The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02

IkONO. April line JURY III the
now noted Pelican Point case has
spoken, and Harry Hayes stands be-
fore the people a guilty man.
When Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney Thurman concluded his argument
at NON yesterday, there were no
doubts in the minds OF those who were
familiar with the case but that the
verdict would be in favor of the state.
Some thought, however, the case being
one of circumstantial evidence. the
jury might recommend the defendant
to Imprisonment for life; but there
seemed to be no question as to his
participation in the triple tragedy.
The jury retired shortly after u
o'clock yesterday and it was 9 o'clock
this morning when they filed into court
bringing the verdict that would an
nounce the fate of the defendant
At that early hour, quite a crowd
had gathered to listen to the reading of
THE VERDICT
and to note the appearance of the de-
PENDANT. who, for the past ten days,
has quietly. silently and with apparent
indifference, listened to the testimony
which slowly but surely fastened the
guilt upon him. This morning he came
as usual into court looking bright but
unconcerned; smiling at those he
thought his friends, but casting dagger
looks at the officers who have been la
boring assiduously to bring to light the
facts connected with the case.
Court being opened. Judge McCarty
asked:
s.r,arf1a,,,a- of tho ;,,--- have 1-r,,,
agreed upon a verdict"
He was answered by the foreman,
John D. Holiday, who replied:
I'VE have"
Hand your verdict to the clerk, -
remarked the court.
The important paper was passed to
Clerk Ed. /. Jones, who, after record
ing il, arose and in an agitated man
ner read tbs following verdict:
we, the jury empannelled in the
above entitled case do find the defend
ant. Harry Hayes. guilty of murder in
the first degree as charged in the in
dictment.
JOHN D. HOLIDAY,
Foreman"
Attorney Whitecotton asked that the
fury be polled. and thereupon the clerk
calling each juror in turn by name
asked: WAS this and is this your YER
dict?" to which each juror for him
self answered 1es-
During these proceedings the defend
ant sat as
UNMOvABLE AS A STATUE,
never so much as changing color or
varying the expression of his counte-
nance. He was the most unconcerned
individual present, Judging from his ap-
pearance. The court, attorneys, clerks,
Jurors, spectators and all save the de-
fendant gave evidences Of subdued ex-
citemert He alone was calm and col
1ected. The court thanked the jury for
their faithful services and they were
thereupob discharged. Shortly after
this Hayes was taken back to jail.
A SCENE
AS he descended the stairs leading
from the court room to the ground
floor. Mr.. Slade of Lehi. the man who
has been accused by Hayes as being
guilty of the murder ana with whom
HAYES has had considerable trouble,
was standing at the foot of
the stairs. Hayes approached him
as stealthiiy as a tiger, and looking
like mad man. exclaimed: C d
you. you are the man that murdered
Albert You didn't murder Albert, did
you? oh, no! Yes, G. d. you-you
are the one
Deputy Sheriff wilkins here stepped
between the parties, and moved Hayes
rapidly away 10 the Jail To the on
lockers Hayes appeared violent man,
and all who witnessed the burst of
rage believed him capable of resorting
TO extreme methods, if necessary, to
carry his point or avenge himself.
A VISIT TO HAYES.
Shortly after the verdict was render
ed your correspondent visited Hayes
at MS cell. He was found quietly seat
ed on his couch, reading a novel, with
as much apparent enjoyment as
careless school girl
Deputy Sheriff Fowler, who has TAX
en- an active interest in running down
the evidence in this case, was present,
and first addressed Hayes, saying:
How are your
HAYES replied: What's that TO you?
Get right away; 1 don't want to talk
to you I don't want anything TO do
with you"
At this outburst Mr.. Fowler retired.
leaving your correspondent alone with
the prisoner. The latter greeted me
pleasantly but said, in answer to my
question. that he had nothing to say
for publication but he might have
something later on.
When asked is he expected the YER
dict, ne replied: Il do not care, it is
nothing to me. It seems to me they
have required a victim ana mat VIC
tim is me"
1t was suggested that perhaps his at
torneys would move for a new trial.
TO this he answered: II don't know:
/ don't care what they do: IL don't con-
Germ me"
Further than this he would say moth
3ng: Indifference WAS all that was
really 0sscernable with him. save when
aha officer would come near, and then