The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-20


b9dy could recognize who it was. How
did Peterson know?"
TEARS FALL FOR THE FIRST
TINE.
But it was Albert's body?" I asked.
Yes, it was poor Albert" replied
Hayes. as the tears coursed down his
cheeks. 4 made sure of it at the in
quest. My wife. Alberts mother,
wanted to see the body, but the sight
was too horrible and ! would not let
her. So l got the clothes he wore
they were wet and covered with dirt
and then took them out to her. The
clothes were so badly faded that she
could aot recognize them, so / opened
some of the seams in order to expose
the unfaded parts. For doing this they
said at the trial that / tried TO de-
stroy the clothes. Mrs. Hayes finally
opened seam in the flannel shirt that
Albert had worn and recognized that
1t was shirt she had made for me-
During this recital Hayes was very
much agitdted and his tears fell fast.
then asked him if the charge that
he had illtreated his stepson was true?
ALBERT WAS A GOOD BOY"
Again his cheeks were wet with tears
and in broken voice he said: 1T
is not true At times l corrected him
y.
Albert was a good boy. Why, when
three men carneto the place with guns
after me, he stood right by me. Do
you think If ] had treated him righ.
he would have done that?''
In reply to other questions Hayes
would wander away from the subject,
repeat statements made by witnesses
for the prosecution at his trial, then
give his explanation in a very circum-
iOci1fOrv WAY and cfns,a will,
ence to the men he declares were the
murderers.
There is one thing l can't under
stand" said he, when he again dis
cussed the crime, land that is why
the men did not burn the cabin and
destroy everything. instead of carry
ing the bodies to the lake
Another mystery to him is the dis
position Of the cart and horse which
figured in the tragedy "They claim
that the horse and cart were also put
into the lake said he. but 1 do not
believe it. Mrs. Hayes and 1 have
spent money hiring detectives in order
to locate them, but have not succeeded.
But do not think they are in the
lake. The mystery is, where are they?'
HAS NOTHING TO CONFESS.
I asked him if he had seen the state
4iSiiA ilGuc by Aite PROVO correspondent
of the Tribune that the officials of the
county expected him to make d con-
fession almors at any time
What have l got to confess was
lis indignant reply. Il am not guilty
and consequently l have nothing to
confess. That's Cloves work, the En-
quirer man here. He often comes to
see me, and when he alludes to my
case l talk politics to him. When he
presses me l say to him. I'll tell you
something bye-and-bye' What / meant
by thai, is what l have told you, and
that is / am confident that I win be
able in short time to name the
guilty people. He talks for Mckinley,
you know, and l have lots of fun with
him.
Then for the first time during the
interview Haye1' mood was not de-
spondent. lie laughed merrily and
chatted gleefully. The next moment
he was again subdued and from his
faded-looking eyes tears slowly
dropped He was again thinking and
talking of Albert.
What. me kill Albertr' he cried.
why, he was the apple of his moth
er's eye and ] liked him."
Hayes during the interview, often re-
iterated his belief that he will be able
to shift the moose from his own neck
10 that of certain lake people but
before proceeding further in the mat
ter he will await the return of Judge
Powers from Illinois, Then" said
Hayes, as we parted, Il will tell him
everything
HOLBROOK IS CHEERFUL.
During my brief visit to Provo this !
time l met nearly all the prominent
politicians the place possesses, includ- !
ing Republican Congressional Candi- |
date Holbrook. Frank Us stumping
mate was awaiting the train that was
to carry him to Juab. and he spoke as 1
though he enjoyed campaigning. He (
is not tired by his eXertions and viii /
continue his tour almost up to the eve
of election.
A HAPPY CASH
Chairman Cash Of the Democratic |
county committee, was in q. most cheer I
full mood. "Rryan's majority in this /
county," said he, will be at least 900. |
The ea.iHe ticket will De elected. Every |
nominee VIII receive over 200 majority |
and some VIII touch the 500 mark. |
Since your last visit the situation has
improved. We are gaining converts /
daily. We have money to spend and |
during the week we will hold rousing |
meetings throughCul the county. Tell |
the people for NE that Utah county |
will be solid for Democracy"
ARTISTIC DECORATIONS.
Cash is an artistic genius as well as
a skillful politician. He has caused
Democratic headquarters TO be deco
rated in colors and the whole front of
the building is covered with Demo-
cratic sentiments. In the triangle
forming the apex of the building there
is this:
You shall not press down upon the
brow of labor this crown of thorns;
you shall not cruelty mankind upon a
cross CT gold
other pertinent statements are:
Money exists by law not by nature"
by Aristotle, ana its companion are the
burning words of jackson: BY the
Eternal, who is going to rule-the
money power or the people?"
Then follows, by Cash: Who's
afraid of free silver2 Not mel"
MORE NEWS FROM JUAB.
Colonel Nick Robertson. chairman of
the Juab county COMMITTEES, met me
here today you can say to the Demo-
Gratis Of Utah." said he, that Juab
county win not poll 400 votes for Nc
Kinley and eIolbrook; that the east
side, the socalled Mckinley stronghold,
viii not poll 800 votes for Mckinley,
and that the prospect now is the entire
tickle. will be elected by handsome
The east side figures are
the. result OF a house-to-house canvass,
and can be relied upon.
DEMOCRATS WILL CRATE.
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