Show AN INTERVEW p WITH BLAMIES Kaysville Murderer Thinks He Was Perfectly Justified H DISCUSSES TH CRIME Tells How He Slew Thomas Boynton With an Ax lumircft is Unilnnutctlly Insane W and Shows Xo Sisriis of Remorse The Preliminary Examination at ICaysville Yesterday The 3Inr dercr on the Stanil He h Indifferent Indif-ferent us to His Fate Kaysville TJ T July 11The terribly ter-ribly brutal murder of Thomas Boynton Boyn-ton who was slain yesterday morning by his stepson Nephi Blamires continues con-tinues to be the one topic of conversation conversa-tion wherever crowu congregate n Kaysville The coldblooded manner in which the deedwas done has sent a chill of horror through every heart The sef onfessed murderer seems the least concerned of anyone and if as some assert he is not insane he must be in possession of a set of iron nerves and a heart of adamant Blamires was brought up from the county jail at Farmington shortly afternoon after-noon today to be given a preliminary hearing before Justice Galley The 1 prisoner spent most of yesterday res dining on a couch in his narrow cell or moving restlessly about his small inclosure He ate a hearty dinner and was ready for a good square meal when supper time arrived Immediately on the arrival of Sheriff Sanders anjl his charge in Kaysville The Herald representative sought an interview with the prisoner which v is granted The Murderer Interviewed Blamires greeted his visitor pleasantly pleas-antly and seemed perfectly willing to Vswr any interrogations He was Lressed in overalls and a cheviot ijrt and had on a vest but no coat I looked pale and haggard and there w tfs a vaoaiit almost wild stare in his eys when he routed himself from a fkisid of lethargy to answer a question A nervousness made itself apparent by twitchings of the muscles in his hands and < his right foot tapped the floor I patient continuously as though he were im Asid from these conditions he was appaently cool and collected In answer an-swer to a question he said Yes I slept well and had a good bed I am a little weak this morning though Do you feel sorry that you killed Mr Boynton asked the reporter No certdinly not he replied I had to do it He said I would have to leave ad that was a serious matter with me Do you realize the consequences of our act Thinks He Was Justified C Well yes I guess so I think it will ue found that I was justified in doing v do-ing i He was asked to give his story of the crime and with just a little hesitation I hesita-tion now and then he did so i Mr Boynton has told me several times he began that I would have to leave his house I thought over it considerably and concluded I would have to kill him I was the best way out of it Night before last he told me the same thing again so I got up yesterday morning took the ax with me to his room and asked him if he still meant i He said he did and I I hit him with the back of the ax twice Then I waited a minute to seo if he moved I was afraid he might rally f and suffer so I chopped him with the Wade of the ax twice or maybe three times just to be sure he was dead You w re cool about i then Smiled as lie Thought of I t Yes he answered Cool Yes r i pu know I always have presence of p nd when I am doing anything and f e actually smiled as he said it Of course he continued I was a little Hurried but not much Later Blamires said Mr Boynton made a sudden move to get up when he raised the ax but after the first blow he didnt move nor make any noise Throughout the conversation the prisoner showed not the slightest evidence evi-dence of remorse or even humane feel ing He spoke of the killing without the least embarrassment and not once did he betray by word or look the least evidence of compunction for the terrible deed He labors under the hallucination that he was justified and I seems certain that he will be acquitted when the cae comes to trial For an insane man he is remarkably coherent and questions straightforward in his replies to I The Preliminary Examination The preliminary examination was held at 2 oclock this afternoon County Prosecuting Attorney J H Wilcox conducted con-ducted the case and when the defendant defen-dant heard the complaint read he entered en-tered a plea of guilty without any hesitation hes-itation or the slightest tremor He either did not know what was meant by such a coursa or he did not care There was a large crowd of interested inter-ested spectators present in the room two brothers of the defendant being among the number I After the plea had been regularly entered the prosecuting attorney and Justice Gailey held a short consultation and it was decided to proceed to take testimony The reason for this was that Blamires might change his mind about the circumstances of the case before he came to J trial and to prevent any complications that might arise in such an event it was deemed best to take the statement of the defendant and the other witnesses nesses present e Blamires on the Stand Accordingly Blamires was put on the jtand He was very clear in his statements state-ments and prompt usually in reply Ing to questions He was what lawyers would call a good witness The story t he told in court was just as he had s jyiven in the interview reported above He had calmly thought the matter I qver he said < and concluded that if he were sent leeway from Boyntons I hc he wcxild not be able to snake rL ling and would J ave to die I was c c > I better in his opinion for Boynton to I die so he killed him The other witnesses examined were I Constable Galley John H Blood Alfred Al-fred Boynton a son of the deceased I and Dr E 1 Rich The latter corroborated that portion I of the defendants testimony which related to the manner of the killing J The doctor said the head had evidently evi-dently been cut as well as mashed I No marks were on the body After concluding the taking of testi mony Justice Gailey bound the defendant de-fendant over to await the action of the grand jury and remanded him to the custody of Sheriff Sanders XOTV in the County Tail At the close of the trial Blamires was taken out to a conveyance that I was in waiting and after bidding his brother goodbye in a perfectly natural natur-al way he was driven away to the county jail there to be held in cus I sionThus today until the grand jurys nest ses I Thus the curtain falls on the first scene of one of the most bloodfreez I ing tragedies in the criminal history I of Utah What makes the case so very remarkable and singular is the utter indifference of the accused man to his fate He is without visible interest in the outcome of his trial and speaks I of i as a trivial affair |