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Show ' TwoMorcFound IJI The Bodies ot Nielson mi awl Johnson Si PODHft-OU THE SHORE I The Officers are as yet I fetffled, xH , I BUT AM DILIGENTLY AT WORK H I And Investigating livery Possible ClueThe Tragedy Promises No Uarly Solution. I Tho oinceri. and inen who were en- I saged In draining Utah Lake- and I' ecarehlrgthe iteinlty ol Tellcan l'olnt ,j (or further Vldeno in tlio nuirdr (1 ' mystery vv ere obli'td to drslit Saturday jM morning on account of tlie alronif, wind B, Mlilch prevailed. I'.arly en that day R Harry Hiyti, etrp-fntlier, nntl Jolm 3 Hanson, tliu undo o( oils of the lads, i vvsre pacing along ths bsaeh whsn tlisy 1 cmno suddenly upon the bloitcd corpses 4n ot tho oIi'.Ito missing lads, near what J nro known rt I ho mounds. Tlio bodice I'j wero nbom lijenty paces apart and the M hie.li wind 'ird orobably cauaed the bad ion to 'Ic cut n, ne ths Baine stretch of country hod boon eearchod In vniu on the previous day. , Uaniou immediately ramo to I.el.l mid notified Marehil Karrcn nholm" "x inedhtsly hiarded a train for 1'ioto. Uoieturnrd on n Into tr.iin nnd win T nccuiiipMitcl 1-v Cdi oner Here, Marshal ;), 'Votvli rai il tin' 1 1 tonic j i. After niUInu trrrm'i:ji57o'ilipparty,liCT ltnmtdliilo- !) set out for the scono of tlie murder, , nrrhlii' tHrro rarly Sunday morning. .fa, Tliey nt onre tct to worl. lo I'ximlne tlio fflJCV corpses. IH&tt Tlie body of Andrew Johnson was first VV to ifceiic ntlentljii. It lay facedown- flHBM Anrd, mml nf the body bt lug exposed BbW us tnv rlilrt waa drawn up under tlie KBHgf lumi'its and tho pants weic down on the IWw Iieeii. The lxjdy wan swollen, eausod ; ly I'xpoauro to fun and water, anil the k tkuli wai nmrked with largo dark spots. X 'lb doiturx uii-lnd some rand from the jVr." liend mid ixhji la yh is 1.-bullet wound lit on tin ii,'ht si I.' 01 the bend. The )WL bullet b d i uteri-d n litllo more than an LH inili nl' e thoetir nnd had milled down ' Kj nnd bin i't inU lurtiiu out iilwut tno VB inclica bniH vt tjie left car. qH Tho bul of Atfied Melton layabout H pair eintumil mid had been dragged "H out of tliHwrfttr onto tho locks the day ,. befoic Ilio wiiutid whieli inuctd his iVj& lutti'iitd' it'i w is taused by ii J Bn bullet wliii-'i eiitind at tho crown ku'HHI of tho liiml and ranged donuward skw loilr'int;ibo(v tliu riht eo l)r Rea- HjHm brilicixtimtid (lie bullet and Coroner JB l!ei; Ii.ih it in hi possession. V After Ihi' eMiuiiliation w.is coiuluded J tho lnlii'H wuro left on tho plioro to Jf nwalt tho nrtiwil of 1'rtd retcrhon of J 1'njHon, who Inter roiivejcd the bodici" J to lliiijiiuiii for burial. Tno coroner part ri tinned to I.clii and thence to tluir Pacini Iioiiich with tlio under- Ht.indinK that tliey should meet nt U'hl ' ifondny iiiornlnu at which Ifiuo tho In iput would lui restiuitd. riN u l-ST COMlMTt). At luii.in Monday tlio corouer'a " jurv r i iiiiii.l t tliBcily boll. IJery seat una oeiiipud and standing room " Win Ht B jurndi .11. , Tho i .iiiiIii itlou was opened b idtnili'jli i. tin- todies nnd latin the , teatiniony of Dm. Hcibrhjlit nnd Thorpe k as to tliu route ul ilcath. As soon as this vins imui'luded Coroner Utijc mi- JJ noi'iiced that the loom must bo cltnriil Aft ul ml piriwitH except olliicra and "1 willlUIMlD J Dm iiittJia day llftccn witncMfs were j? ' oxntiilfinlunil tho soeslon lasted until 7 i' "' llnrrj- Hiije. who I snupectul and f' Mho has been under aurveillalico since V-T thedleinry of tho llret body, wot J& mibjeclud to n h'lUfthy exanilnatlon "Jurlng thday and tho opinion was freely exprnd dining tin' day that lie i nou Id b- arrfHlwl lifforo I'ljjlit fall, but touli ir) to all lhoe, tho offlceis told llatit towtirrl'i-vuiiliii: that ho wasat llhcnv t .tU'p.irt. 1I entered nllkht n Hid imiil-MMgon liHoiiipany wltli M. m il Jim. l'uterson, tho pcnplu wl'c lioocenpinl tho Hayes cabin, and de- i.u ted for thu ranch, l'doieon nnd lib L LHaBfeiLw wlfsnro anxious loltno Iho scene of tho rrliuc and it is their Intention upon rcaohlii; the ranili to pack up their household effects and return to I'ayion. The corw.-r and cttornejs roturncd lo Vroro Monday night, the Ilio Grande tlyr stopping at this atatlon In orthr that thry might aeenrc pa;ange. About 2 o'clock p. in Tuesday Uarshal Knrran and Shariu Drown in company with Olnf Holmstand went to rcllean Point. With romo flshcrinen who met them 'lure they proceeded to drag tho Inko fur further evidences relating re-lating to the crime. Three boats were secured, manned and placed in a line 200 feet apart. Two hundred j irds or Inch ropo was then weighted mid nt Inched to each boat by nbotit SO feel of line. The boils were then rowed in parallel lines and tho weighted ropte an rpt the bottom and would thus become fastened on any ojstaclq. It was .1 p in. bnforc the arrangements wero completed com-pleted and work commenced Nothing rewatded tlio afternoon labor however and tliey desisttd in thoaciiing to re-commonco re-commonco yestarday. Jlnrahal Knrren and Sheriff Dronn returned to I.bl and Brown continued through to Kureln whero lib will luvtstlgnte n number of clues. Marshal Knrren went to Km oka also yesterday but when he was li;tcrlcwed tiy n lUSKEit reprcsenlntho ho etated that notblng ucn- bad developed, nt least nothing that the officers felt at liberty to give to tlio public. Sheriff llroT.ii went to Salt Lake fmm Kureka last night but had nothing new to tall tho teporlcrs. Up to tho hour of going to press the search atl'ellcaii l'olnt was fruitless Ilajcs has shown wonderful ncive thus far during tho investigation but Tuesday evening tho officers say he showed eig-.'s of breaking down and act ed liks a man on tho verge of nervoiir prostration. Ho was engaged in helping Peterion remove lo l'ayron at that lime A man is constantly nt-ai him however and any cusplcious ad will be promptly reported to the offlceis. |