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Show MRS. PEETE IS FOUND QUILTY 1 4 Ik Life Imprisonment Is Penalty Fixed for 8layer of Denton. Iws Angeles. Mrs. Lnilso h. Peoto was found guilty by a Jury, on February Feb-ruary 5, of murd6r In tho flret ifegrco for tho staying of Jacob Charles Denton. Den-ton. Tho Jury fixed tho'penally at life Imprisonment. In tho trial of Mrs. Pccto for the nlleged murder of Denton, which wns begun hero January 10, thu prbdecutlon sought to establish ttst Denton wns last seen allvo Juno 2 last, nnd nn uounccd tho theory that ho was killed by Mrs. Peelo on tliot ditto.- A bddy found September -23 In the tmsement of the Denton resident was docluro'd' to Imvo been that of tho missing man. It wns shown that Mrs. recto. wns renting tho house "n't thaT time, Denton Den-ton retaining an apartment there. Other testimony was that, After June. 2 Mrs. Peetc rlnwncd n dlnmond "rln which belonged to Denton and disposed of wearing nppnrol nnd other or 1 possessions, wbllo soveral witnesses asserted sho had mudo contradictory statements about Ids disappearance. Mrs. Pecto declared Denton was tillve after Juno 2, but sho did not know whore ho hud gone. Sho .assorted .as-sorted she had his permission to-dig-poso of the articles named. Ifcr counsel coun-sel maintained that none of tlio prosiH cutlon'a assertions In connection with tho eiiso hnd been established boyond u reasonable doubt. Mrs. Pcqto enmo to Los Angoles from Denver n mouth nftor the finding of tho body.juiuomiclng sho would assist tho police In Investigating tho case. Hut Indictment nnd arrest followed', ! , l |