story of
the crime, and with just little hesita-
ton now and then, he did so.
Mr.. Boypton has told me several
times he began, that I would have
to leave his house. l thought over it
considerably and concluded 1 would
have TO kill him. 1t was the best way
out Of it. Night before last he told
me the same thing again, so l got up
yesterday morning, took the AK with
still meant It He said he did, and
hit him with the back of the AK twice
Then l waited a minute to see if he
moved I was afraid he might rally
and suffer, so 1 chopped him with the
blade OF the ak twice, or maybe three
times. just to be sure he was dead
You were cool about it, then?"
Smiled rs He Thought of 1t.
Eyes, he answered Cool? Yes.
You know. ] always have presence of /
MS.nd wnen I am doing anything" and
1%e actually smiled as he said it. "Of
course" he continued, I was a little !
Hurried, but not much"
Later Blamires said Mr.. Boynton !
made a sudden move to get up when |
he raised the ak, but after the first !
blow he didn't move nor make any !
noise.
Throughout the conversation the
prisoner showed not the slightest evil |
dence of remorse or even humane feel !
ing. He spoke of the killing without |
the least embarrassment, and not once |
did he betray, by word or look the |!
least evidence of conjunction for the /
terrible deed. He labors under the |
hallucination that he was justified and |
seems certain that he will be acquitted |
when the case comes to trial. For an
insane man he is remarkably coherent |
and Straightforward in his replies to
questions.
The Preliminary Examination.
The preliminary examination was
held al o'clock this afternoon. County
Prosecuting Attorney J. 81. Wilcox con-
Quoted the case and when the defen-
dant heard the complaint read he en-
tered a plea of guilty without any hes
station or the slightest tremor. He
either dig not know what was meant
by such course or he did not care.
There was large crowd of inter-
ested spectators present in the ROOM
two brothers Of the defendant being
among the number.
! After the plea had been regularly
entered the prosecuting attorney and
Justice Galley held a short consultation !
and it was decided to proceed to take
testimony. The reason for this was
that Blamires might change his
mind about the circumstances of
the case before he came 10
l14d-, anu ~ prevent any computations
that might arise in such an event it
was deemed best to take the statement
of the defendant and the other wit
nesses present.
BIamires on the Stand.
Accordingly Blamires was put on the
stand. He was very clear in his state
ments, and prompt, usually, in reply
ing to questions. He was what lawyers
would call good witness The story
he told in court was just as he had :
given in the interview reported above.
He had calmly thought the matter .
over. he said, and concluded that if
he were sent away from Boynton's
benes, he would not be able to make !
a ~ ling and would have to die. 1t was ;