Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-15
HkYKEN TO NORRIS,
The Latter Gives Five Confidential
Letters 10 The Public,
KILOGRAMS PRODUCED IN cOUnr
ASl 900 Package For Morris at the
National Bank Of the Republic
Which tie Never Got.

Tue Hayken case is gradually con.
Ing TO cancellation, aud the end IL be.
Ing looked for with little anxiety on the
part Of all concerned. 1t has been
remarkable case from beginning TO end
and full OF startling and damaging
disclosures. Today was spent princi.
pally In reading kilograms from Morfis
to Hay ken and letters from the latter
to tho former and asking questions CO.
cutning tue same.
HAYlSEN's DRAMATIC CONFESSION.
Judge Ppwers's prolraciod aud cru.
Ciul ctoss-eXaminatl1n Of Hnyken ter.
minated lea a decidedly Interesting
manner last evening. Tue climax r..
iorfcd to was lod up to la substantially
the following form:
"W hat promises have you received
from the prosecution 10 the cast?n vas
asked By Judge PJwers.
"NonHh
"Ffom anybody, theu?n
"Fr0m my attOfnOys."
"WhhI uid they sny2"
"lhey said they would got me out II
l tod tho tfuih.p
"would you have testified II It
hadn't have Duen for this hgreemenl7D
81 would; yes, cir"
"lsn't II understood that certain
warrants alleged 10 be iraudulr & are
not 10 TO contested n you testify"
81 don't kgow anytnin. about ~
when lid you irst tell your story
10 the pfosucutiou.p
81 never told any story to the prose-
outiou.D
"Yuu misundersland me. When did
you rfst tell Mt. Natian what You
could tgsuly tt2"
Lat Thursdsy or Friday alter.
noon"
After answering these questions
Judge Powers asked Hayden n he had
anything ulte 20 say-auy other eH.
plnunuDu 10 make, aud no replied IN
tue Affirmative. Permission was given
aud wish paid face, trembling form
and deliberate eGpfessiOn he told tue
following story:
"AtIot the conclusion Of my trial
which oudrd, as you know, week
ago last SUNDAY, on Monday afternoon
l saw judge Dsy aud Hundetton, my
attorneys, and they told mo that 1
would have TO ttauu AnOthet trial and
asked ms what had concluded TO DO.
l asked them tuen aud there what they
thought would be the fnal result Of
the trial. Judgau boy and Hendefson
told me that, from the result Of tho
nfst one, tbs result OF the second ole
might come cut worse than tho frst
one, and they lett Il 10 me--lney left II
70 my own Judgment and my own de-.
cision what 1 should do aud what 1
wanted them TO do. told them that
| mai kept from them lots OF inioTma.
ton which / should have told them
during the progress Of the trial. They
asked mo what II was, anu told them.
After told thum that, they told me:
'Mt. Hayken, we have very little
chance; IN TACT, We feel like We ought
DOT TO do anything about Il, and you
muet take your own risk about the
iutuTe.'
SIN the meantime hoafd-they told
me that nu attempt hnd been made by
j. X. Morris 10 inuues them 10 nut me
on tho stand and swear that / stole
that money anu put II IN my pocket, 10
save his soul, aud said never Will be
a Thief, End | never done II, aud 1 am
going 10 toll the truth now, and viii
tel! II straight ~. They said: well,
VIZ will 20 and SEQ the prosecuting AT.
Nsiutyt hhA Nney ului huu on tuesday
was sick. They told me that they
would see them AMI 80 and make
arrangement; II would tell the truth
anu all tue truth, they would save me.
And they eaid they would 20 and rec
about n, aud ! said l would.
"And that same night that mau
(pointing his finger In a dramatic man.
net at MOrris) came TO ms and told me
that samo thing, crying with tears In
his eyos, that his wiie and children
were dying, aud he wanted mo 10 70 on
and tell that pviiuted myself; ihst
stole the money anu refused 10 do iI, ]
anu / told him then and there that
honceforth l wanted him to keep away
from me, aud l was going to tell the
truth, ana nothing but the truth, ana
30 help me God, navel There you
have IT,
Having thus relieved himself OF this
extraordinary statement no settled
back IN hls ouair anu his cross-eXamiH.
alton WAS over. Attorney Nye asked
a few questions on redirect, alter which
an adjournment was taken until 10
a. m. today.