Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-23
Troy Kalghn on
Witness Stand.
Slayer Of Willard S. Haynes TeshteS in His O@n Behalf
40 EUidence Of Nervousness HIS Speech q2ecol-
lection Of The Shooting Not Chas Says The Witness
Case Dragging Along.

the house and never come back again.
| went into the front parlor and saw
Miss Coates rising to her feet and Mr..
Haynes in crOuchug position. He
got up and sat on the lounge and said
IL was time for him to 20. | Went back
to my room but did not go TO bed, but
sat up all night and smoked and
drank"
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
The next morning defendant said he
didn't eat much breakfast and he re-
members helping fix the screens but
could not remember how long It took
him. lie finally took the car and went
down town. He had no purpose In
View when he left home. He remem-
bered stopping in the Black Hills saloon
and several Others among them the
Fang saloon. The next thing he re-
membered was being in hardware
store and the next he was at the Kuuts-
ford hotel. He stated that he saw Mr.
Haynes and told him that he wanted
him to apologize to his father and fam
lily for his actions on the previous
night Haynes said THAT is none Of
your business, and II You don't
ness, | viii see that you dol" Defend
ant said that Haynes then turned and
put his hand on his hip pocket and
that defendant then pulled his gun and
fired and that was all he remembered
about IT,
HIS MEMORY BAD.
After being taken to the police station
he said he didn't remember seeing his
father that afternoon at all, but re-
membered seeing him that night. He
was not able to remember anything
about the affair and could not tell any.
thing about II for several weeks after
the shooting. His father and attorneys
told him over and over again about
what occurred In order to get him to
tell all about II, but he said he could
not remember even az the present time
everything that occurred. He stated
that he did not remember about making
any statements TO the chief OF police or
anyone else AZ the station the afternoon
Of the shooting.
DEFENDANT CROSS EXAMINED
On DISCRIMINATION defendant told
Mr.. Eichnor that he did not remember
having the gun at all: lid not know
which pocket he kept ii In. He remem-
bered being In hardware store on the
day Of the shooting but said he did not
know which one II was and had no
recollection Of purchasing the gun and
having the clerk load II. He stated
that he telephoned to Mr. Haynes while
he was In the Gang saloon TO find out
whether or not he was at the hotel. He
said he saw the struggle between Miss
Coates and Mr.. Haynes. but did not
step inside the back parlor because he
saw she was master OF the situation.
At the conclusion Of his cross-ex-
animation the court took a recess until
o'clock, at which time Drs. Nileseand
Bower will be placed on the stand to
give expert testimony on insanity, after
which the defense will rest its case.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session DR.. II. ID.
Niles was the first witness called for
the defense. He testified that he as
sisted in the operation performed upon
Willard s. Haynes. He had seen the
defendant only twice IN his life. Sena-
tor Brown then put a hypothetical
question TO the witness, in which he re-
lated all the circumstances surround
ing the shooting. the condition of de-
PENDANTS mind previous TO the AFFAIR
all of which was outlined in the opening
statement Of the defense, and In con-
cusion asked the witness IL. in his
judgment. in view of all the circinf-
stances he would consider the boy re-
sponslble for his actions
Mr. Eichn0r objected TO the question
on the ground that many of the state
ments made by Senator Brown had not
been proven by the defense. The court
sustained the objection, and Senator
Brown then repeated the question but
eliminated the parts which Mr.. Eich-
nor claimed had not be proven.
In answer to the question DR.. Niles
stated that, judging from the facts
stated he was Of the opinion that the
boy was mentally irresponsible and his
sense of right and wrong was blunt or
blurred. The doctor then described the
nature Of the wound which caused Mr.
Haynes death.