Show A relic of sergeant pike while plowing up the ground on the site of the old salt lake house recently peter jr found a little piece of brass which is of great interest just at this time this is a soldiers belt plate with N Y in raised letters on the face of it and the name PIKE cut in the back of it it will be remembered that in the recent trial of howard spencer for the killing of sergeant pike which took place 30 years in front of the salt lake house some of the witnesses testified positively that pike had so bolt on the day he was killed the conclusion being drawn that he therefore was unarmed As the defendant did not try to prove self defence the find cuts but little figure in the case it is interesting however as it would seem to indicate that pikes friends i hid his belt under the floor at the time of the killing for some reason best known to themselves |