The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-05-03
The HAYES CASE.


Perhaps we may he pardnned for again
referring 10 this celebrated case. ON
sole reason for DUNG so is the manner
In which QUE former state nent was r..
ceivsd by The maturity Of The press and
n very small percentage of the people
who know anything about the case.
The application OF Harry Hayes for
pardon for he Pelican Point MURDERS
comes ~ bef"le The State board OF
par'lons mex, Saturday, May 9Th IL
this connection we nsy say hat the
people of Utah county, who are most
in crested. are entitled to protection
from this hoard and that the people
~ Utah county. who are most cognz.
ant OF he facts of the Pelican Point
murders. do not favor The pardon OF
Hayes. whyp Because Hayes was
convicted on The strongest possible evil
,lence To lie desperate murderer and
nothing has Since been presented TO
prove his innocehcs. We believe the
people ARE entitled t. this protection
and should receive II. Now few
words 10 regard TO the aspec, of some
OF the State papers upon this question.
Most ui them seem to follow he Salt
i"ke Herald aud Tribune. like a pack
~ bounds after leader, and vet
neither paper has deduced "a logical
conclusion iustifving II yes release; H.
is only had superstition. based on nffi-
davis duplicating Wright. We may
saw Thai we expected hs ore the am.
d"yils IN regard to Wright were made
public. that they would exonernie
Hayes. They fail Ia do so. The most
they can honestly he said to do. ~ 10
imp lcatr Wright. Some OF the press
comm nis OF the State have been
amusing. One charges hat The UTAH
COUNTY DEMOCRAT opposes the par.
don OF Hayes because we desire To- vim
dictate Democrat officials. Why. bless
your soul. brother, the present officials
of Utah county are Democratic the
same as the former. We certainly do
noi want to "vindlcate" one aud dis.
parake the other. or vice versa. The
fact h, all we demand is Justice 10
Hayes, and to The people. aud 10 the
law. Another paper. we won't name
u. gets supremacy ridiculous. 1t says
TINT the present evidence against
Wright Is as strong ~ The former evil
dence against Hayes. consequently
Have must b. innocent and should he
released. What ratl Some people lay
great stress On the Peterson nffiiavlu
now In the hands Of the board OF par
dons and condemn In round terms ex.
Sheriff Brown oi Utah county on the
STIR ny Of that alleged $500 offer for
evidence TO convict Hayes. Now, we
don't believe that Peterson afiidavit is
true. DoAou? Sheriff Sto:rs says he
belives IL is lie and that Peterson eau
he convict d oi perjury. What do you
think of that, you that are bowling
about our deiense OF 'foImer Demo-
cratic otliclals"Y We believe that
Sheriff Slorrs is doing all that mortal
man, directed by clear brain aud
honsst convictions. can do 10 clear up
the Pelican Point murder mystery.
That he will succeed. We believe. That
he has ysl succeeded. we do not believe.
We have no personal interest IN this
matter except as citizen OF Utah
county aud OF the common ~, alth Of
Uiah, and we desire that only justice
he done. Tie local Tribune CORE
spondent recently infrrs that we arr,-
gate too much u curselr Isl this case
and have no right TO dictate 10 The
boa'd OF parious. Perhaps the board
OF pardOns knows more than we do;per-
haps hey are cool heated aud NV TO
dec sion. we hope 50. but Ut least as
citizen we have The RICH. 10 demand Of
the hoard OF pardons protection from
convicted criminals and we do demand |
u 10 the name OF the people Of this
county. Sentiment may DO all right