The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-02
Flv0RS THEORY
OF FOUL MURDER
,grsnsr S Jury investigates Death
of Collins.
STRONG TESTIMONY IS GIVEN
INDICATES THAT SUICIDE
- orD MAN WAS IMPOSSIBLE
STRONG TESTIMONY IS GIVEN

--r-a that -a---t-- -f-----
-5s-a5 within the lonely
- H.us hollow grows stronger
.t davis developments. The
..-- r. rrv and hoa the deed was
mn nearer solution than when
zone -...rs-eE body was dragged from
-,-.sf1 tomb. but the efforts TO
.- .Fs unexplained clements Of the
bringing forth clues that may
short time, throw clear iisnl upon
IN. INQUEST which was neld yes-
80 .f-.--.nr new and clinchlnS
.- fr -r1u6rt cf the murder the-
n' r..rrrt forward. one or me
ai .s+ -a.rfs iu support or this the
t1t testimony of the nnders
f4fv that the rocks were pied +
tEz 6naning Vt the mouth or the
srr6 position that no person .
~ inside could possibly have placed +
ts-~a Strong evidence was IN +
--.f sbauiu- thai Collins had been +
$500 over rocks before death
officers Still Say Suicide.
-tr. -rrast every one else a-qUaint- /
,b -na circumstances of the case .
~ --,irraF beyond doubt that "a .
.~ MAS committed. the officers stiiI F.
IA 4rnlr to their theory Of suicide. (.
~ ig.rast was only about haH COM
.s5 yesterday. and viii be resumed +
~ efia~no1n. It IS thought that the
.s-is7ri-u can be completed by to- +
Egll ,-.-r.-.--.-,+. ,-.s-
.-7rr s-1uuortiug the murder theory I
s- furnishing a motive was the IacJ I
tst Collins was lucky. IT, is said, in .
ling pools and is supposed TO have 1
-5e some big winnings there. since .
r.a rool rooms opened collins, Il was I
f.r7ad Yesterday. has not missed a (
r1 and always bet. He seemed to /
mos every horse ahd rider on the .
rrf ana while no one Fnows what his /
winnings were. he had the reputation, 1
iris sid. of being a lucky bettOr. He 4
vas ueu known character about the [
exchange and ne made no secret Of his /
bs-lug on the races.
Bruise on the Face.
Another point strongly indicative Of T
fu p,ly was the discovery yesterday /
On tbs side of Collins face Of a brUise
sa-arsntly made by a severe blow, that
Hg= have been dealt before death.
This supports the theory that he was
rendered unconscious. stripped Of his
s5,h.us and his throat cut after ne
vas showed into the cave.
The inquest was commenced before [
Judge Nielsen at O'clock yesterday
afternoon. with a fuTy composed OF "a
j. Lamb0une. ". 3. Wallace ana
Charles ]. Resell The court room was
Sued with officers. boys and men. and
about twenty-five witnesses We're ex-
sm.nal
The rTst witness was John Littledar.
the as slstant at Tayl0r's undertaking
Tlr'ors who testified as to the c0ndi-
ton OF '5lius' body with reference to
bruises and cuts when he removed il
from be mouth Of the cave to the
mcTgue
Police Odcer Gillespie. who was the
t.st Ot1ce- 90 mako an investigation of
the cave. described the conditions in /
ale --5unt the grave when he found
% aS mas already been set forth in The
Herald. He stated that there were Eve
cells Of the rope about the limbs of the
aasl man. and one around his body and
Islt arm in regard 20 the rocks i'm
me mouth or the cave. Mr.. Gillespie
sad De thought they might have been 4
piled u2 from either within or without
tle cave
Dr. Mayo Favors Murder Theory.
County Physician Mayo then tesd-
iel as 20 the conditions Of the body
disclosed by an autopsy. He save
,.-.alas evidence In support of the
murder tae5ry by saving most Of the
.lseS found upon the body were evi-
-sa,! made before death. He further
s.a.ea mat the limbs Of the man down
.ae SOCKS showed plainly that they
.tl oeen dragged or showed over some
.sl surface. and che TasiOns. he
~ sure, had beer made before the
ne nos was scratched" said he
s J I'D been rubbed AGAINST some
-," surface. ana the whole frort of
COY was covered with dirt that .
----e- the body bad been shoved
--2-sJ surface of earth. The
- 'e5n Hunctured. but that might
~ -ee- done by falling against :
&- lo-A lr had the appearance
s--s az having been done before
ne two jusular veins were cut and
-, -1s conduct the blood from the
Z ne "Ql-a have become unroD-
Almost instantly after the rr7s
~. le- don't believe he couT4
s,5- - conscious over nfrean So
rrs- PAU ne could hardly have lived
ma minutes. The wound WAS
.---5 VIA sh5r0 Instrument ma
l--.t.- nave been done with fbs
r-- Il Ai-- found. II he had euf b5-
rs,s ~ ne would not have bssT
Ia'rr -..S..,7e 7i the knife. or do s7v- +
,-'ar afterwards
Sherlock supports MAYO.
,e doctor said he -.-r- euz
77rs-5 =, -H0-.ltinE that Collins has
Som '-'' 'sl brush In a nude con-
b. .',zs'-s,1nt County Phvzf,fan z-l-s-
les-.-,--..,, -.,el with DIT Nav0 I'm b;e
WAS 80 -l- Went further fa say ~,
ur5-- -.-- sure the cue i'm Collins.
rs-s -> never made by- \ s,,i-5z-,
rs-rr-- 81. SAID was an extreme ~
r----. -.'U the ordinary $500,
,s-,s, guy and he did non hsriz--- s.
sE '5'l made by Collins him
f.z.-s, Roberts save the 5,,-,-.-..
cave ~ .-tl when he reached ~
taken - - The rocks -a5 49,
f-er ~. - %. removed a hesvr s-o--
fr-F -..-l row and found --r,--,5
ts-s 7,l d. He declared 49,
S1-s .-.l nos have run under ~
h=-- ---- -7 was sure tie ~o-r- 49,
hoes t-,- on The Eround after ne
s--sss ~ .--N spilled He r-,~-L,-
On ~ rom Che month ~ 49,.