The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17

letter from Attorney for the Crown
Metcalf, at Pembroke, Canada, which
shows that the resemblance between
Hamilton and Hermans is remarkable
Pembroke, July 10, 1897.
Thomas P. Lewis, Esq, Sheriff of Salt
Lake City:
Dear Sir-Replying to your letter of
I'd inst, l desire to inform you of what
has been done here, acting under your
instructions 10 me. In the first place
knew a little about Mr.. Dougald Camp
bell, enough TO feel satisfied that he be-
lieved what he had represented to you.
His father when living was q member
OF the dominion parliament and ne
mas brother now a member of our
provincial legislature. This Dougald
Campbell has not been a successful
business MANN fact has failed as a
business man-but still 1 consider him
quite reputa BILE. Well. l first called up
Mr.. Dougald Campbell and had a con-
versation with him by telephone, had
him tell me what he was basing his
conclusions upon and where his man
was He told me all without hesitation
and 1 then arranged with him to send
constab BILE from here to meet him at
Eganville TO go with him and see his
man, and if on seeing him and making
further inquiries, my constable was
satisfied that he was the man wanted,
he was to arrest him and bring him
into town and was then TO wire you
az once and 1 did wire you this after
noon, as the result of those instruct
tons.
"Of course We are not absolutely GER
tain of his identity, but l must say on
seeing him myself l am quite prepared
TO believe that he may be the man,
and indeed is, but he has been roughing
it for the last two or three months.
and you can quite understand that for
neatneSs he would not quite come up 10
the photo. with his nicely combed hair
and White tie. All l can say TO you is
that if he is not the man he CORE
spends very closely with your descrip-
ton; the spot on the lips is not dis
cernible now, but / had not a chance
to examine closely for it, or it may
have passed off. [ judge. however that
your witness whom you have sent Will
know him if he is the man. His &C
tons while / saw him before the Judge
were more consistent with his being a
guilty than an innocent man. He was
very cool and stolid. / at once applied
to the judge for warrant for his ar
rest, under the eXtradition act, and
then for his remand TO Jail for one
week to admit of evidence arriving to
support the charge. and he was re-
manded till Saturday next at 10 o'clock
I
your man will be here by that time TO
identify him and to follow up the pro-
ceedings. l do not know that / need
write you any further at present. |
can act for you in the matter of pres
ecuting the evidence in support if it
comes TO that We have to make out a
sufficient case to justify the judge that
he ought to be put upon his trial for
the offense charged, if that effense has
10.
ton On his being satisfied of the
deed the Judge commits him for trial
and notifies our minister of Justice a Z
Ottawa that he is so committed. then
think you have to apply to him for
an order for his eXtradition through
your consular resident officer or ty
any other means that may be arranged
between Canada and the United States.
In the meantime Will await your fur
their instruction and identification.
Yours truly, ]. H. METCALF."
ANOTHER THEORY SHATTERED.
Another letter was received by the
sheriff Yesterday which. to some ex-
tent, dispels the theory that Hermans
was in Mexico recently. The letter is
from Mrs. J. Fewson Smith and reads
as follows:
"Cindad, Juarez. Mexico, July r.
Sheriff T. p. Lewis:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 18th inst
came 10 hand last evening. This morn
ing l delivered its contents to Sheriff
Simmonds, who said that Berger GER
tainly was not your man, because he
was an inmate of the FL Paso Jail at the
time of the murder in Salt Lake City. |
He also said that a portrait of Her
mans had been found in the office since
he last spoke with me, and thought |
that If they believed a stranger who |
had been in Juarez during three weeks |
past is really Hermans. but on in
CURRY it was found that he had gone |
down to central Mexico, but he will !
with you on the subject |
when you will understand each other
better. l shall watch developments as |
I am deeply interested in the doing of |
Justice TO such a monster Wishing |