Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-10

cord NY MllinE u.s. Ana the trial WIS
rushed through 20 fast that I could do
nothing"
DEMEANoR OF MAJORS.
Throughout all this conversation. the
condemned youth spoke with great
freedom. but with the utmost modcrn-
tiun % language. lis voice was low
ana quiet. but very earnest Ills eyes.
large and of ilrht Erryish color. his
complexion being fall. were moist. the
reporter asked him u they were always
ap. aud be- said ycH. There was not
moments holltutluu nH Co the details
OF any part uf hlH story. lllH manner
was open ana his apparent candur was
very striking. iio o. Huud-luoklng.
without being handsome He has q
faif common school education. and
writes. na the warden Informed the re-
porter. o. good letter Ills hand was
moist and somewhat cold. and he told
the reporter whom the latter mentioned
this circumstance. that it was natural
with him lie viii BE- nineteen years
oid ln october tie stands nve feet eight
iu hiH stockings. and weight iti pounds.
iiIH chin ana face have thin llFht
col0rod down Just appearing.
The young man Haid hiH father was
dead. 1iiH mother had remarked, but
D. now alone. living iu California Ito
has no other brothers. but bis mother
has number uf children by her second
husband iio had boon convicted uf
burglary In San Francisco some years
ago. and had boon sentenced a. ten
wears imprisonment After two years
and eight months In prison hts good
conduct gained him a release un parole.
This ia "a release from prison ON cpudl-
ton that some one guarantee him work
of nm approved sort Tor ak months
and that be- remain within ne state.
A. 81 Ia "a az
went tu Seattle. llc gave uH reason
fHr this that the party who was 60
furnish him work had failed 90 do 20,
They each carried o. cnlihrc COLTS 60.
NnlvrfHn large weapon with long
range that shoots 90 hll. From t0atilo
Doc and biz brother made thlor way ON
tho trains 90 Cache Junction aud then
walked over 10 Urirhnm city. Tho boy
says their money was exhausted and u
was now case of beg or steal Thny
ana not apply anywhere Tor work but
nt the point NJ re- Tuu held up man
near brigham city. lied from the ON.
GERS who came after them, worr over
tragedy occurred. iir was tried In
brigham CITY, found guilty by the Jury,
and sentenced by Judge Hart 60 die on
July 5th N this year,
Majors father was hanged m CALI
f1rrin uu the charge ~ murder. \ man
named showers. "a ne convict In the
prison nt Folsom, had been ihe main
witness against him. When young
Majors. Tor o. number ~ burElarirs 20
Oakland. was Hont tu Folsom for rignt
yenrH. hr learned that showers. who hnd
boon implicated in tho murder hni
falsely aH The believed, sworn away Ms
fathsru lifo b. formed the rrsolyr % be-
tu another ufa convict. Putnam, Who
aympathirri with him WHOM the lat
tor heard % the death 81 the elder
MORAN and the death sentence ~ the
younger. be- determined 60 uo tho work
uf nvrngvr which u was now clear that
the only remaining Major could not DO.
Two days after Judge Hart sentenced
young Majors 10 die on July 2, Putnam
stabbed showers a. death. ult 10 his
sympathy Tor Majors
PENITENTIARY DATA
Two hcrcu nrc enclosed by the new
stone wall. which b. nineteen fcot hlgh,
Prison walls are frequently mucn hlghs
pr. no foot is the hpight uf u new one
now building in the East The diHel-
ullup and appointments ~ the prison,
Hu Gar uH the reporter was able 90 Judge,
are 100 that can De- desired under prvH-
put conditions Warden Dow nppgnrH
90 he nn ideal officer for thlH position.
quiet Kind lu disposition, confederate ~
thr feelings ~ the meanest prisoner.
and with the tastes and education of r.
gentleman biz nrmuDHH ana knvnurHa
somewhat yriird hy hiH polished man
urrr h0 HaumH tu Do exactly tho man
60 conceal the hand ~ steel beneath the
glove uf velvet
Under Territorial government the
United States marshal was cN-ofilClu
warden ~ tho pcnltrntinry The ful-
ioving have served ln that capacity IA
recent yrlrHs Muwhai- Patrick
RhnurhnoaHy, Ireland, Parsons. Dyer
Urnton and brigham. Under the state
government there n no office CORE.
spending with that Of marshal sine,
the admission nf Utah.
The prnitenunry formerly belonged
20 the Federal government II was
1cnntlnnrh nn nnrn IN