The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-03
Alleged Murderer On Verge of Men,
tai Collapse.
HIS BROTHER ARRIVES
HAD NOT SEEN EACH OTHER FOR
YEARS.
The Brother Is a WeE-to-Do Mer-
chant-Says Haworth Was Good
Boy-Prisoner Has HalluciEations
and Has Threatened to Commit
Suicide
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/ Pennington, Jan. 2.-COnfnement is
having its effect upon n. F. Haworth,
the alleged murderer Of Thomas San
/ dali 1t is patent to all who have seen
| the prisoner that he is weakening and
that he is on the verge OF a mental
/ collapse. Either this or he is feigning
/ for the effect it will have upon jury
in case he is not able to prove an
alibi.
/ From, all that can be learned it is
/ believed that Haworth viii make des-
/ perate effort to prove that on the night
/ Of the murder he was in Ogden, four
/ teen miles from the scene Of the trag-
/ edy. The officers viii not discuss this
phase of the case, but it is evident that
/ trey are confident of being able to
/ break down any testimony of that
| character.
Yesterday morning ex-Sheriff G. r.
/ BeluaD of Ogden and Z. 7. Ellison of
/ Layton, both of whom have been active
in running down the alleged murderer,
were in Pennington and held a confer
/ ence with County Attorney Streeper
/ and Sheriff Abbott The subject dis
cussed was the amount and kind OF
/ evidence that has been collected for
use against Haworth. At the prelimin-
airy hearing, to be held on Saturday,
only sufficient evidence viii be intro
dUced to warrant the holding of Ha-
worth for trial in the district court,
and this will not by any means be the
full case of the prosecution
Assistance For Prosecution.
County Attorney Streeper was asked
this afternoon if an attorney will be
engaged to assist him in conducting the
l no said
There has been nothing done in the
matter as yet. 1 think it quite probable,
however, that some assistance will be
furnished; as to who it will be 1 have
no idea"
This question came up informally be
fore the county commissioners this at
teTnoOn. and while no action was taken
it is not unlikely that the county will
engage an attorney if it is found TO be
proper for it to do so, and if not, the
state will be appealed to. 1t IS ru-
mOred that E. 2. Ellison of the Far
mers' Union store will have Attorney
a. J. Weber appear for the pTOsecu-
ton. This could not be verified.
Prisoners Brother.
c. L. Haworth, a brother of the pris-
Oner, arrived here today, and had an
interview with the accused man in the
! tdll. he taIuG lIOL4l HIS 1lO4LlC III -AAcA
son City Ia. in response to a telegram
sent by the prisoner when he reached
Ogden on Friday in the custody of
Sheriff Abbott. The brothers had not
met for years. There was, however.
very little of an unusual nature in the
meeting. The prisoner stared in stony
silence at his brother and then, with a
Hello, Lum." he reached through the
bars and shook hands. They cOnversed
for some time, and when the brother
left the jail he seemed much affected.
Will Assist His Brother.
Mr.. Hawar,h is a merchant Of Mason
, City, in comfortable circumstances. He
IS a man Of good education, pleasing
manner and affable to a degree. When
seen this afternoon for The Herald he
said:
I came west to the aid Of my
brother, and shall remain here until
after the preliminary hearing. Every
thing that can be done in lis behalf we
viii do. If he is guilty of the crime
with which he is charged we cannot, of
course, expect to clear him. But
have a natural desire to do for him all
that a brother can do. and all that he
ought to do. No attorney has been
engaged to defend him, but am going
10 Salt Lake this afternoon and viii at
tend to this matter. 1 may also send
up a doctor. for I see that my brother
/ needs a physicians services.
I am very much afraid his mind is
unbalanced. He is possessed Of such
weird Authorizations. When I was talk
ing to him this morning he seemed
fearful OF his life, and when I left he
warned me to go at once to the depot
and remain there that no harm might
come to me, for he feared I would be
killed.
Was a Good Boy.
''I notice you call him Nick Hay
worth. His right name is Nathan
Fisher HawOrth. He is about 80 years
Of age, and his father and mother and
some of his brothers live in Fort
Dodge, Ia. Nathan was a good boy
in his youth. kind to his mother hon
est and trustworthy. He married a
young lady in Iowa and came west fif-
teen or twenty years ago, and / sup
pose he has rOamed all over the west
since then, and may have become wild
though I cannot bring myself to think
he could commit such a crime as the
one with which he is charged.
. His first wife left him and lives in
San Francisco. He has been home once
since he was married to his present
wife l am afraid that the br0Odins
over his arrest has at least Temporal
rily affected his mind. I am told that
last night he begged to be furnished
with laudanUm so that he might gel
some rest. He is filed with dread, and
this alone would convince me that he
is not right, for he was a man who
knew no fear"
Threatened Suicide.
Haworth has threatened once since
his confinement that he would commit
suicide. and it is feared that he viii
make the attempt if the hearing or
Saturday goes against him. He seems
particularly fearful when outside OF his
cell and after a meal he is anxious for
the sheriff to again lCck him behind the
bars.
His fellow prisoners, the Two Kays-
vile burglars, Armstrong and Win
stCn, are somewhat alarmed, and dc
not enjoy HawOrth's cOmpaniOnship, as
they fear he might do them injury.
BELIEVES HIM INSANE.
Accused Mans Brother Secures Coun.
sci and a Physician.
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