The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-21
NICK HAWORTH FOUND GUILTY
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trial. for it would have been next TO
impossible to fasten the murder upon
HIM, save by his confession, in the face
of such an aIibi as the defense estab-A
! Iished. Attorney Weber and his assist-N
ant, J. NJ. Hamilton, exerted their
strongest efforts to break the force of
the admissions made by defendant and 4
Haworth's defense was handled in a
/ clever and mastery manner, but the
| fate of the accused was practically set
4 tied when such eminent specialists as
| DR.. Givins and DR.. Pike went on the
stand and positively declared that
there was no sign of insanity in the
| prisoner that they could detect.
Cannot Understand It.
| c. L. Haworth said after the verdict
was rendered: I can't see how such a
decision could possibly have been
/ reached. It looks to me as If the jury
realizing that an awful crime had been
/ committed, and convinced that some
! one ought to suffer for 1t, decided that
/ it might as we'll be Nick as anyone else
| But we're not through with this yet
/ let me say. I firmly believe the result
would have been different if the change
| of venue had been granted as asked for
j by the defense, and il certainly would
/ have made the trial much less expen-
sive.
Nick begins to realize now that his
position is serious. You know, he has
! all along declared to US that this whole
| trial was a farce. The verdict changes
his mind"
Attorney Weber was seen, but be-
yond expressing a firm and abiding
| conviction that the defendant is not
right mentally, he would say nothing
about the outcome Of the case
Deliberations of Jury.
The Jury went to work on the case
| Immediately after being locked up at q
o'clock last evening a preliminary
/ ballot was taken as soon as an organ
! iZatiOn had been effected by electln6
Tanthus II. Barlow. ST., of WOODS
/ Cross as chairman That ballot came
! near ending the matter. 1t stood eleven
! for conviction and one for acquittal.
! The one was George ". Parrish Of
| Woods Cross. the youngest man or
the panel.
The case was then reviewed at
| some length for the benefit of Mr..
Parrish, and a second ballot was taken
late in the evening. Still there was no
decision. 1t required a third ballot TO
decide the fate of the defendant. It
was taken at lis a. m, and up to that
! time none of the jurors had thought ct
taking any rest. Indeed, there was
but very little sleep for the twelve men
last night. The weight Of responsible
ity was too heavy upon theTa. one
Juror said this morning, and tears
welled uD in his eyes as he spoke: Tt
was a duty that I hope to God 1 shall
never have to perform again-that OF
condemning a man to death
Judge Rolapp was informed before 10
o'clock this morning that the jury was
ready to come into court. Attorney
Weber telephOned from Salt Lake that
he could not reach here until 1880, and
his arrival was awaited. otherwise the
verdict would have been received ear
lier.
This afternoon Sheriff Abbott and
Deputy Sheriff Oakden took Haworth
to the state prison at Salt Lake, ar
engagements having been made with
Warden Dow for him to be kept there
until sentence is pronounced next Mon
day When he left the jail yard today
it was the first time he has been fifty
yards from the Jail since Dec. %, 1899,
when he was brought here from Port
land He cheerfully accepted the pros
pect of a change of quarters, and as he
passed out of the jail he said to an Of
ficer: well. gOOdby, I'll see you again
in a few days"
He walked erect and sprightIy as he
passed down the street between the Of
ficers.
Sheriff Abbott's Work.
The work done by Sheriff Abbott in
this case is considered remarkable by
those who have watched the case, and
especially with officers of the law. who
have given the matter some attention
Commencing with absolutely no clue to
the perpetrators of the crime TO work
uDon. he developed evidence and then
followed his man all over the Pacific
northwest, finally running him down.
So far as can be ascertained from
diligent inquiry made today, the YER
, dict is accepted by the public with a.
feeling that it is just,
The result of this trial may have
much to do with the fate of L. u.
Reavis. who is soon to be placed on
trial for completely in the same Nrime
for which Haworth is to be sentenced.
Reavis, it will be remembered, was seen
driving into Ogden by Moritz Richter
the morning after the murder. The
preliminary hearing of Reavis will
probably be held in Kaysville before
Justice Galley next Saturday. This had
not however, been definitely agreed
upon by the attorneys.
John w. Att a Salt Lake horse
dealer, one of Haworth's chief Wit
nesses. was thrown from a horse here
this afternoon and sustained serious
injuries. His head was badly bruised
/ and his back was injured. how seriously
is not known. He was unconscious for
several hours. but revived late this
evening.
Brammel Talks TO Graduates.