The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-02

he worked at the Warm springs q
short time ago. was despOndent often.
ana had spoken several times Of losing
money on stocks
The ten BOYS who discovered the cave
were then given q chance 10 tell their
stories and the evidence some of them
gave was exceptionally strong
Rock Piled Above Cave.
James Ward. who was the first to
peer into the cave. said the rocks were
piled above the 1901 OF tae opening,
and were piled so high that he had 10
remove two or three Of them TO peer
into the cave AZ ALL He declared it
would be impossible for q person on the
inside 10 have piled the rocks as high as
they were. Ward said one shoe was
found about ten feet west Of the mouth
Of the cave and the other was found on
TOP Of q ledge. some ten or twelve feet
east Of the cave.
C.. H Woodland, who knew Collins in
timateiy testified as % the old man
having dealt IN stocks for him, and
said he learned that Collins did not sell
the 100 SHARES of Alay. Day belonging 20
him. but sold some ne himself owned
Woodland said Collins had other stocks
and 7a trourht from what he had
heard him say. that he har 300 shares
"a Le=Ora.
Besides this. he said Coi.ns had 400
shares of star Consolidated stocks be-
longing 10 him. and another 100 shares
of May Dav He has seen nothing Of
this stock. and can find no record Of il
having been sold. Woodland then told
of Collins apparent good financial con-
dition. as reported in yesterdays Her
aid.
Finding of Knife.
George Maybe told Of the discovery
of the cave and Mason Williams de-
scrfbed tie finding Of the butcher
knife H. said he found it on a preci-
pice above the cave. ard discovered it
by kneeling upon it in climbing over
tie preCipice.
1T Topped up" said the boy. cas- if
il had been covered with dirt. 1t was
not very sharp and some of the boys
used it 90 rut a sapling and dig cave
for fire"
Clyde Woodward, q youth who was
one of Collins favorites, said he stayed
with Collins at the springs Saturday
night and Sunday before he disap-
peared. He identified the butcher knife
as the one Collins cut the bread with
when they ate. He said Collins re-
marked at the time that it was so duh
I've could hardly cut the bread with it.
The boy said Collins told him he was
going to New York, and babe him
goodbye when he left Sunday after
noon.
Kris. Orson Parker said Collins al
ways seemed to have money, and that
two weeks ago, when her husband took
him some coal. he saw Collins take a
hand full OF gold coins from his pocket
She knew Of persons who had borrowed
money from him. She said, though, he
seemed to always be afraid some one
would get into his room, and would
never. go outside of it without secure
" locking the door. He seemed TO be
uneasy. she said. all the time.
Clyde Felt then related the story Of
the trip TO the top of the mountain
and the last he saw Of Collins, as has
been printed Henry Potts told of Col
ins giving him and young Felt his
TO the Wasatka house. Two
other boys were examined and the case
was continued until p. m. today.
The county officers are making an
investigation of the engagement made
with the stranger by Collins Monday
afternoon. and the mystery about his
valise. The cave VIII also be dug out
thoroughly today.