Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-12-23 | Page 5 | More Bloodstains

MORE BLOODSTAINS Samuel Alien Reports a Discovery He Made Saturday While looking over the railroad track at Forest Dale Saturday Samuel Allen of East Seventh South discovered what he Is firmly convinced were three small spots of blood between tho rails and Just west of the cattleguard on tho east side of Seventh East street Mr Allen said ho compared the appearance I of these spots with the stains on the I track where Hay was shot and found the spots to i be of exactly tho same color and apparently of the same age I These spots are within half a block of the gate opening Into the alloy behind I Mortcnscns residence Mr Allen suggests sug-gests that as < Hays unconscious form was being carried down the track head downward blood forced from his nose by the blow on the head that took his senses dripped In small globules Into the snow His Idea is strongly supported sup-ported by the assertion of Dr Mayo last nlrht that there was no evidence of a scalp wound on Hays head but that a blow which would produce un onsclousncss would be very likely to cause nosebleed This would account for the other spots supposed to be blood found on the ties further down he track and within 130 feet of tho place where Hay was shot