The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-29
THORNE AND HAYS
APPEAR IN COURT
Hays Pleads Not Guilty and
Thorne Takes Statutory
Time.
IMMENSE CROWD SURGES
INTO ROOM AND CORRIDORS
Every Precaution Taken by Po-
lice to Prevent Demonstra-
tiOn or Escape.

When Harry Thorne and John HAYS,
the self-confessed murderers of George
W. Fassell, retail grocer, who was
shot TO death in his store, 619 East
Fourth South street. Saturday night at
9:l5 O'Clock, were brought into Judge
Bowman's court Monday afternoon,
public interest in the case was shown
by the surging crowd of spectators that
| had gathered in hopes of getting
glimpse of the men who had committed
the crime Both men were arraigned-
Hays pleaded not guilty to the charge
Of murder in the first degree, after
which his case was continued for hear
ing on April %, and he was remanded
TO the custody of the sheriff. Thorne
requested the statutory time in which
to enter his plea. after which he was
granted until Wednesday, March 30,
at 10 o'clock
Persons from all walks Of life crowd
| ed the courtroom, the hallway leading
the stairway leading to the hallway,
| Patrolmen were stationed in the hall
way from the city Jail every few feet
and when they began to clear pas
sage for the murderers, hum of ez-
pectancy ran through the spectators
who were kept from crowding forward
| only after the court had ordered quiet
building. Although nothing had been
said by the police authorities, trouble
was expected from the temper of the
crowd and precautions were taken to
prevent an outbursto
Are Safely Guarded.
To prevent any possibility Of escape,
| Hays, charged with murder IN the first
degree, was handcuffed to George Y.
Wilson, charged with grand larceny. be-
| fore being taken into the courtroom.
| Thorne. also charged with murder IN
the first degree, was handcuffed 10
Burt Brown. in the city jail. The
office of the clerk of tho court, the
doors of which were closed and guarded
| by patrolmen. No one WAS allowed to
converse with the prisoners, or TO stand
within reaching distance OF them, as
they were led from the Jail to the
court and back to their cells,
An intense silence prevailed as Hays
and Wilson were led into the court. All
ewes were riveted on the face OF HAYS,
who never turned to face the crowd
| for moment. Attorney John Jensen
represented the state in all of the cases
When the name of Wilson was called
buzz of conversation started among
the spectators. which was subdued by
the pounding of the bailiff IS gavel The
son with grand laceny of property be-
longing to Wallace Bransford, alleged
to have been stolen from his home at
619 East Brigham street on March "a,
In, low, husky voice Wilson pleaded
not guilty and the hearing Of his case
was set for April 2l. Attorney Jensen
asked that the bail be fixed at $500,
h,i Tpipo HyoI bn hos1 1t
$1,000.
Hays Pleads Not Guilty
John Hays was then arraigned and
the clerk, in a clear voice, read the
complaint charging him with the mur-
der of George W. Fassell on the night
Of March 90. Throughout the reading
HAYS kept his small eyes focused on
the face, of the, clerk. but dropped them
to the floor when the clerk for a mo.
ment returned his gaze. In low
voice, but perfectly audible to the
auditors. HAYS pleaded not guilty and
his hearing was set for April 90.
Wilson was then arraigned on the
second charge of grand larceny, the
complaint alleging that he had stolen
dence of Orvin Morris, at ZIG B street,
on the night of March "a, After the
reading of the complaint Wilson plead
cd not guilty and his hearing was set
for April % and his hail fixed at
$1,000. Both men were then led back
to thc clerk S room.
The bailiff again called in the serv
Brown, handcuffed together, were led
into the court. The same complaint
that had been read to Wilson was then
read TO Brown He pleaded not guilty
and his hearing was set for April 81
and his bail fixed at $1,000.
Thorne Takes Statutory Time,
Thorne was then arraigned on the
charge of murder in the first de-
gree and requested that he be given
the statutory time in which to enter
his plea, which was granted.
The complaint charging Brown with
grand larceny from the home Of Morris
on March 81 was then read to Brown
and he pleaded not guilty and his
hearing was set for April %.
Thorne and Brown were taken back
to the clerks room and from there
they were removed 10 the county Jail
later.
The only nervousness shown by Hays
during the procedure. was his actions
while waiting for arralgnment III the
clerk S room, There he passed the time
in smoking large number OF cigar"
cites, but refused to take part in the
of Wilson and Brown, who
seemed 10 TcEaIu lhelI pICulCduSHl ~
the light Of joke. Thorne had moth.
ing tU say TO any of the others. and
also smoked large number of cigar
cites, but he did not appear to be wor
rving about his situation, nor did he
seem to be suffering from any twinges
Of conscience,
All the complaints. two charging vii.
son and Brown with grand larceny, and
two charging Thorne and Hays with
murder in the first degree, were signed
by Detective F. M Wheeling. Ac
,ording to the county attorney and the
police department, the evidence against
The men in each of the cases is con
elusive and no trouble is expected in
securing a conviction.
Chief OF Detectives George Sheets
stated Monday evening that a number OF
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