The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-07

One question is being asked around
the county end of the joint building
these days and two answers are being
given.
1t is known to certainty that the
county attorney, Hon. c. o. White
more, is going away today, although
if he should see this ere it is time for
the train to leave he might wait until
tomorrow, just for the fun of the
thing. His chief assistant, Frederick
Garfield Waite, says that the county
attorney is going back east on a, va
cation. but Rev. John Hansen, who
has figured quite extensively in the
Hermans case, tells another story.
The latter declares that the county
attorney and himself are going on
trip to bring back Hermans, the min
isterial murderer. who is charged with
having made away with Henrietta
Clauson and Miss Samuelson.
1t came about in this way. Three
days ere the Fourth of July, with its
pyrotechnics and Examinations, ar
rived. Hansen sought the advice of a
Swedish friend ana informed him that
he was going away with the county
attorney; that they were hot on the
trail Of Hermans, and that he (Hansen)
was wanted because of his intimate
acquaintance with the pastor and his
knowledge of the Scandinavian Ian
guage in all its SWedlsh, Danish and
Norwegian dips, spurs and angles. He
wanted some advice from his Swedish
friend, because he declared the county
a tn1 elIyt ~ inc p p,1
pay his railroad fare, his hotel and
laundry bills, and for an occasional
Jolt While away, and he believed he
was entitled TO q salary. AT the same
time he intimated that he would get
handsome pile in the event they dis
covered the missing pastoral criminal.
and might make a handsome thing out
of it.
His friend advised him to go, telling
him that he was making no more than
expenses at this time, and that all he
would get would be clear gain. Sun
day, Hansen said that all arrange
ments had been perfected and he and
the county attorney would leave this
morning; that they would go to
Kansas City and interview a Scandi-
navlan there, and from that point
would go down through the Norwegian
settlements in Missouri. where they an
lIClpdleO I1GIHdHS was III A1uluS
The Swede friend leaked" to a
reporter for this paper last evening
and Hansen was sought for. DR.. Turn
gren, who knows him well, was found
at mis- drug store, and in reply to a
question as to the whereabouts of
Hansen, said he had been informed by
the ex-minister he was going over to
Bingham to look after some mining
interests.
Then a call was made upon the Han
sen family, who live at the church
where the murders occurred, and the
brother-in-law of Hansen said he
left yesterday afternoon at 2:30 for
Richfield- Asked when he would re-
turn, the gentleman said he anticipa-
ted he would come back within week
or ten days. A person cannot get to
Richfield at the hour designated. unless
he walks or starts in wagon and is
overtaken by the train next day. Nei-
ther can he go to Bingham to sell min
ing stocks, unless ne goes in the same
fashion.
Mr. Waite was asked yesterday
where Mr. Whittemore was going and
did not reply with that frankness
which generally characterizes his re-
marks In fact, Mr.. Waite was some
what amazed by the question, appar-
emily. He recovered in time to murmur
something about the county attorney
going least on vacation through
Illinois or some other bailiwick, and
changed the subject to a conversation
about the chances for the Republican
party in the fall elections.
But from all indications it would
seem that the county attorney is going
off on another of his famous "sleuth-
ing tours and is taking Hansen with
him. The latter outlined the route
which was to be taken and said they
would go to Kansas City, as stated,
and from there down south to the
Ozark country, which has of late been
settled by lot of emigrants from the
old country, and where Hermans and
his ready tongue would find haven
of refuge. There isn't telegraph line
in the country and the only news
papers which find there way there are
weeklies, which never have picture
by which to identify anyone.
OF course, the greater portion of
this is based upon presumption, but
the information which this paper gets
comes from good authority and on the
statements of people who are thor
oughly reliable.