Show Husband and Wife Will be Executed Dequeen Ark ln In In the circuit court here a jury returned a verdict of murder murder murder mur mur- der in the fi first t degree against John Ford and his wife Leila Lella Ford for the killing of William Nichols near hereon here hereon on September 30 Judge Cowling sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- b both th to be ha hanged g d' d don on Janu January ry 20 The tragedy resulted from Nichols Nichols Nich Nich- driving across a pea patch belongIng belonging belonging belong belong- ing to the Fords to o g get gt t to a hay barn which he h had d reserved The testimony showed that Nichols was was stabbed to death by Ford and that Mrs Ford aided aided aid aid- ed him in the deed |