| Show al A I i THE BINGHAM MURDER I pie prisoner in tu tuesdays norald ALD a brief mention was anade of the murder of richard Conna connary ryby by hig his brother in law james hewlett in bingham Bing haro canyon on sunday even evening nig we clip the following particulars in relation t to it from tuesdays deseret news this morning a representative of the news visited james hewlett naw now hi fit he the county jaila jail awaiting walting the action of or the grand jury on a charge of murdering richard ichard It connary a abort short distance below Bin bineham allam on oil sunday hewlett is about 27 years old a little over the average hight and of moderate build his complexion is rather light features small and his face and its expression are devoid of any appearance pe of strength of character lie ile is a resident of draper and at the time of the homicide had gone up bingham canyon in the hope of securing at a new mining mill in that locality when visited today to day he be appeared to be laboring under considerable excitement cit ement and was somewhat reticent regarding the killing of connary conn ary who he lie said followed him down the can yon cursed and swore at him and assaulted him with a rock but he lie di declined elined to give any any further details of the abair aal air meaning the homicide iio ile stated that connary was his brother in law and lad not only threatened the life of liia his sister but there mere were numerous witnesses to prove that within a few days ho he had declared fec lared ho be would kill besides hewlett a young man named joseph norris is in the county jail charged with complicity in the bamo bame crime the substance of this young mans story is that ho he left I pitta itts and watsons railroad contract near pleasant valley on thursday and proceeded to bingham in hope of findig wot k nearer home at the new now mii all already cada mentioned being dis anol apo ned in this expectation he lie and hewa with whom he was acquaint acquainted and a man named john acid cid Ns float eat up tho tile canyon to a timber lo 10 loo cally with a view to examining the prospect for beginning wood haulin hauling ppe operations rations hewlett left his horse home ted ved to a wagon at bin bingham binham ham when they got to town richard connary was observed horse when norris approached him and ain sad he lie would take ch arge of the animal hewlett walked on down the canyon fol followed towed by connary who cau caught ht up with him borris orria rode up behind and finally overtook the two and as be he was passin gabern he be saw connary raise bis his I hand I with so something tal az in it and strike at hewlett m norris passed right along on horseback and when some distance ahead he beard heard shooting he ile did not turn back however but proceeded to the house of mrs connary who had been separated sometime from her husband the deceased ho ile was soon followed by hewlett who said nothing of what had happened A short time afterwards the same evening the officers arrived and arrested a r both of the men who we were re brought to town and und placed edlin in the county jail connary was a worthless character idle and dissipated ho he had been in the habit of abusing his wife and at one time when her father interposed to prevent hia his daughter being injured ho he struck the old gentleman upon the tile head with a piece of iron lay laying ing a I I large arg portion artio of the skull bare and n nearly ra pa killing i him young hewlett il ie is also alsy looked i k upon as a somewhat shiftless character norris assorts asserts that lie had hadnot nothing liing whatever to do with the killing and appears to be quite confident as to the result eo so far as ho lie is concerned |
