Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-12-25 | Page 8 | Felt Case Dropped

FELT CASE DROPPED Proceedings Against Slayer of Collins Ended CONVICTION VERY DOUBTFUL No Witness Against Young Boy but Himself District Attorney Eichnor Believes Best Interests of Public Demanded Not Airing Matter Further Tho Clydo Felt case was finally disposed of In tho District court yesterday Every Tribune rcrulcr will remember the revolt big details of tho killing J of Samuel Collins Col-lins an aKcd man In a cave In Hclln hollow hol-low up In the foothllln near Ensign peak on tho 2lth of last March Tho boy was only I 13 at tho time Tho case was dismissed dis-missed by Judgo Morse on motion of tho District Attorney He was charged with murder In the tfccond degree and the case hai been pending In thc District court for a long time Mr Eichnor has all along been of tho opinion that the public weal would best bo served by letting the matter drop rather than by airing In court < all time revolting dctallu of the matter which would only I to suy the least of It have an unsnlutory effect on the public Yount Felt had a preliminary hearing shortly after the awful tragedy and was bound over to the District court under S 1000 bonds The District Attorney oxprenaed the belief that no Jury could be picked In the count of Salt Lake which would llnd the youthful murderer pullly of tho crlma charged tho moro especially as tilt derd was J committed without any wltncnn except the principals and Clyde Felt could hardly have been convicted on his own testimony against himself