The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04
MORGAN IN THE Pen
Boy Desperate Who Is Under Death
Sentence.
GIVEN COUGHLIN'S CELL
had WOMEN ADMIRERS AT
BRIGHAM CITY.
One Weak-minded Female Actually
Fell In Love With Him-Execu-
ton Will Probably Be Postponed
Expects a New Trial and An
Acquittal-Feeling Cheerful.

Wen shoot him up there in the cor
ner of the yard, if he is finally exc
cuted." said Warden Dow of the state
penitentiary. referring to Morgan, the
boy desperate.
The warden is not a cold-blooded
man, but he talks about such matters
in a calm way. The punishment OF
criminals does not excite him, for he
has convicts about him until he is used
TO them.
Morgan was brought down from
Brigham City yesterday morning by
Sheriff Gordon and Deputy SherlH
Thompson. They took him to the pen
itentiary and turned him over to the
warden, to remain until he is exc
cuted or is released by new trial. The
officers experienced no trouble in bring
ing their prisoner down. He was calm
and quiet, and caused them no dn-
easiness.
1t will be remembered that Judge
Hart of Box Elder county, before whom
this boy, less than 10 years OLD, was
tried for the murder of Captain Brown,
the Ogden police officer, sentenced him
to be shot instead of hanged. The law
of Utah has enough regard for the man
convicted of murder to give him ms
choice between being hanged or Delng
shot. When Judge Hart asked Morgan
what manner of death he chose, ne
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he was sentenced to be shot on July Z,
within the walls of the state peniten-
tiary.'
Will Be Postponed.
But it is not likely that he will be
executed on that day. Prosecuting At
torney B. II. Jones, who appeared
against the prisoner, does not think
that the future legal proceedings can
be concluded by that date. Mr.. Jones
was in town yesterday, and he and DIS
wife are at the Walker House. The
attorneys for the defense, r. H. Jones
and William Chase of Brigham CITY,
have prepared the transcript to be SUD-
mitted to the state supreme court
when the argument for new trial VIII
be made. The court has adjourned to
an early date in July, so that 1t is I'M
likely that an argument could De mace
and a decision had before July I. In
consequence, the attorneys will prob
ably ask for a stay of execution, which,
if grarted-and there is not much
doubt of that-will require Morgan TO
be taken back to Brigham City Tor an
other sentence.
The boy was cool and calm yesterday
at the penitentiary. There was no
trace of nervousness about him, and he
ate heartily. He did not want to leave
the Box Elder county Jail at Brigham,
for he has been treated very kindly
Women Admirers.
There has been a softening of the
strong feeling against him. women
have grown sentimental, and mauuhn
flowers and candies. magazines, news
papers and pretty things have been
sent to him, and he has had many Wis
itors.
.One woman. whose name 1 won't
mention. actually fell in love with the
boy" said Attorney Jones, yesterday:
'She hung about the Jail and wanted
to see him every time SherlH Coraoh
opened the door,"
Il feel all right" said Morgan yes
terday at the penitentiary. Il am
confident that I will get new trial,
and that at 1t I will be acquitted, for
/ didn't shoot Captain Brown. My
brother did it just before he was killed.
WHY. some of the jurors, before they
were chosen, were heard to say that
they would convict me, and meant 10
do so if they got on the jury.
Morgan was placed in cell NO. lSO, IN
the south cell house, which was occu-
pied by the last murderer executed IN
1Ttah-Patsy Coughlan. He and Fred
George. who is serving a life sentence
in the penitentiary, killed Sheriff Stagg
of Echo and Constable Dawes OF Wyo-
ming. who wanted them for. horse
stealing in Wyoming. Coughlan was
executed in Rich county, in December
of 1896 He like Morgan, chose TO be
shot rather than to be hanged. Nor
gan does not know that he occupies
the same cell, but as he is not at all
snnerstitious. the knowledge will not
disturb him