The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-09
PREPARING FOR
KAIGHN'S TRIAL
$
Haynes Slayer 70 Face Court
Monday, the 18th.
ARRANGE FOR THE DEFENSE
TESTIMONY PROMISES TO BE OF
AN INTERESTING NATURE.
YRRANGE FOR THE DEFENSE

n OY KAIGHN, who shot Willard S.
X Haynes in the lobby Of the
Knutsford hotel with fatal results
on the afternoon of Nov. 26. VIII be
placed on trial for his life a week from
tomorrow. Last evening Colonel NJ. NJ.
Kaighn, the gray-haired father, over
whose life and home the tragedy has
cast a pail, visited the county jail and
held a long conference with his son. 1t
was a touching scene as father and son
discussed step by step the legal hght
planned TO save the latter from the
gallOws.
1t will be a desperate fight that VIII
be waged to save the young man whose
frenzied act placed his life in jeopardy.
In view Of the circumstances that are
known, and those only limited at during
the excitement following the murder.
the trial is looked forward TO with gen.
eral anticipation. No secret is made
of the belief entertained by young
Kaighn's friends that he Will be
cleared.
Improved by Jail Life.
Three months in Jail has worked q
transformation in the prisoner. The
from the effects of narcotics, has given
way to a clear-eYed youth who fully
realizes his position. Kaighn's conduct
has been excellent during his incar-
ceratiOn, and as a result he has en-
joyed the best of treatment. He Occu-
pies a cell with a writer who is serving
sentence of a year, and meanwhile sup
ports his sister with the product OF his
pen. Kaighn spends a good portion Of
his time as d sort of secretary to this
industrious and thrifty companion.
When Kaighn shot Haynes, WhO was
widely known Chicago travelling man,
the latter was the recognized sutton Of
Kaighn's aunt by marriage, and it was
and still is popularity believed that the
boy acted to resent some affront Of
fered her. The latter, Miss Jennie r.
Coates, has, in a degree, confirmed the
story.
May Have Been Jealousy.
On the other hand, Kaighn is said
to have been infatuated with his fair
young aunt. He was under the influ-
ence of both liquor and drugs, and was
unable to make a coherent statement
at the time. Ever since he has main
tanned a discreet silence on the subject.
upon the advice of counsel
1t is said that the youth mas a story
to tell. the narration of which will tend
TO justify his action and will open the
prison doors for him. 1t is this story
that the public has waited many weeks
to hear, and which viii probably prove
worthy the interest shown. It viii be
an ex parte review of the case, how
ever, for whatever information Haynes
could have contributed he carried TO
the grave with him, refusing to make
an ante norton statement.
Colonel Kaighn refused to discuss the
case last evening, further than to tier
ate that he would not attempt to con-
duct the defense. The strain under
which he would labor, under the cir
cumstances, precluded the idea of his
pleading the case, although he has per-
sonally prepared it for presentation.
Attorneys Arthur Brown. William H.
King and Frank Hoffman will repre-
sent the defense.
No Special Prosecutor.
1t was expected that the Travelling
Mems Protective association, Of when
Haynes was a popular member, would
take an active lead in the prosecution,
but the idea seems to have been aban-
dOEed. The plan embraced the en-
ployment Of special counsel TO aid the
state. It is understood now THAI LIS
trict Attorney .Eichnor will conduct the
prosecution. The trial viii be held be-
fore Judge Stewart.
While the line of defense has not
been given out by Kaighn's counsel,
1t is understood to embrace an attempt
to prove justification, and at the same
time to show that the accused was not
responsible for his actions at the time
To do the former, Miss Coates must
face unpleasant embarrass ment and
publicity, from which she shrinks. Few
doubt that she viii do it if the occa-
sion demands, for the entire household
is prepared to make any sacrifice to
save Roy in the emergency that con-
fronts him.