Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-31

INC body OF Wv VI ,,.. o,,,
noon w 0a 4, Years. was found IN cay-
lis' aSsu sot a known as Heirs ho''
en n e1 me west side Of Ensign peak
on - =. exception Of the SOCKS w
WY Wy. s W. naked. one eve had p O'',,
p'as s o,,t and the throat cut l"S
r'as'a 49, 0"i bound S,l eighty with asirons
body D '.s,ob WAS % taut as % have
rope ,l,, d n ' IndeniatIons in the 0eSO'
''l n,sAppnAREp ON TuEspAY'
nv. gos a member Of the q A. r.
WA s"1 heon employed at the WasatNa
w ,I "a' and botillng works, having re-
gnp ,, aiken that position, after rem
''a ,s,ng that Of night man at 'n'
,S s,, Springs near by, On TUESDAY ne
W, Osr Ias, seen ahye BY clyde Felt, the
y. W. s..,.old son Of b. 2. Felt, who lives
49, ,so wasatba works. That AFTER
l D,. no asked the lad, with whom ne
~. go,l acquainted, TO accompany MN
w. walk in the hills. The boy went
NM him. carrying his grip, ana as'sr
,,,Ing reached a point to the horu-
S,M Of Ensign peak the old man dls-
Missed ihe boy, presenting him WIN =
,,,h nv which he could remember
". The Two had been very friendly
conns taking a great interest in the
,.dond upon many occasions exhibiting
mu,b affection for his boy friend lie
Ma clyde that he was going away 70
New York and that very likely ne
would not be back for some time since
then ne had not been seen un'il MS
u,eless body was found yesterday aftsr-
noon
HAD SOME CLAIMS.
Collins was quite interested in mining
and told clyde Felt that he had some
claims in the mountains near Ensign
rsak When the boy left him the Ola
man had satchel, some clothing
Few wooden stakes and Ratchet me
lad was moi surprised upon being told TO
I'd BACK ard that The old gentleman
would proceed alone, especially as COZ
Inns had jusl been telling him OF q coal
claim that he possessed some distance
away. The boy naturally thought mat
he was going to visit these claims
BOYS FOUND RopY, i.,...-l.
4 crowd Of boys yesterday went out
On al Easter picnic and jaupt In the
hIIh selecting Ensign peak as the oD-
jec Of their Journey, II was during
their wanderlngs that the gruesome find
was made They went down into Helrs
Hollow and few Of them ran into The
oN cave where they found that rough
stone wall had been thrown up across
The entrance Boy-lIke they proceeded
10 tear down the obstruction and when
a sufficient amount Of II had been re-
moved the body was seen. The young
seS were Mortified and ran pell-mell
down to the springs and notified the
officers Immediately officer Gillespie
and the patrol wagon were on the way
and soon reached the scene.
The body was removed 10 the estab-
Ishment Of Jos, WIN. Taylor.
Collins has been Of very saving dis
position and for that reason had
achieved the reputation of being a
nlser,
CONFLICTING THEORIES.
Theory Of Murder. At 5 o'clock on
Monday afternoon, Collins parted with
yIyde Felt on the summit of Ensign
peak Collins proceeded northward sup
posedly for the purpose of examining
some claims he had located or contem-
pisIed locating near Helps hollow
NJ was expecting to go TO New York
Nhss near the hollow he was waylaid
ana murdered, ana the murderer des-
uoyed the clothes 10 prevent identifica-
uOn u possible In the hope Of des-
uoylhg an traces Of the crime. the body
was placed in the cave and walled up
" lhal u the body was found II would
PROBABLY BIZ S. decomposed that iden-
ulyaIoh would be practically impos-
Lhe legs and right arm were bound
ushlly and the body was almost
found. ~
=, The throat was cut evidently with a
.," nary knife and IN such a manner that
y not probable that Collins did 1t
, ,a1seh The right eye was badly cut,
'H M, you'd Indicate q struggle.
Inc BODY was 40 bound, and the cave
y walled mp that apparently II could
~, nave leen done from the inside.
ohe OF the strongest evidences Of
rs,uer is the fact that the weapon
'Nh which the deed was committed
"a, hol been found II Collins killed
mus Ts u what ala he do with the knife?
ine position Of the body when found,
's, a we we dimensions Of the cave, indi-
NIL. wa Il would have been a physical
impos5s,,ohlty Tor Collins to have killed
,o liasory OF Suiclde-The theory that
w. committed suicide Is advanced
: M nul der Of police officers.
. " , collins left Felt, he immediate
7, ssei' 20 The cave, removed his clothes
'nS S upS,foyed them, got into the cave
~, "u walled himself In, bound himself.
~ vlt nus eye and cut his throat with
'e,,r Icy hane. The police do not un-
.nls aAe W say what became OF the
!, I. Vul believe 1t win be found.
,ol,, ~ known that Collins said he was
Ju1ns 10 New York.
az gave clyde Felt a witch and an
' o@. ooY 70 as gifts OF remembrance.
ho' Gillespie says Collins offered
,og3ss va TO XIII him. The last thing
IA, ''s SAID when he parted with the
IN an SS Y, was that he was going away
ua ", early morning train.
AN. wrote a letter to b. G.. Raybould.
tsWna OF the Utah National bank.
ma llat ne was going TO New York
5i,,. would probably not return. In
nonss speculations he lost some
-" MAYO BELIEVES COLLINS WAS
MuRDEDED,
m, yolaniy Physician II. N. MAYO IS a
,ss ifIer II the theory that Collins
emoyns 9'uered. After the body was
osenb ,S u, 10 me undertaking pariors of
ll sys, -" llliam Taylor he made q care
luso Elimination, and came to this con
"''islon In the throat was made