Gilpin observer., 1909-03-11
INVESTIGATING DEATH OF WILL
LIAM COLLIER NEAR LONG,
MONT LAST JANUARY.
MAYHEWS ARRAIGNED
DEVELOPMENTS IN PROSECUTION
OF LEMUEl S. MAYHEM AND
HIS WIFE.

Denver.-The Republican Tuesday
morning says: The state yesterday
won the first round in the battle of the
law against Lemuel S. Mayhem and his
wife, charged with the murder of Will
liam Collier, an aged rancher, near
Longmont, Colo, about the middle OF
January, when the Mayhew attorneys,
Messrs, Irwin and Johnson, waived the
writ of habeas corpus issued to them
by Judge Shattuck.
The writ was issued after Attorney
Irwin had made several futile attempts
to confer with his clients while they
were confined in the county Jail here,
where they had been placed by Sheriff
Capp of Boulder county. Sheriff Capp
learned of the application for the writ,
it is said, and few minutes before it
was issued he got his prisoners from
the Jail and conveyed them to the
Boulder county jail at Boulder. They
were arraigned there last Saturday
morning. No charge had been preferred
against them prior to that. but with
their arraignment their attorneys de-
cided to drop the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings.
From official sources yesterday it
was stated that the prosecution has
mass of damaging evidence, especially
against Mayhem.
From all indications William Collier
was killed on January 18th, four days
before his partially burned body was
found in his ranch home. On that date
Mayhem, despite his denials, was seen
by three persons at Golfers place, it
is charged.
During the examination of Mayhem
and his wife here, Mayhem declared
that he was at home all day January
10th, except an hour in the forenoon he
spent visiting a justice court in Long
mont He declared that Mrs. Mayhem
was also home all that day. He said
that he did not take drink that day.
Mrs. Mayhew claimed that she was
home all day January 10th, it is said.
but she says that Mayhem was absent
from the house twice during the after
noon. once for two hours and half,
and for one hour another time.
The officers claim to have evidence
that Mrs. Mayhem was not at home all
day, that Mayhem drove TO West Long
brought it home with him: that he and
the delivery man drank a bottle in the
barn because they were unable to get
in the house as Mrs. Mayhem was alb.
sent.
Mayhew was in Denver when the
discovery of Golfers body was pub
lished He declared to his father-in-
law when told of Golfers murder.
They will suspect me of it." He told
the officers here that every day up to
the time of his arrest he and his wife
talked over the case and that they EEK
pected to be arrested for the murder" ="
The state will attempt to prove that
Mrs. Mayhem was at Golfers home on
the day of the murder. that friendly
intimacy existed between the two;
that Mayhem came there and found
them; that Mayhem got in a quarrel
with Collier and struck him with a
club, probably not intending to kill
him; that to conceal the crime he
poured kerosene over Golfers clothes
| and set fire to them.
The state also claims to have a
strong witness who refused to say any
thing regarding the crime until May
hew was in pail. He said. You put
Mayhem in Jail and | will tell all
know about the case
A woman who dined with Mayhem
and his wife on January 10th has given
some damaging testimony. 1t is said.
that contradicts the story told by
Mayhem and his wife.