Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 36 | Neff Slayer Sentenced to Firing Squad

Neff Slayer Sl yer Sentenced 5 enl to lo FiringS quad Attorney Will Ap Ap- Ap peal peat Condemned Man lall Taken by hy Surprise RAZIO slayer of Amos n. n B. B j jeC O ORAZIO Neff eC was sentenced yesterday by Judge C C. W W. t. t Morse of oC the tho Third district court to be shot between sunrise sunrise sun sun- j rise and sunset on February 16 16 1917 The edict probably will not bo be carried out on that dale date but it will retire require action b by the supreme court to set it aside Proceedings in court were brief Ra- Ra pole was vas M brought in Judge Morse MOrs announced that he was overruling the I motion for a new trial Ho He immediately immediate Immediate- ly asked the defendant if It he had an any reason to advance why Judgment should not be bo pronounced was silent Ilent and Judge o Morse sentenced him was asked his preference as to shooting or hanging He chose chosei the former i The prisoner all along hed anticipated anticipated anticipated antici antici- a new trial and was apparently bewildered when then Informed of the action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion of the court R It it R. R Wedekind attorney for Ra Ra- Ra- Ra pole gave save notice verbally of ot an appeal to the supreme court court Ho He said Bait the tho appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal will automatically bring about a stay of ot execution which will result Ina in ina ina a delay dolay and will not bo be executed executed executed exe exe- on tho the date set The general effect of oC a a. Judgment such a as that pronounced by Judge Mor Morse e. e Is to transfer tho the prisoner from the county Jail to state prison Was as not transferred and officers at atthe atthe the county jail could not say last night ht whether r ho would be sent to tho the state I prison killed Neff with a shotgun on 5 Juno 23 1916 He and Neff rc had engaged engaged engaged en en- in on argument over payment for tor a horse which Rapol had bad attempted attempt attempt- ed to purchase from the tho slain man When tailed failed to make malco the payments payments pay pay- ments Neff Net took tho the horse and refused I Ito to give credit for hi his initial Initia L payments laments oame came to his hia house houst and when Neff refused to refund an any of tho the money he lie had paid returned with a a- Refused whoa when he renewed his demand ho opened tire firo and killed Neff At the trial he 1 claimed self defense alleging that one of Neff's Neffs sons Bons threatened him with a Title rIfle when he lie appeared at the tho Neff Net home After Neff had been found guilty of murder in the second degree R. R R. R Wedekind appeared in tho case as counsel coun coun- t sd sel for the defendant Ho sued for n e I new trial principally on tho ground round that attorneys were wore Intoxicated intoxicated c at the time of his trial hial