Show IM OY MOTION I IfOR fOR NEW NE TRIAL TO BE ARGUED Counsel for Convicted Slayer of A. A Roy Heath L Last st December to Make Plea Against Verdict 1 FARMINGTON March 12 Rob Rob Robert ert H. H McCoy convicted slayer of A. A Roy Heath prominent Salt Lake City business man will go Into the district court here Saturday to argue argue ar ar- ar- ar gue through his coun counsel el J. J H. H McKnight his hs motion for for a n. new trial Mr McKnight Is expected to present affidavits to the court in support of the motion McCoy was as found guilty of murder murder murder mur mur- der In tile the the first degree by a Jury I sitting before Judge James N. N Kimball Kimball Kim- Kim ball bali on February 7 It reCOmmended recommended recommended mended leniency however and urged that a life sentence be Im Im- im- im posed February 14 was set as the day In which McCoy was to receive his sentence Claiming that the court erred on four foul counts and urged by McCoy who said I would rather have death than life Imprisonment Mr McKnight appeared in court on February 14 and filed motion for a anew anew anew new trial He asked a month to secure affidavits to support his Ills case It was granted by Judge Kimball At 10 o'clock Saturday McCoy will come into court for his last move to avert paying the penalty for th the Heath slaying It If the affidavits affidavits affidavits affi affi- davits are not forthcoming or If it presented and and- not found sufficient to warrant a new trial McCoy willbe will willbe willbe be sentenced McCoy was convicted of shooting and killing kUling A. A Roy Heath near Val ValVerda ValVerda Verda the afternoon of December 5 1924 The testimony at the trial brought out that he shot at an n approaching car bearing Mr Heath and four others and that one of the bullets struck struck- Heath in the head causing death McCoy at the time was fleeing from officers af after atter atter at- at ter boldly holding up and robbing the Bountiful State bank In company company com coni- pany with Archie Wilcox He was arrested shortly afterwards In a aravine aravine ravine above Val Verda |