Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-04

busting Office was as silent as a tomb
and the men bowed their heads In the
presence OF a grief that was deeper ana
more heart-pierclng than that inspired
by death itself
RESPONSIBLE INFLUENCES
Collins nurtured the beast that even
tually arose and slew him, according 70
Mr.. Felts opinion. "Not only has my
! boy been the victim Of that desener-
ate fend. but others have come under
the spell. as firmly believe VIII come
out when all the details leading up 10
this horrible elimination shall nave
been brought 10 light For over a year
\ past there has been something peculiar
tin the actions Of clyde that | could not
fathom. When he WAS set TO work az
anything he would do little Of 1t and
then leave II, and fearing that perhaps
the boys with whom he associated
lhelped TO foster this lnattentlon to duty
his mother and | have begged him 70
,remaln away from them. During TINS
time too Collins has frequently be-
seeched us Ia allow Clyde to sleep with
him, but with the exception OF one
,night the permission was never granted.
&Then Mrs. Felt was 80 upset that she
spent fearful night and | determined
that Clyde should never go there again
! NOVELS AND PISTOL.
"In my search about the house
looked underneath the building ana
found hidden below the rafters II dime
novels Of the Dick Brady and Frank
Merryweather' variety and reVoler
This latter Clyde purchased WIN tue
IS that he took from the old mans
pocket. ! cannot understand II at all
except from the point OF view that Col
iins exercised hypnouc influence over
the boy have never seriously Thought
OF hypnotism as practical science OF
potent manner OF exerting an influence
over others but now | cannot possibly
think OF any other explanation OF my
boys conduct"
NEVER WEAKENED.
In order to try and bring the boy TO
reallza ton Of his position Mr.. Felt took
hts boy into a prison ward at the city
jail and a rough bed OF blankets was
spread upon rougher Stats and the iron
doors and grating Changed a frightful
accompaniment to the fathers plead
ings with his son.
e0Clyde. this IS the first blot OF dis
grace that has ever come to the Felts.
You are the first Felt that was ever de-
tanned minute In Jail. Don't you
feel sorryP"
The lad remained stolid In spite OF
all and appeared TO feel little regret for
fbe bloody tragedy In which he has
PLAYED SO prominenta part
WERE ENsLAvED.
"I believe the hoy is relieved to think
that Collins IL dead, said Mr.. Felt later
on. "The old man had enslaved clyde
and others, and II Is my belief THAI
when they killed him they felt that
they were suddenly freed from their
chains and knew no regret for their |
action. say they because It Is my
firm opinion that Clyde was by no
means alone. When speaking OF his ac- |
tions In the tragedy Clyde would always |
tell me that we did this and we did |
that, and from this expression form
the opinion which ! give"
HENRY POTTS.
Henry Potts, the lad who first gave
Clyde Felt's story, got all the old mans
furniture and removed II TO his own
home How II had been left TO him is
yet TO be told.
cLYDE's EXPRESSIONS.
"oh, wish ia never seen him." are
he only regretful words that have yet
escaped the lips OF Clyde Felt as he re-
erred to the dead man. Another ex.
preston OF the boy, evidently prompted
~ dime novel reading, was, Pa. Will
hey let me read the newspapers