Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-26
PROVO.
TnB HAYES TRIAL.
Was Hayes On the Pelican Point Ranch
10 February, When the boys
Mero KILLED.


Doctor Lombard Of Eureka Vas
again placed on tho stand by the
prosecution yesterday, TO testify In the
Hayes murder case, In detailing the
story Of the prosecution. Ho testified
TO conversation with Hayes In
Eureka In the latior part Of April or
early in May, 1896. Delos Lombard,
: brother OF witness, had stated that
ae thought Albert Hayes hal been
killed fret and put through an air hole
In the Ice on the lake. and thst the
other two boys had boon killed alter
wards, in order to prevent them irum
testifying against the murderer Of
Albert, and also put under the Ice.
Hayes sad sale. "Thtfe was no Ice
on the lake when / wss there IN Feb
ruary--of rather In March" AMI In re-
ply TO n suggestion that tue facts Ia the
murder case would some time come
out had said that II would not come
out In thousand years, OF words TO
that effect.
Delos Lombard corroboraied this
testimony.
Israel Evans IT,, Marion Walker
and David Heighisman, all Of Lehi,
testified 10 seeing Hayes on the ranch
At Pelican Point, on some date be-
tween the 10Th aud Goth Of February,
1895. The latter witness place1 the
date, according 10 his bost recollection,
M February l7,n. This evidence 10
considered important for the reason
that Hayes hAs always ulaimtd he was
not Mt ths ranch duflng February ana
40 testified at tho coronef's inquest.
The boys were killed about the lBIh Of
February.
Mrs. Hannah Peterson, OF Payson,
n relative II tho murdered boy, had
gone 10 Haytb'e ranch on Mafcn Oh,
and had found some clothing aud =
pony belonging TO Alfe1 Nelson
there. She had expressed m opinion
that something was wrong broau1e
Alfred would not have gone oil snd
left his clothing and the pony. Hayes
had then said he did not see how peo-
pie would DO % bullheadod ~ 10 pre-.
tend 10 think the boys were not all
Right.
Joseph Rowlsy. Of American Fork,
had seen defendant at " itnoss't place I'm
March, 1895, defendant had told him
that Albert mad gone 70 AtlzIna, with.
out letting any one know anything
John Hanson, brother Of Mfs. Hayes,
testified at length Ia regard TO the Ro-
ton OF Hayes when tho bodies OF
Alfred anu Andrew were found; he
had not exhibited any Interest In
searching Tor them, but had rather
tried to prevent witness AMI Others
searching; he would not touch the
bodies when found, although asked tO
help In taking them from the water.
Hayes had carried gun during the
search AID pretended TO be afraid some
ons would do him violence.
Coroner Berg described the apptAr-
ance anu notiOna OF defendant at the
time OF the inquest; ho had been very
nervous and excited and had Jailed 10
identity tbs bodies.
Dalos Lombard testl flied TO n CONVEX
aAtion no nAd with INLAND Mrs. Hayes
Ia Eureka after they had received n
Telegram, stating that the body Of
Albert Hayes had been found. Mrs.
Hayes wa, crying and placed her
hand on witness's shoulder; she point.
cd towards dofendAnt and said,
"Hayes, no killed. my BOY" she
repeated this remark.
Joseph b. Hyde testified 10 Teluot-
hnco ON the part OF Hayes % notify the
officers and To Mrs. Hayes saying that
she knew all the time Albert mai been
killed but Hayes had tried 10 talk her
out OF lt,sayiug no had gone 10 Arizona.
Witness finally induoed Mrs. Hsyes 10
aign u telegram 10 Marshal Fowler,
which he sent.
Wm. ryrrel, husband OF Mrs.
Hayss's sister and atepiAIneT Of An.
drew johnson, oOrfoOOratod tue tosli.
mony OF Hanson In regard - the nc.
ton Of Hayes when they were looking
for the bodies Of Alfred aud ALdrsW;
and also testified that when the letter
came advising them that the boys were
gone Hayes had refused TO 70 TO the
ranch TO look alter things, and WIN,
Hayes had TO 70. lie had also said
the boys were "lazy Scrubs" and II
was good thing they were gone. Al
one time he had threatened 10 make II
warm tor the boys because they had
allowed themselves to be- put OF
ground IN dispute between Hayes aud
o. u. BlAde, by Deputy Marsha
Henry. Mis-, Hannah Bennett ami
VIM Morris testified to matters Of de.
tail covered by other witnesses aud
court AuJ OuTned TIL today.