Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-26
WIS. HAYNES SHOT
AT The KNUTSFORD
ROy Kaigtn, INTERCHANGEABLE Son Of COL
M. IA. Kaighn, Sends Bullet Into Body
OF Chicago Drummer

AT about 1880 this afternoon Roy
Naighn, the 19-year-old son OF Col. NJ.
NJ kolghn, shot and probably fatally
wounded w. $, Haynes, n travelling
man from Chicago The shooting oc-
CURED in the lobby Of the Knutsford
hotel in the presence Of a number Of
the guests.
Young kalshn used n SS caliber re-
NoIver Of the Forehand Arms Co. make.
ana the bullet entered Haynes left side
tust below the heart The wounded
man was Immediately removed to the
Holy Cross hospital and It is said that
ne cannot possibly live, After firing
the shot young Kaighn coolly lighted a
cigarette and held up the smoking ps-
toll to show that he did the shooting,
Word was sent to the police station
and officer Hempe aud Patrol Driver
Marcena Cannon proceeded at once to
the Knutsford and Kaighn was placed
under arrest and taken to the station.
He exhibited absolute Indifference,
but refused to assign any reason for his
rash deed beyond saying that he shot
the man ana hoped he had killed him.
In his coat packet was a half pint bot
tie OF alcohol, which the young man
shook up and then drank from. He
gave his name as Roy Wilson.
"Dld you kin that man. asked Chief
Hilton
81 hope So he replied
Asked what the name Of the man was
whom he shot, Kaighn replied,
"1t won't do any good for me to tell
YOU, and YOU may find It out but not
from me-"
800 then asked II he was not
sorry for what he had done and II he
did not want the mans relatives not-
fed II he should die.
No" He replied "The CD s--b
got Just what he deserved
At 1870 pm. Haynes walked into the
lobby and told Clerk Burton that II
any one asked for him 10 let him know
at once, He then took a seat In one
OF the rockers. Ten minutes later
young KaIgn entered and asked for
Haynes Burton pointed the man out
to him and when the young man spoke
to him, the two got up and walked over
to the side Of the rotunda and sat down
side by side on couch. They were
seen to converse earnestly for few
minutes when suddenly the guests
were startled by sharp report of
pistol Haynes placed his hand on his
side and walking over to the desk said
he was shot.
Y suppose l deserve IT," he Ia said
TO have remarked, He sank down In
a chair and Drs. Root and Miles were
quickly summoned The physicians
saw that the wound was dangerous ana
ordered the man taken to the hospital.
The ambulance was called and soon az
ter 1t was rumored that he was dead
In the meantime Kalgn remained
seated and contiued TO smoke his Gig.
arctic In silence An eye witness to
the tragedy said that he heard the
young man remark after the shooting
Il have been laying for the g. Of
b. for two years.
REFUSED TO TALK.
The police are making every effort 10
learn the cause OF the shooting but M
this writing they have not iSa1 snc'
cessful. A reporter tried 10 interyIew
young kaighn but he refused 10 tank
about the case.
II will say nothlng YOU look news
papery to me"
lie then demanded something to eat,
and said he wanted Il al once.
You surely can not be hungry" sug-
gested Chief Hilton.
Yes, ! am" He replied, and then
added; u am hungry as -"
Al the Knutsford all was excitement
for over an hour after the shooting and
II was next to impossible to get an in
telllgent account Of the trouble only bv
slow degrees. The whole affair IA
shroudcd IN deep mystery. Every ef-
fort upon the part Of the police to in
duce young kaighn to throw some
light on the case Is utterly futile.
RUMoRs ARE RIFE.
II is known that Haynes was best
man for Col Kaighn at the latter's
wedding and II Is rumored that the
trouble Is associated In some way with
this event Another rumor is that the
two have had trouble over some wo-
man. and that for some real or fnnded
wrong, Kaighn swore BE- would KIN
Haynes. This Is believsdyfrom the fact
that Kaighn said he had been laying
for Haynes for two years.
But little Is known OF the wounded
man. Il Is said he represents a clothing
In Chicago and that he
arrived IN Salt Lake this morning.
lie Is thlrty-hye years Of age and UNI
After the interview between Col.
Kalghn and his son. the latter was
taken back to jail ana locked up.
About two weeks ago, young Kaighn,
IN company with another young man.
was arrested I'm a church on Second |
East for drunkenness.
HIT HIM AND SHOT.
Story Told by !. $, Barker n Bell