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Show - . lury Jury : ConvictsRitchey Convictkitchey Convicts Convict Convicts8itchey 8itchey Ritchey kitchey on onDeath onI il Death Count CountAsks 1 t ( tAsks Asks Leniency Lemency fori for i ) , Slayer Mayer of Coast CoastWoman CoastWoman Woman Near Nea.r . Vernal VernalFor VernalFor For the thl ) premeditated firstdegree first-de- first de firstde1I'n first-dcere-e first dcere e - - - gree 1I'n 1In ' : - murd murder r of a 48-year-old 48 year old - - Calllornia Cal- Cal Calornia CaHernia - llornia ornia school teacher LeRoy ECwaid Ed . wald vntd Ritchey 24 of Gowrie Gowrle Iowa IowaMonday IowaMonday lowMonday Monday was convicted by a Ceder fader Cederal faderal fedeial al petty jury with the recommendation recommend recommendation recommendatlon ation for lenien leniency James Joseph JosephEtoedl JosepF h { . fi-oedl fi oedl f.oedl foedl Etoedl - 26 20 of Oklahoma City Oklo Okla OkliThursday . & - . Thursday of last week was con- con conI convlcted convlcted corvtcted ' ' - I vlcted of the ! crimeithout crime \ without \\ithout ithout recom- recom recommendation recommendation recommendatlon " - mendation for leniencyI leniencyRitchey leniency leniencyRitchey I Ritchey and . Roedl were charged chargedb chargeJi 1.11 111 b . the Indictment lodktment . with the ham- ham hamI hammer hammer ' " - I m'r mr mer ( ' slaying of or Mrs Ablgale Abigale Agnes AgnesWilliams AgnesWilliams AgueWllllains Williams of Ban San Leandro Cal oOctober on onOctober onOctober October 12 at a point one mile milenorth milenorth milnorth north of the Uintah Ulntah Ouray fn tn to tnplan tofltan plan fltan reservation Tewrvatlon agency at Fort FortLuchesne FortUttchesne Foiiichesne t 3 Luchesne Uttchesne on U B S Highway 40 40TI1 40The 4The ( TI1 The ( ' woman had given givf'n givfn ' them a . ride ridein ridein ridIn in her autmoblle autmobUe autmobile as they were werehi werehitch werhitch ' hi hitch tch hiking near Denver ColoThe ColoThe Colo ColoThe The defendants were tried sep sep- septately sep sepialely . - .1 1 < . , ialely ately tately because Roedl entered enteredplea aplea a . plf plea ' . of Innocent by reason of or in- in ln- ln in.sanity lnsanity Insanity _ - .sanity sanity . Ritchey Rltchev merely pleaded in innOf'nt innocent Innocent InnocentIn nOf'nt nOfnt nocent ' . ( ' nOf'ntIn nocentIn In deciding decldlng Ritchev Rltchevs s case th thBry the theJtry e Bry Jtry , Iry had four alternative verdicts verdicts1"lr"t verdicts1"irst verdictsr verdictsrit 1"lr"t 1lrt 1"irst 1irst " " " it de degree PE ' murder first flrst decreemurder dellree decree dellreemurder decremurder g murder without capital punLsh- punLsh punish- punish punLshmel punishmet punishn - . , , mei mel met t second degree degrt'e degrte ' murder oacq or oracq oraeg r acq aeg II ilttal rittal ilttalContinued rittalContinued Hal C Continued Jnttnuf"d Jnttnufd " on Page ' Five ) Jury duly RitchoyOn itcheyOn Convicts Oonvicts OOUViCta Ritchey $ , itchey On Deatb Deillth Dci , th Connf Oount Count . 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" - day triatiWhen filed tued a motion motton for a new trl triati tria When counsel is Ia appointed to todefend todefend todefend defend fin an en accused in a court of ofJustice ofjustice ofjustice Justice It Is . is . hia hl8 his . responsibility re.sponalbUity responalbUity responsibUtty to toprotect toprotect toprotect protect every right which our ourAmerican ourAmerican ourAmerican American form of ot Jurisprudence Jurisprudencegives jurisprudencegives Jurisprudencegives gives to the accused aoo accused ed and to pursueon pursue pursueon pursueon on hia his behalf every remedy avail avaU- avaU avail- avaUable available available - able Mr Rawllngs RawUpgs Rawllpgs said "Mr Mr " "MrBlack "MrBlack " "MrBlack MrBlack " Black and I have filed rued today a amotion amotion amotion motion for a new trial tria1 and It 11 if that thatIs thatIs thatIs Is denied dented , . we will appeal this tJ s case caseto caseto caseto to a higher blgher tribunal " The motion motJon contended that the theverdict theverdict theverdict verdict waa was contrary to tp the law lawand lawand J1d and the evidence and that the thecourt thecourt thecourt court during the trial t.r1a.1 tr1a.1 tr1a1 . misdirect mlsd1rect- mlsd1rect misdirect- misdirected mlsd1rectcd - ed cd the Jury In the matters of1Qw oflaw of ofaw 1Qw law aw and acted r prejudiclally prejudicially judtc1ally to tothe tothe tothe the rights hts of the defendant In pre- pre prernttttng premitting pre-mittlner pre mittlner - rnttttng mitting the Jury after the casehad case casehed casehad hed had been argued by counsel coumeJ and andsubmItted andsubmitted andsubmitted submItted by the court , . to sper- sper spar- spar sperate sparate aper-ate aper ate - ate between 4 30 pjn pm p In on April 28 28and 28and and fi 9 50 O ajn am on April nprn .CJ CJ L4 . 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