Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-20
MURDER A SPECIALITY.

killing men Is my speciality" con-
tinued Horn, and guess | have got
"A corner on the market In this section
II put the stone under the kids head
because that Is the way hang out my
sign and collect my money for a job
Of this kind
was there any agreement signed in
the Nickel Mlling?'
NO TROUBLE IN GETTING MONEY.
mo, ! do all OF my business with
Coble, | have no trouble In collecting
my money for would kill man that
cheated Inc out of ten cents, ] did not
take anything from Coble for that job,
for he had kept me In horses and grub
and was the bost friend | ever had In
the world"
VICTIM WAS SCARED,
In talking about the killing of Lewis,
Horn said that the ranchman was the
worst scared man he had ever seen
when he rode into the corral and shot
him with his revolver.
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
Horn was arrested the day after
making the sensational disclosures, be-
ing taken at the Inter Ocean hotel by
Sheriff Smalley and Under Sheriff
Proctor and has been in Jail contlnu-
ously ever since except for n few min
utes on August 9th, when he and jim
McCloud oyerpowered Jailer Proctor
and gained the street. He was cap
tured within a few blocks of the jail
During the struggle In the Jail Horn
secured proctor's gun and made three
attempts TO kill the officer, Proctor
had slipped secret. spring on the
weapon however, and Horn could not
use it,
DRAGGED OF HIS DEEDS.
Prior to Horns confession to La Fors
he made a similar confession In a Dem
yer saloon, where he Dragged of the
fact that he had killed Willie Nickel
and was too smart to be caught.
The evidence against Horn showed
that he mounted his horse after he
killed the boy and made a hard ride
to Laramie, The killing occurred at 7
o'clock a. m, and Horn reached Lara
ME, forty miles away, shortly after
ii o'clock. He left a bloodstained
sweater there, and the garment was
afterwards Identified as Horns proper
ty, and the blood stains were analysed
the Laramie county jail, admitted that
the sweater was his.
SAID CONFESSION WAS A JOSH.
Horn was tried In October, 1902 and
at the end OF fourteen days was con-
vlcted, the jury being out only few
hours, On the stand Horn himself
admitted that he had said word for
word what was accredited to him, and
which Ohnhause read from his notes.
He said he was drunk when he talked
with La Fors and was only joehing. The
Jury could not see II that way, and as
the evidence in the case supplemented
the confession and made II appear
plausible, there were few who believed
Horn to be innocent,
THE DEATH SENTENCE.
Horn was sentenced to be hanged on
Jan. ., 1903, but his attorneys took an
appeal to the state supreme court. The
higher court on Sept, 30 denied the mo-
ton for new trial, and Horns attor-
neys set about preparing an appeal to
the governor. The supreme court re-
sentenced Horn to be hanged on Nov.
20.
Notwithstanding the fact that Horn
could have applied for new trial in
the district court on the grounds of
newly discovered evidence this priv
ilege was not taken advantage Of by
his attorneys and every effort was con-
centrated upon the governor.
TRIED TO SAVE HORN.
Miss Gwendolene Myrtle Klmmell was
one OF the 30 odd atlantis who made
sworn statements to save Horns neck
She said that Victor Miller confessed Ia
her that he killed Willie Nlckell, and
she also made other statements whicf