The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-26
ing I looked little to one, side and ir

ing looked a little to one side and in
the water
L SAW THE OTHER BODY,
that of Alfred Nelson While we were
trying to get the body out Peterson got
very excited and commenced to cry, he
said: siG-d-- you, Hayes. why don't
you give us a hand?'' Hayes did not as
sist u.s.. Hayes and remained with the
body while the other two went to notify
the officers. While they were gone Hayes
tHayes) family. He told me how goo1 ne
had been to them, in sending them 10
school and in other ways. Hayes salo
to me: I'VE have gun here. We might
as well have it by us They have been
laying for me. They wanted to kill me-
We went back to the cabin. Peterson
brought in a gunstock and said: Look
here at this blood and human hair on
this stock, and Hayes said; D you,
You are always finding something" Dur
ing the evening, Hayes said that the oody
of Alfred was awful heavy. l said; How
do you know? You never touched II
You stood on the bank with your gun on
your shoulder while we tugged at the
body
Charles Karen recalled-Was present
at the inquest. He said; ! went over to
the point in a cart. The horse we used
belonged to Hayes. We met Hayes, ana
he said: What in HI are you driving
cart" l asked Hayes what he was car
rying a shotgun for, and he said: 1t
stands man in hand, these times"
Witness was present when Hayes saw
the body of Albert and said it was noe
his body. Saw some blood on the floor
of the Hayes cabin
O. H. Berg, coroner of Utah county
AT the time the inquest was held. l saw
Hayes. l asked him if he could Identity
the body. He did not answer at first: af-
ter few moments. he took the clothes
which was found on the body and acted
very nervous and much disturbed. His
demeanor was not of one in deep distress.
His hands tremblea. When he showed the
clothing to his wife, he asked her if she
knew whose it was. She said: Yes, and
SO do you know it: some of it used to be
Witness also stated that he saw some
spots on the floor of Hayes house He
took his pocket knife and Clipped off some
of the floor with the blood on. In his
opinion the spots
WE'RE BLOOD STAINS.
Examined all of the pockets of the
clothing found on the bodies. In the
pocket of Alfred Nelson's pants | found
a handkerchief, and in the corner of it
was tied a five dollar gold piece and six
nickles.
Cross-questioned, witness described the
action of Hayes during the investigation
of the coroner's jury. Witness also de-
scribed the condition of the bodies and
the clothing found on them.
Delos Lombard recalled-I saw the de-
PENDANT in April, 1885. On the 18th or
18th, Hayes came to my store and asked
me to come with him, as there had been
trouble. 1 went with him across the road
to where his wife was On going into the
entered the room, Mrs. Hayes put her
hand on my shoulder and pointing to
Hayes said: ooh, Lombard, Hayes killed
my boy
called me into another room and asked
me what was best TO be done. L told him
to notify the officers of Utah county at
once. He said: Il don't want the Off
GERS to know it yet. l want to get
search warrant for the articles missing"
l said to him, "Ohi d-n the things; get
the officers at once.
Cross-questioned, witness stated that
Hayes said at the time: Those fellows
down there have got away with all of
them things and 1 want to find them"
He did not say who ever has those
things is the murderer
Redirect-HayeS said that the Slade
outfit had done it: he was going down
there and do them up.
Joseph HYDE was residing in Eureka,
was informed that it was supposed that
Mrs. Hayes son had been murdered. 1,
with my brother, went over to where
Hayes, his wife and Mrs. Yates was. Mrs.
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floor. And L tried to comfort her, say
/ ing: 1T may not be your SON." She said
! ''Oh, yes. it is; know it is him; 1 have
! known it all the time, and have told
! Hayes, but he has talked me out of it,
! When l suggested that the officers must
1 be notified. Hayes objected, saying No;
l don't want the officers to know it until
1 get a search warrant for those things
! George Hyde am a brother to the
/ last witness. Was present in Eureka
when the conversation spoken of by the
/ last witness took place. Witness cor
roborated all that the previous witness
/ testified to.
Mr.. TERRELL know the defendant Harry
Hayes and his wife. l had a conversation
with Hayes about the time the boys were
put off the disputed land. Hayes said
if he had been there Marshal Henry
would not have put them off. He said
he would raise he'll with the boys for
going off. l also saw him at the time
he received the telegram that Albert was
found. He said there was a doubt about
the identity of the boy. Peterson told
myself. Mrs. Hayes and the defendant
that they had found Albert's body. He
! was present when Lombard Mrs. Hayes
and the defendant had the conversation
recorded above, all of which he corrob-
GRATED. This witness also stated that he
and Hanson when the bodies of Johnson
and Nelson were found. He also related
the doings of the party as stated by a
previous witness.
Recess was taken at this juncture.