Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

aud went 20 mining In Big cottonv,o,,.,
canyon. and worked there until I,,su
1sie; ! then went to Black IIills a,a,
remained there until the fall OF ts-sa,
! then came bnck TO Utah and Tho,
went to Phoebe. Nevada; mined H.
six or eight months and then Won, !,
Silver Reef In the spring OF 1872. ne
at Silver Reef two weeks AMI IN
went to Mnrysvale: remained ,hn.n
one year mining; I then went 10 D.
city. and worked for the Ferry brotbers
IN the Boss mine until September isss
! went back 20 Silver Reef In SAY
ttember. 1850. and remained there unip
February !, 1881, when the strike enn'a
on, then I went over on the sevlas
and remained there until June tss,
when, the strike being over, / Went
back to Silver pqof. "'
I married Caroline Hanson 4, a..
uary. 1859. at Lehl. Utah. She hal bs.n
married 10 MIR. Enstrom and had ~
chlldrcn by him. Amelia. Tho .,d",'
and Albert EnHtrom. Amelia was n
years old. and Albert was aboa,
years % age my wife. al m.
time married here. had been dIvorcaJ
from Enstrom for about four ycafa'
We took the boy with Us 10 s,lvss
Reef. but the girl remained with h..
grandparents on the Hayca tnncb \,
Pelican Point. Hanson was the man..
OF the grandparents.
We remained nj Silver Reef main
about 1883 and then removed to Eurak,
AMI lived there until my nrr.at H.
December. 1896; ut Eureka / an min
inH Iud general work.
ON December 90 1874. I lott the Have.
ranch at Pelican Point. went dlrerf A.
Eureka and remained there untn
February u, 1885. without any Work
on NE .Nening Of February y. isls.
| received some hay FOR Mf. Tticser
at his place Of husineH on Main stts.,
In Eureka on February itth I CLEANED
n stnverirc for Mr. Rich al his 80.
In Eureka. ON February 18th and ian
I rhoyclcd snow FOR Mr.. Tucker. an
February 18th. which wac SUNDAY I
was nj Eureka Ill day. hut l dld ,o,
work; from February 18th 60 February
slrd. worked for Mr. Tucker. / IA,
cleaning up the building. which a.
Tucker was about opening on. IN.
whole store was being liked up MIN
new shelving. etc, Mr.. Tucker MAJ
been In businers thcrr under thr aim
name 10 Tucker q Wallace. and had
failed In 1884,, and was Just orcninr
mp again Tor himself.
Albert EnHtfom went to school in
Eureka and at payson. we paid far
his schooling. he was mover on M,
ranch alone until the winter OF 1884 nnd
1896; I did not want 60 stay On ths
ranch IN the winter. because / wanisi
Andrew Johnson. who was az the rnneh
IN December. drove me back 10 Eureka
with his own team. he remained in
Eureka until near Christmas day. Mr.
Hayes asked him N he wuuidu 40 hack
20 the ranch and keep Albert company
ior the winter. Mfs. Hayes bought
Andrew johnson two pair ~ pants.
undcfclothes. pair ~ shoes and
some socks; gave him black coat
ana a heavy winter cap; Mfa. HAYES
rave him 81 In cash. he would not then
promise 60 So back. but raid h. would
let uH know by letter whether he wunM
20; We heard nothing Of him until the
latter part of January. 1896, IN tho
meantime I had been trying 60 Ind
some one Co go a. the ranch 20 ua uni
% have Albert entirely alone. about
that time Mrs. John Hansen 81 neula.
min, came 90 Eureka: rhu came 10 ouf
house and the FIRST Thing We asked her
WA whether Andrew had gone back 10
the ranch. and she said that he had.
that he had gone right after the hnlI.
days she told us that Andrew johnson
had gone 60 his mothers tMu. Tyrreln
from Eureka ana spent the HOLIDAYS
with hor, and had then gone 60 tho
Hayes ranch. Min. John Hanson u a
sisier-ln-law To- Mrr 1'yrrcil ana my
brother Of Mrs. Tyrrcll ana Mn.
Hayes.
ON February End Mr.. Tyrrcil came TO
Eureka and told me that Albert
Enrtrom ana Andrew Johnaon were
hauling luccrn across Utah Lake from
Bcnjamin 10 the Haycr ranch at pcll.
can Point. I was little afraid 81 the
Ice on tho lake. nH one winter I had
lived there at the ranch. I had rcen ~
many as three teams drowned nj once
In crossing the lake. I thought some.
body had better 30 60 the ranch NJ
once 90 see II the ice was strong enough
TO hold the team and load and 10 ten
the boys that II would b. brtter to take
the horses across To Benjamin and feed
them there than 10 run any risk In
crossing the lake. the next morning.
February !, 1895, Mrs. Hayes, my wife
borrowed Mr.. Tyrfell'H horses and
cart and drove 20 the ranch. she found
the lee was all right and the boys
hauled over twelve tons 81 hay; she
remained on the ranch for about
week and ala the cooking for the boys
Mrs. Hayes came back TO Eureka on
February nth about dusk.
l was never convicted OF q crime
other than the one Tor which I am now
suffering imprisonment; I WIS never
arrested on any charge except the one
IN question, and my good character has
never been questioned. the title 90 the
property ~ the Hayes ranch was In
Mrs. Hayes name; her son. Albert
Enatrom. had no property Whatsoever
ana no money. he carried no life IN.
snrnnco; he nnd got along very well
together. and could have had no
motive In killing him; had absolutely
nothing 10 do with the tragedy AZ
Pelican Point and am Innocent N
the commission Of the crime for which
I am now suffering life imprisonment
HARRY HANIS.
Subscribed ana sworn TO bcforu mo
this 9TH day OF April. 1899,
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